TY - GEN AU - Burrage,Michael TI - Class formation, civil society and the state (E-Book): a comparative analysis of Russia, France, UK and the US SN - 1403945942 (alk. paper) U1 - 305.5 PY - 2008/// CY - New York PB - Palgrave Macmillan KW - Civil society KW - Social classes KW - Cross-cultural studies KW - History KW - Social stratification N1 - 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 UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0807/2007050107-d.html UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0807/2007050107-t.html ER -