{"product_id":"state-and-society-in-western-europe-paperback-softback-9780745604107","title":"State and Society in Western Europe (Paperback \/ softback) 9780745604107","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eState and Society in Western Europe\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003ePercy Allum (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780745604107, Polity Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 25 February 1995\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e656 pages\u003cbr\u003e24.8 x 17.4 x 3.5 cm, 1.134 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\"It is highly readable and a book I shall recommend to students.\" \u003ci\u003eJack Hayward, Centre for European Politics, University of Oxford\u003c\/i\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\"This book has much to commend it, not least its highly convincing attempt to fuse a 'conventional' political science approach with a public policy framework to offer a deeper understanding of western Europe's political systems ... the rather unorthodox comparative framework is one [students of German politics] may find stimulating.\" \u003ci\u003eGerman Politics\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Very impressive.\" \u003ci\u003eWest European Politics\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"This enormously ambitious work adopts a conventional thematic approach based on case studies of Britain, France, (West) Germany and Italy, but sets different priorities to those of other available textbooks. Explicitly analytical, it examines the relationship between the democratic constitutional state and capitalist society in Western Europe ... Its depth and comprehensiveness would recommend it as a 'review' text.\" \u003ci\u003ePolitical Studies\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eState and Society in Western Europe\u003c\/i\u003e will prove to be a major textbook on European institutions and developments. It is a highly readable contemporary and comparative presentation of four European democracies and their institutions.\" \u003ci\u003eTimes Higher Education Supplement\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThis is a major textbook in European politics. Comparative in approach, it examines the problems of West European democracies in the era of the Single European Act and the Treaty of Maastricht. \u003cp\u003eAllum discusses the politics of the four major Western European countries - Britain, France, Germany and Italy. He examines key institutions and developments in the light of contemporary social and political science paradigms, combining theory with empirical material. At the same time, he situates national politics within the broader context of European integration.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eComparative in intent, the book is organized around themes and not countries: economy, civil society and the state. It includes chapters on the economy, social structure, political cleavages and communication, parties and groups as well as governmental institutions (executive, administration, subnational government and coercive apparatus). Each chapter is illustrated with a wealth of concrete examples.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe book is intended for students of European and comparative politics, and for those concerned with the political aspects of European studies.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eList of Figures. \u003cp\u003eList of Tables.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart I: The Economic System:\u003c\/b\u003e .\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1. Mixed Economies.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart II: Civil Society:\u003c\/b\u003e .\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2. Class, Gender and Race.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3. The Forming of Civil Society.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4. The Changing of Civil Society.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5. Parties and Party Systems.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6. Groups and Interest Intermediation.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart III: The State:\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7. Government and Executive Power.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8. Public Administration and the Policy Process.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9. Subcentral Government and Centre-Local Relations.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10. The State and Invisible Power.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11. Actual Democracy in Western Europe since the War.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Politics \u0026amp; government [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Politics \u0026amp; government\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Politics%20\u0026amp;%20government%20%5BJP%5D%22\"\u003eJP\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Polity","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52406515925272,"sku":"9780745604107","price":35.97,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/files\/9780745604107.jpg?v=1784139445","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/state-and-society-in-western-europe-paperback-softback-9780745604107","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}