A genealogy of the state in Marxist theory

No aspect of Marxist theory has been so greatly blurred, distorted or befogged as this. (Lefebvre 1972: 123)

More on the topic A genealogy of the state in Marxist theory:

1. Chapter 3 (What's Marxist about) Marxist State Theory?
2. Like Henry Higgins who, through his work changed the object of his studies into something other than what it was, the purpose of the Marxist theory of the state is not just to understand the capitalist state but to aid in its destruction. (Wolfe 1974: 131)
3. The genealogy of the concept of the state
4. Why do Marxists need a theory of the state?
5. The so-called ‘new institutionalism’ is a relatively recent addition to the pantheon of theories of the state and, like some of the other perspectives considered in this volume, it is by no means only a theory of the state
6. Recent developments in state theory
7. Contingency: is a theory of the state possible?
8. This chapter explores and evaluates poststructuralist approaches to the political theory and analysis of the state.
9. The discussion about principles in contemporary legal theory: How it all started
10. Allan James. A Sceptical Theory of Morality and Law. Peter Lang,1998. — 277 p., 1998