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Autore |
Derber Charles |
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Titolo |
Hidden power [[electronic resource] ] : what you need to know to save our democracy / / Charles Derber |
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San Francisco, : Berrett-Koehler Publishers, c2005 |
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ISBN |
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1-60994-354-6 |
1-282-30050-4 |
9786612300509 |
1-60509-295-9 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (337 p.) |
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Collana |
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Soggetti |
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Business and politics - United States |
Corporate power - United States |
Democracy - United States |
Political participation - United States |
United States Politics and government |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 288-310) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction: Who Really Rules America; CHAPTER 1 American Regimes; CHAPTER 2 The Powers That Be; CHAPTER 3 The Rules of Change; CHAPTER 4 Cracks in the Regime; CHAPTER 5 Black Magic; CHAPTER 6 Fascism Lite; CHAPTER 7 The American Recipe for Change; CHAPTER 8 What's the Matter with the Democrats?; CHAPTER 9 A Cure for the Blues; CHAPTER 10 Saving Democracy; Appendix I: What You Can Do Now; Appendix II: Organizations to Join; Appendix III: Magazines; Notes; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z; About the Author |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Political parties and elections are increasingly political theatre, with real power hidden behind a smokescreen of propaganda, carefully manipulated cultural and religious wars, and voting rituals. But there is another kind of hidden power in America: the grassroots social movements working for progressive change. If the Democratic Party can ally with these movements, America can be returned to its people.Derber sees American history as a succession of regimes, each |
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