v. 1. A history of power from the beginning to A.D. 1760
v. 2. Rise of classes and nation-states 1760-1914
v. 3. Global empires and revolution, 1890-1945
v. 4. Globalizations, 1945-2011.
The sources of social power by Michael Mann. ISBN 9781107028678. Published by Cambridge University Press in 1986. Publication and catalogue information, links to buy online and reader comments.