State Power and Social Forces: Domination and Transformation in the Third World (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780521467346)

This is a collection of scholarly essays on state, society and politics in the Third World, with cases drawn from Africa, the Middle East, Asia, and Latin America. The introductory chapter outlines the theoretical approach of the contributors and the concluding chapter summarizes the importance of their studies and the contribution of the volume to general theory in comparative politics. The book is relevant to the growing state theory literature in the social sciences and it puts forward a state-in-society approach to the study of political development.

Author: Joel S. Migdal
ISBN-10: 0521467349
ISBN-13: 9780521467346
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Language: English
Published: 08/26/1994
Pages: 348
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.06lbs
Size: 8.89h x 5.95w x 0.84d