An edition of In Praise of Nepotism (2003)

In praise of nepotism

a natural history

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An edition of In Praise of Nepotism (2003)

In praise of nepotism

a natural history

1st ed.

by

Presents an exploration of nepotism, the favored treatment of one's relatives, arguing that the practice has its roots in human biological behavior and that it represents the bonds of human society and the transmission of family legacies.

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Doubleday
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English
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565

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Cover of: In Praise of Nepotism
In Praise of Nepotism: A History of Family Enterprise from King David to George W. Bush
July 13, 2004, Anchor
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In praise of nepotism: a natural history
2003, Doubleday
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In Praise of Nepotism: A Natural History
July 15, 2003, Doubleday
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Table of Contents

Introduction :
The new nepotism -- and the old -- -- pt. 1.
Nepotism in history -- -- 1.
We're all goodfellas now : an introduction to the nepotistic system -- -- 2.
From biology to culture : a natural history of nepotism -- -- 3.
Clan, caste, and tribe : nepotism in non-Western societies -- -- 4.
Classical nepotism : the Hebrews, Greeks, and Romans -- -- 5.
The son made perfect : nepotism in the Christian West -- -- 6.
The golden age of nepotism : Borgia, Bonaparte, and Rothschild.
pt. 2.
Nepotism in America -- -- 7.
Colonial nepotism : from settlement to revolution -- -- 8.
The city of brotherly love : the nepotism of the founders -- -- 9.
The nineteenth century : nepotism in the North, West, and South -- -- 10.
The Roosevelts : the middle class revolt against nepotism -- -- 11.
Heirs apparent : JFK and the new meritocratic nepotism -- -- 12.
The art of nepotism --
Postscript :
American nepotism today --
Acknowledgments --
Notes --
Index.

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Includes bibliographical references (p. [512]-548) and index.

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306.85
Library of Congress
HQ503 .B415 2003

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565 p. ;
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LCCN
2003043487
OCLC/WorldCat
51607394

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