Class Formation, Civil Society and the State A Comparative Analysis
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 habitua
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Michael Burrage
Class Formation, Civil Society and the State
Also by Michael Burrage REVOLUTION AND THE MAKING OF THE CONTEMPORARY LEGAL PROFESSION IN FRANCE, THE UNITED STATES AND ENGLAND PROFESSIONS IN THEORY AND HISTORY Rethinking the Study of the Professions (edited with Rolf Torstendahl) THE FORMATION OF PROFESSIONS Knowledge, State and Strategy (edited with Rolf Torstendahl)
Class Formation, Civil Society and the State A Comparative Analysis of Russia, France, the US and England Michael Burrage
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Contents
Acknowledgements
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Chapter 1
1
An English Obsession, Myth and Mystery
Why no one answered Orwell England in cross-national surveys Questions and clues arising
1 6 14
Chapter 2
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Lessons from Comparative Theories
Djilas’s theory of a ‘new class’ Post-Marxist theories in Britain Comparison via correlation coefficients in the United States A bold step backwards
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Chapter 3 Them?
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What Are Classes? And Who Forms and Dissolves
Class defined The two agents of class formation How will we identify classes?
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Chapter 4
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Class Formation in Two Russias
The official classes of Imperial Russia And the unofficia
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