Riches, Class, and Power: United States Before the Civil War

ISBN-13: 9781138532038 / Angielski / Twarda / 2017 / 401 str.

Edward Pessen

Opis

Until publication of Riches, Classes, and Power, Alexis de Tocquerville's vision of the United States as a generally egalitarian nation predominated

Spis treści

Preface 1 Introduction PART I Wealth 2 Were There Truly Rich Americans in the Era of the Common Man? 3 The Distribution of Wealth in the Age of Egalitarianism 4 The Sources of Antebellum Wealth in the Urban Northeast PART II Social Mobility General Reflections on Social Mobility 5 Were Rich Americans in the Era of the Common Man Self-Made Men? 6 The Backgrounds of the Urban Rich: Characteristic Life Histories 7 Did Fortunes Rise and Fall Mercurially During the Age of Fluidity? 8 Equality of Opportunity? PART III Class The Problem o f Social Class 9 The Streets Where They Lived: The Residential Patterns of the Rich and Elite 10 The Marital Theory and Practice of the Rich and Elite 11 The Private World and the Social Circle of the Rich and Elite PART IV Influence and Power On Influence and Power 12 The Role of the Rich and Elite in Local Voluntary Associations 13 Who Governed the Nation's Cities in the Era of the Common M an? 14 Conclusion

O autorze

Edward Pessen