Pluralist Thought and the State in Britain and France, 1900-25

by Cécile Laborde

Comparing the works of British writers such as Figgis, Cole and Laski and of French writers such as Duguit, Gerth, and Leroy, Laborde (European political thought, King's College, London) surveys pluralist critiques of the state in the two countries during the first quarter of the century. She explains how and why French pluralism split into anarchism and corporatism while the British strand maintained a precarious balance between groups and the state. The study is revised from her Ph.D. dissertation for Oxford University. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

240 pages, Hardcover

First published March 7, 2000