Political power and social theory. Vol. 19 / edited by Diane E. Davis and Christina Proenza-Coles.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Proenza-Coles, Christina.

Davis, Diane E., 1953-

Series:

Political power and social theory ; v. 19

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Political science.

Power (Social sciences).

Political sociology.

Social sciences--Philosophy.

Social sciences.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (315 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Bingley, U.K. : Emerald : JAI Press, 2008.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

"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 through deep knowledge of country cases as diverse as Russia, the United States, El Salvador, South Africa, and Israel. Whether examined with a focus on revolutions and political parties, or cities and their physical and social transformation, or through development of the concept of the 'familial state', which marries a preoccupation with lineage and micro-cultures to that of national-state institutions, these articles expand our theoretical and methodological imagination of how citizens become included or excluded in local and national structures of power.

Contents:

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

Chapter 10. Elaborating the Microfoundations of the familial state: uniting evolutionary biology and historical sociology

Notes:

Title from PDF t.p. (viewed 16 Jan., 2010).

Includes bibliographical references.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9786613682499

9781280771729

1280771720

9781849505451

1849505454

OCLC:

609843551