Nicos Poulantzas's third major work is a pioneering survey of some of the most fundamental, yet least studied, aspects of the class structure of advanced capitalist societies today. The book starts with a general theoretical essay that for the first time seriously explores the distinction between th[...]

Developing themes of his earlier works, Poulantzas here advances a vigorous critique of contemporary Marxist theories of State, arguing against a general theory of state, and the identifying forms of class power crucial to socialist strategy that goes beyond the state. This new edition includes an i[...]