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We The Elites

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Author : Robert Ovetz
language : en
Publisher: Pluto Press (UK)
Release Date : 2022-09-17

We The Elites written by Robert Ovetz and has been published by Pluto Press (UK) this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-09-17 with categories.

A new, radical reading of the US constitution.

Elite Capture

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Author : Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò
language : en
Publisher: Haymarket Books
Release Date : 2022-05-03

Elite Capture written by Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò and has been published by Haymarket Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-05-03 with Political Science categories.

“Identity politics” is everywhere, polarizing discourse from the campaign trail to the classroom and amplifying antagonisms in the media, both online and off. But the compulsively referenced phrase bears little resemblance to the concept as first introduced by the radical Black feminist Combahee River Collective. While the Collective articulated a political viewpoint grounded in their own position as Black lesbians with the explicit aim of building solidarity across lines of difference, identity politics is now frequently weaponized as a means of closing ranks around ever-narrower conceptions of group interests. But the trouble, Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò deftly argues, is not with identity politics itself. Through a substantive engagement with the global Black radical tradition and a critical understanding of racial capitalism, Táíwò identifies the process by which a radical concept can be stripped of its political substance and liberatory potential by becoming the victim of elite capture—deployed by political, social, and economic elites in the service of their own interests. Táíwò’s crucial intervention both elucidates this complex process and helps us move beyond a binary of “class” vs. “race.” By rejecting elitist identity politics in favor of a constructive politics of radical solidarity, he advances the possibility of organizing across our differences in the urgent struggle for a better world.

We Are The Elite

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Author : Dagny Thomas
language : en
Publisher: Lulu.com
Release Date : 2015-04-08

We Are The Elite written by Dagny Thomas and has been published by Lulu.com this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-04-08 with Fiction categories.

America is still at war in the year 2068, constantly threatened by terrorism. Its last chance of victory rests in a Special Operations branch, the Elite, which is composed of teenagers showing extraordinary prowess in the military. But many go MIA, kidnapped by terrorists or captured overseas. Some are never seen again, while others are rescued, only to betray their country. Irene Hunt is the only one who returns alone, having no recollection of her disappearance. She struggles to recover her memory, suspected of treason while Elite bases are targeted and bombed. Their destruction is inevitable when she finally remembers her ordeal, learning that a hidden enemy operates inside America, adding a deadly internal threat to the ongoing war.

Building The Elite

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Author : Jonathan Pope
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2021-06-15

Building The Elite written by Jonathan Pope and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-06-15 with categories.

Shadow Elite

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Author : Janine R. Wedel
language : en
Publisher: Basic Books
Release Date : 2009-11-10

Shadow Elite written by Janine R. Wedel and has been published by Basic Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-11-10 with Business & Economics categories.

It can feel like we're swimming in a sea of corruption. It's unclear who exactly is in charge and what role they play. The same influential people seem to reappear time after time in different professional guises, pressing their own agendas in one venue after another. According to award-winning public policy scholar and anthropologist Janine Wedel, these are the powerful "shadow elite," the main players in a vexing new system of power and influence. In this groundbreaking book, Wedel charts how this shadow elite, loyal only to their own, challenge both governments'; rules of accountability and business codes of competition to accomplish their own goals. From the Harvard economists who helped privatize post-Soviet Russia and the neoconservatives who have helped privatize American foreign policy (culminating with the debacle that is Iraq) to the many private players who daily make public decisions without public input, these manipulators both grace the front pages and operate behind the scenes. Wherever they maneuver, they flout once-sacrosanct boundaries between state and private. Profoundly original, Shadow Elite gives us the tools we need to recognize these powerful yet elusive players and comprehend the new system. Nothing less than our ability for self-government and our freedom are at stake.

The Ruling Elite Of Singapore

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Author : Michael D. Barr
language : en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Release Date : 2014-01-17

The Ruling Elite Of Singapore written by Michael D. Barr and has been published by Bloomsbury Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-01-17 with Political Science categories.

Michael Barr explores the complex and covert networks of power at work in one of the world's most prosperous countries - the city-state of Singapore. He argues that the contemporary networks of power are a deliberate project initiated and managed by Lee Kuan Yew - former prime minister and Singapore's 'founding father' - designed to empower himself and his family. Barr identifies the crucial institutions of power - including the country's sovereign wealth funds, and the government-linked companies - together with five critical features that form the key to understanding the nature of the networks. He provides an assessment of possible shifts of power within the elite in the wake of Lee Kuan Yew's son, Lee Hsien Loong, assuming power, and considers the possibility of a more fundamental democratic shift in Singapore's political system.

In Defense Of Elitism

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Author : Joel Stein
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2021-04-13

In Defense Of Elitism written by Joel Stein and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-04-13 with Humor categories.

