Cover -- Half Title -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Introduction -- 1 The New Citadels -- 2 An Americanized Society -- 3 The Management of Public Opinion -- 4 The Defection of the Working Class -- Conclusion -- Appendix: An Index of Socioeconomic Fragility -- Notes -- Index -- A -- B -- C...

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