02681 a2200421 4500 OB-etnograficapress-1278 FrMaCLE 20251214082652.0 cu ||||||m|||| 190120e||||||||xx |||||s|||||||||0|en|d 979-10-365-1634-4 10.4000/books.etnograficapress.1278 doi FR-FrMaCLE eng Cabral, João de Pina Elites : Choice, Leadership and Succession / João de Pina Cabral, Antónia Pedroso de Lima. Lisboa : Etnográfica Press, 2019. 256 p. Ebook Wealth and power characterize elites, yet despite the strong cultural influences they exert, their study remains underdeveloped. Partly because of complications resulting from access, scholars have tended to focus on groups affected by elite governance rather than on elites themselves. It is often overlooked that, in order to continue through time, elites have to empower new members. Choice has to be exercised over who achieves leadership, both by reference to the elite group itself and to the wider group over which it holds power. This book fills a gap in the current literature by providing the first rigorous interrogation of the choice and succession strategies of elites in various cultural contexts - from the transmission and preservation of financial power in urban contexts to the complex relation between subjectivity and the transmission of leadership positions in places as varied as the United States, Northern Italy and Lisbon. Various elite succession types are discussed, from self-avowedly 'traditional' leaders to the aristocracy, where choice is practically non-existent, to situations where leaders are elected from amongst a group of peers. The relationship between familial property and choice of successor in landholding families, small business enterprises, and peasant communities is also examined, as are ethnic monopolies. OpenEdition Books License https://www.openedition.org/12554 Sociology & Anthropology antropologia da família elite história da família reprodução social élite anthropologie de la famille histoire de la famille reproduction sociale anthropology of the family elite family history social reproduction Lima, Antónia Pedroso de 978-1-85973-399-8 Cabral, João de Pina https://books.openedition.org/etnograficapress/1278 Elites 7125 7125