State in Society: Studying How States and Societies Transform and Constitute One Another

by Joel S. Migdal

Book Overview

The essays in this book trace the development of Joel Migdal's state-in-society approach. The essays situate the approach within the classic literature in political science, sociology, and related disciplines but present a new model for understanding state-society relations. It allies parts of the state and groups in society against other such coalitions, determines how societies and states create and maintain distinct ways of structuring day-to-day...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521797063
• ISBN13: 9780521797061
• Release Date: April 2010
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 308 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"