Description:
Elites have so far proven to be an elusive research subject for the social sciences, but the latest techniques in mobile methods offer a window on their movements. This vanguard collection sets a new benchmark in social science efforts to research the powerful and the privileged, through the careful examination of the movements of the one percent through the everyday spaces of the ninety-nine percent. From luxury haciendas to private biz-jets Elite Mobilities is a fresh approach to a classic topic, bringing together the pioneer scholars in critical sociology today.
Review Quotes:
"Important and accessible for students of elites everywhere... Highly recommended. Upper-division undergraduates and above." - J Borchert, emeritus, Cleveland State University, Choice Review