The Age of Acquiescence: The Life and Death of American Resistance to Organized Wealth and Power

by Steve Fraser

Book Overview

"Sweeping and ambitious . . . Fraser weaves together a rich tapestry of history, statistics and barely suppressed outrage." -- Maura Casey, The Washington Post From the Revolution through the Civil Rights Movement, Americans mobilized against political, social, and economic privilege. But over the last half-century that political will has vanished. In The Age of Acquiescence, Steve Fraser explains why. His account of national transformation...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0465097790
• ISBN13: 9780465097791
• Release Date: March 2016
• Publisher: Basic Books
• Length: 488 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 5.4" x 8.2"