Oligarchy /
"The common thread for oligarchs across history is that wealth defines them, empowers them, and inherently exposes them to threats. The existential motive of all oligarchs is wealth defense. These variations yield four types of oligarchy: warring, ruling, sultanistic, and civil"--
Saved in:
| Online Access: | Electronic book from EBSCO |
|---|---|
| Main Author: | |
| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
| Published: | Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2011. |
| Subjects: |
| Summary: | "The common thread for oligarchs across history is that wealth defines them, empowers them, and inherently exposes them to threats. The existential motive of all oligarchs is wealth defense. These variations yield four types of oligarchy: warring, ruling, sultanistic, and civil"-- "For centuries, oligarchs were viewed as empowered by wealth, an idea muddled by elite theory early in the twentieth century. The common thread for oligarchs across history is that wealth defines them, empowers them, and inherently exposes them to threats. The existential motive of all oligarchs is wealth defense. How they respond varies with the threats they confront, including how directly involved they are in supplying the coercion underlying all property claims, and whether they act separately or collectively. These variations yield four types of oligarchy: warring, ruling, sultanistic, and civil. Oligarchy is not displaced by democracy but rather is fused with it. Moreover, the rule of law problem in many societies is a matter of taming oligarchs. Cases studied in this book include the United States, ancient Athens and Rome, Indonesia, the Philippines, Singapore, medieval Venice and Siena, mafia commissions in the United States and Italy, feuding Appalachian families, and early chiefs cum oligarchs dating from 2300 BCE"-- |
|---|---|
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xx, 323 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 287-308) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781139078603 1139078607 9781139083140 1139083147 9780511793806 0511793804 9781139080873 1139080873 1107221269 9781107221260 1283111136 9781283111133 1139076310 9781139076319 9786613111135 6613111139 1139070592 9781139070591 |
| Access: | Access limited to authorized users. |