cover image The Revolt of the Elites and the Betrayal of Democracy

The Revolt of the Elites and the Betrayal of Democracy

Christopher Lasch. W. W. Norton & Company, $16.95 (288pp) ISBN 978-0-393-31371-0

Cultural critic Lasch, who passed away before this book was published, argues that American democracy is withering in the hands of professional and managerial elites who lack a sense of social and civic values. (Feb.)