Protestant Establishment Aristocracy and Caste in America

Name: Protestant Establishment Aristocracy and Caste in America
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ISBN: 9780300038187

ISBN-10: 0300038186

ISBN-13: 9780300038187

Edition: 1987

Authors: E. Digby Baltzell

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This classic account of the traditional upper class in America traces its origins, lifestyles, and political and social attitudes from the time of Theodore Roosevelt to that of John F. Kennedy. Sociologist E. Digby Baltzell describes the problems of exclusion and prejudice within the community of white Anglo-Saxon Protestants (or WASPs, an acronym he coined) and predicts with amazing accuracy what will happen when this inbred group is forced to share privilege and power with talented members of minority groups. The book may actually hold more interest today than when it was first published. New generations of readers can resonate all the more to this masterly and beautifully written work…

Book details

List price: $42.00
Copyright year: 1987
Publisher: Yale University Press
Publication date: 9/10/1987
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 448
Size: 5.50" wide x 8.25" long x 1.25" tall
Weight: 1.100
Language: English