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"A classic...the first full-scale study of the structure and distribution of power in the Unites States by a sociologist using the full panoply of modern-day sociological theory and methods."--Contemporary Sociology


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The late C. Wright Mills, Professor of Sociology at Columbia University, was a leading critic of modern American civilization. Alan Wolfe is University Professor and Professor of Political Science and Sociology at Boston University. He is the author or editor of more than ten books, including
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Product details

  • Publisher : Oxford University Press; New Edition (February 17, 2000)
  • Language : English
  • Paperback : 448 pages
  • ISBN-10 : 0195133544
  • ISBN-13 : 978-0195133547
  • Lexile measure : 1440L
  • Item Weight : 11.8 ounces
  • Dimensions : 8 x 1 x 5.3 inches
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