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Power, Ideology and Control
John C. Oliga
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Description for Power, Ideology and Control
Hardback. What are critical systems thinking and critical social theory all about? What are social order, human freedom, and happiness? Can we shape our own destiny? Are the ideas of collective autonomy and responsibility utopian? This book sheds light on these vital questions, offering innovative approaches to understanding society's hypercomplexity. Series: Contemporary Systems Thinking. Num Pages: 322 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JH; KJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 166 x 236 x 24. Weight in Grams: 674.
One of the great challenges we face today is coming to grips with "forces of power/' in both theoretical and methodological terms, in a way that prepares us for action—action that is not totally subject to existing forces. The literature has some excellent theoretical accounts of power, but these say little about what we should do. Most often they are abstract and out of reach of all but a select few. In this book, however, we have a clear-cut account of power, ideology, and control that paves the way for practic- minded people to make a genuine attempt at tackling ... Read more
One of the great challenges we face today is coming to grips with "forces of power/' in both theoretical and methodological terms, in a way that prepares us for action—action that is not totally subject to existing forces. The literature has some excellent theoretical accounts of power, but these say little about what we should do. Most often they are abstract and out of reach of all but a select few. In this book, however, we have a clear-cut account of power, ideology, and control that paves the way for practic- minded people to make a genuine attempt at tackling ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Springer Science+Business Media United States
Number of pages
322
Condition
New
Series
Contemporary Systems Thinking
Number of Pages
322
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780306451607
SKU
V9780306451607
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