Rovere’s influential people seemed to be sharply divided into “cosmopolitan influentials,” who habitually orient themselves with respect to the world at large, and “local influentials,” who orient themselves with respect to their own town. As he and his assistants interviewed people, the division between the two groups became more intriguing, and significant, in his mind.
莫顿发现了一个很强的结构。Rovere有影响的人士分为熟悉世界大局的“国际影响人士”以及熟悉自己小镇的“当地影响人士”。莫顿和助手们对这些人进行了采访，他认为这两类人的区别非常有趣，也非常重要。