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Product Identifiers
PublisherBerrett-Koehler Publishers, Incorporated
ISBN-101576752607
ISBN-139781576752609
eBay Product ID (ePID)127376972
Product Key Features
Book TitleGangs of America : the Rise of Corporate Power and the Disabling of Democracy
Number of Pages296 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2003
TopicGeneral, Government & Business, Corporate & Business History
GenreBusiness & Economics
AuthorTed Nace
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height1.1 in
Item Weight20 oz
Item Length9.6 in
Item Width6.4 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN2003-048185
Dewey Edition21
Reviews"An important and highly accessible book about the legal and political environments that shaped the modern corporation. Highly recommended." --Choice "A joy to read . . . clear, straight-forward, and very accessible . . . one of those books that can awaken people's consciousness." --Corporate Reform Weekly "Entertaining and sometimes arresting . . . the book is a lively read, and Nace is an interesting companion." --New Leader "Gangs of America is a brilliant page-turner revealing how powerful, greedy corporations wage institutional terrorism. Reading it is the first step to saving our communities, our democracy, and our planet's environment." --John Stauber, coauthor of Toxic Sludge Is Good for You! "A beautifully documented and readable history." --Ben H. Bagdikian, author of The Media Monopoly "The essential guide to the history of the American corporation. Nace explodes the myth of inevitability surrounding the corporate takeover of our lives." --Maria Elena Martinez, executive director, CorpWatch
Dewey Decimal338.0973
SynopsisThe corporation has become the core institution of the modern world. Designed to seek profit and power, it has pursued both with endless tenacity, steadily bending the framework of law and even challenging the sovereign status of the state. Where did the corporation come from? How did it get so much power? What is its ultimate trajectory? After he sold his successful computer book publishing business to a large corporation, Ted Nace felt increasingly driven to find answers to these questions. In Gangs of America he details the rise of corporate power in America through a series of fascinating stories, each organized around a different facet of the central question: "How did corporations get more rights than people?" Beginning with the origin of the corporation in medieval Great Britain, Nace traces both the events that shaped the evolution of corporate power and the colorful personalities who played major roles. Gangs of America is a uniquely accessible synthesis of the latest scholarly research, a compelling historical narrative, and a distinctive personal voice., Surpassing even the state and the church, the corporationhas become the core institution of the modern world.Although its impact is felt in virtually every aspect ofour lives, we know little about its history and theorigins of its power. Gangs of America fills the gap,tracing the evolution of this revolutionary institutionthrough the ......
LC Classification NumberHD2785.N32 2003
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- 03. Aug. 2020
True story
Great book about the true story of the building of America. You won't learn any of this in high school.Bestätigter Kauf: JaArtikelzustand: Gebraucht
