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Boundaries of the State in US History, Hardcover by Sparrow, James T. (EDT); ...
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- Boundaries of the State in US History
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- 9780226277646
- Subject Area
- History, Political Science
- Publication Name
- Boundaries of the State in Us History
- Publisher
- University of Chicago Press
- Item Length
- 9 in
- Subject
- History & Theory, American Government / General, United States / General
- Publication Year
- 2015
- Type
- Textbook
- Format
- Hardcover
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- English
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- 1 in
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- 22.1 Oz
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- 6 in
- Number of Pages
- 384 Pages
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The question of how the American state defines its power--not what it "is" but what it does --has become central to a range of historical discourses, from the founding of the Republic and the role of the educational system, to the functions of agencies and America's place in the world. Here, James Sparrow, William J. Novak, and Stephen Sawyer assemble some definitional work in this area, showing that the state is an integral actor in physical, spatial, and economic exercises of power. They further imply that traditional conceptions of the state cannot grasp the subtleties of power and its articulation. Contributors include C.J. Álvarez, Elisabeth Clemens, Richard John, Robert Lieberman, Omar McRoberts, Gautham Rao, Gabriel Rosenberg, Jason Scott Smith, Tracy Steffes, and the editors.
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University of Chicago Press
ISBN-10
022627764x
ISBN-13
9780226277646
eBay Product ID (ePID)
22038260665
Product Key Features
Number of Pages
384 Pages
Language
English
Publication Name
Boundaries of the State in Us History
Publication Year
2015
Subject
History & Theory, American Government / General, United States / General
Type
Textbook
Subject Area
History, Political Science
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
1 in
Item Weight
22.1 Oz
Item Length
9 in
Item Width
6 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Scholarly & Professional
LCCN
2015-003894
Dewey Edition
23
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This resonant collection explores the varieties and powers of the US national state by taking its boundaries and limits seriously. Generating striking insights across a range of fundamental subjects, its thoughtful overviews and absorbing essays offer readers fresh understanding of deep-seated connections between political authority and both domestic society and basic global patterns., The authors of these essays seek to add their explanation of the meaning of the US state to the studies produced in sociology, political science, history, anthropology, and other social sciences in recent years. Their purpose is to clarify the study by explaining how the state operates and where power is generated. The essayists wrestle with the complication of disintegrated power evident in the US system of government. . . . As in all essay collections, some authors reach the goal of the project more clearly than others, but all of them offer perspectives on the subject that deserve consideration. Recommended., The authors of these essays seek to add their explanation of the meaning of the US state to the studies produced in sociology, political science, history, anthropology, and other social sciences in recent years. Their purpose is to clarify the study by explaining how the state operates and where power is generated. The essayists wrestle with the complication of disintegrated power evident in the US system of government. . . . As in all essay collections, some authors reach the goal of the project more clearly than others, but all of them offer perspectives on the subject that deserve consideration. Recommended., Boundaries of the State in US History contains cutting edge work on the nature of the American state. It explains how the United States managed to accomplish complex goals, such as distributing its western lands, without an elaborate bureaucratic apparatus. The contributors to this widely ranging book force us to rethink our fundamental notions of the American state, such as its weakness in comparison with European and other states. This collection will become indispensable to political scientists and historians alike., This outstanding collection captures the full breadth of exciting new work on the American state. The essays challenge us to think in novel and creative ways about the binaries--state and society, republic and empire, public and private, federal and local--that have profoundly shaped historical writing on this institution. They powerfully advance our ability to comprehend the possibilities and perils of democratic statecraft across the entire span of US history. A major achievement., This outstanding collection captures the full breadth of exciting new work on the American state. The essays challenge us to think in novel and creative ways about the binaries--state and society, republic and empire, public and private, federal and local--that have profoundly shaped historical writing on this institution. They powerfully advance our ability to comprehend the possibilities and perils of democratic statecraft across the entire span of US history. A major achievement.
Dewey Decimal
320.473/049
Lc Classification Number
Jk411.B68 2015
Table of Content
James T. Sparrow, William J. Novak, and Stephen W. Sawyer Introduction Part I : The State and the World Gautham Rao One / The Early American State "In Action": The Federal Marine Hospitals, 1789-1860 Stephen W. Sawyer Two / Beyond Tocqueville's Myth: Rethinking the Model of the American State C. J. Alvarez Three / Inventing the US-Mexico Border James T. Sparrow Four / Rumors of Empire: Tracking the Image of Britain at the Dawn of the American Century Jason Scott Smith Five / The Great Transformation: The State and the Market in the Postwar World Part II : The State and Civil Society Tracy Steffes Six / Governing the Child: The State, the Family, and the Compulsory School in the Early Twentieth Century Gabriel N. Rosenberg Seven / Youth as Infrastructure: 4-H and the Intimate State in 1920s Rural America Elisabeth Clemens Eight / Good Citizens of a World Power: Postwar Reconfigurations of the Obligation to Give Omar M. McRoberts Nine / The Rise of the Public Religious Welfare State: Black Religion and the Negotiation of Church/State Boundaries during the War on Poverty Robert C. Lieberman Ten / Private Power and American Bureaucracy: The State, the EEOC, and Civil Rights Enforcement Richard R. John Eleven / From Political Economy to Civil Society: Arthur W. Page, Corporate Philanthropy, and the Reframing of the Past in Post-New Deal America William J. Novak Conclusion: The Concept of the State in American History Acknowledgments Contributors Index
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2015
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