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Political power and social theory. Vol. 19 /
"Political Power and Social Theory" continues its longstanding run as a premier volume of comparative and historical social science. The volume focuses on a variety of questions relating to states, citizenship, and power, common themes examined with divergent analytical entry points and th...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Otros Autores: | , |
| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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BIngley, UK :
Emerald Group Pub.,
2008.
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| Colección: | Political power and social theory ;
v. 19 |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Political Power and Social Theory; Copyright page; Contents; List of contributors; Editorial Board; Editorial Statement; List of Reviewers; Editor's Introduction; Part I: States and Citizenship; Chapter 1. War, state collapse, redistribution: Russian and German revolutions revisited; Introduction; Revolution or state breakdownquest A theoretical framework; A State under siege; Socialization as redistribution; What about ideologyquest; Logic of the Argument; Coercive redistributive action: Russia and Germany; State incapacitation vs. state consolidation: Russia and Germany
- Discussion and conclusionsNotes; References; Chapter 2. ''No bourgeois mass party, no democracy'': The missing link in Barrington Moore's American civil war; Moore's civil war; Elites or non-elitesquest; Chicago at the crossroads: Case selection and data; Hireling and slave: The Chicago party system, 1833-1852; Free labor or slave power: The Chicago party system transformed, 1853-1860; Conclusion; Notes; Acknowledgments; References; Chapter 3. T.H. Marshall meets Pierre Bourdieu: Citizens and paupers in the development of the U.S. welfare state
- The emergence of classification struggles in the development of the U.S. welfare stateThe outcomes of classification struggles in the development of the U.S. Welfare State; Conclusion; Notes; Acknowledgments; References; Part II: Cities, Citizens, and Power; Chapter 4. Intertwining national and urban policies: National development strategies and municipal tactics in greater Buenos Aires; Spatial and social contrasts in greater Buenos Aires; The 1977-1983 dictatorship regime; The 1983-1989 UCR party government; The 1989-1999 Peronist party government; Conclusion; Notes; References
- Chapter 5. A tale of two walled cities: Neo-liberalization and enclosure in Johannesburg and JerusalemTheoretical overview; Historical background; Transitions to empire: South Africa and PalestinesolIsrael; Two walled cities: Johannesburg and Jerusalem; Enclosures: The Empire's new walls; Notes; Acknowledgments; References; Chapter 6. The internet and the city: Blogging and gentrification on New York's lower east side; Introduction; Curbed.com; Weblogs and democracy; Blogs and urban change; Conclusion: Curbed, gentrification and urban redevelopment; Acknowledgments; References
- Part III: Scholarly Controversy: The Familial StateChapter 7. A memo on the familial states of the Netherlands, France and England, 1500-1800; Chapter 8. Patrimonial states in early modern Europe and in the contemporary Era: Similaritiesquest; Elegance of the argument; Comparative history serving theory; Patrimonialism and patriarchy; Similarities with states in the contemporary Era; References; Chapter 9. Patrimonial rise and decline. The strange case of the familial state; 1. Lineage and strategy; 2. The patrimonial moment; 3. Explaining decline; Conclusion; Notes; References