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Political Sociology in a Global Era - An Introduction to the State and Society (Hardcover)
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Political Sociology in a Global Era - An Introduction to the State and Society (Hardcover)
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Political Sociology in a Global Era provides a critical analysis of
the origins, nature, development, and transformation of the state
and society historically and today, examining the class nature and
social basis of politics and the state in different societal
settings. The book emphasizes the centrality of class relations in
explaining political power and the role of the state in
class-divided societies by providing powerful theoretical and
empirical analyses of themes in political sociology in an era of
globalization. It examines in detail the major political issues and
events of our time, and makes them relevant to the study of power
and politics today. Some of the features of this text include:
Introduces a global political sociology emphasizing the dynamics of
power relations Provides a critical analysis of the role of
politics and the state within the world-historical process
Describes classical and contemporary theories of politics and the
state Explains the origins and development of the state, discussing
the nature of the state, its class basis, and contradictions in
different types of societies Considers the dynamics of the
capitalist state and traces its development in Europe and the
United States from the 18th century to the present Details the role
of the advanced capitalist state in the global political economy at
the current, advanced stage of late capitalism Discusses the social
movements that have been actively struggling against the capitalist
state from earlier times to the present, including the Arab Spring,
focusing on recent developments in both advanced capitalist and
less-developed capitalist societies where mobilization of the
masses has led to struggles against the capitalist state on a
global scale Offers an original analysis of global capitalism and
places it in the context of the current crisis of the global
capitalist system
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