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Author Holmqvist, Mikael, 1970- author.

Title Leader communities : the consecration of elites in Djursholm / Mikael Holmqvist
Published New York : Columbia University Press, [2017]
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Description 1 online resource (xx, 274 pages, 10 unnumbered pages of plates)
Contents A shining city : the emphasis on aesthetics -- A privileged world : economic power and wealth -- Significant people and winners -- Sporty teenagers, winsome pensioners -- Fragrant, sociable personages -- Community and social partition -- Family life -- A lifestyle under threat -- Service staff -- Becoming an elite -- Judgement and fear of failure -- Tactics for success -- Leader communities : the rise of the "consecracy"
Summary Leader Communities is a study of Stockholm's suburb Djursholm and other similar places: privileged communities where elites choose to live, socialize with other elites, and raise their children into future elites. Mikael Holmqvist provides unparalleled insight into today's power elite and the social and political consequences of their aspirations
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes Mikael Holmqvist is associate professor of sociology and professor of business administration at Stockholm University
In English, translated from the original Swedish
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Subject Leadership -- Sweden -- Djursholm
Elite (Social sciences) -- Sweden -- Djursholm
Communities -- Sweden -- Djursholm
SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Anthropology -- Cultural.
Communities
Elite (Social sciences)
Intellectual life
Leadership
Social conditions
SUBJECT Djursholm (Sweden) -- Social conditions
Djursholm (Sweden) -- Intellectual life
Form Electronic book
LC no. 2017029210
ISBN 9780231545396
0231545398
Other Titles Djursholm. English