Power
A Radical View
3rd Edition
Published on 19. February 2026
240 pages
978-1-350-54475-8 (ISBN)
Description
Since its publication in 1974, Power has consolidated its reputation as a classic work and a major reference point within social and political theory by assessing the main debates about how to conceptualize and study power.
New to the Revelations series, this revised edition presents a brand new introduction by Steven Lukes on the nature of the power debate in the world today. It includes the original text from the first and all subsequent editions, and is essential reading for anyone interested in the concept of power.
New to the Revelations series, this revised edition presents a brand new introduction by Steven Lukes on the nature of the power debate in the world today. It includes the original text from the first and all subsequent editions, and is essential reading for anyone interested in the concept of power.
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Series
Edition
3rd Revised edition
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Target group
College/higher education
Edition type
Revised edition
ISBN-13
978-1-350-54475-8 (9781350544758)
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Other editions
Additional editions
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approx. 03/2026
3rd Edition
Bloomsbury Academic
€32.50
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Person
STEVEN LUKES is Professor of Sociology at New York University, USA. He was previously a Fellow and Tutor in Politics and Sociology at Balliol College, Oxford, UK, and has held professorships at the European University Institute, Florence, the University of Siena, Italy, and the London School of Economics and Political Science, UK.
Content
Introduction to the Revelations edition
Introduction to the third edition
Introduction to the second edition
1. Power: A Radical View
2. Power, Freedom and Reason
3. Three-Dimensional Power
4. Domination and Consent
5. Exploring the Third Dimension
Introduction to the third edition
Introduction to the second edition
1. Power: A Radical View
2. Power, Freedom and Reason
3. Three-Dimensional Power
4. Domination and Consent
5. Exploring the Third Dimension
