New Releases by Michael Mann

Michael Mann''s critique of the new American imperialism reveals the country to be a military giant run by political dwarves. The USA, he argues, prods poorer countries towards an American form of neo-conservatism that leaves them with only militarism and stagnation as a legacy.

A career thief and a detective square off to make sure that the other does not succeed.

This second volume of Michael Mann''s analytical history of social power deals with power relations between the Industrial Revolution and the First World War, focusing on France, Great Britain, Hapsburg Austria, Prussia/Germany and the United States. Based on considerable empirical research it provides original theories of the rise of nations and nationalism, of class conflict, of the modern state and of modern militarism. While not afraid to generalize, it also stresses social and historical complexity. The author sees human society as "a patterned mess" and attempts to provide a sociological theory appropriate to this. This theory culminates in the final chapter, an original explanation of the causes of the First World War.

Distinguishing four sources of power in human societies - ideological, economic, military and political - ''The Sources of Social Power'' traces their interrelations throughout human history. Volume 2 deals with power relations between the Industrial Revolution and the First World War.

A retired detective enters the dreams of a serial killer in order to catch him and almost loses his own sanity.