The State Nobility: Elite Schools in the Field of Power 0745608248, 9780745608242

The Power Elite 9780195133547, 0195133544

First published in 1956, The Power Elite stands as a contemporary classic of social science and social criticism. C. Wri

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A Provincial Elite in Early Modern Tuscany: Family and Power in the Creation of the State 9780801852480

In this groundbreaking study of the interaction between familial strategies of Tuscan provincial families and the politi

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The Power of Privilege: Yale and America's Elite Colleges 9780804768283

It is widely assumed that admission to elite U.S. universities is based solely on academic merit—the best and brightest

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Kazakhstan: Power and the Elite 9780755620999, 9781860648540

This volume provides a political study of Kazakhstan, a major Central Asian state rich in natural resources, occupying a

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The Monterrey Elite and the Mexican State, 1880–1940 9781477304853

After the Revolution of 1910, a powerful group of Monterrey businessmen led by the Garza-Sada family emerged as a key vo

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Community Schools and the State in Ming China 0804751749, 9780804751742

According to imperial edict in pre-modern China, an elementary school was to be established in every village in the empi

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Community Schools and the State in Ming China 9781503625242

According to imperial edict in pre-modern China, an elementary school was to be established in every village in the empi

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The Franco-Mauritian Elite: Power and Anxiety in the Face of Change 9781782386407, 9781782386414

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Elite Schools: Multiple Geographies of Privilege 2015034961, 9781138779402, 9781138779419, 9781315771335

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State and Status: The Rise of the State and Aristocratic Power in Western Europe 9780773564954

State and Status is an examination of the rise of the centralized state and its effect on the power of the aristocracy i

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