Elites and Society

ISBN-13: 9781138163164 / Angielski / Twarda / 2017 / 150 str.

Tom Bottomore

Opis

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, 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).

Spis treści

Chapter 1 The élite Concept and ideology; Chapter 2 From the ruling class to the power élite; Chapter 3 Politics and the circulation of élites; Chapter 4 Intellectuals, managers and bureaucrats; Chapter 5 Tradition and modernity Élites in the developing countries; Chapter 6 Democracy and the plurality of élites; Chapter 7 Equality or élites?; Chapter 8 Into the millennium;

O autorze

Tom Bottomore