Publication Date
2011
Publication Place
Cambridge ; New York -
Cambridge University Press, 2011.
Subject
Oligarchy, Oligarchy
Type
Book
Language
Arabic
Digital
No
Manuscript
No
Pages Count
323
Physical Dimensions
25 cm
Library
The Institute for Advanced Study (IAS)
Record ID
3100001~!117236~!4819
Library Location
HS-SS Stacks
Date
2011
Notes
Includes bibliographical references (pages 287-308) and index.. 117236. xx, 323 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Sample Text
"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"--
İçindekiler
Material foundations of oligarchy -- Warring oligarchies -- Ruling oligarchies -- Sultanistic oligarchies -- Civil oligarchies -- Conclusions.
ISBN
9781107005280, 1107005280, 9780521182980, 0521182980
