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Class, Power and the State in Capitalist Society

Essays on Ralph Miliband

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  • © 2008

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Editors:
  1. Paul Wetherly

    1. Leeds Metropolitan University, UK

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  2. Clyde W. Barrow

    1. University of Massachusetts — Dartmouth, USA

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  3. Peter Burnham

    1. University of Warwick, UK

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Table of contents (11 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xv
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  2. Introduction

    • Clyde W. Barrow, Paul Wetherly, Peter Burnham
    Pages 1-23

  3. Ralph Miliband and the New Left

    • Michael Newman
    Pages 24-47

  4. Parliamentary Socialism, Labourism and Beyond

    • Peter Burnham
    Pages 48-63

  5. On Moving on from ‘Moving On’: Ralph Miliband, Marxism and Politics

    • Paul Blackledge
    Pages 64-83

  6. Ralph Miliband and the Instrumentalist Theory of the State: The (Mis)Construction of an Analytic Concept

    • Clyde W. Barrow
    Pages 84-108

  7. Can Capitalists Use the State to Serve Their General Interests?

    • Paul Wetherly
    Pages 109-131

  8. Dialogue of the Deaf: Some Reflections on the Poulantzas-Miliband Debate

    • Bob Jessop
    Pages 132-157

  9. Miliband and the Withering Away of the State

    • John Hoffman
    Pages 158-169

  10. Theorizing the Unexceptional US Welfare State

    • John F. Manley
    Pages 170-205

  11. The Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan: Environmental Groups or Business Dominance?

    • George A. Gonzalez
    Pages 206-229

  12. Conclusion: Miliband for a Sceptical Age?

    • Paul Wetherly, Clyde W. Barrow, Peter Burnham
    Pages 230-239

  13. Back Matter

    Pages 240-260
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This collection of new essays re-examines and evaluates central themes in the work of Ralph Miliband, a leading contributor to Marxist political theory in twentieth century. It provides an essential reference point for research within the Marxist tradition, and a valuable resource for students on a range of courses in political and social theory.

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'I would certainly recommend this book to scholars in political theory and especially to those interested in Marxist state theory.' - Edward Rooksby, Political Studies Review

Editors and Affiliations

  • Leeds Metropolitan University, UK

    Paul Wetherly

  • University of Massachusetts — Dartmouth, USA

    Clyde W. Barrow

  • University of Warwick, UK

    Peter Burnham

About the editors

PAUL BLACKLEDGE Senior Lecturer in Politics, Leeds Metropolitan University, UK GEORGE A. GONZALEZ Associate Professor of Political Science, University of Miami, USA JOHN HOFFMAN Retired Professor of Political Theory, University of Leicester, UK BOB JESSOP Professor of Sociology and Director of the Institute for Advanced Studies, Lancaster University, UK JOHN F. MANLEY Professor Emeritus of Political Science, Stanford University, USA MICHAEL NEWMAN Jean Monnet Professor of European Integration Studies and Professor of Politics, London Metropolitan University, UK LEO PANITCH Canada Research Chair in Comparative Political Economy, York University, Toronto, Canada

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