The Making of an Atlantic Ruling Class - Softcover

Van Der Pijl

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1844678717 ISBN 13: 9781844678716

Publisher: Verso, 2012

Synopsis

With THE MAKING OF AN ATLANTIC RULING CLASS, Kees van der Pijl put class formation at the heart of our understanding of world politics and the global economy. This landmark study dissects one of the most decisive phenomena of the twentieth century - the rise of an Atlantic ruling class of multinational banks and corporations. A new preface by the author evaluates the book's significance in the light of recent political and economic developments.

About this title

Review:

'Its subject is of great importance and too few have dared to write about it.' --Times Literary Supplement

'An excellent piece of work.' --Contemporary Sociology

'The research, clarity, and originality that characterize this book are impressive indeed.' --International History Review

About the Author:

KEES VAN DER PIJL is Professor of International Relations at the University of Sussex and the author of The Foreign Encounter in Myth and Religion; Nomads, Empires, States; Global Rivalries from the Cold War to Iraq; and Transnational Classes and International Relations.

About this edition

• Publisher: Verso
• Publication date: 2012
• ISBN 10: 1844678717
• ISBN 13: 9781844678716
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 378