This work covers topics related to the exercise of influence by individuals and groups within organizations. It includes an introductory group of articles dealing with the nature of influence processes and power.
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. A great read; can be quite hard to follow the ...By bryanA great read; can be quite hard to follow the narratives of certain personnel at times but overall an entertaining and informing read. Its expensive but its worth every cent.22 of 23 people found the following review helpful. Addictively richBy BrianAn amazing book. Has just the right amount of information; enough to feel complete without reaching into something inessential. If youre into anime youll get a lot from it; and even if you arent you might like it.A few of the cool things about this book:Extremely frank about the biases of its first person sources. By showing what a lot of different people think about something; and why they might think this way; we get a deeper understanding of the subject.The book spends as much time on pre-Tezuka anime as post; covering a range of history that hasnt been covered in other books. Its really interesting to see the first animation studios pop up in Japan; and the chapter on anime during WWII is really really cool. Its a strange choice in some ways; as less was happening during this time than after; meaning that those chapters feel exhaustive while the post-Tezuka ones are distilled to the highlights. This is not a problem at all; as it makes trends and influences easy to track on an emotional level as you feel the passage of time.5 of 5 people found the following review helpful. This is a great history of Japanese animation.By HandelThis is not only a great book on the history of anime; but one of the best books on the history of animation; period. All too often animation histories tend to play out like gigantic advertisements for a studio; a problem that Jonathan Clements is well aware of. Its refreshing to read a history of animation that attempts to look past these kinds of biases. It also traces some of the economic factors that led to the development of the anime style. Like many others have pointed out; the first half of the book covers the pre-Tezuka era of Japanese animation; and I found these chapters to be especially fascinating. As far as Im aware; theres nothing really comparable to this book written in the English language.
