| Description |
xviii, 588 pages ; 24 cm |
| Contents |
1912 -- Mellonism -- The impeachment of the old order -- Populists take power -- Trustbusters against Hitler -- A democracy of small businesses -- The New Deal constitution -- Corporatists strike back -- The free market study project -- The rebirth of Wall Street -- Wriston versus Patman -- Penn Central -- The collapse of the New Deal consensus -- Watergate babies -- The liberal crack-up -- The Reagan revolution -- The Morgans, the Mellons, and the Milkens -- Tech goliaths and too big to fail. |
| Summary |
"A startling look at how concentrated financial power and consumerism transformed American politics, resulting in the emergence of populism and authoritarianism, the fall of the Democratic Party--while also providing the steps needed to create a new democracy"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 463-564) and index. |
| Subject |
Monopolies -- United States -- History.
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Industrial concentration -- United States -- History.
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Populism -- United States -- History.
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Democratic Party (U.S.) -- History.
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| ISBN |
9781501183089 (hardcover) |
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