There are many definitions of what exactly makes up the state, Ralph Miliband in his book, "The State in Capitalist Society" defines the state as consisting of the following institutions: Parliamentary assemblies local government police military judiciary civil service (bureaucracy) cabinet - leading politicians Most scholars and politicians would agree with this definition of the state although some might also add institutions such as the education system and sections of the media in certain countries, such as the BBC in Britain. ... No group will ever get its own way all of ...

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The Victorian Period (1870 v/s 1900) The Victorian age can be described as the age of transition, which by definition has a dual aspect when change is revolutionary: destruction and reconstruction. ... In these classes it would follow that a woman who tried to cultivate her intellect beyond drawing-room accomplishments was violating the order of Nature and religious tradition. ... In the Subjugation of Women, John Stuart Mill argues that "what is now called the nature of women is eminently an artificial thing v/s the result of forced repression in some directions, unnatural stimulation in o...

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I will discuss how both of them saw the possibility of the individual becoming an integral part of society, one piece of a puzzle, and how this change in the definition or the perception of the individual could lead to the possibility of the dissolution of Capitalism as was seen then and still persists today. ... One thing that I believe both Marx and Weber didn't look at is the fact that whatever the basis for our means of producing life's necessities, whether it be capitalism or communism, is that we are by nature animals that are driven to survive. We are driven by our base natu...

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Aristotle's Ideal State should be situated in such a place so that it would be hard for an enemy to attract and easy for an expeditionary force to depart from. ... By modern definition, Aristotle would surely be considered racist, classist and sexist all at the same time and this is true. ... This was inherent in nature, so he did not challenge the institution of slavery. ...

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