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Record Nr.

UNINA9910461618903321

Autore

Richardson Ian (Ian N.)

Titolo

Bilderberg people : elite power and consensus in world affairs / / Ian N. Richardson, Andrew P. Kakabadse, and Nada K. Kakabadse

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon [England] ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2011

ISBN

1-283-46037-8

9786613460370

1-136-66465-3

0-203-80784-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (257 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

KakabadseAndrew

KakabadseNada

Disciplina

327.1/12

327.112

Soggetti

Consensus (Social sciences)

Elite (Social sciences)

Power (Social sciences)

World politics

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

Cover; Bilderberg People Elite power and consensus in world affairs; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgments; Authors' note; Authors' biographies; Introduction; 1. Transnationalism and the transnational policy elite; 2. Legitimacy in world politics; 3. Collaboration and partnership; 4. Consensus and world affairs; 5. The seductive lure of elite membership; 6. Elite networks in world affairs; 7. The consequences of elite consensus; Conclusion : Making sense of elite power and consensus; Notes; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Bilderberg People explores the hidden mechanisms of influence at work in the private world, and personal interactions, of the transnational power elite. It is not concerned with conspiracy theories; instead it is about certain fundamental forces that shape the world in which we live. These forces, with their power to bring about transitions in emotion



and preference within, and beyond, the elite community have potentially profound implications for all of us. Through exclusive interviews with attendees of the most prestigious of all informal transnational networks - Bilderber