The Sources of Social Power: Volume 1, A History of Power from

The Sources of Social Power: Volume 1, A History of Power from the Beginning to AD 1760

This is the first part of a three-volume work on the nature of power in human societies. In it, Michael Mann identifies the four principal 'sources' of power as being control over economic, ideological, military, and political resources. He examines the interrelations between these in a narrative history of power from Neolithic times, through ancient Near Eastern civilisations, the classical Mediterranean age, and medieval Europe, up to just before the Industrial Revolution in England. Rejecting the conventional monolithic concept of a 'society', Dr. Mann's model is instead one of a series of overlapping, intersecting power networks. He makes this model operational by focusing on the logistics of power - how the flow of information, manpower, and goods is controlled over social and geographical space-thereby clarifying many of the 'great debates' in sociological theory. The present volume offers explanations of the emergence of the state and social stratification.

Country	USA
Author	Michael Mann
Binding	Paperback
Brand	Brand: Cambridge University Press
EAN	9780521313490
Feature	Used Book in Good Condition
ISBN	052131349X
Label	Cambridge University Press
Manufacturer	Cambridge University Press
NumberOfItems	1
NumberOfPages	560
PublicationDate	1986-04-30
Publisher	Cambridge University Press
SKU	ZN210612/0006053
Studio	Cambridge University Press
ReleaseDate	0000-00-00

The Sources of Social Power: Volume 1, A History of Power from the Beginning to AD 1760