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Published by McGraw-Hill Book Company, New York, 1939
Seller: Second Story Books, ABAA, Rockville, MD, U.S.A.
Hardcover. First edition, Fourth impression. Octavo, xli, 514 pages. In Good minus condition. Spine is black with gold print. Boards in black cloth. Wear to spine caps and corners with short tear to spine head, light shelf wear. Text block has name in ink on front flyleaf, penciled checks on contents page. NOTE: Shelved in Locked Annex Area, ND-HV Columns. 1376256. FP New Rockville Stock.
Published by McGraw Hill Book Company, Inc., New York, 1939
Seller: CHARTWELL BOOKSELLERS, NEW YORK, NY, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. First American Edition, Fifth Printing. Mosca's theory of the ruling class (that society is not ruled either by a single autocrat or a democratic majority, but by a small and powerful group that make up a very small minority of the population at large) was developed during the years 1878-1881 while he was a student and is derived from the methods employed by Taine in his evaluation of the Ancien Regime. Translated by Hannah D. Kahn with an introduction by Arthur Livingston. A very good copy without dust jacket, spine head and tail slightly bumped, binding tight, contents clean.
Published by McGraw-Hill Inc.,US (1960-12-01), 1960
Seller: Half Moon Books, Kingston, NY, U.S.A.
paperback. Condition: Good. Covers show some browning, rubbing, scuffing and light soiling. Edges and spine show some wrinkling, rubbing, scuffing and browning.
Condition: Fine. The book is in fine condition.
Published by McGraw Hill, 1960
ISBN 10: 0070434816ISBN 13: 9780070434813
Seller: GF Books, Inc., Hawthorne, CA, U.S.A.
Book
Condition: Very Good. Book is in Used-VeryGood condition. Pages and cover are clean and intact. Used items may not include supplementary materials such as CDs or access codes. May show signs of minor shelf wear and contain very limited notes and highlighting.
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Published by McGraw Hill, 1939
Seller: SELG Inc. Booksellers, New York, NY, U.S.A.
Book First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Fair. Dust Jacket Condition: Not issued. First Edition, Third Impression. Hardcover; no dust jacket (as issued). Spine lettering legible. Stated First Edition, Third Impression. Cloth chipped and worn at the top and bottom of the spine. Corners worn. 2 owner names (both students at Columbia College in the 1940's) on front endpapers. Light pencil markings on a few pages. Ships in a box. Fast shipping from NYC!.
Paperback. Condition: Very Good. [From the library of noted scholar William E. Connolly.] 1965 printing. Softcover. Good binding and cover. Shelf wear. Pages unmarked. xli, 514 pages ; 20 cm. "William E. Connolly is Krieger-Eisenhower Professor in the political science department at Hopkins where he teaches political theory. His early book, The Terms of Political Discourse, was awarded the Benjamin Lippincott Award in 1999 as 'a work of exceptional quality that is still considered significant at least 15 years after publication.' In a poll of American political theorists published in PS in 2010, he was ranked the fourth most influential political theorist in America over the last twenty years, after Rawls, Habermas, and Foucault. His work focuses on the issues of democratic pluralism, capitalism, inequality, fascism, and bumpy intersections between capitalism and planetary amplifiers in climate change." - Johns Hopkins University.
Condition: Fine. The book is in fine condition.
Published by McGraw-Hill Book Company, Inc., 1939
Seller: Half Moon Books, Kingston, NY, U.S.A.
hardcover. Condition: Good. Book shows some light scuffing and shelf wear from age. No dust jacket. Overall in pretty great condition for such an old book.
Published by McGraw Hill
Seller: WeBuyBooks, Rossendale, LANCS, United Kingdom
Condition: Good. Most items will be dispatched the same or the next working day. Good condition hardcover, some slight dust marks to boards. No jacket. Light foxing to text block edges. Content clear. A nice copy. Please feel free to contact us for further images or information.
Published by McGraw Hill, 1939
Seller: Lexington Books Inc, Idaho Falls, ID, U.S.A.
Book First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Good. First Edition, 5th Impression. I believe that this is a 1st printing; ex-library.
Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. First ed; Second Printing. Elementi Di Scienza Politica; 7.9 X 5.2 X 2.0 inches.
Published by Fratelli Bocca, 1896
Seller: Respublica Books LLC, Chicago, IL, U.S.A.
Book First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Scarce first edition of Gaetano Mosca's (1858-1941) definitive work of elite theory and the doctrine of the ruling class. Mosca earned his law degree from the University of Palermo in 1881 and thereafter taught law in a variety of Italian institutions, including at the University of Turin and the University of Rome. In 1909 Mosca was elected to the Chamber of Deputies of Italy, a parliamentary position that he held until 1919, the year he was nominated a life senator of the Kingdom of Italy. In 1925 Mosca signed on to the "Manifesto of Anti-Fascist Intellectuals" written by Benedetto Croce in response to the "Manifesto of Fascist Intellectuals" by Giovani Gentile. Mosca opposed Fascist efforts to curtail political and social rights, and in his later years he took to the floor of parliament to denounce Fascist bills and advocate for civil liberties and parliamentary government. Mosca became renowned for his works on political theory, and Elementi di Scienza Politica is widely considered his masterpiece. Originally published by Fratelli Bocca in Italian in 1896, the book was later translated into English under the title The Ruling Class and was quickly recognized as a seminal work of elite theory in the tradition of Machiavelli. Mosca sought in his scholarship to develop a universal theory of political society, and his analysis of the ruling political class was a foundational component of this theory. In a manner similar to Vilfredo Pareto and Robert Michels-his fellow co-founders of the Italian school of elitism-Mosca believed that all societies are comprised of the ruled, on the one hand, and the elites who rule them, on the other. Mosca attributes the greater power potential of elites to their superior organizational skills, which are valued in complex, bureaucratic societies. Unlike other elite theorists, however, Mosca did not believe elitism to be hereditary or fixed; rather, liberal social orders may permit a cycling of elites from various social positions. Mosca's Elementi di Scienza Politica would profoundly impact future sociologists, political scientists, economists, and elite theorists, including James Burnham, whose influential 1941 book The Managerial Revolution: What is Happening in the World, was heavily influenced by Mosca's thought, and whose 1943 book, The Machiavellians: Defenders of Freedom, evaluates the scholarship of Mosca and his fellow Italian elite theorists Vilfredo Pareto and Robert Michels. First editions of Mosca's Elementi di Scienza Politica are exceedingly scarce. Octavo. Contemporary half-leather binding with purple percaline boards intricately embossed with a floral motif. Boards worn and scuffed, particularly along spine, with wear to joints; toning to leaves with spotting and minor staining throughout; one-centimeter closed tear to front free endpaper; pencil annotation to title verso page; neat colored pencil marks to several leaves, else a superb copy of this rare and foundational work of elite theory.