"I like you, reader. You are wandering in a store [or library], judging books by their covers. You're the type of easily influenced person that I want to convince to help save society. To find out how the New Dark Ages started and usher in the Intellectual Restoration, I visited the country with the highest percentage of Trump voters. I went to the home of Trump-loving Dilbert cartoonist Scott Adams, talked to Tucker Carlson, got lessons in obfuscation from a fake news king-pin, and reproduced the experience of being an inexperienced government official by acting as mayor of Los Angeles for a day. All while wearing a cravat. And after the pandemic struck, I felt obliged to write three new chapters about recent developments: I talked to America's frontline doctors after they backed an FDA-banned medication, dove into the QAnon conspiracy theory, and investigated how my term 'the boat elite' had come to life and taken to the seas. What I learned will change the way you think, vote, sleep, eat, and pronounce certain words that you read in these pages and then look up online. Best of all, it will infuriate your relatives when they see it on your coffee table." -- Back cover.

Superclass

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Author : David Rothkopf
language : en
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Release Date : 2008-03-18

Superclass written by David Rothkopf and has been published by Farrar, Straus and Giroux this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008-03-18 with Social Science categories.

Each of them is one in a million. They number six thousand on a planet of six billion. They run our governments, our largest corporations, the powerhouses of international finance, the media, world religions, and, from the shadows, the world's most dangerous criminal and terrorist organizations. They are the global superclass, and they are shaping the history of our time. Today's superclass has achieved unprecedented levels of wealth and power. They have globalized more rapidly than any other group. But do they have more in common with one another than with their own countrymen, as nationalist critics have argued? They control globalization more than anyone else. But has their influence fed the growing economic and social inequity that divides the world? What happens behind closeddoor meetings in Davos or aboard corporate jets at 41,000 feet? Conspiracy or collaboration? Deal-making or idle self-indulgence? What does the rise of Asia and Latin America mean for the conventional wisdom that shapes our destinies? Who sets the rules for a group that operates beyond national laws? Drawn from scores of exclusive interviews and extensive original reporting, Superclass answers all of these questions and more. It draws back the curtain on a privileged society that most of us know little about, even though it profoundly affects our everyday lives. It is the first in-depth examination of the connections between the global communities of leaders who are at the helm of every major enterprise on the planet and control its greatest wealth. And it is an unprecedented examination of the trends within the superclass, which are likely to alter our politics, our institutions, and the shape of the world in which we live.

Winners Take All

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Author : Anand Giridharadas
language : en
Publisher: Penguin UK
Release Date : 2019-01-24

Winners Take All written by Anand Giridharadas and has been published by Penguin UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-01-24 with Social Science categories.

'Entertaining and gripping . . . For those at the helm, the philanthropic plutocrats and aspiring "change agents" who believe they are helping but are actually making things worse, it's time for a reckoning with their role in this spiraling dilemma' Joseph Stiglitz, New York Times Book Review 'In Anand's thought-provoking book his fresh perspective on solving complex societal problems is admirable. I appreciate his commitment and dedication to spreading social justice' Bill Gates An insider's trenchant investigation of how the global elite's efforts to "change the world" preserve the status quo and obscure their culpability Former New York Times columnist Anand Giridharadas takes us into the inner sanctums of a new gilded age, where the rich and powerful fight for equality and justice any way they can - except ways that threaten the social order and their position atop it. We see how they rebrand themselves as saviours of the poor; how they lavishly reward "thought leaders" who redefine "change" in winner-friendly ways; and how they constantly seek to do more good, but never less harm. But why should our gravest problems be solved by the unelected upper crust instead of the public institutions it erodes by lobbying and dodging taxes? Rather than rely on scraps from the winners, Giridharadas argues that we must take on the gruelling democratic work of building more robust, egalitarian institutions. Trenchant and revelatory, Winners Take All is a call to action for elites and citizens alike.

Aristocracy Of Armed Talent

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Author : Samuel Ling Wei Chan
language : en
Publisher: National University of Singapore Press
Release Date : 2019

Aristocracy Of Armed Talent written by Samuel Ling Wei Chan and has been published by National University of Singapore Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019 with Biography & Autobiography categories.

When Singapore declared independence in 1965, it faced the monumental task of building a military from scratch. Aristocracy of Armed Talent tells the story of the development of the Singapore Armed Forces through a collective portrait of its leaders. This book is based on interviews with twenty-eight flag officers, offering a firsthand look at Singapore's military from the very leaders who helped shape it. It addresses the challenges Singapore faced in building its officer corps and encouraging individuals to stay and make a career out of military service. In a society where the majority Chinese population traditionally devalued military careers, and where military service was associated with foreign occupiers and colonizers, Singapore had to learn to build a culture of leadership for its armed forces. It also dispels some of the myths that have shrouded military culture in the country. As former flag officers are often recruited into senior civil service and political roles, understating the military elite culture is central to understanding Singapore's politics. This book provides a rare window on an exceptional and globally influential institution.