Social Class and Democratic Leadership : : Essays in Honor of E. Digby Baltzell / / Harold J. Bershady.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Penn eBook Package Archive 1898-1999 (pre Pub)
• HerausgeberIn: Bershady, Harold J.,
• Place / Publishing House: Philadelphia : : University of Pennsylvania Press, , [1989]; ©1989
• Year of Publication: 1989
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (306 p.) :; 1 illus.

Inspired by E. Digby Baltzell's extensive contributions to the field, this collection of essays addresses changing definitions of class, education for leadership, local tyrannies, the extent to which elites have risen into leadership positions, conditions of upper class maintenance, the contributions of the nation's cities to its democratic culture, the shape of democratic leadership, the role of political parties in fulfilling principles of equality and achievement, and the social (not merely political) meaning of democracy.

Table of Contents

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface -- 1. Introduction -- 2. One Hundred Years of Change in the American Family -- 3. Puritans, Quakers, and Modem America: The High-Tech Child in Historical Perspective -- 4. Resources, Knowledge, and Child Mortality: A Comparison of the United States in the Late Nineteenth Century and the Developing Countries Today -- 5. The American Upper Class and Higher Education, 1880-1970 -- 6. Chicago Politics and the Rise of the Boss: From Yankee and Cavalier Amateurs to Professional Politicians -- 7. Moral Leadership and Transitions in the Urban Black Community -- 8. Jews in the Executive Suite: The Ambience of Jewish and Gentile Firms -- 9. The English Landed Aristocracy and the Rise of Capitalism: Status Maximization and Economic Change -- 10. The Cities of Nations: A Comparative View -- 11. Modernity, Democracy, and the Problem of Authority -- 12. Founding Fathers and Party Leaders: America's Transition to the Democratic Social Condition -- 13. Racial Justice and the Priorities of American Leadership -- Notes on Contributors -- Index