Political Power and Social Classes
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Political Power and Social Classes is a seminal Marxist theoretical work that analyzes the relationship between the state, political power, and class structure in capitalist societies.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Political Power and Social Classes Context triple: [Nicos Poulantzas, notableWork, Political Power and Social Classes]
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A.
Organization of Political Power
Organization of Political Power is a section of the 1976 Constitution that defines the structure, functions, and distribution of authority among the state’s political institutions.
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B.
Politics, Self, and Society
Politics, Self, and Society is a seminal work in political science that explores how individual identity and social context shape political behavior and attitudes.
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The Sources of Social Power
The Sources of Social Power is a multi-volume sociological and historical study by Michael Mann that analyzes how ideological, economic, military, and political power have shaped human societies over time.
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D.
The Power Elite
The Power Elite is a seminal sociological book by C. Wright Mills that analyzes how a small group of political, corporate, and military leaders dominate power and decision-making in the United States.
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E.
The Political System
The Political System is a foundational work of political science by David Easton that introduced a systems-theory approach to analyzing political life and processes.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Political Power and Social Classes Target entity description: Political Power and Social Classes is a seminal Marxist theoretical work that analyzes the relationship between the state, political power, and class structure in capitalist societies.
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A.
Organization of Political Power
Organization of Political Power is a section of the 1976 Constitution that defines the structure, functions, and distribution of authority among the state’s political institutions.
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B.
Politics, Self, and Society
Politics, Self, and Society is a seminal work in political science that explores how individual identity and social context shape political behavior and attitudes.
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C.
The Sources of Social Power
The Sources of Social Power is a multi-volume sociological and historical study by Michael Mann that analyzes how ideological, economic, military, and political power have shaped human societies over time.
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D.
The Power Elite
The Power Elite is a seminal sociological book by C. Wright Mills that analyzes how a small group of political, corporate, and military leaders dominate power and decision-making in the United States.
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E.
The Political System
The Political System is a foundational work of political science by David Easton that introduced a systems-theory approach to analyzing political life and processes.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Marxist theoretical work
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book ⓘ |
| academicDiscipline |
Marxist sociology
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political science ⓘ political sociology ⓘ |
| addresses |
forms of political power in class societies
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relationship between state and classes ⓘ role of the state in capitalism ⓘ |
| author | Nicos Poulantzas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | France ⓘ |
| critiques |
instrumentalist conceptions of the state
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reduction of politics to economics ⓘ |
| genre |
Marxist theory
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political theory ⓘ sociology ⓘ |
| hasPerspective |
anti-economistic view of the state
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class-based analysis of politics ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Antonio Gramsci
NERFINISHED
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Karl Marx ⓘ Louis Althusser NERFINISHED ⓘ Vladimir Lenin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| keyConcept |
class alliances
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class struggle ⓘ mode of production ⓘ political domination ⓘ power bloc ⓘ relative autonomy of the state ⓘ social formation ⓘ state apparatuses ⓘ |
| language | French ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
capitalist societies
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class structure ⓘ political power ⓘ social classes ⓘ state theory ⓘ |
| notableFor |
influence on debates about the capitalist state
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integration of structuralism into Marxist state theory ⓘ systematic theory of the capitalist state ⓘ |
| originalTitle | Pouvoir politique et classes sociales NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theoreticalFramework |
Western Marxism
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structuralist Marxism ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Marxist political theory courses
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class analysis ⓘ state theory debates ⓘ |
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