Lasch, Christopher, 1932-
The revolt of the elites : and the betrayal of democracy / Christopher Lasch. - 1st ed. - New York : W.W. Norton, c1995. - x, 276 p. : 22 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 247-260) and index.
1. Introduction: The Democratic Malaise -- I. The Intensification of Social Divisions. 2. The Revolt of the Elites. 3. Opportunity in the Promised Land: Social Mobility or the Democratization of Competence? 4. Does Democracy Deserve to Survive? 5. Communitarianism or Populism? The Ethic of Compassion and the Ethic of Respect -- II. Democratic Discourse in Decline. 6. Conversation and the Civic Arts. 7. Racial Politics in New York: The Attack on Common Standards. 8. The Common Schools: Horace Mann and the Assault on Imagination. 9. The Lost Art of Argument. 10. Academic Pseudo-radicalism: The Charade of "Subversion" -- III. The Dark Night of the Soul. 11. The Abolition of Shame. 12. Philip Rieff and the Religion of Culture. 13. The Soul of Man under Secularism.
0393036995
94037270
Polarization (Social sciences)
Democracy--United States.
Elite (Social sciences)--United States.
Populism--United States.
United States--Social conditions--1945-
United States--Politics and government--20th century.
306.0973 / LAS
The revolt of the elites : and the betrayal of democracy / Christopher Lasch. - 1st ed. - New York : W.W. Norton, c1995. - x, 276 p. : 22 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 247-260) and index.
1. Introduction: The Democratic Malaise -- I. The Intensification of Social Divisions. 2. The Revolt of the Elites. 3. Opportunity in the Promised Land: Social Mobility or the Democratization of Competence? 4. Does Democracy Deserve to Survive? 5. Communitarianism or Populism? The Ethic of Compassion and the Ethic of Respect -- II. Democratic Discourse in Decline. 6. Conversation and the Civic Arts. 7. Racial Politics in New York: The Attack on Common Standards. 8. The Common Schools: Horace Mann and the Assault on Imagination. 9. The Lost Art of Argument. 10. Academic Pseudo-radicalism: The Charade of "Subversion" -- III. The Dark Night of the Soul. 11. The Abolition of Shame. 12. Philip Rieff and the Religion of Culture. 13. The Soul of Man under Secularism.
0393036995
94037270
Polarization (Social sciences)
Democracy--United States.
Elite (Social sciences)--United States.
Populism--United States.
United States--Social conditions--1945-
United States--Politics and government--20th century.
306.0973 / LAS