Public opinion exists when peole who are not in the government of a country claim the right to express political opinions freely and publicly, and the right that these opinions should influence or determine the policies, personnel, and actions of their government. ---pp.309

First published in 1956, The Power Elite stands as a contemporary classic of social science and social criticism. C. Wright Mills examines and critiques the organization of power in the United States, calling attention to three firmly interlocked prongs of power: the military, corporate, and political elite. The Power Elite can be read as a good account of what was taking place...(展开全部)

It is widely assumed that admission to elite U.S. universities is based solely on academic merit—the best and brightest are admitted to Harvard, Yale, and their peer institutions as determined by test scores and GPA, and not by lineage or family income. But does reality support those expectations? Or are admissions governed by a logic that rewards socioeconomic status while dis...(展开全部)

In this major new work, Pierre Bourdieu examines the distinctive forms of power--political, intellectual, bureaucratic, and economic--by means of which contemporary societies are governed. What kinds of competence are claimed by the bureaucrats and technocrats who govern us? And how do those who govern gain our recognition and acquiescence? Bourdieu examines in detail the work ...(展开全部)

Americans are taught to believe that upward mobility is possible for anyone who is willing to work hard, regardless of their social status, yet it is often those from affluent backgrounds who land the best jobs. Pedigree takes readers behind the closed doors of top-tier investment banks, consulting firms, and law firms to reveal the truth about who really gets hired for the nat...(展开全部)

Art has its own power in the world, and is as much a force in the power play of global politics today as it once was in the arena of cold war politics. Art, argues distinguished theoretician Boris Groys, is hardly a powerless commodity subject to the art market's fiats of inclusion and exclusion. In Art Power, Groys examines modern and contemporary art according to its ideologi...(展开全部)

This volume takes a critical approach to the study of prejudice and discrimination by focusing on the role of elites in the reproduction of racism. Van Dijk's main thesis is that racism in North America and Europe is primarily 'top down' and preformulated by the elites, and is not only - as the elites would have it - a 'popular' phenomenon. The book opens with a wide-ranging st...(展开全部)

本书是Power Query领域的经典之作，旨在让读者用正确而高效的方法精通Power Query。本书是两位作者多年积累的业务和IT工作经验总结，同时也是全球Power Query顶级社群的大咖经验提炼。本书从业务背景出发，在业务和IT之间做到了良好的平衡，系统化地给出了Power Query的思维框架和模式，同时按照多个企业级业务场景一一展示其实用性。 无论你是Power Query的新手还是经验丰富的ETL专家，都可以从各自的角度领略Power Query 和M语言的魅力。对于业务用户，本书给出了日常办公所涉及的大量复杂数据问题解法的直接参考，并提供了大量案例，可以直接应用。对于专业用户，本书给出了搭建大型专业数据项目的框架性流程指导及优化建议，并提供了相关案例，也可以直接复用。 【专业书评】 作为PQ、PP和Power BI的忠实用户，我由衷...(展开全部)

本书是Power Query领域的经典之作，旨在让读者用正确而高效的方法精通Power Query。本书是两位作者多年积累的业务和IT工作经验总结，同时也是全球Power Query顶级社群的大咖经验提炼。本书从业务背景出发，在业务和IT之间做到了良好的平衡，系统化地给出了Power Query的思维框架和模式，同时按照多个企业级业务场景一一展示其实用性。 无论你是Power Query的新手还是经验丰富的ETL专家，都可以从各自的角度领略Power Query 和M语言的魅力。对于业务用户，本书给出了日常办公所涉及的大量复杂数据问题解法的直接参考，并提供了大量案例，可以直接应用。对于专业用户，本书给出了搭建大型专业数据项目的框架性流程指导及优化建议，并提供了相关案例，也可以直接复用。 【专业书评】 作为PQ、PP和Power BI的忠实用户，我由衷...(展开全部)

This book asks an important question often ignored by ancient historians and political scientists alike: Why did Athenian democracy work as well and for as long as it did? Josiah Ober seeks the answer by analyzing the sociology of Athenian politics and the nature of communication between elite and nonelite citizens. After a preliminary survey of the development of the Athenia...(展开全部)