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The Power Elite
C. Wright Mills
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Paperback. Num Pages: 448 pages, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 156 x 204 x 22. Weight in Grams: 332.
First published in 1956, The Power Elite stands as a contemporary classic of social science and social criticism. C. Wright Mills examines and critiques the organization of power in the United States, calling attention to three firmly interlocked prongs of power: the military, corporate, and political elite. The Power Elite can be read as a good account of what was taking place in America at the time it was written, but its underlying question of whether America is as democratic in practice as it is in theory continues to matter very much today. What The Power Elite informed readers ... Read more
First published in 1956, The Power Elite stands as a contemporary classic of social science and social criticism. C. Wright Mills examines and critiques the organization of power in the United States, calling attention to three firmly interlocked prongs of power: the military, corporate, and political elite. The Power Elite can be read as a good account of what was taking place in America at the time it was written, but its underlying question of whether America is as democratic in practice as it is in theory continues to matter very much today. What The Power Elite informed readers ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
448
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Condition
New
Number of Pages
448
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780195133547
SKU
V9780195133547
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About C. Wright Mills
The late C. Wright Mills, Professor of Sociology at Columbia University, was a leading critic of modern American civilization. Alan Wolfe is University Professor and Professor of Political Science and Sociology at Boston University. He is the author or editor of more than ten books, including Marginalized in the Middle and One Nation, After All.
Reviews for The Power Elite
The Power Elite is a blistering critique of concentrated political, economic and military power in the United States. The book influenced many protest movements of the 1960s and has inspired radical scholars and activists ever since.
Derek Seidman, Truthout
Derek Seidman, Truthout