Description
Book SynopsisPolitical power is often viewed as the sole embodiment of a social powera , even while we recognize that social power manifests itself in different forms and institutional spheres.
Trade Review"Poggi has produced a work that challenges the reader to re-examine their concepts of power. It will certainly be of deep interest to those academics of whatever discipline who are interested in power. It is a strong addition to the literature in this area and as such is highly recommended for final year undergraduates through to PhD students."
Democratization "Forms of Power is a significant and original contribution to contemporary debates on power. I would thoroughly recommend this book to anyone interested in power and/or Weberian social theory." Political Studies
"This is an ambitious work that deals in an illuminating and comprehensive way with a notoriously difficult concept." American Political Science Review
"This is a sustained restatement of a Weberian position in the light of recent empirical work on forms of social power. It is lucid, engagingly written, and sure to gain readers and attention." John Hall, McGill University, Montreal
"Gianfranco Poggi has written a lucid and economical book on the major forms of social power: political economic and normative/ideological. His discussion of military power, treated as an aspect of political power, is a welcome innovation, as is his extensive use of untranslated Italian and German scholarship." Dennis H. Wrong, New York University
Table of ContentsPreface.
Chapter 1: Homo Potens.
Chapter 2: Power Forms.
Chapter 3: Political Power.
Chapter 4: Ideological/Normative Power.
Chapter 5: Religious Power and the State.
Chapter 6: Creative Intellectuals and the State.
Chapter 7: Economic Power.
Chapter 8: Business and Politics.
Chapter 9: The Economic Costs of the State.
Chapter 10: Military Power.
Epilogue.
Notes.
Bibliography.
Index
