Reviews for The politics of power

The average rating for The politics of power based on 2 reviews is 1 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2009-01-17 00:00:00 Pawel Wiszniewski I was first introduced to this book by a collectivist professor back in college. I found it intriguing at first, but soon realized it was only so much drivel. Unless you think socialism is tenable, you probably will have a tough time getting past the second chapter without throwing the book across the room and into the fireplace. I enjoy books written by those who hold views in opposition to my own, but only if they are well written and well reasoned. This book is mediocre on the first part and abysmal on the second. I imagine the arguments (if you can call them that) this book contains are only persuasive to the blank slates out there or those already meandering down the road of socialist ideology. Here's a sample quote from the second chapter on "Global Capitalism and American Politics" for you to consider: Not only is wage labor the characteristic form that labor takes within a capitalist society, but also relations within the workplace and the economy as a whole are highly undemocratic...Within the entire economy, those who own and control companies decide what to produce, where to produce it, and how to produce it. It is often claimed that this authoritarian situation is the price that must be paid to achieve maximum efficiency.

Review # 2 was written on 2015-12-17 00:00:00 Jennifer E Combs This was required reading for a college political science class. The book is heavily biased in favor of liberals and socialists. I am neither of those and therefore this book was a chore for me to read.