{"product_id":"oligarchy-in-america-power-justice-and-the-rule-of-the-few-9780817361549","title":"Oligarchy in America: Power, Justice, and the Rule of the Few","description":"\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eA fascinating survey of the history of political and economic ideas in the US that have led to an increasingly entrenched ultra-rich class of oligarchs\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e To an American, oligarchy is something that happens somewhere else. In \u003ci\u003eOligarchy in America\u003c\/i\u003e, Luke Winslow reveals oligarchy's deep intellectual roots and alarming growth in America. The book provides conceptual tools the lack of which have prevented Americans from recognizing oligarchy at home. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Winslow argues that generic labels like \"billionaires\" for a class of ultra-rich masks the pervasive structures that entrench their power. He introduces instead the concept of \u003ci\u003edemocratic oligarchy\u003c\/i\u003e--an institutional arrangement in which the ultra-rich form a class consciously creating and leveraging state power to accumulate wealth. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Like a master class in political ideas, Winslow traces the intellectual lineage of oligarchy in the US. His lively and compulsively readable survey examines key rhetorical sources such as Herbert Spencer, Andrew Carnegie, Friedrich Hayek, Lewis Powell, Milton Friedman, Charles Koch, Donald Trump, Tucker Carlson, and others. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eOligarchy in America\u003c\/i\u003e maps the connective web of oligarchic ideas uniting these disparate figures. By offering a lucid framework through which to view oligarchic ideas ambient in American culture, Winslow makes a vital contribution to readers and scholars of communication and rhetorical studies, public address, economics, and political science. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLuke Winslow\u003c\/b\u003e is an associate professor of rhetorical studies in the Department of Communication at Baylor University. He is author of \u003ci\u003eAmerican Catastrophe: Fundamentalism, Climate Change, Gun Rights, and the Rhetoric of Donald J. Trump\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eEconomic Injustice and the Rhetoric of the American Dream\u003c\/i\u003e, and coauthor of \u003ci\u003eChildren as Rhetorical Advocates in Social Movements\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"University Alabama Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50877896360210,"sku":"9780817361549","price":34.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_e4fe4fd0-8909-4639-9ada-a8b8ceb4da91.jpg?v=1738504120","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/oligarchy-in-america-power-justice-and-the-rule-of-the-few-9780817361549","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}