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Mikael Holmqvist has followed up his fascinating ethnography of Djursholm, a residential community where many of Sweden's economic elite live, with another in-depth study - this time focusing on the Stockholm School of Economics (SSE). Holmqvist examines the critical role of this higher education institution in moulding Sweden's future business and financial leaders, illustrating in detail the various mechanisms at work in inculcating a particular set of aesthetic, moral and social norms. The book follows the students' journey from admission, into the student union, the classroom, the curricula content they have access to, the expectations Faculty members have to work within, and finally the long-term associations formed through strong alumni networks. Holmqvist's final analysis is persuasive and devastating at the same time: that SSE is a servant of power, legitimising business and capitalism through academic consecration. Claire Maxwell Professor of Sociology, University of Copenhagen.

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Mikael Holmqvist is Associate Professor in Sociology and Professor in Business Administration in the Stockholm Business School at Stockholm University, Sweden.

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