1st Edition

State Apparatus Structures and Language of Legitimacy

By Gordon L. Clark, Michael Dear Copyright 1984
236 Pages
by Routledge

234 Pages
by Routledge

234 Pages
by Routledge

Originally published in 1984, State Apparatus contributes to the debate on the theory of the state through posing questions regarding the state’s form, function, and apparatus. The book begins by setting out the theoretical and methodological problems and reviewing the various Conservative, Liberal and Marxist theories in light of these. It discusses state activity, using specific case... Read more
1: Introduction; 2: The Problematic of the Capitalist State; 3: The Capitalist State Apparatus; 4: State Apparatus and Everyday Life; 5: The Language of the State; 6: Law and the State; 7: The Local State; 8: Democracy and the Crisis of Legitimacy; 9: Justice and the State; Bibliography; Author Index; Subject Index

Biography

Gordon L. Clark and Michael Dear