Encyclopedia of power /
The nature of power has been debated conceptually, methodologically, and empirically at the personal, organizational, social, urban, national, and international levels. Those debates are discussed and appraised. Particular applications of power studies to, for example, the role of parties in coaliti...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Thousand Oaks, Calif. :
SAGE,
[2011]
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| Summary: | The nature of power has been debated conceptually, methodologically, and empirically at the personal, organizational, social, urban, national, and international levels. Those debates are discussed and appraised. Particular applications of power studies to, for example, the role of parties in coalition governments, the nature of prime ministerial versus presidential power, power in organizations, and within personal relations will all be covered. There are entries on individual theorists of power and their influence on the discipline. The encyclopedia will give a comprehensive coverage of the use of power in the social sciences. -- Publisher summary. |
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| Item Description: | "Sage reference" Complete in 1 volume. |
| Physical Description: | xxvi, 755 pages : illustrations ; 29 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781412927482 (cloth : acid-free paper) 141292748X (cloth : acid-free paper) |