Now in paperback, the penetrating critique of elite universities and the culture of privilege they perpetuate Ross Gregory Douthat arrived at Harvard University in the fall of 1998 carrying an idealized vision of Ivy League life. But the Harvard of his dreams, an institution fueled by intellectual curiosity and entrusted with the keys to liberal education, never materialized...(展开全部)

In the spirit of Scott Turow's One L and David Brooks's Bobos in Paradise, a penetrating critique of elite universities and the culture of privilege they perpetuate, written by a recent Harvard alumnus. Part memoir, part social critique, Privilege is an absorbing assessment of one of the world's most celebrated universities: Harvard. In this sharp, insightful account, Doutha...(展开全部)

an Italian political scientist, journalist and public servant. He is credited with developing the Theory of Elitism and the doctrine of the Political class and is one of the three members constituting the Italian School of Elitists together with Vilfredo Pareto and Robert Michels.

This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as...(展开全部)

潘慧娴（Alice Poon），曾任新鸿基地产集团创办人郭得胜的私人助理达八年，其后加入嘉里建设，任策划发展经理，负责土地及物业的估价与收购，并参与规划及契约修订的工作，对香港地产业的运作极为熟悉。作者亦曾于加拿大卡加利市任职于石油土地收购代理公司，并负责宣誓专员工作，及于多伦多从事地产发展业务。近年作者经常在网上媒体发表评论文章及博客写作。作者现于加拿大居住及工作。

The main theme of this book centers on an acute concentration of economic power and wealth in the hands of a few economic powerhouses. This can be linked to Hong Kong’s land system and the lack of competition in key sectors. The author discusses how the land system, inherited from the British, has helped to create unrivalled wealth for the ruling class and how the lack of compe...(展开全部)

The main theme of this book centers on an acute concentration of economic power and wealth in the hands of a few economic powerhouses. This can be linked to Hong Kong’s land system and the lack of competition in key sectors. The author discusses how the land system, inherited from the British, has helped to create unrivalled wealth for the ruling class and how the lack of compe...(展开全部)

潘慧娴（Alice Poon），曾任新鸿基地产集团创办人郭得胜的私人助理达八年，其后加入嘉里建设，任策划发展经理，负责土地及物业的估价与收购，并参与规划及契约修订的工作，对香港地产业的运作极为熟悉。作者亦曾于加拿大卡加利市任职于石油土地收购代理公司，并负责宣誓专员工作，及于多伦多从事地产发展业务。近年作者经常在网上媒体发表评论文章及博客写作。作者现于加拿大居住及工作。

In real life, Mitchell Stevens is a professor in bustling New York. But for a year and a half, he worked in the admissions office of a bucolic New England college that is known for its high academic standards, beautiful campus, and social conscience. Ambitious high schoolers and savvy guidance counselors know that admission here is highly competitive. But creating classes, Stev...(展开全部)

Mitchell L. Stevens is Associate Professor of Education and (by courtesy) Sociology at Stanford University. He is the author of Kingdom of Children: Culture and Controversy in the Homeschooling Movement.