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The State: A History Of Government

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Number of Pages: 122 Pages height: 0.3 in width: 6 in Format: Trade Paperback Publication Year: 1914 Book Title: State : a History of Government Topic: Civilization, World, Essays Publisher: Pantianos Classics Genre: History Item Length: 9 in Language: English ISBN: 9781789875201 Item Width: 6 in Author: Franz. Oppenheimer Item Height: 0.3 in Item Weight: 6.7 Oz

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The State: A History Of Government. Number of Pages: 122. Publication Date: 1914-01-01. Publisher: Pantianos Classics. Please refer to the section BELOW (and NOT ABOVE ) this line for the product details - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Title: The State: A History Of Government ISBN13: 9781789875201 ISBN10: 178987520X Author: Oppenheimer, Franz (Author) Description: Franz Oppenheimer's History Of Government Examines How States Are Formed, Attesting That Their Genesis Consists Of Conquest Of One Group Of People Over Another A Classic Of Sociology And Political Theory, The State Traverses The Millennia Of Human Civilization, Identifying And Discussing Trends Common To The Creation And Organization Of Centralized Government Oppenheimer Strongly Disagreed With The Enlightenment Idea Of The Social Contract, Which Posits That Individuals Consent To Be Governed; Surrendering Freedoms In Exchange For The Maintenance Of Public Order In The Author's View, Government Is The Consequence Of Violent Conquest, And Seeks Economic Exploitation Of A Subjugated People, Who Are Often Left With No Choice In The Matter The Author Advocated For A Socialist Society, And Writes From This Perspective; He Believes That The State Is The Originator And Enforcer Of Wealth Inequality In A Country By Forcing Terms Upon Property And The Labor Force, The State Is Able To Engineer A Situation Whereby A Small, Wealthy Class Maintains Social And Economic Control However, Oppenheimer Believes That This Situation Was Moderated By The Emergence Of The Modern Democratic State, Which He Considered More Humanitarian Than Earlier Forms Of Government Enduringly Read By Libertarian, Anarchist And Socialist Readers For Over A Century, The State Remains A Hotly Debated Work Binding: Paperback, Paperback Publisher: Pantianos Classics Publication Date: 1914-01-01 Dimensions: 0.29'' H x 9'' L x 6'' W Number of Pages: 122 Language: English

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