Political Sociology in a Global Era: An Introduction to the State and Society

ISBN-13: 9781612051727 / Angielski / Twarda / 2012 / 242 str.

Berch Berberoglu

Opis

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.

Spis treści

Preface and Acknowledgments Introduction 1. Conventional Theories of State 2. Marxist Theory of the State 3. The Origins and Development of the State 4. The Capitalist State: Its Nature and Contradictions 5. The Crisis of the Advance Capitalist State 6. The State in Less-Developed Countries 7. Social Movements and the State in a Global Era 8. Class, State, and Power: Social Change and Transformation Conclusion References About the Author Index

O autorze

Dr. Berch Berberoglu is Foundation Professor of Sociology and Director of Graduate Studies in the Department of Sociology at the University of Nevada, Reno, where he has been teaching and conducting research for the past thirty-five years. Dr. Berberoglu has written and edited twenty-eight books and many articles on topics related to political sociology, the state, globalization, and the political economy of class and class conflict on a global scale. His most recent books include The Globalization of Capital and the Nation-State; Nationalism and Ethnic Conflict: Class, State, and Nation in the Age of Globalization; Globalization and Change: The Transformation of Global Capitalism; The State and Revolution in the Twentieth Century: Major Social Transformations of Our Time; Class and Class Conflict in the Age of Globalization; and Globalization in the 21st Century: Labor, Capital, and the State on a World Scale. Dr. Berberoglu’s areas of specialization include political sociology, political economy, globalization, class analysis, development, and comparative historical sociology. His most recent book, Beyond the Global Capitalist Crisis: The World Economy in Transition, was published in 2012. He is currently working on a new book, America Beyond Empire: The Promise and the Vision for a New America in the 21st Century, which will be published by Paradigm in 2013. Dr. Berberoglu received his PhD in Sociology from the University of Oregon in 1977 and his BA and MA from Central Michigan University in 1972 and 1974, respectively. He also did graduate studies at the State University of New York at Binghamton in the early 1970s.