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This is an important and original work, subtle and sophisticated in its analysis and unique in its scope. -- Philip Green, professor of political science, New School University Thompson provides a great service in revisiting--and reviving--the tradition of seeing extreme economic inequality and democracy as incompatible. -- Daniel Brook The Nation [A] sweeping intellectual history... Recommended. CHOICE

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Acknowledgments Introduction. The Political Dimensions of Economic Inequality 1. The Critique of Economic Inequality in Western Political Thought: The Continuity of an Idea 2. The Liberal Republic and the Emergence of Capitalism: The Political Theories of Optimism and Radicalism 3. The Transformation of American Capitalism: From Class Antagonism to Reconciliation 4. Embracing Inequality: The Reorientation of American Democracy Conclusion. Restating the Case for Economic Equality Notes Bibliography Index

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      Publisher: Columbia University Press
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 20/03/2012
      ISBN13: 9780231140751, 978-0231140751
      ISBN10: 0231140754
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      Book Synopsis


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      This is an important and original work, subtle and sophisticated in its analysis and unique in its scope. -- Philip Green, professor of political science, New School University Thompson provides a great service in revisiting--and reviving--the tradition of seeing extreme economic inequality and democracy as incompatible. -- Daniel Brook The Nation [A] sweeping intellectual history... Recommended. CHOICE

      Table of Contents
      Acknowledgments Introduction. The Political Dimensions of Economic Inequality 1. The Critique of Economic Inequality in Western Political Thought: The Continuity of an Idea 2. The Liberal Republic and the Emergence of Capitalism: The Political Theories of Optimism and Radicalism 3. The Transformation of American Capitalism: From Class Antagonism to Reconciliation 4. Embracing Inequality: The Reorientation of American Democracy Conclusion. Restating the Case for Economic Equality Notes Bibliography Index

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