Élites and society
Author(s)
Bibliographic Information
Élites and society
Routledge, 1993
2nd ed
- : pbk
Available at / 15 libraries
-
No Libraries matched.
- Remove all filters.
Note
First published 1964 by C.A. Watts
Bibliography: p. [132]-137
Includes indexes
Description and Table of Contents
Description
In this substantially revised and enlarged second edition of a classic text that has been used throughout the world in numerous translations, Tom Bottomore reconsiders elite theory in the light of more recent studies. He examines the role and significance of elites in relation to classes and class structure in both advanced industrial and developing countries, and expounds the criticism of elites and elitism that have been formulated by democratic and socialist thinkers and movements. In a new concluding chapter, Professor Bottomore considers the prospect, as humanity approaches the millenium, for a renewed advance towards more egalitarian forms of society, in which all citizens would be able to participate more fully and effectively in the shaping of their social world.
Tom Bottomore taught at the London School of Economics 1952-64, was Head of the Department of Political Science, Sociology and Anthropology at Simon Fraser University, Vancouver 1965-67, and Professor of Sociology at the University of Sussex 1968-85 where he is now Professor Emeritus. He is the author of numerous books, most recently: Theories of Modern Capitalism, Allen and Unwin (1985); Classes in Modern Society, Routledge (2nd edition, 1991) and Between Marginalism and Marxism: The Economic Sociology of J A Schumpter, Harvester Wheatsheaf (1992).
Table of Contents
I The Elite: Concept and Ideology, II From the Ruling Class to the Power Elite, III Politics and the Circulation of Elites, IV Intellectuals, Managers and Bureaucrats, V Tradition and Modernity: Elites in the Developing Countries, VI Democracy and the Plurality of Elites, VII Equality or Elites?, VIII Into the Millenium, Bibliography, Index.
by "Nielsen BookData"
