Politics

A Very Short Introduction
Erscheinungsjahr 2027
ISBN: 978-0-19-887437-9
Verlag: Oxford University Press

Buch, Englisch, 144 Seiten, Print PDF, Format (B × H): 111 mm x 174 mm

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Politics is ubiquitous and can be understood as a struggle for power. Power is not only an important end in itself, but those who rule influence the distribution of such other valued goods as wealth, status, and security. Who wins power struggles and why are then deeply consequential for understanding our cotemporary human condition.

In this Very Short Introduction, author Atul Kohli provides an overview of politics in modern nation-states. He takes turn analysing the critical components of power struggles: sources of power, organization of power, and uses of power. How power is distributed globally and how it is organized nationally influences life-chances of citizens across the world. This analysis leads Kohli to suggest that major political challenges of the twenty-first century will include how to preserve democracy and to limit the role of money in politics.

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Autoren/Hrsg.

Kohli, Atul

Inhaltsverzeichnis

- 1: Politics as power struggles

- 2: Sources of power

- 3: Organization of power

- 4: Uses of power

- 5: Power struggles, moving forward

Über Autor(innen)

Atul Kohli is the David Bruce Professor of Politics and International Affairs at Princeton University and is the author of Imperialism and the Developing World: How Britain and the U.S. Shaped the Global Periphery, among other works.