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Record Nr.

UNINA9910449672103321

Autore

Camp Roderic A

Titolo

Mexico's mandarins [[electronic resource] ] : crafting a power elite for the twenty-first century / / Roderic Ai Camp

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2002

ISBN

1-59734-747-7

0-520-93638-8

1-282-76264-8

9786612762642

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (322 p.)

Disciplina

305.5/2/0972

Soggetti

Elite (Social sciences) - Mexico

Social networks - Mexico

Leadership - Mexico

Mentoring - Mexico

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Front matter -- Contents -- Tables -- Acknowledgments -- 1. Mexican Power Elites: Do They Exist? -- 2. Mentoring Mexico's Power Elite -- 3. Networking within Power Elite Circles -- 4. Networking across Power Elite Circles -- 5. Origins of Socialization: Sources among the Power Elite -- 6. Socialization through Education the Mexican Way -- 7. Globalizing Mexico's Power Elite: The Role of Education Abroad -- 8. Socializing Mexico's Power Elite: Educational Experiences Abroad -- 9. Decision Making, Networking, and Organizations -- 10. Power Elite Prototypes in the Twentieth Century: The Old and the New -- 11. Power Elites in the Twenty-First Century: Consequences of New Leadership -- Bibliographic Essay -- Index

Sommario/riassunto

This groundbreaking study marks the culmination of over twenty years of research by one of this country's most prominent Mexico scholars. Roderic Ai Camp provides a detailed, comprehensive examination of Mexico's power elite-their political power, societal influence, and the crucial yet often overlooked role mentoring plays in their rise to the



top. In the course of this book, he traces the careers of approximately four hundred of the country's most notable politicians, military officers, clergy, intellectuals, and capitalists. Thoroughly researched and drawn from in-depth interviews with some of Mexico's most powerful players, Mexico's Mandarins provides insight into the machinations of Mexican leadership and an important glimpse into the country's future as it steps onto the global stage.