The third edition of this seminal work includes the original text, first published in 1974, the updates and reflections from the second edition and two groundbreaking new chapters. Power: A Radical View assesses the main debates about how to conceptualize and study power, including the influential contributions of Michel Foucault. The new material includes a development of Lukes's theory of power and presents empirical cases to exemplify this. Including a refreshed introduction, this third edition brings a book that has consolidated its reputation as a classic work and a major reference point within Social and Political Theory to a whole new audience. It can be used on modules across the Social and Political Sciences dealing with the concept of power and its manifestation in the world. It is also essential reading for all undergraduate and postgraduate students interested in the history of Social and Political Thought. New to this Edition:
• A revised and refreshed introduction
• Two new chapters on 'Domination and Consent' and 'Exploring the Third Dimension'
Author(s): Steven Lukes
Edition: 3
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing | Macmillan Education | Red Globe Press
Year: 2021
Language: English
Commentary: TruePDF
Pages: 250
Tags: Power (Social Sciences), Political Science: Decision Making
Cover
Half title
Title
Copyright
Dedication
Contents
Introduction to the Third Edition
Introduction to the Second Edition
1: Power: A Radical View
1.1 Introduction
1.2 The One-Dimensional View
1.3 The Two-Dimensional View
1.4 The Three-Dimensional View
1.5 The Underlying Concept of Power
1.6 Power and Interests
1.7 The Three Views Compared
1.8 Difficulties
1.9 Conclusion
2: Power, Freedom and Reason
2.1 Disagreements over ‘Power’
2.2 The Concept of Power
2.3 A Conceptual Map
2.4 Power as Domination
2.5 Foucault on Power: An Ultra-radical View
2.6 Foucault Applied: The Securing of Voluntary Compliance
3: Three-Dimensional Power
3.1 The Definition of Power
3.2 Essential Contestedness
3.3 Defending the Third Dimension
3.4 Adaptive Preferences
3.5 ‘Real Interests’ and ‘False Consciousness’
4: Domination and Consent
5: Exploring the Third Dimension
5.1 Three Dimensions or Four?
5.2 Compliance without Consent
5.3 Behaviour Modification
5.4 Toxic Uncertainty
5.5 The Power Cube
Notes
Notes to the Introduction to the Third Edition
Notes to the Introduction to the Second Edition
Notes to Chapter 1 Power: A Radical View
Notes to Chapter 2 Power, Freedom and Reason
Notes to Chapter 3 Three-Dimensional Power
Notes to Chapter 4 Domination and Consent
Notes to Chapter 5 Exploring the Third Dimension
Guide to Further Reading
General
Classical Statements
Conceptual Analyses
Modern Statements
Major Debates
Feminism and Power
Antonio Gramsci and Hegemony
Pierre Bourdieu
Michel Foucault
Václav Havel
The Power Cube
Bibliography and References
Index
