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State Power and Social Forces

Domination and Transformation in the Third World

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This is a collection of scholarly essays on state, society and politics in the Third World, with cases drawn from Africa, the Middle East, Asia, and Latin America. The introductory chapter outlines the theoretical approach of the contributors and the concluding chapter summarizes the importance of their studies and the contribution of the volume to general theory in comparative politics. The book is relevant to the growing state theory literature in the social sciences and it puts forward a state-in-society approach to the study of political development.

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State Power and Social Forces, Joel Samuel Migdal, Atul Kohli, Vivienne Shue

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1994
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Title
State Power and Social Forces
Subtitle
Domination and Transformation in the Third World
Language
English
Released
1994
Format
Paperback
Pages
348
ISBN10
0521467349
ISBN13
9780521467346
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3.65 out of 5
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This is a collection of scholarly essays on state, society and politics in the Third World, with cases drawn from Africa, the Middle East, Asia, and Latin America. The introductory chapter outlines the theoretical approach of the contributors and the concluding chapter summarizes the importance of their studies and the contribution of the volume to general theory in comparative politics. The book is relevant to the growing state theory literature in the social sciences and it puts forward a state-in-society approach to the study of political development.