Distinguishing four Sources of Power in human societies ideological, economic, military, and political The Sources of Social Power traces their interrelations throughout human history.
It offers explanations of the emergence of the state and.
In this first volume, Michael Mann examines inter-relations between these elements from neolithic times, through ancient Near Eastern civilizations, the classical Mediterranean age, and medieval Europe, up to just before the Industrial Revolution in England.
Distinguishing four Sources of Power in human societies ideological, economic, military, and political The Sources of Social Power traces their interrelations throughout human history