Forms of Power by Gianfranco Poggi

Forms of Power by Gianfranco Poggi

Political 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.

"Poggi has produced a work that challenges the reader to re-examine their concepts of powerIt 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

Giafranco Poggi is Professor of Political and Social Theory at the European University Institute.

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ISBN 13	9780745624754
ISBN 10	0745624758
Title	Forms of Power
Author	Gianfranco Poggi
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Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Year published	2000-11-17
Number of pages	240
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