A review by __kya__
Power: A Radical View by Steven Lukes

1.0

Though this may be valuable in certain contexts, it is essential to note that this book represents an individual's summarization of other's argument to male a point; of which Lukes arrives at in an incredibly indirect and distracted manor. If one happens to be familiar with the readings and ideologies Lukes brings into play, I can see this as an extremely useful resource; however, in a setting (like mine) where this writing appears to attempt to replace a deep familiarity with authors like Arendt, Foucault, Bordeaux, Marx, etcetera, much is left to be desired. I wish that rather than reading this book, I was pushed toward and urged to read the foundational texts of these authors.

PS,
I also find the writing style excessively tumultuous with little to gain from it.