356 Pages
by
Routledge
356 Pages
by
Routledge
340 Pages
by
Routledge
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In one grand effort, this is an anatomy of power, a history of the ways in which it has been defined, and a study of its forms (force, manipulation, authority, and persuasion), its bases (individual and collective resources, political mobilization), and its uses. The issues that Dennis Wrong addresses range from the philosophical and ethical to the psychological and political. Much of the work is... Read more
INTRODUCTION TO THE TRANSACTION EDITION, PREFACE, 1988, PREFACE, CHAPTER ONE Problems in Defining Power, CHAPTER TWO The Forms of Power: Force, Manipulation, CHAPTER THREE The Forms of Power: Authority, CHAPTER FOUR The Forms of Power: Combinations and Interrelations, CHAPTER FIVE The Forms of Power: The Interaction of Coercion and Legitimation, CHAPTER SIX The Bases of Power: Individual and Collective Resources, CHAPTER SEVEN The Bases of Power: Who gets Mobilized?, CHAPTER EIGHT The Bases of Power: Numbers and Political Democracy, CHAPTER NINE The Uses of Power, NOTES, BIBLIOGRAPHY, INDEX
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Dennis Wrong
