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The Sources of Social Power: Volume 1, A History of Power from the Beginning to AD 1760
Michael Mann
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Description for The Sources of Social Power: Volume 1, A History of Power from the Beginning to AD 1760
Paperback. Volume 1 examines interrelations between sources of power from neolithic times up to just before the Industrial Revolution in England. Num Pages: 578 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBG; JHBA. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 228 x 166 x 32. Weight in Grams: 788. 574 pages. Volume 1 examines interrelations between sources of power from neolithic times up to just before the Industrial Revolution in England. Cateogry: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). BIC Classification: HBG; JHBA. Dimension: 228 x 166 x 32. Weight: 778.
Distinguishing four sources of power in human societies – ideological, economic, military and political – The Sources of Social Power traces their interrelations throughout human history. In this first volume, Michael Mann examines interrelations between these elements from neolithic times, through ancient Near Eastern civilizations, the classical Mediterranean age and medieval Europe, up to just before the Industrial Revolution in England. It offers explanations of the emergence of the state and social stratification; of city-states, militaristic empires and the persistent interaction between them; of the world salvation religions; and of the particular dynamism of medieval and early modern Europe. It ... Read more
Distinguishing four sources of power in human societies – ideological, economic, military and political – The Sources of Social Power traces their interrelations throughout human history. In this first volume, Michael Mann examines interrelations between these elements from neolithic times, through ancient Near Eastern civilizations, the classical Mediterranean age and medieval Europe, up to just before the Industrial Revolution in England. It offers explanations of the emergence of the state and social stratification; of city-states, militaristic empires and the persistent interaction between them; of the world salvation religions; and of the particular dynamism of medieval and early modern Europe. It ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Number of pages
574
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
Weight
815g
Number of Pages
578
Place of Publication
Cambridge, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781107635975
SKU
V9781107635975
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About Michael Mann
Michael Mann is Distinguished Professor of Sociology at the University of California, Los Angeles. He is the author of Power in the 21st Century: Conversations with John Hall (2011), Incoherent Empire (2003) and Fascists (Cambridge University Press, 2004). His book The Dark Side of Democracy (Cambridge University Press, 2004) was awarded the Barrington Moore Award of the American Sociological Association ... Read more
Reviews for The Sources of Social Power: Volume 1, A History of Power from the Beginning to AD 1760
Reviews of the first edition: 'The ambition of the conception is, against all conventional expectations, matched by the clarity and grandeur of the execution.' The Times Literary Supplement 'This work offers a treasure trove of facts and interpretations that will be useful to readers in many disciplines …' Choice 'This is a book in the grand Weberian tradition. Mann's conceptual ... Read more