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Impersonal Power : History and Theory of the Bourgeois State by Heide Gerstenberger, David Fernbach is a politics available to read on EtoBox.

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The point of departure of Heide Gerstenberger’s path-breaking work is a critique of structural-functionalist theory of the state, in both its modernisation theory and materialist variants. Prof. Gerstenberger opposes to these a historical-theoretical explanation that proceeds from the long-term structuring effect of concrete social practice. This is elucidated by detailed investigation of the development of bourgeois state power in the two key examples of England and France. The different comple

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It is typically read by self-directed learners exploring a subject in depth.

Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.

Author
Heide Gerstenberger, David Fernbach
Publisher
Koninklijke Brill N.V.
Published
2007
Language
EN
ISBN
9789047421528
Category
politics
Subjects
Science, History, Sociology
Updated
2026-03-25

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