{"product_id":"2026200015533-secondhand-elites-in-latin-america","title":"Elites In Latin America","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition remarks:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBook: Good\u003cbr\u003eJacket: No dust jacket\u003cbr\u003ePages: Tanning and foxing\u003cbr\u003eCondition remarks: Condition as shown in image\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat 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.\n\nEdited 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?\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49203209470171,"sku":"2026200015533-SECONDHAND","price":12.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/67b1a41a-eddd-48b9-a776-647e19ccd93c.png?v=1788145800","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/2026200015533-secondhand-elites-in-latin-america","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}