Plutocracy and Politics in New York City

by Gabriel A. Almond

This study of plutocracy and politics in New York City in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries poses the following central questions: What have been the consequences of the relatively rapid democratization in America for activities and attitudes of the wealthy classes and what transformations have occurred in the political and social attitudes of the wealthier classes as a result of the increasing lower-class pressures? Gabriel Almond conducted...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0813399831
• ISBN13: 9780813399836
• Release Date: October 1997
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.9" x 8.9"