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- Energy and Structure: A Theory of Social Power
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- 1975
- Published by: University of Texas Press
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Richard N. Adams argues that social power affects humanity's approach to ecological, economic, and political problems, directing people to seek solutions which are often deceptively shortsighted.
Table of Contents
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- Acknowledgments
- pp. xvii-xviii
- Part One. The Nature of Power
- 1. Introduction
- pp. 3-9
- 2. Basic Elements
- pp. 9-20
- 3. Additional Considerations
- pp. 20-52
- 4. The Variety of Operating Units
- pp. 52-67
- 5. Power Domains and Levels
- pp. 68-94
- Part Two. Energetic and Mentalistic Structures
- 7. The Energetic
- pp. 109-153
- 8. The Mentalistic
- pp. 153-196
- Part Three. A Model of the Evolution of Power
- 9. The Framework
- pp. 199-217
- 10. Levels of Integration
- pp. 217-278
- 11. Replicative Processes
- pp. 278-300
- 12. Social Power and the Future
- pp. 301-316
- Works Cited
- pp. 317-338
Additional Information
ISBN
9780292762213
Related ISBN(s)
9780292720121
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OCLC
967547164
Pages
372
Launched on MUSE
2017-01-05
Language
English
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No
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