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Understanding Power Through Watergate
Tian-Jia Dong
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Description for Understanding Power Through Watergate
Hardback. Uses the Watergate Affair as a case to highlight the Washington collective power dynamic. Num Pages: 174 pages, black & white illustrations. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 159 x 20. Weight in Grams: 404.
Understanding Power through Watergate uses the Watergate Affair as a case to highlight the Washington collective power dynamic. Author Tian-jia Dong argues that formal state institutions only work effectively when they are embedded in social dynamics. Academics in the fields of political science, American history, and sociology will find great interest in this book, as well as people involved in the political process. This work will also be a valuable supplement to graduate and undergraduate political science and sociology courses.
Understanding Power through Watergate uses the Watergate Affair as a case to highlight the Washington collective power dynamic. Author Tian-jia Dong argues that formal state institutions only work effectively when they are embedded in social dynamics. Academics in the fields of political science, American history, and sociology will find great interest in this book, as well as people involved in the political process. This work will also be a valuable supplement to graduate and undergraduate political science and sociology courses.
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
University Press of America United States
Number of pages
174
Condition
New
Number of Pages
174
Place of Publication
Lanham, MD, United States
ISBN
9780761831532
SKU
V9780761831532
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99-15
About Tian-Jia Dong
Tian-jia Dong is Assistant Professor of Sociology and Social Work, Westfield State College, Westfield, Massachusetts. Professor Dong holds a Ph.D. in Sociology from Boston College.
Reviews for Understanding Power Through Watergate
Dong's book has the merit of underscoring how informal networks are important to understanding political struggle, especially in a time of crisis.
Ari Adut, University of Texas at Austin
American Journal of Sociology
Ari Adut, University of Texas at Austin
American Journal of Sociology