Cover -- The New Power Elite -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Epigraph -- CONTENTS -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1. The State (1973-2000) -- 2. The State (2000-2017) -- 3. The State (2017-2022) -- 4. The Military -- 5. Wall Street -- 6. Billionaires -- 7. Celebrity -- 8. Publics and Masses -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Index
Summary
A contemporary companion to C. Wright Mills' landmark work The Power Elite, Heather Gautney provides a fresh critique of elites for the new millennium and an updated, comprehensive look at the structure of American power and its tethers around the world