| Description |
xi, 291 pages ; 23 cm |
| Series |
Cambridge studies in comparative politics |
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Cambridge studies in comparative politics.
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| Contents |
Pt. I. Introduction -- 1. The State-in-Society Approach: A New Definition of the State and Transcending the Narrowly Constructed World of Rigor -- Pt. II. Rethinking Social and Political Change -- 2. A Model of State-Society Relations -- 3. Strong States, Weak States: Power and Accommodation -- Pt. III. A Process-Oriented Approach: Constituting States and Societies -- 4. An Anthropology of the State: Struggles for Domination -- 5. Why Do So Many States Stay Intact? -- Pt. IV. Linking Micro- and Macro-Level Change -- 6. Individual Change in the Midst of Social and Political Change -- Pt. V. Studying the State -- 7. Studying the Politics of Development and Change: The State of the Art -- 8. Studying the State |
| Summary |
"The essays in this book trace the development of Joel S. Migdal's "state-in-society" approach. His process-oriented analysis illuminates how power is exercised around the world, and how and when patterns of power change."--BOOK JACKET |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 265-285) and index |
| Subject |
State, The.
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Social control.
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Power (Social sciences)
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| LC no. |
2001025468 |
| ISBN |
052179286X |
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9780521792868 |
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0521797063 |
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9780521797061 |
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