The Revolt of the Elites and the Betrayal of Democracy LIB/e |
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Author:
| Lasch, Christopher |
Read by:
| de Vries, David |
ISBN: | 978-1-6652-6393-1 |
Publication Date: | Mar 2021 |
Publisher: | Tantor Media, Incorporated
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Imprint: | Tantor Audio |
Book Format: | CD-Audio |
List Price: | USD $16.99 |
Book Description:
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In this challenging work, Christopher Lasch makes an accessible critique of what is wrong with the values and beliefs of America's professional and managerial elites. The distinguished historian argues that democracy today is threatened not by the masses, as José Ortega y Gasset (
The Revolt of the Masses) had said, but by the elites. These elites--mobile and increasingly global in outlook--refuse to accept limits or ties to nation and place. As they isolate themselves in their...
More DescriptionIn this challenging work, Christopher Lasch makes an accessible critique of what is wrong with the values and beliefs of America's professional and managerial elites. The distinguished historian argues that democracy today is threatened not by the masses, as José Ortega y Gasset (The Revolt of the Masses) had said, but by the elites. These elites--mobile and increasingly global in outlook--refuse to accept limits or ties to nation and place. As they isolate themselves in their networks and enclaves, they abandon the middle class, divide the nation, and betray the idea of a democracy for all America's citizens. This is Lasch's clarion call for a return to the virtues of community, responsibility, and religion.