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Author: John C. Donovan
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Published: 1993
Total Pages: 374
ISBN-13: 9780822630258
DOWNLOAD EBOOK'First-rate . . .The text has a little for everyone and could suit the political ideas people, the humanists, and the behavioralists. And there is enough of a nuts and bolts approach to this book to satisfy those who want students to come away from the course as 'master mechanics' of political dilemmas.'-David W. Dent, Towson State University
Author: Charles Wright Mills
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Published: 1969
Total Pages: 657
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Jan-Willem van Prooijen
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2014-05-29
Total Pages: 339
ISBN-13: 1139952447
DOWNLOAD EBOOKPowerful societal leaders - such as politicians and Chief Executives - are frequently met with substantial distrust by the public. But why are people so suspicious of their leaders? One possibility is that 'power corrupts', and therefore people are right in their reservations. Indeed, there are numerous examples of unethical leadership, even at the highest level, as the Watergate and Enron scandals clearly illustrate. Another possibility is that people are unjustifiably paranoid, as underscored by some of the rather far-fetched conspiracy theories that are endorsed by a surprisingly large portion of citizens. Are societal power holders more likely than the average citizen to display unethical behaviour? How do people generally think and feel about politicians? How do paranoia and conspiracy beliefs about societal power holders originate? In this book, prominent scholars address these intriguing questions and illuminate the many facets of the relations between power, politics and paranoia.
Author: Betty A Dobratz
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2015-10-14
Total Pages: 401
ISBN-13: 1317345290
DOWNLOAD EBOOKPower, Politics & Society: An Introduction to Political Sociology discusses how sociologists have organized the study of politics into conceptual frameworks, and how each of these frameworks foster a sociological perspective on power and politics in society. This includes discussing how these frameworks can be applied to understanding current issues and other "real life" aspects of politics. The authors connect with students by engaging them in activities where they complete their own applications of theory, hypothesis testing, and forms of inquiry.
Author: Charles Wright Mills
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Published: 1963
Total Pages: 678
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKCollects the major writings of the distinguished sociologist concerned with the relation of power to responsibility in the twentieth century.
Author: Charles Wright Mills
Publisher: OUP USA
Published: 2008-09-11
Total Pages: 310
ISBN-13: 0195343050
DOWNLOAD EBOOKC. Wright Mills was a radical public intellectual, a tough-talking, motorcycle-riding anarchist from Texas who taught sociology at Columbia University. Mills's three most influential books--The Power Elite, White Collar, and The Sociological Imagination--were originally published by OUP and are considered classics. The first collection of his writings to be published since 1963, The Politics of Truth contains 23 out-of-print and hard-to-find writings which show his growth from academic sociologist to an intellectual maestro in command of a mature style, a dissenter who sought to inspire the public to oppose the drift toward permanent war. Given the political deceptions of recent years, Mills's truth-telling is more relevant than ever. Seminal papers including "Letter to the New Left" appear alongside lesser known meditations such as "Are We Losing Our Sense of Belonging?" John Summers provides fresh insights in his introduction, which gives an overview of Mills's life and career. Summers has also written annotations that establish each piece's context and has drawn up a comprehensive bibliography of Mills's published and unpublished writings.
Author: Tony Dundon
Publisher:
Published: 2020-08-24
Total Pages: 168
ISBN-13: 9781526146410
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis book explores how power operates in workplace settings at local, national and transnational levels. It argues that how people are valued in and out of work is a political dynamic, which reflects and shapes how societies treat their citizens. Offering vital resources for activists and students on labour rights, employment issues and trade unions, this book argues that the influence workers can exert is changing dramatically and future challenges for change can be positive and progressive.
Author: C.WRIGHT MILLS
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Published: 1956
Total Pages: 442
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Philip J. Allen
Publisher: Forgotten Books
Published: 2018-10-08
Total Pages: 552
ISBN-13: 9781391609225
DOWNLOAD EBOOKExcerpt from Pitirim A. Sorokin in Review Lia Beretta, who helped to translate Corrado Gini s essay, is Assistant Professor of Modern Foreign Languages at Mary Washington College of the University of Virginia. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Author: Margaret Canovan
Publisher: Polity
Published: 2005-09-16
Total Pages: 184
ISBN-13: 9780745628219
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis groundbreaking study sets out to clarify one of the most influential but least studied of all political concepts. Despite continual talk of popular sovereignty, the idea of the people has been neglected by political theorists who have been deterred by its vagueness. Margaret Canovan argues that it deserves serious analysis, and that it's many ambiguities point to unresolved political issues. The book begins by charting the conflicting meanings of the people, especially in Anglo-American usage, and traces the concept's development from the ancient populus Romanus to the present day. The book's main purpose is, however, to analyse the political issues signalled by the people's ambiguities. In the remaining chapters, Margaret Canovan considers their theoretical and practical aspects: Where are the people's boundaries? Is people equivalent to nation, and how is it related to humanity - people in general? Populists aim to 'give power back to the people'; how is populism related to democracy? How can the sovereign people be an immortal collective body, but at the same time be us as individuals? Can we ever see that sovereign people in action? Political myths surround the figure of the people and help to explain its influence; should the people itself be regarded as fictional? This original and accessible study sheds a fresh light on debates about popular sovereignty, and will be an important resource for students and scholars of political theory.
