1. Introduction; 2. Globalization imperially fractured: the British Empire; 3. America and its empire in the Progressive Era, 1890–1930; 4. Asian empires: fallen dragon, rising sun, 1890–1930; 5. Half-global crisis: World War I; 6. Explaining revolutions: phase I, proletarian revolutions, 1917–23; 7. Half-global crisis: the Great Depression; 8. The New Deal: America shifts left; 9. Varieties of social citizenship in capitalist democracies; 10. The fascist alternative, 1918–45; 11. The Soviet alternative, 1918–45; 12. Japanese imperialism, 1931–45; 13. Explaining the Chinese revolution; 14. The last inter-imperial war and the fall of the fascist alternative, 1939–45; 15. Conclusion.
This third volume of Michael Mann's analytical history of social power focuses on the interrelated development of capitalism, nation-states and empires.
Michael Mann is Distinguished Professor of Sociology at the University of California, Los Angeles. He is the author of Power in the 21st Century: Conversations with John Hall (2011), Incoherent Empire (2003) and Fascists (Cambridge, 2004). His book The Dark Side of Democracy (Cambridge, 2004) was awarded the Barrington Moore Award of the American Sociological Association for the best book in comparative and historical sociology in 2006.
'Mann's epic multi-volume series is the most illuminating analysis
ever written on world history. Volume 3 sets a new standard in
explaining why modern empires ranged from indirect to blatant and
the causes of the Great Depression, of fascism, and of Japanese
aggression. He is masterful in assessing the degree of contingency
vis-à-vis structural tendencies in the turning points of the
twentieth century.' Randall Collins, University of Pennsylvania
'Michael Mann's great project - a study of shifts in power
throughout history - is breathtaking in scope and ambition, and his
third volume, which analyzes on a global scale the devastating
epoch of the two world wars, is simply stunning, sparkling with
insight and originality throughout - a magnificent tour de force.'
Sir Ian Kershaw, University of Sheffield
'Michael Mann's The Sources of Social Power brings social science
analysis and the writing of history together in a new and highly
original way. Based on decades of comprehensive scholarship, this
volume offers a fascinating synthesis of the world's history in the
first half of the twentieth century. Full of new insights and rich
in comparison, it is going to change many commonly held views. It
deals with capitalism and class; the wars and depression; fascism,
communism, and democracy, as well as with ideology and political
power, racism and globalization, and the rise and fall of Europe's
dominance in the world. It identifies the major trends and causes
but has also much sense for the contingent constellations of which
history is full: an outstanding achievement, a major event, a
masterpiece in the Weberian tradition of historical sociology.'
Jürgen Kocka, Free University of Berlin
'Volume 3 of Michael Mann's magisterial The Sources of Social Power
displays all the virtues we have come to expect from this author:
theoretical finesse, encyclopedic knowledge, clear exposition,
unfailingly good judgment, and an allergy to all forms of cant. In
my opinion, The Sources of Social Power is one of the truly great
works of social science - and of world history - to appear in
recent decades.' William H. Sewell, Jr, University of Chicago
'Mann comes closer to his 'history of power in human societies' in
these two volumes than in the previous ones. It is hard to think of
other works of this scope by social scientists. … Readers looking
for something like a truly global history of power over the past
century and a half will find much to ponder here. The overarching
result is predictable, considering the author: Mann tackles these
topics masterfully. He explains each development with élan,
sometimes upending dominant interpretations and often pushing at
the edges of received wisdom … These last two volumes, along with
the previous two, will be read and reread for generations to come.'
Julian Go, International Affairs
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