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Unequal Democracy: The Political Economy of the New Gilded Age

Unequal Democracy: The Political Economy of the New Gilded Age

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Using a wide-area data covering the last six decades, Unequal Democracy debunks many myths about politics in contemporary America, using the growing gap between rich and poor to shed disturbing light on the workings of American democracy. Larry Bartels shows the gap between rich and poor increased greatly under Republican administrations and decreased slightly under Democrats, leaving America grossly unequal. This is not simply the result of economic forces, but the product

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Scoundrels in Law: The Trials of Howe and Hummel, Lawyers to the Gangsters, Cops, Starlets, and Rakes Who Made the Gilded Age

  • ISBN13: 9780061714283
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From the critically acclaimed author of Crazy ’08 is the exciting true story of the most colorful and notorious law firm in American history. Crooks in the Act gives an overview of crime and punishment in the nineteenth century, and a whirlwind tour of the Gilded Age. Gangsters and con men. Scorned mistresses and wandering men. Strippers and Broadway royalty. Cat killer and spiritualists. These were the friends and customers Howe & Hummel, the mo. . . More>>

Scoundrels in Law: The Trials of Howe and Hummel, Lawyers to the Gangsters, Cops, Starlets, and Rakes Who Made the Gilded Age