Oligarchy

For centuries, oligarchs were viewed as empowered by wealth, an idea muddled by elite theory early in the twentieth century. The common thread for oligarchs across history is that wealth defines them, empowers them and inherently exposes them to threats.

• | By (Author): Jeffrey A. Winters (Northwestern University, Illinois) (Author)
• | Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• | Publication Date: Apr 18, 2011
• | Country of Publication: United Kingdom
• | Number of Pages: 344 pages
• | Language: NULL
• | Binding: Paperback / softback
• | ISBN-10: 0521182980
• | ISBN-13: 9780521182980