PowerISBN: 978-0-7456-2418-1
Paperback
192 pages
January 2002, Polity
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This far-reaching study gives a concise and coherent overview of
the debates surrounding the analysis of social power. The concept
of power is outlined, and its main dimensions are explored through
consideration of various facets – command, pressure,
constraint, discipline, protest, and interpersonal power. The book
examines both the theoretical debates that have arisen and the
kinds of empirical materials relevant to them.
Topics covered include the nature of the contemporary state, global economic power, world systems, business governance, professional power, social movements, and family dynamics.
Power will be an indispensable introduction for students and researchers in sociology, politics, and the social sciences generally.