De-Facing Power |
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| Author:
| Hayward, Clarissa Rile |
| Contribution by:
| Shapiro, I.
Hardin, Russell
Holmes, Stephen
Isaac, Jeffrey
Keane, John
Kiss, Elizabeth
Okin, Susan
Pettit, Phillip
Van Parijs, Phillipe |
| Series title: | Contemporary Political Theory Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-521-78564-8 |
| Publication Date: | Sep 2000 |
| Publisher: | Cambridge University Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | AUD $45.95 |
Book Description:
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In this major contribution to the power debate, Clarissa Rile Hayward challenges the prevailing view of power as something powerful people have and use. Rather than seeing it as having a 'face', she argues for a view of power as a complex network of social boundaries--norms, identities, institutions--which define individual freedom, for 'powerful' and 'powerless' alike. The book's argument is supported by a comparative analysis of relationships within two ethnically-diverse educational...
More DescriptionIn this major contribution to the power debate, Clarissa Rile Hayward challenges the prevailing view of power as something powerful people have and use. Rather than seeing it as having a 'face', she argues for a view of power as a complex network of social boundaries--norms, identities, institutions--which define individual freedom, for 'powerful' and 'powerless' alike. The book's argument is supported by a comparative analysis of relationships within two ethnically-diverse educational settings--a low-income, predominantly African-American urban school; and an affluent, predominantly white, suburban school.