In August 2007, the I-35W Bridge in Minneapolis collapsed, killing 13 people and injuring 145 others. Investigations following the tragedy revealed that it was not an unavoidable accident, but one that could have been prevented--and one that threatens to be repeated at many thousands of bridges located across the nation. Already more than 50 percent of our bridges are past their intended lifespan. Using the I-35W Bridge as a starting point, LePatner chronicles the problems that led to that catastrophe--poor bridge design, shoddy maintenance, ignored expert recommendations for repair, and misallocated funding--and then explores the responses to the tragedy, including the NTSB document which failed to report the full story to our nation. From here LePatner evaluates what the I-35W Bridge collapse means for the country as a whole--outlining the possibility of a nationwide infrastructure breakdown. He exposes government failure on a national as well as state level, uncovering how our nation's transportation system prioritizes funding for new projects over maintenance funding for aging infrastructure. He explains the imperatives for why we must maintain an effective infrastructure system, and how it plays a central role in supporting both our nation's economic strength and our national security. Written both for those who can effect change and for those who must demand it, Too Big to Fall presents an eye-opening critique of a bureaucratic system that has allowed political best interests to trump those of the American people.

本书是大利保守主义政治学的奠基之作，书中指出任何社会中都存在着两个截然不对立的阶级——统治阶级和被统治阶级。这一论断极大地影响并促成了“精英理论“在西方政治学界的兴起。同时，本书还是一部内涵丰富政治文明史，观点独到，论述精练。本书可作为人文学科的基础读本。

精英话语与种族歧视，ISBN：9787300130057，作者：（荷）范·戴克 著，齐月娜，陈强 译

《为精英主义辩护》一书是美国已故文化评论家、《时代》周刊编辑威廉·亨利的遗作。在平民主义和平等思潮的影响下，曾经风光无限的精英主义成了同"种族主义"一样的贬义词，本书却反其道而行之，批评了精英主义的丧失和平等主义兴起带来的种种弊端，本书行文犀利，切中时弊，是我们了解当今美国政治生活、社会、文化和教育现状的不可缺少的一面镜子。

平等还是精英，ISBN：9787538247510，作者：（英）巴特摩尔（Tom Bottomore）著；尤卫军译；斐池校