The sources of social power . Volume 3 Global empires and revolution, 1890-1945 / / Michael Mann [[electronic resource]]

• Autore: Mann Michael <1942->
• Pubblicazione: Cambridge : , : Cambridge University Press, , 2012
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (viii, 510 pages) : digital, PDF file(s)
• Disciplina: 303.3
• Soggetto topico: Social history; Power (Social sciences)
• Note generali: Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover; The sources of social power; Title; Copyright; Contents; Preface; 1 Introduction; The Sources of Social Power; 2 Globalization imperially fractured: The British Empire; Introduction: Types of empire; Why were the Europeans so good at imperialism?; Did the British empire do anyone any good?; British expansion and military power; Economic power relations: A global economy?; The jewel in the crown: Economic power relations in India; Political power relations in the colonies; Ideological power relations in the colonies; The weakening of empires ; 3 America and its empire in the Progressive Era, 1890-1930 Imperialism phase 1: Continental empire, 1783-1883; The Second Industrial Revolution; The Progressives: Modernization versus redistribution; Labor movement but no working class; Redistributions achieved:Education, gender; Racial regress; The conservative 1920's; Imperialism phase 2: Hemispheric empire 1898-1930's; The Cuban colony; The Filipino colony; Why colonies were temporary; Informal empire with gunboats; Conclusion; 4 Asian empires: Fallen dragon, rising sun; Introduction: The Western Threat; The rising sun ; The emergence of Japanese imperialism Enfeebled dragon; Japan: Colonial sunshine; The Japanese debate over imperialism; Conclusion to Chapters 2-4: Three empires; 5 Half-global crisis: World War I; Why did the Soldiers Fight?; Total war; The impact on civilians: Support for the war; The impact on civilians: Suffering and class conflict; Conclusion: A pointless Great War; 6 Explaining revolutions: Phase 1, proletarian revolutions, 1917-1923; Introduction: Theories of revolution; Reform and revolution in the early twentieth century; The Bolshevik Revolution; War and European labor movements ; Germany: Failed revolution, precarious reform(2) Austria: Failed revolution, urban reform; (3) Hungary: Revolution and counter revolution; A brief note on Italy; Conclusion; 7 A half-global crisis: Explaining the Great Depression; Introduction; The impact of World War I; Postwar geopolitics: Hegemony and the gold standard; From recession to Great Depression; Economists debate the causes; Ideological power: Contemporary theories of the depression; Conclusion; 8 The new deal: America shifts left; Introduction: The left into power; Five Sociological theories ; New Deal goals: Recovery, Regulation, Relief - and Reelection Reform: Class Struggle and Political Opportunity; The Wagner Act and labor unions; The Social Security Act and the welfare state; New Deal limitations: Gender, race, dualism; Labor relations in the late 1930's: Ambiguous outcome; Conclusion; 9 The development of social citizenship in capitalist democracies; Introduction: The triumph of reformed capitalism; Current theories of welfare states; Phase 1: Development up to World War I; Phase 2: Interwar trajectories: (a) The Anglos; Phase 2: Interwar trajectories: (b) The Nordics ; Phase 2: Interwar trajectories: (c) The Euros
• Sommario/riassunto: Distinguishing four sources of power - ideological, economic, military and political - this series traces their interrelations throughout human history. This third volume of Michael Mann's analytical history of social power begins with nineteenth-century global empires and continues with a global history of the twentieth century up to 1945. Mann focuses on the interrelated development of capitalism, nation-states and empires. Volume 3 discusses the 'Great Divergence' between the fortunes of the West and the rest of the world; the self-destruction of European and Japanese power in two world wars; the Great Depression; the rise of American and Soviet power; the rivalry between capitalism, socialism and fascism; and the triumph of a reformed and democratic capitalism.
• Titolo autorizzato: The sources of social power
• ISBN: 1-139-55755-6; 1-139-56487-0; 1-316-09025-6; 1-283-61088-4; 1-139-55009-8; 1-139-23675-X; 1-139-55134-5; 9786613923332; 1-139-55260-0; 1-139-55630-4; 1-139-55505-7
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 996247987703316
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