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The Sources of Social Power
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 inter-relations 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 ends by generalizing about the nature of overall social development, the varying forms of social cohesion, and the role of classes and class struggle in history. First published in 1986, this new edition of volume 1 includes a new preface by the author examining the impact and legacy of the work.
Book Details
- Publisher: Cambridge University Press
- Publish Date: Sep 10th, 2012
- Pages: 578
- Language: English
- Edition: Revised - 0002
- Dimensions: 8.90in - 6.00in - 1.40in - 1.70lb
- EAN: 9781107635975
- Categories: • Sociology - General• Anthropology - Cultural & Social
About the Author
Mann, Michael: - 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 for the best book in comparative and historical sociology in 2006.
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What people are saying
franciscogutierrezs
@fgutierrezsanin
2 years
Investigador
sí Mateo, el de Tilly. Pero varios más. De manera muy fundamental, el de Michael Mann (The sources of social power). También State and social revolutions de Skocpol y Absolutist state de Anderson. Uno poco leído que me parece clavísimo es Behemoth de Neuman (sobre el estado nazi) https://t.co/Em81ljPc9h
Praise for this book
'This work offers a treasure trove of facts and interpretations that will be useful to readers in many disciplines ...' Choice
'... an impressively learned, wise, and judicious study. It is a major work - perhaps a great work - and will be a landmark, for sure.' William H. McNeill, University of Chicago
'... a unique brand of historical sociology that is refreshingly iconoclastic, remarkably complex, and breathtakingly ambitious ... a must-read for comparative and historical sociologists.' Contemporary Sociology
'This is a book in the grand Weberian tradition. Mann's conceptual skills and historical grasp are virtuosic and the scope of his enterprise is truly impressive.' Politics and Society
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
What people are saying
franciscogutierrezs
@fgutierrezsanin
2 years
Investigador
sí Mateo, el de Tilly. Pero varios más. De manera muy fundamental, el de Michael Mann (The sources of social power). También State and social revolutions de Skocpol y Absolutist state de Anderson. Uno poco leído que me parece clavísimo es Behemoth de Neuman (sobre el estado nazi) https://t.co/Em81ljPc9h