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Leader communities : the consecration of elites in Djursholm / Mikael Holmqvist.
LIBRA HN580.D58 H6513 2017
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Holmqvist, Mikael, 1970- author.
- Standardized Title:
- Djursholm. English
- Language:
- English
- Swedish
- Subjects (All):
- Communities.
- Elite (Social sciences).
- Leadership.
- Djursholm (Sweden)--Social conditions.
- Djursholm (Sweden).
- Djursholm (Sweden)--Intellectual life.
- Leadership--Sweden--Djursholm.
- Elite (Social sciences)--Sweden--Djursholm.
- Communities--Sweden--Djursholm.
- Sweden.
- Physical Description:
- xx, 274 pages, 10 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Columbia University Press, [2017]
- Language Note:
- In English, translated from the original Swedish.
- Summary:
- "Leader Communities is a study of Stockholm's suburb Djursholm and other similar places all around the world: privileged communities where elites choose to live, socialize with other elites, and, most importantly, form families and raise their children into future elites. Sociologist Mikael HOlmqvist argues that such communities consecrate inhabitants into leaders - that is, they offer their residents a social environment that imbues them with a sense of importance and authority. Leaders are made - not born - by the culture, history, traditions, rituals, and institutions of the place. Based on a comprehensive five-year ethnographic study, this book provides unparalleled insight into the character of today's power elite, and the moral, social, and political consequences of their aspirations to lead societies."-- Back cover.
- Contents:
- A shining city : the emphasis on aesthetics
- A privileged world : economic power and wealth
- Significant people and winners
- Sporty teenagers, winsome pensioners
- Fragrant, sociable personages
- Community and social partition
- Family life
- A lifestyle under threat
- Service staff
- Becoming an elite
- Judgement and fear of failure
- Tactics for success
- Leader communities : the rise of the "consecracy".
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 249-253) and index.
- Other Format:
- Online version: Holmqvist, Mikael, 1970- author. Leader communities
- ISBN:
- 9780231184267
- 0231184263
- 9780231184274
- 0231184271
- OCLC:
- 990256850
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