Elites In Latin America
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What does it mean to hold power in Latin America — and who truly holds it? Elites in Latin America, edited by two of the twentieth century's most incisive social scientists, assembles a landmark collection of essays that maps the contours of power, privilege, and social stratification across one of the world's most politically dynamic regions. The volume presents a rigorous, multi-disciplinary examination of the ruling classes — military officers, landowners, industrialists, intellectuals, and clergy — dissecting the mechanisms by which elite groups have shaped and continue to shape the social, economic, and political trajectories of Latin American nations. Edited by Seymour Martin Lipset, a towering figure in comparative political sociology, and Aldo Solari, a distinguished Uruguayan sociologist, the anthology brings together contributions from an international roster of scholars, each illuminating a distinct facet of elite formation, ideology, and conflict. The work stands as a foundational text in Latin American studies, arguing persuasively that understanding the region's persistent inequalities and political instabilities requires a clear-eyed analysis of those who govern, rather than merely those who are governed. Decades after its initial publication, its central questions remain urgently unresolved — who holds power, how did they get it, and at what cost to the rest?
Author: Seymour Martin Lipset And Aldo Solari
Format: Paperback
Published: 1969, Oxford University Press
Genre: Society & culture
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Tanning and foxing
Condition remarks: Condition as shown in image
What does it mean to hold power in Latin America — and who truly holds it? Elites in Latin America, edited by two of the twentieth century's most incisive social scientists, assembles a landmark collection of essays that maps the contours of power, privilege, and social stratification across one of the world's most politically dynamic regions. The volume presents a rigorous, multi-disciplinary examination of the ruling classes — military officers, landowners, industrialists, intellectuals, and clergy — dissecting the mechanisms by which elite groups have shaped and continue to shape the social, economic, and political trajectories of Latin American nations. Edited by Seymour Martin Lipset, a towering figure in comparative political sociology, and Aldo Solari, a distinguished Uruguayan sociologist, the anthology brings together contributions from an international roster of scholars, each illuminating a distinct facet of elite formation, ideology, and conflict. The work stands as a foundational text in Latin American studies, arguing persuasively that understanding the region's persistent inequalities and political instabilities requires a clear-eyed analysis of those who govern, rather than merely those who are governed. Decades after its initial publication, its central questions remain urgently unresolved — who holds power, how did they get it, and at what cost to the rest?