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The Sources of Social Power: Volume 3, Global Empires and Revolution, 1890-1945
Michael Mann
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Description for The Sources of Social Power: Volume 3, Global Empires and Revolution, 1890-1945
Paperback. This third volume of Michael Mann's analytical history of social power focuses on the interrelated development of capitalism, nation-states and empires. Num Pages: 520 pages. BIC Classification: JHBA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 165 x 229 x 28. Weight in Grams: 694. 520 pages. Third volume of Michael Mann's analytical history of social power focusing on the interrelated development of capitalism, nation-states and empires. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). BIC Classification: JHBA. Dimension: 165 x 229 x 28. Weight: 692.
Distinguishing four sources of power - ideological, economic, military and political - this series traces their interrelations throughout human history. This third volume of Michael Mann's analytical history of social power begins with nineteenth-century global empires and continues with a global history of the twentieth century up to 1945. Mann focuses on the interrelated development of capitalism, nation-states and empires. Volume 3 discusses the 'Great Divergence' between the fortunes of the West and the rest of the world; the self-destruction of European and Japanese power in two world wars; the Great Depression; the rise of American and Soviet power; the ... Read more
Distinguishing four sources of power - ideological, economic, military and political - this series traces their interrelations throughout human history. This third volume of Michael Mann's analytical history of social power begins with nineteenth-century global empires and continues with a global history of the twentieth century up to 1945. Mann focuses on the interrelated development of capitalism, nation-states and empires. Volume 3 discusses the 'Great Divergence' between the fortunes of the West and the rest of the world; the self-destruction of European and Japanese power in two world wars; the Great Depression; the rise of American and Soviet power; the ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Number of pages
516
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
Weight
743g
Number of Pages
520
Place of Publication
Cambridge, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781107655478
SKU
V9781107655478
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About Michael Mann
Michael Mann is Distinguished Professor of Sociology at the University of California, Los Angeles. He is the author of Power in the 21st Century: Conversations with John Hall (2011), Incoherent Empire (2003) and Fascists (Cambridge, 2004). His book The Dark Side of Democracy (Cambridge, 2004) was awarded the Barrington Moore Award of the American Sociological Association for the best book ... Read more
Reviews for The Sources of Social Power: Volume 3, Global Empires and Revolution, 1890-1945
'Mann's epic multi-volume series is the most illuminating analysis ever written on world history. Volume 3 sets a new standard in explaining why modern empires ranged from indirect to blatant and the causes of the Great Depression, of fascism, and of Japanese aggression. He is masterful in assessing the degree of contingency vis-à-vis structural tendencies in the turning points of ... Read more