The Power Elite by C Wright Mills

The Power Elite by C Wright Mills

A fascinating and controversial study of the organization of our society, this well-known volume depicts the style and substance of the men and women at the pinnacles of fame, power, and fortune in mid-1900s America. Alan Wolfe's astute afterword to this new edition shows how Mills was a pioneer in helping readers think about the society they have and the society they might want.

The Power Elite is a blistering critique of concentrated political, economic and military power in the United StatesThe book influenced many protest movements of the 1960s and has inspired radical scholars and activists ever since. * Derek Seidman, Truthout *

The late C. Wright Mills, Professor of Sociology at Columbia University, was a leading critic of modern American civilization. Alan Wolfe is University Professor and Professor of Political Science and Sociology at Boston University. He is the author or editor of more than ten books, including Marginalized in the Middle and One Nation, After All.

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ISBN 13	9780195133547
ISBN 10	0195133544
Title	The Power Elite
Author	C Wright Mills
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Oxford University Press Inc
Year published	1999-12-16
Number of pages	448
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