Title: Oligarchy /
Authors: Winters, Jeffrey A. 1960-
Publisher: Cambridge University Press,
Year: 2011
Subjects: Oligarchy.; POLITICAL SCIENCE General.; Oligarchy; Oligarchie; Oligarchie.; Oligarki.
Abstract: "The common thread for oligarchs across history is that wealth defines them, empowers them, and inherently exposes them to threats. The existential motive of all oligarchs is wealth defense. These variations yield four types of oligarchy: warring, ruling, sultanistic, and civil"--
Contents: Material foundations of oligarchy -- Warring oligarchies -- Ruling oligarchies -- Sultanistic oligarchies -- Civil oligarchies -- Conclusions.