An Anatomy of Power
The Social Theory of Michael Mann
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- John A. Hall, McGill University, Montréal
- Ralph Schroeder, University of Oxford
- Date Published: February 2006
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- format: Paperback
- isbn: 9780521615181
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Michael Mann is one of the most influential sociologists of recent decades. His work has had a major impact in sociology, history, political science, international relations and other social science disciplines. In this volume, his work has been systematically and critically assessed by distinguished scholars who take stock of Mann's overall method and of his account of particular periods and historical cases. This timely volume also contains Mann's reply where he answers his critics and forcefully restates his position. It will appeal to scholars across the social sciences.
Read more- The first book to systematically and critically assess the work of sociologist Michael Mann
- Michael Mann is a major and increasingly important social thinker
- This volume offers studies from a distinguished group of well known contributors
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"This collection is as multi-dimensional and finely nuanced as Mann's historical analysis" -Jeffrey J. Cormier, Canadian Journal of Sociology Online
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- Date Published: February 2006
- format: Paperback
- isbn: 9780521615181
- length: 420 pages
- dimensions: 229 x 152 x 22 mm
- weight: 0.56kg
- availability: Available
Table of Contents
Introduction: the IEMP model and its critics Ralph Schroeder
Part I. Theory, Practice, Method:
2. Mann's transformation of the classic sociological traditions Randall Collins
3. Political questions John A. Hall
4. Mann's microfoundations: addressing neo-Weberian dilemmas Edgar Kiser
5. Grand yet grounded: ontology, theory and method in Mann's historical sociology Joseph Bryant
Part II. Types of Power:
6. Mann's theory of ideological power: sources, applications and elaborations Philip Gorski
7. Political power un-manned: a defence of the holy trinity from Mann's military attack Gianfranco Poggi
8. Mann, the state and war John Hobson
9. Infrastructural power, economic transformation and globalization Linda Weiss
Part III. European Exceptionalism?:
10. From theory to history: 'the European dynamic' or 'from Feudalism to capitalism'? Robert Brenner
11. The rise of the west Stephen Epstein
12. A historical, not comparative method: breakthroughs and limitations in the theory and methodology of Michael Mann's analysis of power Jack Goldstone
Part IV. Promise and Perils of Modernity:
13. The 'British' sources of social power: reflections on history, sociology, and intellectual biography Frank Trentmann
14. Networks and ideologies: the fusion of 'is' and 'ought' as a means to social power Jack Snyder
15. Mann's dark side: linking democracy and genocide David Laitin
Part V. Response:
16. The sources of power revisited: a response to criticism Michael Mann.
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