The Science of the State | Race, Class, and National Identity in US Political Science, 1835 to 1945

Clyde W. Barrow

ISBN 10: 3111599299 / ISBN 13: 9783111599298

Published by De Gruyter, 2026

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The Science of the State | Race, Class, and National Identity in US Political Science, 1835 to 1945 | Clyde W. Barrow | Buch | XI | Englisch | 2026 | De Gruyter | EAN 9783111599298 | Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Walter de Gruyter GmbH, De Gruyter GmbH, Genthiner Str. 13, 10785 Berlin, productsafety[at]degruyterbrill[dot]com | Anbieter: preigu.

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• Title: The Science of the State | Race, Class, and National Identity in US Political Science, 1835 to 1945
• Publisher: De Gruyter
• Publication Date: 2026
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3111599299
• ISBN 13: 9783111599298
• Binding: Buch
• Condition: Neu
• Weight: 723 grams
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Synopsis

The Science of the State: Race, Class, and National Identity in US Political Science, 1835-1945 traces the origins of US political science as it emerged from the Staatwissenschaft paradigm of post-Hegelian nineteenth century Germany, particularly through the influence of Johann Caspar Bluntschli, Wilhelm G. F. Roscher, and Ludwig von Gumplowicz. The US science of the state emphasized three concepts – race, class, and national identity – which generated two competing theories of the state: a metaphysical theory of the state anchored in the concept of race, and an economic theory of the state anchored in the concept of class. By the 1920s, a new sociological theory of the state laid the foundations for a paradigm shift from the science of the state to pluralism in US political science. The author suggests that the origins of US political science structured its development as a dialectical conflict between the official discipline’s ideological defense of economic and racial inequality and a critical political science, which challenged the structural inequalities of US capitalism and liberal democracy.

About the Authors

Clyde W. Barrow, University of Texas-Rio Grande Valley, Vereinigte Staaten.

Clyde W. Barrow is Professor of Political Science at the University of Texas-Rio Grande Valley and recipient of the 2022 Charles A. McCoy Career Achievement Award. He has written eight books and published 126 peer reviewed book chapters and journal articles. Barrow has served as Managing Editor for the New England Journal of Public Policy, Associate Editor for New Political Science: A Journal of Politics & Culture, and as an editorial board member for four other journals.