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The anatomy of power

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Prof. Galbraith has surpassed himself in this book. Breaking power up into categories, he delves into sources of power, the evolution of power, projection and counter-action. The book is tightly written and the author provides plenty of historical examples to back it up. Written in the 1980s, it reflects the understanding of the time; specifically, Prof. Galbraith probably over-estimates military power and under-estimates the power of the press and the global corporation. But this takes little away from the deep insight in the book. One of the most powerful ideas in the book is that conditioning power, power which allows one to control how others think is the most insidious when it is hidden by a "solvent". One can extend this idea to understand how military power hides behind a facade of nationalism, and corporate power hides behind the efficient market hypothesis. By understanding how conditioning power, allied with the press works, we can get a 'under-the-hood' understanding of how modern society works. Absolutely recommended for everybody.

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Series Title

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Call Number

303.3 GAL a

Publisher

Boston : Houghton Mifflin Company., 1983

Collation

xv,206p.; 24 cm.

Language

English

ISBN/ISSN

0-395-34400-X

Classification

303.3

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Edition

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Subject(s)

POWER, SOCIOLOGY

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F

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