The Autonomous Power of the State
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The Autonomous Power of the State is a seminal work by sociologist Michael Mann that analyzes how modern states develop and exercise power independently of social classes and economic structures.
All labels observed (1)
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| The Autonomous Power of the State canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9111423 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Autonomous Power of the State Context triple: [Michael Mann (historian), notableWork, The Autonomous Power of the State]
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A.
Restrictions on the Authority of the Several States
"Restrictions on the Authority of the Several States" is an essay by James Madison in The Federalist Papers that analyzes and defends the constitutional limits placed on state governments in the proposed U.S. Constitution.
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B.
Autonomy and the Means by Which it is Proclaimed
"Autonomy and the Means by Which it is Proclaimed" is an official document of the Orthodox Church that sets out the theological principles and canonical procedures for granting autonomous status to a local church.
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C.
The Structure of the State
The Structure of the State is a chapter of the Constitution of the People's Republic of China that outlines the organization, powers, and relationships of the country’s central state organs.
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D.
The Making of a State
The Making of a State is a political and historical work by Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk in which he recounts the founding of Czechoslovakia and his role in its creation.
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E.
The Right and the Power
The Right and the Power is a memoir by Watergate special prosecutor Leon Jaworski that recounts his experiences investigating the Nixon administration and explores the limits of presidential authority.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Autonomous Power of the State Target entity description: The Autonomous Power of the State is a seminal work by sociologist Michael Mann that analyzes how modern states develop and exercise power independently of social classes and economic structures.
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A.
Restrictions on the Authority of the Several States
"Restrictions on the Authority of the Several States" is an essay by James Madison in The Federalist Papers that analyzes and defends the constitutional limits placed on state governments in the proposed U.S. Constitution.
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B.
Autonomy and the Means by Which it is Proclaimed
"Autonomy and the Means by Which it is Proclaimed" is an official document of the Orthodox Church that sets out the theological principles and canonical procedures for granting autonomous status to a local church.
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C.
The Structure of the State
The Structure of the State is a chapter of the Constitution of the People's Republic of China that outlines the organization, powers, and relationships of the country’s central state organs.
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D.
The Making of a State
The Making of a State is a political and historical work by Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk in which he recounts the founding of Czechoslovakia and his role in its creation.
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E.
The Right and the Power
The Right and the Power is a memoir by Watergate special prosecutor Leon Jaworski that recounts his experiences investigating the Nixon administration and explores the limits of presidential authority.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
scholarly article
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sociological work ⓘ |
| analyzes |
relations between state and economic structures
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relations between state and social classes ⓘ |
| author | Michael Mann ⓘ |
| contributedTo |
debates on state autonomy in sociology
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neo-Weberian theories of the state ⓘ |
| critiques |
class reductionism
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economic reductionism ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
historical sociology
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political sociology ⓘ sociology ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
development of modern states
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exercise of state power ⓘ relative autonomy of the state from economic structures ⓘ relative autonomy of the state from social classes ⓘ |
| genre | academic article ⓘ |
| influenced |
research on state capacity
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state-centered approaches in political sociology ⓘ |
| intendedAudience |
historians of the state
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political scientists ⓘ scholars of sociology ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainTopic |
modern state
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state autonomy ⓘ state power ⓘ |
| partOf | Michael Mann's work on sources of social power ⓘ |
| proposes | states possess autonomous organizational power ⓘ |
| theoreticalFramework |
historical materialism (critical engagement)
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state autonomy theory ⓘ |
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Subject: The Autonomous Power of the State Description of subject: The Autonomous Power of the State is a seminal work by sociologist Michael Mann that analyzes how modern states develop and exercise power independently of social classes and economic structures.
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