Lineages of the Absolutist State
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Lineages of the Absolutist State is a landmark work of Marxist historical analysis by Perry Anderson that traces the social and political foundations of early modern European absolutist regimes.
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| Lineages of the Absolutist State canonical | 2 |
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Target entity: Lineages of the Absolutist State Context triple: [Perry Anderson, notableWork, Lineages of the Absolutist State]
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Staat und Nation
"Staat und Nation" is a political-theoretical work by Karl Renner that analyzes the relationship between the modern state and national identity, especially in the context of multinational empires.
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On Monarchy
On Monarchy is a political treatise by Dante Alighieri that argues for the necessity of a universal secular monarchy to secure peace and human flourishing.
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The Myth of the State
The Myth of the State is a posthumously published philosophical work by Ernst Cassirer that analyzes the role of myth and symbolic thought in the rise of modern political ideologies and totalitarianism.
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The Democratic and the Authoritarian State
The Democratic and the Authoritarian State is a political theory work by Franz Neumann that analyzes and contrasts the structures, principles, and dynamics of democratic and authoritarian political systems.
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E.
The Making of a State
The Making of a State is a political and historical work by Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk in which he recounts the founding of Czechoslovakia and his role in its creation.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Lineages of the Absolutist State Target entity description: Lineages of the Absolutist State is a landmark work of Marxist historical analysis by Perry Anderson that traces the social and political foundations of early modern European absolutist regimes.
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A.
Staat und Nation
"Staat und Nation" is a political-theoretical work by Karl Renner that analyzes the relationship between the modern state and national identity, especially in the context of multinational empires.
-
B.
On Monarchy
On Monarchy is a political treatise by Dante Alighieri that argues for the necessity of a universal secular monarchy to secure peace and human flourishing.
-
C.
The Myth of the State
The Myth of the State is a posthumously published philosophical work by Ernst Cassirer that analyzes the role of myth and symbolic thought in the rise of modern political ideologies and totalitarianism.
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D.
The Democratic and the Authoritarian State
The Democratic and the Authoritarian State is a political theory work by Franz Neumann that analyzes and contrasts the structures, principles, and dynamics of democratic and authoritarian political systems.
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E.
The Making of a State
The Making of a State is a political and historical work by Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk in which he recounts the founding of Czechoslovakia and his role in its creation.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Marxist historical analysis
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book ⓘ history book ⓘ |
| academicDiscipline |
history
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political science ⓘ sociology ⓘ |
| author | Perry Anderson ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
political foundations of absolutist regimes
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relations between nobility, monarchy, and peasantry ⓘ role of international competition in state formation ⓘ social foundations of absolutist regimes ⓘ |
| followedBy | Considerations on Western Marxism ⓘ |
| genre |
Marxist historiography
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political history ⓘ social history ⓘ |
| hasFormat |
ebook
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print ⓘ |
| hasPart |
analysis of Eastern European absolutist states
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analysis of Western European absolutist states ⓘ comparative study of state structures ⓘ |
| hasPerspective |
class analysis
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structural analysis of the state ⓘ |
| hasReception | widely regarded as a classic of Marxist historiography ⓘ |
| influenced |
Marxist political theory
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comparative historical sociology ⓘ studies of early modern state formation ⓘ theories of absolutism ⓘ |
| isSecondVolumeOf | Perry Anderson’s study of European social formations ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| libraryOfCongressClassification | JC ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
European political development
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absolutism ⓘ early modern Europe ⓘ feudalism ⓘ state formation ⓘ transition from feudalism to capitalism ⓘ |
| notableFor |
comparative analysis of Western and Eastern European absolutism
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integration of social and geopolitical explanations of state power ⓘ systematic Marxist reinterpretation of early modern Europe ⓘ |
| originalPublicationDate | 1974 ⓘ |
| partOf |
NLR/Verso Marxist scholarship tradition
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linked to:
Considerations on Western Marxism
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| publisher | Verso Books ⓘ |
| relatedWork | Passages from Antiquity to Feudalism ⓘ |
| theoreticalFramework |
Marxism
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historical materialism ⓘ |
| timePeriodCovered |
16th century
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17th century ⓘ 18th century ⓘ early modern period ⓘ |
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