Theorizing power
Power is a key issue across all aspects of social life. This text provides a clear introduction to the topic, anchoring abstract ideas in real social and historical contexts. Spanning theorists from Machiavelli to Bourdieu, the text unravels complex concepts to carefully show the relationship between power and society.
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- Full title :Theorizing power / Jonathan Hearn
Summary
Power is a key issue across all aspects of social life. This text provides a clear introduction to the topic, anchoring abstract ideas in real social and historical contexts. Spanning theorists from Machiavelli to Bourdieu, the text unravels complex concepts to carefully show the relationship between power and society.
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- Publication Date:2012
Publication Statements
- Publisher(s):Palgrave Macmillan
- Place of Publication:Basingstoke
- Language:eng
- Publication Date:2012
Notes
Preface and Acknowledgements PART I: CONCEPTUALIZING POWER Introducing Key Issues Meet the Family: Domination, Authority and Legitimacy PART II: THEORIZING POWER European Sources American Debates Epistemological Approaches Evolutionary Approaches PART III: INVESTIGATING POWER Domination, Authority an Legitimacy in Liberal Society Religion and Morality Gender, Power and Patriarchy Identity and Personhood Conclusion: To and Over, Is and Ought
The Physical Object
- Description:xii, 251 s
Edition Identifiers
- ISBN:9780230246560, 0230246567, 9780230246577, 0230246575
- oclc:ocn794664223
- Dewey Decimal:303.3
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