{"product_id":"rise-and-fall-of-the-vilfredo-pareto-9798892520720","title":"Rise and Fall of the Elites: An Application of Sociological Theories","description":"\u003cp\u003eBest remembered as one of the greatest economists of his age, polymath Vilfredo Pareto was also a sociologist and a pioneer in what is now referred to as elite theory-the idea that rather than history being driven by popular will, it is shaped by an endless cycle of competing elites vying for power within the same closed ecosystem.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eIn Rise and Fall of the Elites\u003c\/em\u003e, Pareto offers a sharp, unsentimental anatomy of power. Behind the slogans of democracy, morality, revolution, ideology, and progress, he sees the recurring struggle of elites: ruling minorities who rise, consolidate authority, decay, and are eventually replaced by new contenders who then undergo the same process.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCompact, provocative, and unflinchingly candid, this treatise lays out Pareto's theory of the \"circulation of elites\" and applies it to the power structures and upheavals of his own age. A foundational text of elite theory, it remains a striking analysis of political power, social change, and the illusions societies tell themselves about who truly rules.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAntelope Hill is proud to present \u003cem\u003eRise and Fall of the Elites: An Application of Sociological Theories \u003c\/em\u003ein a new English translation. This is a work of true historic importance, indispensable for the understanding of historical processes and political theory, which remains just as insightful and pertinent in today's world as when it was written.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Vilfredo Pareto\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798892520720\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Antelope Hill Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/12\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 106\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.29lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.25d","brand":"Vilfredo Pareto","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":50666334126335,"sku":"9798892520720","price":21.83,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/rise-and-fall-of-the-vilfredo-pareto-9798892520720","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}