Theorizing Power

Jonathan Hearn
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If we're interested in why society changes and develops, and if we want to identify the forces that
influence our personal beliefs and choices, then we must have an understanding of the nature and scope
of human power.
This distinctively clear text critically evaluates how power is defined, conceptualized and theorized.
Spanning 500 years of thinking in the field, the book examines ideas from classical and contemporary
thinkers, from Machiavelli to Michael Mann. Theories are firmly rooted in their historic al context alongside
real-life examples to explain their relevance to our lives today.
Theorizing Power highlights the significance of power across all areas of social life, including gender,
religion, morality and identity. It is the ideal text to stimulate thinking and debate on the subject of power
for all students of sociology and politics.
JONATHAN HEARN is Senior Lecturer in Sociology at the University of Edinburgh, UK. He teaches on the
topics of power, nationalism, and liberal forms of society. He is on the editorial board of the Journal of
Political Power, and is the author of Claiming Scotland: National Identity and Liberal Culture and Rethinking
Nationalism: A Critical Introduction.

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