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)

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)

作者简介 格尔哈特•伦斯基，北卡罗来纳大学教堂山分校社会学荣休教授，代表作为The Religious Factor: A Sociological Study of Religion's Impact on Politics; Human Societies（与Jean Lenski合著）。 译者简介 关信平，博士，南开大学社会工作与社会政策系教授，毕业于四川大学哲学系（本科）和南开大学社会学系（硕士）和南开大学经济学院（博士），曾赴英国、美国、德国等国家访问研究。著有《中国城市贫困研究》等，在中外学术期刊上发表100多篇学术论文。 谢晋宇，博士，现任四川大学教授。获教育部新世纪优秀人才奖励、天津市优秀社会科学成果一等奖等。在中外学术刊物发表论文近百篇。 陈宗显，南开大学外国语学院西语系教授（已退休），毕业于北京大学西方语言文学系，从事德语和英语教...(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)

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)

巴里•埃森格林，当今国际学术界最活跃、最富影响力的著名经济学家之一。现任加州大学伯克利分校经济系 George C. Pardee and Helen N. Pardee 讲座教授，还是美国艺术科学学院院士、美国国家经济研究局（ NBER ）研究员、经济政策研究中心研究员和德国基尔世界经济研究所研究员。在宏观经济史、国际金融货币体系、金融危机理论、亚洲金融市场、外汇制度等领域做出了开创性的学术贡献，其关于金融危机、汇率制度和最优货币区的实证分析等方面的研究在国际学术界产生了非常重要的影响。作为国际经济政策历史（宏观经济史的分支）的学术奠基人，他的《黄金镣铐：金本位和大萧条》已成为国际上研究 “大萧条”的经典之作。此外，他也是国际货币体系演变史研究的奠基人之一。

From the New York Timesbestselling author Stephen M. Walt, The Hell of Good Intentions dissects the faults and foibles of recent American foreign policyexplaining why it has been plagued by disasters like the forever wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and outlining what can be done to fix it. In 1992, the United States stood at the pinnacle of world power and Americans were confident...(展开全部)

As one of the most prestigious high schools in the nation, St. Paul's School in Concord, New Hampshire, has long been the exclusive domain of America's wealthiest sons. But times have changed. Today, a new elite of boys and girls is being molded at St. Paul's, one that reflects the hope of openness but also the persistence of inequality. In "Privilege", Shamus Khan returns to h...(展开全部)

As one of the most prestigious high schools in the nation, St. Paul's School in Concord, New Hampshire, has long been the exclusive domain of America's wealthiest sons. But times have changed. Today, a new elite of boys and girls is being molded at St. Paul's, one that reflects the hope of openness but also the persistence of inequality. In "Privilege," Shamus Khan returns to ...(展开全部)