The Unheavenly Chorus

The Unheavenly Chorus
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Publisher : Princeton University Press
Total Pages : 725
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ISBN-10 : 9780691159867
ISBN-13 : 0691159866
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Book Synopsis The Unheavenly Chorus by : Kay Lehman Schlozman

Download or read book The Unheavenly Chorus written by Kay Lehman Schlozman and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 2013-08-25 with total page 725 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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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