Elites in French Society : : The Politics of Survival / / Ezra N. Suleiman.
Why do some elites survive while others do not? How do certain institutions manage to preserve their importance in the face of crises, instability, and change? How does a democratic society legitimize elitist institutions? Combining the use of important social theories-particularly those of Mosca, S...
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| Superior document: | Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Princeton Legacy Lib. eBook Package 1931-1979 |
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| Place / Publishing House: | Princeton, NJ : : Princeton University Press, , [2015] ©1979 |
| Year of Publication: | 2015 |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Princeton Legacy Library ;
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- CONTENTS
- LIST OF FIGURES AND TABLES
- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
- INTRODUCTION
- Part One. FOUNDATIONS
- Chapter One. STATE-CREATED ELITES
- Chapter Two. THE BASIS OF ELITE FORMATION: THE UNIVERSITIES VS. THE GRANDES ECOLES
- Chapter Three. THE SANCTITY OF THE GRANDES ECOLES
- Part Two. SURVIVAL
- Chapter Four. POSITIONS
- Chapter Five. SELF-IMAGE AND LEGITIMACY
- Chapter Six. NON SPECIALIZATION AND ORGANIZATIONAL DEXTERITY
- Chapter Seven. ADAPTATION
- Part Three. CONSEQUENCES
- Chapter Eight. THE ELITE AND THE NEW ECONOMY
- Chapter Nine. THE PRIVATE SECTOR AND THE STATE
- Chapter Ten. CONCLUSION
- BIBLIOGRAPHY
- INDEX
- Backmatter