{"product_id":"for-democracy-ronald-glassman-9780313279355","title":"For Democracy: The Noble Character and Tragic Flaws of the Middle Class","description":"These sociologists and theorists, long concerned with the critical role in society of the middle class, trace its historical, structural, and cultural links with democracy since ancient times. They show how the middle class has been instrumental in spawning industrialization and capitalism. They consider the rise and decline of fascism and communism and the development of multinational capitalism. They reflect upon the decline of the working class, the growth of an underclass, and the need today to counterbalance the power of the rich and big business. They ponder how to break an iron cage of bureaucracy and to revitalize democracy. This socio-historical analysis from a neo-Weberian perspective deals with issues that are central to sociologists, political theorists, and historians.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Ronald Glassman, Peter Kivisto\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0313279357\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780313279355\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Praeger\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/30\/1993\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 192\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.86lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.54h x 5.64w x 0.76d","brand":"Ronald Glassman","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":47001140592895,"sku":"9780313279355","price":95.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_bf7e1905-d4f5-4f2c-8d54-8263e6c95e34.jpg?v=1751600184","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/for-democracy-ronald-glassman-9780313279355","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}