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The Chameleon State : Global Culture and Policy Shifts in Britain and Germany, 1914-1933 / Tien-Lung Liu.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: New York ; Oxford : Berghahn Books, [1999]Copyright date: 1999Description: 1 online resource (192 p.)Content type:
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ISBN:
  • 9781789205893
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 331/.0941/09041 21
LOC classification:
  • HD8390 .L58 1999
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  • online - DeGruyter
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Contents:
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
Summary: 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.
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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

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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.

Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.

In English.

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