The Path Not Taken: Reflections on Power and Fear

Wheelis, Allen

ISBN 10: 0393028313 / ISBN 13: 9780393028317

Published by W. W. Norton & Co, 1990

About this Item

123 pages. First edition (first printing). A very good copy in a very good dust jacket. Inscribed by the author to the previous owner. Seller Inventory # 332504

Bibliographic Details

Title: The Path Not Taken: Reflections on Power and...

Publisher: W. W. Norton & Co

Publication Date: 1990

Binding: Hardcover

Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good

Signed: Signed by Author(s)

Edition: First Edition.

About this title

Synopsis:

From the cave dweller to the man in the gray flannel suit, from Genghis Kahn to Jesus Christ, in all human endeavor, and in relationships of every kind, a single imperative burns through many disguises: the pursuit of power. This is the radical, unsettling thesis advanced in Allen Wheelis's latest book.

Synopsis:

This assessment of human nature and of the social contract that binds individuals together in society examines primarily the pursuit and demands of power. It also questions whether fear is the only limitation on the acquisition and abuse of power.