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 in America at the time it was written, but its underlying question of whether America is as dem...

C. Wright Mills is best remembered for his highly acclaimed work The Sociological Imagination, in which he set forth his views on how social science should be pursued. Hailed upon publication as a cogent and hard-hitting critique, The Sociological Imagination took issue with the ascendant schools of sociology in the United States, calling for a humanist sociology connecting the social, personal, and historical dimensions of our lives. The sociological imagination Mills ca...

In print for fifty years, White Collar by C. Wright Mills is considered a standard on the subject of the new middle class in twentieth-century America. This landmark volume demonstrates how the conditions and styles of middle class life--originating from elements of both the newer lower and upper classes--represent modern society as a whole. By examining white-collar life, Mills aimed to learn something about what was becoming more typically "American" than the once-famous Western...

In print for fifty years, White Collar by C. Wright Mills is considered a standard on the subject of the new middle class in twentieth-century America. This landmark volume demonstrates how the conditions and styles of middle class life--originating from elements of both the newer lower and upper classes--represent modern society as a whole. By examining white-collar life, Mills aimed to learn something about what was becoming more typically "American" than the once-famous Western...

Ensayo que expone el significado político y social de la Revolución cubana, donde los cambios operados en el país, tras el triunfo del movimiento 26 de Julio, implican transformaciones en las estructuras fundamentales que a su vez repercuten en el plano de las relaciones interamericanas.

C. Wright Mills is best remembered for his highly acclaimed work The Sociological Imagination, in which he set forth his views on how social science should be pursued. Hailed upon publication as a cogent and hard-hitting critique, The Sociological Imagination took issue with the ascendant schools of sociology in the United States, calling for a humanist sociology connecting the social, personal, and historical dimensions of our lives. The sociological imagination Mills ca...

C. Wright Mills is best remembered for his highly acclaimed work The Sociological Imagination, in which he set forth his views on how social science should be pursued. Hailed upon publication as a cogent and hard-hitting critique, The Sociological Imagination took issue with the ascendant schools of sociology in the United States, calling for a humanist sociology connecting the social, personal, and historical dimensions of our lives. The sociological imagination Mills calls for is a socio...

★社會學最負盛名啟蒙書★★當代美國文明最重要的批評家★★社會學領域最經典、最暢銷名著問世60年紀念版★在一個沒有任何人能置身事外的時代，重要的是：認識到每個人在這樣的世界中身處何處。用社會學家的眼光看世界、想問題，你會豁然開朗　　在劇烈變動的社會之中，看似與他人無關的自身境遇變遷，帶來沈重的不安與無力感——為什麼從前有工作、現在卻失業；別人發財，我卻賠錢？大多數人看不出自身與身後更大的社會背景、結構之間的關係，其實早在一九五、六○年代，社會學家米爾斯就提出，人們需要「社會學的想像」、或者說是一種思考方式——將社會生活世界與自身生命的意義連結起來的思考方式——來掌握世上發生的事，以及理解自己。擁有了「社會學的想像」，冷漠的大眾將關注公共議題，找出可能的解決之道。　　...

本套書組合：****《社會學的想像》、《權力菁英》共二冊《社會學的想像》一本深刻改變我們理解社會與自我的經典著作將個體的困擾置於廣闊的社會與歷史脈絡中，從而理解它們如何成為需要社會性解決的公共議題。這本書自1959年問世以來，便成為了社會學領域的里程碑，對於社會學理論和研究方法具有深遠的影響。它激勵了後來的社會學家從更宏觀的視角來理解和研究社會現象，並推動了公共社會學的發展。這本書不僅對學術界有重大影響，對於一般讀者來說，也是一本極具啟發性的讀物，可以更深入了解社會現實和個人生活經歷之間的相互關聯性。本書重要內容：●私人困擾與公共議題：米爾斯強調，許多個人面臨的困擾實際上反映了更廣泛的社會問題。例如，一個人失業不僅是個人的問題，更可能是經濟體系問題的縮影。●歷史性與生物性：他指出，...

“這種現代權力結構歷史上前所未見，影響力也達到高峰”解析國家權力結構實際的運作，洞察社會表象之下的暗流批判社會學的先驅米爾斯，70年前直言不諱的獨到見解──揭露美國社會中由政治、經濟、軍事高層所構成的複合體，如何聯手掌握並操控著國家的真正權力。在瞬息萬變的全球格局中，我們總在追問：誰才是真正掌握權力，引導社會走向的人？已故的美國社會學巨擘賴特．米爾斯透過這本劃時代的巨著，給出了令人震驚且深具洞察的答案。這本書自1956年首次出版以來，便如同一面透視鏡，揭露了美國社會表面民主之下，潛藏著由少數人所組成的「權力菁英」集團。米爾斯並非僅僅空泛地指出有「有權勢的人」存在，他更是深入剖析了這個菁英集團的構成與運作模式。在他看來，這個集團並非單一的統治階級，而是由來自三個關鍵領域的領導者所組成：

“我們所處的時代充滿了不安與漠視……我們面臨的不是難題，更多時候其實是一種模糊的不安感……”【社會學開創性的經典著作】一本深刻改變我們理解社會與自我的經典**，**將個體的困擾置於廣闊的社會與歷史脈絡中，從而理解它們如何成為需要社會性解決的公共議題。本書自1959年問世以來，便成為了社會學領域的里程碑，對於社會學理論和研究方法具有深遠的影響。它激勵了後來的社會學家從更宏觀的視角來理解和研究社會現象，並推動了公共社會學的發展。這本書不僅對學術界有重大影響，對於一般讀者來說，也是一本極具啟發性的讀物，可以更深入了解社會現實和個人生活經歷之間的相互關聯性。本書重要概念有：l **私人困擾與公共議題：**米爾斯強調，許多個人面臨的困擾實際上反映了更廣泛的社會問題。例如，一個人失業不僅是個人的問題，更可能是...

This book offers a comprehensive guide to reading and understanding the development of Mills's sociological ideas, placing them in the context of his life and his position in American sociology.The Emerald Guide to C. Wright Mills focusses on his concern with the interrelationship between social structure and personality, and with the bureaucratisation of modern society and the power relations it produces. The book takes a chronological and biographical approach in illustr...