TY  - BOOK
AU  - Liu,Tien-Lung
TI  - The Chameleon State: Global Culture and Policy Shifts in Britain and Germany, 1914-1933 
SN  - 9781789205893
AV  - HD8390 .L58 1999
U1  - 331/.0941/09041 21
PY  - 1999///]
CY  - New York, Oxford
PB  - Berghahn Books
KW  - Arbitration, Industrial
KW  - Germany
KW  - History
KW  - 20th century
KW  - Great Britain
KW  - Labor policy
KW  - HISTORY / Modern / 20th Century
KW  - bisacsh
N1  - Frontmatter --; Contents --; Abbreviations --; List of Tables --; List of Figures --; Preface --; Chapter One Theorizing the State --; Chapter Two The British and German Labor Ministries --; Chapter Three The First World War, Postwar Reconstruction, and the Pluralist States --; Chapter Four Veering Away from British Pluralism --; Chapter Five Bending German Statism --; Chapter Six Conclusion --; Bibliography --; Index; restricted access
N2  - The role of the state in capitalist societies has been a bone of considerable contention among scholars. The two founding fathers of sociology held radically opposing views on this subject which were reflected in the numerous debates over subsequent decades to this day. Yet, no answer has been found to the vexing question: on whose side is the state in capitalist societies? The author examines current theories and, comparing Britain and Germany, shows that they are unable to explain the contradictory social and industrial policies in these two countries during the twentieth century. Based on in-depth archival and secondary sources the author offers an alternative theoretical framework, one that focuses on the interactions among historical contingencies, the global cultural context, and political processes
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1515/9781789205893?locatt=mode:legacy
UR  - https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9781789205893
UR  - https://www.degruyter.com/document/cover/isbn/9781789205893/original
ER  -