Elites in French Society: The Politics of Survival

by Ezra N. Suleiman

Book Overview

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, Schumpeter, Tocqueville, and Pareto--with empirical analysis, Ezra Suleiman tries to answer these questions in his examination of the dominance and stability...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0691075972
• ISBN13: 9780691075976
• Release Date: January 1979
• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Length: 318 Pages