The Unheavenly Chorus: Unequal Political Voice and the Broken Promise of American Democracy
- ISBN-10
- 0691159866
- ISBN-13
- 9780691159867
- Category
- Political Science
- Pages
- 728
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2013-08-25
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Authors
- Sidney Verba, Kay Lehman Schlozman, Henry E. Brady
Description
Examining the current state of democracy in the United States, 'The Unheavenly Chorus' looks at the political participation of individual citizens - alongside the political advocacy of thousands of organized interests - in order to demonstrate that American democracy is marred by ingrained and persistent class-based inequality.
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- 2012
- 693 pages
- Paperback
- Princeton University Press
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