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The point of departure of Heide Gerstenberger's path-breaking work is a critique of structural-functionalist theory of the state, in both its modernisation theory and materialist variants. Prof. Gerstenberger opposes to these a historical-theoretical explanation that proceeds from the long-term structuring effect of concrete social practice.

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"Heide Gerstenberger's comparative study of the origins and emergence of the bourgeois state in France and England is an ambitious and provocative work." --David Parker, Historical Materialism

Impersonal Power: History And Theory Of The

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      Publisher: Haymarket Books
      Publication Date: 01/09/2009
      ISBN13: 9781608460298, 978-1608460298
      ISBN10: 1608460290

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      Book Synopsis
      The point of departure of Heide Gerstenberger's path-breaking work is a critique of structural-functionalist theory of the state, in both its modernisation theory and materialist variants. Prof. Gerstenberger opposes to these a historical-theoretical explanation that proceeds from the long-term structuring effect of concrete social practice.

      Trade Review
      "Heide Gerstenberger's comparative study of the origins and emergence of the bourgeois state in France and England is an ambitious and provocative work." --David Parker, Historical Materialism

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