The Power Elite By C. Wright Mills (Paperback, 1999)

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First published in 1956 The Power Elite stands as a contemporary classic of social science & social criticism C Wright Mills examines & critiques the organization of power in the United States calling attention to three firmly interlocked prongs of power the military corporate & political elite The Power Elite can be read as a good account of what was taking place in America at the time it was written but its underlying question of whether America is as democratic in practice as it is in theory continues to matter very much today What The Power Elite informed readers of in 1956 was how much the organization of power in America had changed during their lifetimes & Alan Wolfe's astute afterword to this new edition brings us up to date illustrating how much more has changed since then Wolfe sorts out what is helpful in Mills book & which of his predictions have not come to bear laying out the radical changes in American capitalism from intense global competition & the collapse of communism to rapid technological transformations & ever changing consumer tastes The Power Elite has stimulated generations of readers to think about the kind of society they have & the kind of society they might want & deserves to be read by every new generation