Oligarchy

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Author(s): Jeffrey A. Winters
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Year: 2011

Language: English

Half-title
Title
Copyright
Dedication
Contents
List of Figures and Tables
Figures
Tables
Preface
Oligarchy in Varying Contexts
Architecture and Cases
Acknowledgments
1 The Material Foundations of Oligarchy
Toward a Theory of Oligarchy
Power Resources
Wealth Defense
Oligarchy and the Elite Detour
Types of Oligarchies
Conclusions
2 Warring Oligarchies
Chiefs, Warlords, and Warring Oligarchs
Warring Oligarchs in Medieval Europe
Appalachian Feuds
Conclusions
3 Ruling Oligarchies
Mafia Commissions
Greco-Roman Oligarchies
Athens
Rome
Italian City-States of Venice and Siena
Conclusions
4 Sultanistic Oligarchies
Indonesia
The Philippines
Conclusions
5 Civil Oligarchies
The United States
Singapore
Conclusions
6 Conclusions
Other Cases and Comparisons
Oligarchy and Other Debates
Bibliography
Index