The State: Its History and Development Viewed Sociologically
by Franz Oppenheimer
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Influential German sociologist Franz Oppenheimer invigorated the intellectual discourse of the early twentieth century with the controversial ideas he sets forth in his masterwork, The State. In it, Oppenheimer rejects the centuries-old notion of the social contract espoused by political philosophers such as John Locke. Instead, he posits that the state is a tool of oppression via which the ruling classes exert their power over less fortunate groups..
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Longer review to follow but this is just to say: This is a book which, though it proved influential to the early development of anarchocapitalism was written by a socialist who opposed capitalism (this also applies for anything written by Gabriel Kolko or Benjamin Tucker).
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- Canonical title
- The State: Its History and Development Viewed Sociologically
- Original publication date
- 1908 (German) (German); 1922 (English translation) (English translation)
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- Languages
- 5 — English, German, Hungarian, Spanish, Turkish
- Media
- Paper, Ebook
- ISBNs
- 32
- ASINs
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