The Power Elite by C. Wright Mills

The Power Elite is a book written by the sociologist, C. Wright Mills, in 1956. In it Mills called attention to the interwoven interests of the leaders of the military, corporate, and political elements of society and suggested that the ordinary citizen was a relatively powerless subject of manipulation by those entities.

The 1317th greatest nonfiction book of all time


This book is on the following lists:

  1. - 100 Most Influential Books of the Century (Boston Public Library)

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Name Binding Sales Rank Lowest New Lowest Used Published
The Power Elite Paperback 373736 $30.48 $1.00
The Power Elite Kindle Edition 219567 $10.99 1999
The Power Elite Audio CD 1880940 $25.99 2021
[The Power Elite] [By: Mills, C. Wright] [February, 2000] Paperback 2227072 $23.92 $23.01 2000
The Power Elite Paperback 5235259 $6.00
The Power Elite Paperback 247107 $14.73 $7.99 2000
The Power Elite Hardcover 1194377 $365.60 $55.60 1956
The Power Elite Audio CD 703128 $33.79 2021
The Power Elite Paperback 194835 $15.00 $8.00 1959