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Acknowledgements Introduction Part I: Elites and Classes: BringingElites Back In 1. Why Class Theory has Overshadowed Elite Theory: AMatter of Coincidence 2. Why Class Theory Should not have OvershadowedElite Theory: A Matter of Democracy Part II: The Autonomy of Elites andWestern Thought 3. Democractic Elite Theory 4. Other Theories: AComparison Part III: The Demo-Elite Perspective 5. The Autonomy ofElites and Democracy 6. Elite Autonomy Versus Cooperation and theHistorical Development of Democracy Part IV: The Autonomy of Elites andthe Success (or Failure) of Democracy 7. Stabilization Versus Breakdownof Democracy: The Cases of Britain and Germany 8. Problems ofTransition to Democracy in eastern Europe: The Cases of the SovietUnion and Poland Part V: Meanwhile in the West: Problems and Potentialof Democracy 9. Elite Autonomy Under Siege and Problems of WesternDemocracy 10. Social Protest Movements and the Potential of WesternDemocracy Conclusion References.