Elites and Society Author:Tom Bottomore In this fully revised classic, Tom Bottomore poses fundamental questions about the theory and ideology of elites. In his usual clear and accessible style, Bottomore looks at the principal theories of elites from Mosca and Pareto to those of present day theorists, and examines the characteristics of particular elites in relation to the upper clas... more »ses and class structures in other industrially advanced societies and developing countries. He concludes by examining the prospects for more egalitarian forms of society as humanity approaches the new millennium in which democracy is increasingly the ideology of choice.« less