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The Power Manual
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- Book Synopsis
- Liberate yourself by understanding and mastering power dynamics All social relations are laden with power. Getting out from under dominant power relations and mastering power dynamics is perhaps the most essential skill for change agents across all sectors seeking to ignite positive change in the world.This concise action manual explores major concepts of power, with a focus on the dynamics of domination and liberation, and presents methods for shifting power relations and enacting freedom. The Power Manual:Clearly distills the major theories of power from post-modern and feminist theory to business management and developmental psychology, and beyondExamines key ways that power is deployed and transformed in societyPresents a new theory of power based on enactment-the bringing of something to life through one's actionsExplains how to refuse powerless identities and enact powerful onesHelps readers choose egalitarian interactions over dominationDemonstrates mastering the process of power expansionFeatures workshop games and group activities for identifying and shifting power relations.This accessible action manual is ideal for change agents, leaders, and activists across all nonprofit and business sectors aiming to understand, master, and shift power relations.
- About The Author
- Cyndi Suarez works with leaders in nonprofit organizations, philanthropy, and social movements, including most recently the Movement for Black Lives. She helps social change leaders move from struggle to flow by helping them build elegant ideas and structures. She lives in Boston, MA.
- Product Details
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- ISBN
- 9780865718814
- Format
- Paperback
- Publisher
- New Society Publishers, (16 August 2018)
- Number of Pages
- 192
- Weight
- 269 grams
- Language
- English
- Dimensions
- 229 x 190 x 7 mm
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