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In praise of nepotism : a natural history
- Title
- In praise of nepotism : a natural history / Adam Bellow.
- Author
- Bellow, Adam, 1957-
- Publication
- New York : Doubleday, c2003.
- Supplementary Content
- Publisher description
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- Description
- 565 p.; 24 cm.
- Subject
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [512]-548) and index.
- Contents
- pt. 1. Nepotism in history -- We're all goodfellas now: an introduction to the nepotistic system -- From biology to culture: a natural history of nepotism -- Clan, caste, and tribe: nepotism in non-Western societies -- Classical Nepotism: the Hebrews, Greeks, and Romans -- The son made perfect: nepotism in the Christian West -- The golden age of nepotism: Borgia, Bonaparte, and Rothschild --
- pt. 2. Nepotism in America -- Colonial nepotism: from settlement to revolution -- The city of brotherly love: the nepotism of the founders -- The nineteenth century: nepotism in the North, West, and South -- The Roosevelts: the middle class revolt against nepotism -- Heirs apparent: JFK and the new meritocratic nepotism -- The art of nepotism -- Postscript: American nepotism today.
- Call Number
- JFE 04-15241
- ISBN
- 0385493886
- LCCN
- 2003043487
- OCLC
- 51607394
- Author
- Bellow, Adam, 1957-
- Title
- In praise of nepotism : a natural history / Adam Bellow.
- Imprint
- New York : Doubleday, c2003.
- Edition
- 1st ed.
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [512]-548) and index.
- Connect to:
- Research Call Number
- JFE 04-15241