Download or read book Elites written by George E. Marcus and published by School for Advanced Research Press. This book was released on 1983-01-30 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is a collection of essays focusing on the role that elites play in shaping modern societies. Critiquing the treatment accorded elites as subjects in recent Western social thought, the essays reflect upon past results and explore directions in the investigation of elite groups by anthropologists.