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The Power Elite. [On the ruling groups in the United States.]

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 of in 1956.

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  • "Power elite"@it
  • "Power elite"
  • "Power elite"@pl
  • "élite du pouvoir"

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  • "First published in 1956, this text is widely regarded as a contemporary classic of social science and social criticism. The author 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. This text can be read as an 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 this text informed readers of in 1956 was how much the organization of power in America had changed during their lifetimes; Alan Wolfe's afterword to this new edition discusses how much more has changed since then. Wolfe sorts out what is helpful in this book and which of Mill's predictions have not come to bear, laying out the radical changes in American capitalism, from intense global competition and the collapse of communism to rapid technological transformations and ever changing consumer tastes."
  • "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 of in 1956."@en
  • ""L'élite au pouvoir est composée d'hommes dont la position leur permet de transcender l'univers quotidien des hommes et des femmes ordinaires ; ils sont en position de prendre des décisions aux conséquences capitales. Ils commandent les principales hiérarchies et organisations de la société moderne. Ils font marcher la machine de l'État et défendent ses prérogatives. Ils dirigent l'appareil militaire. Ils détiennent les postes de commandement stratégiques de la structure sociale, où se trouvent centralisés les moyens efficaces d'exercer le pouvoir et de devenir riche et célèbre. Ce livre offre des outils pour penser les catégories dirigeantes : différenciées à leur base, elles s'imbriquent à leur sommet et dépossèdent le grand public de son pouvoir sur la vie démocratique. Cette élite est clientéliste, clanique et corrompue. Le livre détaille les conditions qui permettent à une telle situation de perdurer et entend expliquer comment le débat public se restreint souvent à un débat entre prescripteurs d'opinions."--P. [4] of cover."
  • "In this classic of social science and social criticism, Columbia University sociologist C. Wright Mills examines and critiques the organization of power in the United States in the post-war era, calling attention to three interlocking groups of power--the military, corporate, and political elite--and exploring whether America is as democratic in practice as it is in theory."@en
  • "A fascinating and controversial study of the organization of our society that depicts the style of life of the people at the pinnacles of fame, power, and fortune in America. These people are examined, along with the nature of mass society, of which these higher circles constitute the elite. -- Publisher description."@en

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  • "Quan li jing ying"
  • "A Elite do poder"@pt
  • "Die Amerikanische Elite : Gesellschaft und Macht in den Vereinigten Staaten"
  • "A elite do poder"
  • "A elite do poder"@pt
  • "The pover elite"
  • "權力菁英"
  • "P'awŏ ellit'ŭ"
  • "L'elite du pouvoir trad.de l'americain par andre chassigneux"
  • "The Power Elite. [On the ruling groups in the United States.]"@en
  • "The Power Elite"@en
  • "La élite de poder"@es
  • "The Power Elite"
  • "Power elite"@en
  • "La élite del poder Traducción por Florentino M. Torner y Ernestina de Champourcín"@es
  • "La Elite del poder"
  • "权力精英"
  • "La Elite Del Poder"
  • "La elite del poder : traduccion de Florentino T. Torner y Ernestina de Champourcin"
  • "Elita władzy : [streszczenie]"@pl
  • "The power elite : C. Wright Mills"
  • "La élite del poder"
  • "La élite del poder"@es
  • "L'élite au pouvoir"
  • "Die amerikanische Elite : Gesellschaft und Macht in den Vereinigten Staaten"
  • "Vlastvujuščaja ėlita"
  • "L'élite du pouvoir"
  • "The power elite"
  • "The power elite"@en
  • "La elite del poder"@es
  • "La élite del potere"
  • "La élite del potere"@it
  • "La élite del potere. [Trad. dall' americano di P. Facchi]"
  • "L'Elite du pouvoir. [The Power elite]"
  • "Power Elite (The)"
  • "La Élite del poder"
  • "Vlastvui︠u︡shchai︠a︡ ėlita"
  • "Die amerikanische Elite"
  • "Die amerikanische Elite : gesellschaft und macht in den vereinigten Staaten"
  • "Vlastvuûŝaâ èlita"
  • "Elita oblasti"
  • "The Power elite"@en
  • "The Power elite"
  • "Power Elite, The"
  • "Elita władzy"
  • "Elita władzy"@pl
  • "L'elite du pouvoir"

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