Equality in America: The View from the Top
- ISBN-10
- 0674259610
- ISBN-13
- 9780674259614
- Category
- Political Science
- Pages
- 334
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1985
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Authors
- Sidney Verba, Gary R. Orren
Description
Verba and Orren dissect American attitudes toward equality by placing those beliefs in historical context and demonstrating a relationship between political and economic equality. The book is based on a study of leaders from all significant sectors of American society.
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