This groundbreaking and controversial book by Columbia University sociologist C Wright Mills is a classic today. It  was first published by Oxford University Press in 1956. This volume is a 1968 reprint of the first Oxford University Press paperback edition, 1959.

In The Power Elite, sociologist C. Wright Mills calls attention to the interwoven interests of the leaders of the military, corporate world, and and elements of the American society like celebrities and the "Big Money."  He suggests that the ordinary citizen in modern times is a powerless subject of manipulation by those three entities. Said Harper's: "Infuriating, yet cannot be.. dismissed." Whether you agree with its premises or not, you will be fascinated and will learn much. Just the notes and acknowledgments sections alone convey copious information about American culture in the 1950s. Mills will leave you scratching your head about whether this can all be true, yet you'll be spellbound.

This paperback volume shows its age. The binding is intact and there are no missing pages, no marks, or rips. However, there are creases, rubs, edge wear, and abrasions - mostly on the back cover, and yellowing of the pages overall.

ISBN: When this book was published (both the original and the first edition paperback, of which this is the 1968 printing), ISBNs were not yet in use. An ISBN for this book is 978019513354, but I found on the internet and it should be considered only as a reference for research into the book's contents and author.That number does NOT appear in the book itself and It is not necessarily an accurate ISBN for this particular edition and volume of THE POWER ELITE.