The noted sociologist argues that America's "incoherent empire" is increasing world disorder
Michael Mann is Professor of Sociology at the University of California, Los Angeles. His major works include the prizewinning series The Sources of Social Power, Volume I: A History of Power from the Beginning to 1760 AD, and Volume II: The Rise of Classes and Nation-States, 1760-1914.
Michael Mann applies the framework he developed in his classic work
The Sources of Social Power to the American empire. He finds that
its economic and ideological foundations are flimsy and that its
only real strength is an ability to bully weak Third World
countries. The United States wields 'power but not authority' and
has succumbed to 'ruthless arrogance leading to overconfidence and
hubris.' This is an important, provocative diagnosis by an
experienced social analyst.
*Chalmers Johnson*
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