Boundaries of the State in US History |
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| Editor:
| Sparrow, James T.
Novak, William J.
Sawyer, Stephen W. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-226-27764-6 |
| Publication Date: | Sep 2015 |
| Publisher: | University of Chicago Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $99.00 |
Book Description:
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The question of how the American state defines its power--not what it "is” but what it
does--has become central to a range of historical discourses, from the founding of the Republic and the role of the educational system, to the functions of agencies and America’s place in the world. Here, James Sparrow, William J. Novak, and Stephen Sawyer assemble some definitional work in this area, showing that the state is an integral actor in physical, spatial, and...
More DescriptionThe question of how the American state defines its power--not what it "is” but what it does--has become central to a range of historical discourses, from the founding of the Republic and the role of the educational system, to the functions of agencies and America’s place in the world. Here, James Sparrow, William J. Novak, and Stephen Sawyer assemble some definitional work in this area, showing that the state is an integral actor in physical, spatial, and economic exercises of power. They further imply that traditional conceptions of the state cannot grasp the subtleties of power and its articulation. Contributors include C.J. Álvarez, Elisabeth Clemens, Richard John, Robert Lieberman, Omar McRoberts, Gautham Rao, Gabriel Rosenberg, Jason Scott Smith, Tracy Steffes, and the editors.