The transformation of European societies occurred as the population shifted from rural communities to urban centers due to industrialization. ... Unlike Marx and Bernstein, who do not talk about war, Treitschke views war as essential because all the current states were created through war and that "the protection of its citizens by arms remains the first and essential task of the state" (22). ...

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If the population is growing, there is then more land being used for accommodating people and less land being used to grow crops; and unlike people, "land does not breed" (Heilbroner1 89). ... These rustic visionaries, tired of European aristocracy and age-old class attitudes, managed to form a government alongside a stable economy that provided for everyone's needs. ...

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As well as having a great interest in the political economy he also went on to study sociology, interestingly he had acquired experience of social conditions during his travels through Europe. ... "Parties could in principle be seen as agencies that are empowered to alter the opportunity structure in various ways" Weber's concepts are important because unlike Marx he sought to discuss other dimensions apart from class that influence people in society. ...

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