The sources of social power. Volume 3, Global empires and revolution, 1890-1945.

This third volume of Michael Mann's analytical history of social power focuses on the interrelated development of capitalism, nation-states and empires.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Mann, Michael, 1942-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Cambridge University Press, 2012.
Temas:
Social history.
Power (Social sciences)
Histoire sociale.
Pouvoir (Sciences sociales)
social history.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Cultural Policy.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Anthropology > Cultural.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Popular Culture.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 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 1920s
  • Imperialism phase 2: Hemispheric empire 1898-1930s
  • 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 1930s: 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
  • Interwar employers
  • Electoral systems
  • Conclusion
  • 10 The Fascist alternative, 1918-1945
  • Introduction
  • Fascism defined
  • The rise of fascism
  • The two Europes
  • Explanation: Four crises in the two Europes
  • Fascists in power
  • Was fascism much of an alternative?
  • 11 The Soviet alternative, 1918-1945
  • Securing the revolution
  • The Stalinist single party state
  • Stalin's atrocities
  • The economic balance sheet
  • The impact of communism abroad
  • 12 Japanese imperialism, 1930-1945
  • Ratcheting up militarism
  • Was Japan fascist?
  • First Chinese dragon reviving: The Kuomintang.
  • Empires of the Sun and of the Eagle
  • Conclusion
  • 13 Explaining the Chinese revolution
  • Early trials and tribulations
  • The peasant problem
  • Communist organizational strategies
  • The Vanguard Communist Party
  • Civil War and victory
  • China and theories of revolution
  • 14 The last interimperial war, 1939-1945
  • Causes
  • Appeasement
  • War: The fall of France
  • British survival
  • The decisive Eastern Front
  • Victory
  • 15 Conclusion
  • Bibliography
  • Index.

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