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The Revolt of the Elites
Author	Christopher Lasch
Language	English
Publisher	W. W. Norton & Company
Publication date	1995
Publication place	United States
Pages	276
ISBN	0-393-03699-5

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The Revolt of the Elites and the Betrayal of Democracy is a book by the American writer Christopher Lasch, published posthumously by W. W. Norton & Company in 1995.^[1]

^ Heale, M. J. (1997). "The Revolting American Elites: Christopher Lasch and his Enemies : Christopher Lasch, The Revolt of the Elites and the Betrayal of Democracy (New York and London: Norton, 1995, £16.95). Pp. 276. ISBN 0 393 03699 5". Journal of American Studies. 31 (1): 103–114. doi:10.1017/S0021875896005580.