Class Formation, Civil Society and the State: A Comparative Analysis of Russia, France, UK and the US

by Michael Burrage

Overview

Rather than a ranking system based on occupational prestige, this book explains social stratification through political events and decisions. Using analyses of Russia, France, the United States and England, Burrage claims that class stems from the habitual relationship between state and civil society and, remarkably, is undermined by free markets.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781403945945
Publisher:	Palgrave Macmillan UK
Publication date:	01/17/2008
Edition description:	2008
Pages:	454
Product dimensions:	5.51(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.05(d)

About the Author

MICHAEL BURRAGE has taught at the London School of Economics and Political Science, UK, and has been a visiting professor in Brazil and Japan. He has also been a research fellow at Harvard University, USA; Free University Berlin, Germany; Uppsala University, Sweden; and University of California, Berkeley, USA.

Table of Contents

An English Obsession, Myth and Mystery Lessons from Comparative Theories What are Classes? And Who Forms and Dissolves Them? Class Formations in Two Russias Civil Society as Adversary and Collaborator in France Civil Society Acts Alone in the United States Interim Conclusions from Three Societies Re-examining the English Mystery Testing the Puzzle-Solving Capacity of the Argument A Brief Reply to Orwell The Class System Comes to an End

Editorial Reviews

"Recommended." - CHOICE

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