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Klappentext This book! first published in 1983! examines in depth the nature and sources of class radicalism in France and Britain. Zusammenfassung This book! first published in 1983! examines in depth the nature and sources of class radicalism in France and Britain and takes issue with some of the major theories of class consciousness and class action. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface; Introduction: 1. Social inequality and class radicalism; Part I. Conceptions of Class Inequality: 2. Class awareness and class identity; 3. The conflict of class interests; 4. Political power and class inequality; 5. The national patterns; Part II. Sources of Proximate Determination: 6. The power structure of the firm; 7. The influence of the trade unions; 8. The influence of the political party; 9. The power structure of the firm, the trade unions and the parties of the Left: discussion; Part III. Elements of Historical Reconstruction: 10. The revolutionary tradition; 11. The agrarian roots of working-class radicalism: an assessment of the Mann/Giddens thesis; 12. War and the crisis of legitimacy; Conclusion; Appendices; Notes; Bibliography; Index.
