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Social Inequality, Economic Decline, and Plutocracy
Dale L. Johnson
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Description for Social Inequality, Economic Decline, and Plutocracy
Hardback. Series: Critical Political Theory and Radical Practice. Num Pages: 274 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPC; JFF; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 148. Weight in Grams: 493.
This book aims to further an understanding of present day America by exploring counter-hegemony to the rule of capital and offering guidelines for strategizing change proceeding from the dialectic of What Is and What Ought to Be. The author analyzes neoliberal global order and its political expressions through discussions of the dominance of finance capital in the late twentieth century, the triumph of ideology, the closing of avenues to reform, the problem of the captive state, and a sociological analysis of rule by “divide and conquer.” The book concludes with a look at the history of movement politics in culture, ... Read more
This book aims to further an understanding of present day America by exploring counter-hegemony to the rule of capital and offering guidelines for strategizing change proceeding from the dialectic of What Is and What Ought to Be. The author analyzes neoliberal global order and its political expressions through discussions of the dominance of finance capital in the late twentieth century, the triumph of ideology, the closing of avenues to reform, the problem of the captive state, and a sociological analysis of rule by “divide and conquer.” The book concludes with a look at the history of movement politics in culture, ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
Number of pages
274
Condition
New
Series
Critical Political Theory and Radical Practice
Number of Pages
274
Place of Publication
Cham, Switzerland
ISBN
9783319490427
SKU
V9783319490427
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About Dale L. Johnson
Dale L. Johnson is a retired sociologist living in Costa Rica and Professor Emeritus of Sociology at Rutgers University, USA. This book was inspired by his view of the deteriorating situation in the United States and his roots as a 1960s student activist and young critical sociologist. He is the author of seven books and numerous articles in journals.
Reviews for Social Inequality, Economic Decline, and Plutocracy
“This is a book from the 1960s in the sense that the author explicitly reclaims that period in the United States as one of revolt and subversion of accepted knowledge. … The book will be useful to students in the United States looking to get a basic radical education on the workings of the system. It is very readable and ... Read more