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Class Structure and Social Transformation

by Berch Berberoglu

Pages: 130

Contributors: Berch Berberoglu

Publisher: Praeger Publishers

Place of Publication: Westport, CT

Publication Year: 1994

Subjects: Social Classes,Social Structure,Social Conflict

Table of Contents

Title Page

Contents

Preface

Acknowledgements

Introduction

One Theories of Social Class and Inequality: A Critical Analysis

Notes

Two The Marxist Theory of Class Structure and Class Struggle

Conclusion

Notes

Three The Historical Development of Class Systems

Conclusion

Notes

Four Class Structure of Advanced Capitalist Societies

Notes

Five Class Structure of Third World Societies

Conclusion

Notes

Six Class, Nation, and State: Nationalism and Class Struggle

Conclusion

Notes

Seven Class, Race, and Gender

Conclusion

Notes

Conclusion

Bibliography

Index

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