Elites and society / Tom Bottomore.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bottomore, T. B., 1920-1992.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Elite (Social sciences).

Leadership.

Social classes.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (151 p.)

Edition:

2nd ed.

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Routledge, 1993.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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 élite theory in the light of more recent studies. He examines the role and significance of élites in relation to classes and class structure in both advanced industrial and developing countries, and expounds the criticism of élites and élitism 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,

Contents:

Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; 1 The élite: concept and ideology; 2 From the ruling class to the power élite; 3 Politics and the circulation of élites; 4 Intellectuals, managers and bureaucrats; 5 Tradition and modernity: élites in the developing countries; 6 Democracy and the plurality of élites; 7 Equality or élites; 8 Into the millennium; Bibliography; Name index; Subject index

Notes:

First [ed.] published 1964 by C.A. Watts.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [132]-137) and indexes.

ISBN:

1-134-89037-0

1-280-53961-5

9786610539611

0-203-13173-8

9780203131732

OCLC:

559092659