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Power in modern societies [electronic resource] / edited by Marvin E. Olsen & Martin N. Marger.

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An extensively revised and updated new edition of Olsen's Power in Societies, this book contains carefully selected and edited writings on the exercise of social power in contemporary societies. The essays cover four broad topics: power in social organization, theoretical perspectives on power,...

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Online Access: Full Text (via Taylor & Francis)
Other Authors: Olsen, Marvin Elliott, Marger, Martin N., 1939-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: London : Routledge, 2019.
Subjects:
Power (Social sciences)
Table of Contents:
  • Preface
  • Credits
  • pt. I Power in Social Organization (starting p. 1)
  • 1 Problems in Defining Power (starting p. 9) / Dennis H. Wrong
  • 2 Power as a Societal Force (starting p. 18) / Amitai Etzioni
  • 3 Forms and Levels of Power Exertion (starting p. 29) / Marvin E. Olsen
  • 4 Power, Domination, and Legitimacy (starting p. 37) / Max Weber
  • 5 Power-Dependence Relations (starting p. 48) / Richard M. Emerson
  • 6 Power and Distributive Systems (starting p. 59) / Gerhard E. Lenski
  • 7 Power in Society as Resource and Problem (starting p. 68) / Robert S. Lynd
  • pt. 2 Theoretical Perspectives on Power (starting p. 75)
  • 8 The Materialistic Conception of History (starting p. 88) / Karl Marx
  • 9 Inventory of Marx's Ideas (starting p. 90) / C. Wright Mills
  • 10 The Materialist Interpretation of History (starting p. 101) / Robert L. Heilbroner
  • 11 The Iron Law of Oligarchy (starting p. 111) / Robert Michels
  • 12 The Ruling Elites (starting p. 125) / Kenneth Prewitt, Alan Stone
  • 13 Influence of Democracy on the Feelings of the Americans (starting p. 137) / Alexis de Tocqueville
  • 14 Sociopolitical Pluralism (starting p. 146) / Marvin E. Olsen
  • pt. 3 National Power Structures (starting p. 153)
  • 15 The Structure of Power in American Society (starting p. 161) / C. Wright Mills
  • 16 The American Power Structure (starting p. 170) / G. William Domhoff
  • 17 The Structure of a National Elite Network (starting p. 183) / Gwen Moore
  • 18 Elite Integration in Stable Democracies (starting p. 196) / John Higley, Ursula Hoffmann-Lange, Charles Kadushin, Gwen Moore
  • 19 The Structure of Intercorporate Unity in American Business (starting p. 210) / Beth Mintz, Michael Schwartz
  • 20 Upper-Class Power (starting p. 223) / Harold R. Kerbo
  • 21 The Mass Media as a Power Institution (starting p. 238) / Martin N. Marger
  • pt. 4 Power and the State (starting p. 251)
  • 22 Paradigms of Relations Between State and Society (starting p. 258) / Robert R. Alford
  • 23 Marxist Theories of the Capitalist State (starting p. 268) / David A. Gold, Clarence Y.H. Lo, Erik Olin Wright
  • 24 The State System and the State Elite (starting p. 277) / Ralph Miliband
  • 25 The Reification of the State (starting p. 286) / Alan Wolfe
  • 26 The Ruling Class Does Not Rule (starting p. 295) / Fred Block
  • 27 The Potential Autonomy of the State (starting p. 306) / Theda Skocpol
  • 28 The Autonomous Power of the State (starting p. 314) / Michael Mann
  • About the Book and Editors (starting p. 328)

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