Bringing the State Back In

Nonfiction, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science, Anthropology, Political Science
Cover of the book Bringing the State Back In by , Cambridge University Press
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: ISBN: 9781107713000
Publisher: Cambridge University Press Publication: September 13, 1985
Imprint: Cambridge University Press Language: English
Author:
ISBN: 9781107713000
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Publication: September 13, 1985
Imprint: Cambridge University Press
Language: English

Until recently, dominant theoretical paradigms in the comparative social sciences did not highlight states as organizational structures or as potentially autonomous actors. Indeed, the term 'state' was rarely used. Current work, however, increasingly views the state as an agent which, although influenced by the society that surrounds it, also shapes social and political processes. The contributors to this volume, which includes some of the best recent interdisciplinary scholarship on states in relation to social structures, make use of theoretically engaged comparative and historical investigations to provide improved conceptualizations of states and how they operate. Each of the book's major parts presents a related set of analytical issues about modern states, which are explored in the context of a wide range of times and places, both contemporary and historical, and in developing and advanced-industrial nations. The first part examines state strategies in newly developing countries. The second part analyzes war making and state making in early modern Europe, and discusses states in relation to the post-World War II international economy. The third part pursues new insights into how states influence political cleavages and collective action. In the final chapter, the editors bring together the questions raised by the contributors and suggest tentative conclusions that emerge from an overview of all the articles. As a programmatic work that proposes new directions for the analysis of modern states, the volume will appeal to a wide range of teachers and students of political science, political economy, sociology, history, and anthropology.

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

Until recently, dominant theoretical paradigms in the comparative social sciences did not highlight states as organizational structures or as potentially autonomous actors. Indeed, the term 'state' was rarely used. Current work, however, increasingly views the state as an agent which, although influenced by the society that surrounds it, also shapes social and political processes. The contributors to this volume, which includes some of the best recent interdisciplinary scholarship on states in relation to social structures, make use of theoretically engaged comparative and historical investigations to provide improved conceptualizations of states and how they operate. Each of the book's major parts presents a related set of analytical issues about modern states, which are explored in the context of a wide range of times and places, both contemporary and historical, and in developing and advanced-industrial nations. The first part examines state strategies in newly developing countries. The second part analyzes war making and state making in early modern Europe, and discusses states in relation to the post-World War II international economy. The third part pursues new insights into how states influence political cleavages and collective action. In the final chapter, the editors bring together the questions raised by the contributors and suggest tentative conclusions that emerge from an overview of all the articles. As a programmatic work that proposes new directions for the analysis of modern states, the volume will appeal to a wide range of teachers and students of political science, political economy, sociology, history, and anthropology.

More books from Cambridge University Press

Cover of the book An Introduction to International Arbitration by
Cover of the book The Logics of Gender Justice by
Cover of the book Insiders, Outsiders, Injuries, and Law by
Cover of the book Black Germany by
Cover of the book English in the Caribbean by
Cover of the book The Rule of Violence by
Cover of the book Hyperbole in English by
Cover of the book Rapid Eye Movement Sleep by
Cover of the book Sources, Sinks and Sustainability by
Cover of the book EMBOSS Developer's Guide by
Cover of the book The Cambridge Handbook of Biolinguistics by
Cover of the book Multiphase Flow in Permeable Media by
Cover of the book Brain Disorders in Critical Illness by
Cover of the book The International Law on Foreign Investment by
Cover of the book Lexical Layers of Identity by
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy