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1 online resource (vi, 217 pages) |
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polychrome |
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text file |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Summary |
The response of the middle classes to the financial crisis of 2008 is a central theme in the political systems of most developed, Western countries. This book approaches middle class politics from a historical perspective, looking at its progression since the early 1900s--back cover. |
| Contents |
Intro; Contents; Introduction; Chapter One; The middle classes and the Progressive Movement in America, 1900-14; The public policies of Progressivism; Middle-class politics in Britain; Middle class politics in France; "Mittelstand" politics in the German Empire; The middle classes in Italian politics; Chapter Two; Middle-class Politics in Interwar America; Middle-class politics in interwar Britain; Middle class politics in interwar France; Interwar Italy; Interwar Germany; Chapter Three; Middle classes and the welfare state in Europe; Middle-class politics in post-war America |
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Middle class politics in post-war BritainMiddle-class politics in post-war France; Middle-class politics in post-war Germany; Middle-class politics in Italy before and after the "trentes glorieuses"; Chapter Four; The rise of neoliberalism; The rise of neo-conservatism in America; A Socialist alternative?; Chapter Five; The 1990s; Welfare retrenchment and the middle classes; Anti-inflationary policy and monetary stability; New Democrats and New Labour; Middle-class politics in Germany in the 19; Middle-class politics in Italy in the 1990s and afterwards; Chapter Six |
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The roots of the 2008 crisisProgressive and Conservative responses to the crisis; The people versus the rich: France; Rejecting the political class: Italy's Five Star Movement; A mutation or a new form of protest politics in Southern Europe; Is the middle-class eroded-democracy in retreat?; State socialism for the affluent, neoliberalism for the middle classes; Inequality, social separatism, and values; Conclusion; Index |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Political sociology -- Western countries.
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Political sociology. |
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Western countries. |
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Middle class -- Political activity -- Western countries.
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Middle class -- Political activity. |
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Discrimination & Race Relations. |
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Minority Studies. |
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History. |
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Middle class -- Political aspects. |
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Electronic books.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Rizas, Sōtērēs Ch., 1964- End of middle class politics? Newcastle upon Tyne, UK : Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2018 9781527506541 (DLC) 2018404057 (OCoLC)1023521171 |
| ISBN |
9781527523722 (electronic book) |
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1527523721 (electronic book) |
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9781527506541 |
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1527506541 |
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