Product Description: “We’re living in a sensitive age, Cuke, and I’m not altogether sure you’re fully attuned to it.” So says Irish-American politician Frank Skeffington—a cynical, corrupt 1950s mayor, and also an old-school gentleman who looks after the constituents of his New England city and enjoys their unwavering loyalty in return...read more

Product Description: Boston’s late, revered mayor explains the power behind the city’s dramatic success — and its lessons for Washington power brokers. When Thomas Menino stepped down from office as one of the longest-serving major-city mayors in the nation’s history, he was among the most popular politicians in modern memory...read more

A fresh look at the Gilded Age, when an oligarchy of wealth triumphed over democracy. At the end of the Civil War, with the rebellion put down and slavery ended, America belonged to Lincoln's 'plain people.' But 'government of the people' and economic democracy were betrayed by political parties that fanned memories of the war to distract Americans from government of the corporation. Jay Gould, the 'Mephisto of Wall Street,' never runs for office, but he rules. A depression brought on by railroad speculation throws millions out of work, the hungry riot for bread in Buffalo, the homeless sleep on Chicago's streets, strikers are shot, and the nation's presidents avert their eyes. God instructs President McKinley to invade Cuba and seize the Philippines from Spain; turning from liberators to occupiers, U.S. troops slaughter and starve the (Roman Catholic) Filipinos in the name of 'Christianizing' them.--From publisher description.Capturing a world of social unrest and upheaval, a study of America's Gilded Age offers an analysis of a post-Civil War era marked by corrupt politicians, racism, a tyranny of wealth, labor unrest, violence, and the corporate rule of government.

Product Description: The nation's most brilliant pieces of political reportage, satire, and essay, artfully assembled and introduced by a renowned writer and editor In Pols a distinguished company of writers-novelists, poets, biographers, historians, and journalists-portray the lives and times of our American politicians, some famous, others infamous, all fascinating...read more

A collection of historical writings chronicles the rise of the American corporation, comparing the U.S. corporate experience with other cultures and tracing the role of large companies in influencing American life.

A biography of the twice-jailed 'champion of the people,' shameless grafter, and New Deal pioneer describes how Curley helped transform U.S. politics (view table of contents)

Provides an accessible forum for the controversial views of 'the man who invented corporate society,' including his ideas on the society of organizations, the knowledge society, and the birth and death of management, bridging the gap between theory and practice. Reprint.