Mongrel Firebugs and Men of Property: Capitalism and Class Conflict in American History

Steve Fraser

ISBN 10: 1788736702 / ISBN 13: 9781788736701

Editore: Verso, 2019

The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. Codice articolo GOR010808667

Riassunto:

A collection of essays on class politics in America

In popular retellings of American history, capitalism generally doesn&;t feature much as part of the founding or development of the nation. Instead, it is alluded to in figurative terms as opportunity, entrepreneurial vigor, material abundance, and the seven-league boots of manifest destiny.

In this collection of essays, Steve Fraser, the preeminent historian of American capitalism, sets the record straight, rewriting the arc of the American saga with class conflict center stage and mounting a serious challenge to the consoling fantasy of American exceptionalism. From the colonial era to Trump, Fraser recovers the repressed history of debtors&; prisons and disaster capitalism, of confidence men and the reserve armies of the unemployed. In language that is dynamic and compelling, he demonstrates that class is a fundamental feature of American political life and provides essential intellectual tools for a shrewd reading of American history.

Informazioni sull'autore: Steve Fraser is a historian, writer, and editor. He is the author of The Age of Acquiescence, Every Man a Speculator and Wall Street, among other books, and has written for the Los Angeles Times, the New York Times, and The Nation. He lives in New York City.

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Titolo: Mongrel Firebugs and Men of Property: ...
Casa editrice: Verso
Data di pubblicazione: 2019
Legatura: Paperback
Condizione: Very Good