Its opening chapter, "The Higher Circles," introduces the idea that the military, the state, and corporations have an inordinate amount of influence.
This book discusses the upper-class residents of big cities in a chapter whose title is inspired by Ward McAllister's comment that there were only 400 people of importance in New York, "The Metropolitan 400." This book argues that the powerlessness of the modern middle class, among other things, invalidates the "theory of balance." It says that, because the U.S. never experienced a feudal stage, conservatives do not have pre-capitalist models but still promote traditionalism, in the chapter "The Conservative Mood." It claims that the title entity has become more reckless in the 20th century in its chapter "The Higher Immortality." Its opening chapter, "The Higher Circles," introduces the idea that the military, the state, and corporations have an inordinate amount of influence. For 10 points, name this C. Wright Mills book which discusses a group of powerful individuals who dominate American society.
This book discusses the upper-class residents of big cities in a chapter whose title is inspired by Ward McAllister's comment that there were only 400 people of importance in New York, "The Metropolitan 400.
The Power Elite