Burrage, Michael.

Class formation, civil society and the state (E-Book) a comparative analysis of Russia, France, UK and the US / Michael Burrage. - New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2008. - ix, 454 p. ; 23 cm.

An English obsession, myth and mystery -- Lessons from comparative theories -- What are classes? and who forms and dissolves them? -- Class formation in two Russias -- Civil society as adversary and collaborator in France -- Civil society acts alone in the United States -- Interim conclusions from three societies -- Re-examining the English mystery -- Testing the puzzle-solving capacity of the argument -- A brief reply to Orwell -- The class system comes to an end.

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Civil society.
Social classes--Cross-cultural studies.
Social classes--History.
Social stratification--Cross-cultural studies.
Social stratification--History.

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