Screen LibraryOn oligarchy：ancient lessons for global politics
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University of Toronto Press,
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| Publisher Address: | Toronto |
| Publication Dates: | 2011. |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Carrier Form: | xvii, 232 p.: ; 23 cm. |
| ISBN: |
9781442640115 (bound) 1442640111 (bound) 9781442609860 (pbk.) 1442609869 (pbk.) |
| Index Number: | D034 |
| CLC: | D034 |
| Call Number: | D034/O581 |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. Oligarchy and Oikonomia : Aristotle's ambivalent assessment of private property / Waller R. Newell -- Aritsotle and American oligarchy : a study in political influence / Jeremy S. Neill -- Overcoming oligarchy : Republicanism and the right to property in The Federalist / Jeffrey Sikkenga -- A corruption of oligarchs / Peter Simpson -- The threat of misguided elites : Aristotle on oligarchy / Steven C. Skultety -- Thucydides and the importance of ideology in conflict / Laurie M. Johnson Bagby -- Oligarchs and Democrats / Leah Bradshaw -- A shortage of men : wealth, rank, and recognition in Ci "Economic power is becoming increasingly concentrated in the hands of the few, even as democratic movements worldwide allow for political power to be dispersed among the many. With their access to influence, the wealthy can shape and constrain the political power of the rest of the world. As the economic dominance of an elite minority coincides with the forces of globalization, is oligarchy becoming the dominant political regime? This collection explores the renewed relevance of oligarchy to contemporary global politics. By drawing out lessons from classic texts, contributors illustrate how |