The Revolt of the Elites: And the Betrayal of Democracy
- ISBN-10
- 0393036995
- ISBN-13
- 9780393036992
- Category
- Political Science
- Pages
- 276
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1995
- Publisher
- W. W. Norton & Company
- Author
- Christopher Lasch
Description
Argues that global mobility and a refusal to identify with one nation have caused America's professional and managerial elites to betray the ideal of democracy
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