{"product_id":"power-paperback-softback-9780745624181","title":"Power (Paperback \/ softback) 9780745624181","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003ePower\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eJohn Scott (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780745624181, Polity Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 5 November 2001\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e192 pages\u003cbr\u003e21.6 x 14 x 1.5 cm, 0.254 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e‘Scott provides a well-documented and admirably succinct analysis of social power in its diverse forms and their embodiment in both hierarchical social institutions and interpersonal relations' \u003ci\u003eDennis Wrong, Professor Emeritus, New York University\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003e‘Using some simple but robust analytical distinctions, Professor Scott neatly and lucidly surveys alternative approaches to studying power and thereby illuminates various patterns of domination and of resistance in contemporary societies, focusing on the political and economic spheres.' \u003ci\u003eSteven Lukes, London School of Economics\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThis 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. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003eTopics covered include the nature of the contemporary state, global economic power, world systems, business governance, professional power, social movements, and family dynamics.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003ePower\u003c\/i\u003e will be an indispensable introduction for students and researchers in sociology, politics, and the social sciences generally.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eAcknowledgements. \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e1. Patterns of Power\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMainstream and Second Stream.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Elementary Forms of Social Power.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStructures of Domination.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCounteraction.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eInterpersonal Power.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e2. Command and Sovereign Power\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStates and State Elites.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntegration and Recruitment.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEconomic Governance.\u003cb\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e3. Pressure and Policy Formation\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePressure and Polyarchy.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDecisions, Nondecisions, and Representaton.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNetworks of Pressure and Policy.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e4. Constraint and Hegemony\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFinancial Power and Economic Constraint.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePolitical Constraint and Hegemony.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eState Power and Class Hegemony.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e5. Discipline and Expertise\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGovernment, Discourse, and Discipline.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExpertise and Professionalism.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e6. Protest and Collective Mobilisation\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStructures of Collective Protest.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTheories of Organised Protest.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Development of Protest.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGlobalisation and Protest.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e7. Interpersonal Power\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePower, Dependence, and Embodiment.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePatriarchy, Sexuality, and Power.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eInterpersonal Power and Charismatic Authority.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e8. Coda\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBibliography.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Politics \u0026amp; government [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Politics \u0026amp; government\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Politics%20\u0026amp;%20government%20%5BJP%5D%22\"\u003eJP\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Polity","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52460726354200,"sku":"9780745624181","price":15.79,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/files\/9780745624181.jpg?v=1785459376","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/power-paperback-softback-9780745624181","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}