The concealment of the state : explaining and challenging the postmodern studies / Jason Royce Lindsey.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Lindsey, Jason Royce, author.

Series:

Contemporary anarchist studies.

Contemporary anarchist studies

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Anarchism.

Capitalism.

Sovereignty.

State, The.

Physical Description:

1 online resource : digital, HTML file(s).

Place of Publication:

New York : Bloomsbury Academic, 2013.

Language Note:

English

System Details:

text file

Summary:

"Increasingly, politicians and policymakers insist that the market is an immovable force that constraints their ability to act. At the same time, states strive to retain their sovereignty while claiming to be part of a global system. This dichotomy reveals a dominant contemporary ideology: the concealment of the state.This accessible book draws upon the anarchist criticism of the state to show the ideological and functional logic behind such concealment. It explains how states hide their ability to act by separating politics into a deep and shallow state, where political actors in the shallow state are free from policy formulation and implementation, which rests with the deep state. For example, American politicians deny global warming as the Pentagon plans to open new Arctic sea routes. Such transfer of policy to a less visible state is demonstrated through concrete international policy examples, including environmental regulations, budget recommendations, workplace safety, scientific investment, transportation planning, and education. The anarchist tradition shows how this concealment can be exposed so that popular political activity can challenge it more effectively."-- Provided by publisher.

"Increasingly, politicians and policymakers insist that the market is an immovable force that constraints their ability to act. At the same time, states strive to retain their sovereignty while claiming to be part of a global system. This dichotomy reveals a dominant contemporary ideology: the concealment of the state. This accessible book draws upon the anarchist criticism of the state to show the ideological and functional logic behind such concealment. It explains how states hide their ability to act by separating politics into a deep and shallow state, where political actors in the shallow state are free from policy formulation and implementation, which rests with the deep state. For example, American politicians deny global warming as the Pentagon plans to open new Arctic sea routes. Such transfer of policy to a less visible state is demonstrated through concrete international policy examples, including environmental regulations, budget recommendations, workplace safety, scientific investment, transportation planning, and education. The anarchist tradition shows how this concealment can be exposed so that popular political activity can challenge it more effectively"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Machine generated contents note:

Chapter 1: The Concealment of the State Chapter 2: Deep and Shallow StateChapter 3: Theories of the StateChapter 4: Engines of OppressionChapter 5: A Postindustrial Peasantry?Chapter 6: ConclusionBibliographyIndex.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record and e-publication, viewed on April 10, 2019.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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ISBN:

9781501306747

150130674X

9781441141231

1441141235

9781441148568

1441148566

OCLC:

854909056

Access Restriction:

Unrestricted online access