Power and More Power

Power is often thought of having the ability do more than the next guy. The idea that there is a disparity of power between two parties show how much worth a party has. That is the basic idea that lies in every aspect of power. In this class, we saw that power comes in many different forms as we saw it in economic power from Liverani, military power in Joanne's Age of Empires, and in political power in Mieroop's Hammurabi. In each case, each described the way in which power was created and the effects of power. For Liverani, it was the barely and wool industry that make Uruk into the first known city of the ancient world. By providing surplus, Uruk was able to use it for other gains such as trading goods. This is how they obtained economic power. In Mieroop's work, Hammurabi used his diplomatic skills to create a set of law codes that won the approval of the people and make Hammurabi popular. His ability to deal with other city-states also allowed Hammurabi to make Babylonia into a powerful state, with him at the head. In the case with Joanne's work, conquest of territory showed off military power, as the Babylonians and Assyrians would dominate Mesopotamia with their military success.
From my diagnostic, I talked mostly about democracy and the system of equal responsibility between two parties, say the government and its people, but that is a very specific case and could apply to many different aspects of social power. Power isn't just limited to governments, but also reaches all topics such as political, economical, and military. Therefore, power is seen as the ability to do more because of a certain attribute. Because of this difference in ability, power is defined and gives that party more.
My perspective on power has changed from a simple concept to a more sophisticated concept that touches upon many different aspects. Power cannot be simply defined, but it needs to be defined in the context of which it used as.