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May 12, 1913 — Oct 16, 2005· 92 yrs

UNITED STATES AUTHOR · HISTORY · POLITICS AND GOVERNMENT

Barrington Moore

Also known as: Barrington Moore Jr., Moore, Barrington, Jr.

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Barrington Moore Jr. (12 May 1913 – 16 October 2005) was an American political sociologist, and the son of forester Barrington Moore. He is well known for his Social Origins of Dictatorship and Democracy (1966), a comparative study of modernization in Britain, France, the United States, China, Japan, Russia, Germany, and India. The book puts forth a neo-Marxist argument that class structures and class alliances at particular points in time can account for the kinds of social revolutions that occurred and did not occur in those countries, putting some countries on a path to democracy, whereas others were put on a path to authoritarianism or communism. He famously argued, "no bourgeois, no democracy," which emphasized the important role played by a large middle-class in accomplishing democratization and ensuring democratic stability.

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THE ANALYSIS will begin with an interpretive survey of moral purity and impurity among the ancient Hebrews as revealed by the admonitions and prohibitions in the Old Testament.

— from Moral Purity and Persecution in History

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Authority and inequality under capitalism and socialism

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Injustice

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There was a great and terrible war between heroes. On one side, Superman and his Justice League with their allies in the Sinestro Corps, who sought to bring peace through absolute order. On the other side, Batman’s army and the Green Lantern Corps. It ended with Superman, wielding a fear-powered yellow ring, murdering Black Canary while the world looked on. But Batman lived to fight another day...and Batman always has a backup plan. Only one force in the world can hurt a Kryptonian wielding a Sinestro Corps ring—magic. Now, with John Constantine seeking his own revenge against Superman, the sorcerer con man is helping Batman add the greatest magicians in the universe to his growing army. With the most powerful magic users in the universe on their side, Superman shouldn’t stand a chance. And yet...something mysterious is protecting the Justice League. Something that wants to protect Superman’s vision of a world under his control...and something deadly enough to kill some of the most powerful beings in the universe!

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Political Power and Social Theory

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