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Barrington Moore Jr.

Born

in Washington D.C., The United States

May 12, 1913

Died

October 16, 2005

Genre

Political Science

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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 famous for his ''Social Origins of Dictatorship and Democracy: Lord and Peasant in the Making of the Modern World'' (1966), a comparative study of [[modernization]] in Britain, France, the United States, China, Japan, Russia, Germany, and India. His many other works include ''Reflections on the Causes of Human Misery'' (1972) and an analysis of rebellion, ''Injustice: the Social Basis of Obedience and Revolt'' (1978).

He graduated from Williams College, Massachusetts, where he received a thorough education in Latin and Greek and in history. He also became interested in political science, and was elected ...more

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	Social Origins of Dictatorship and Democracy: Lord and Peasant in the Making of the Modern World really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1,121 ratings — published 1966 — 67 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Injustice: The Social Bases of Obedience and Revolt 4.26 avg rating — 23 ratings — published 1978 — 14 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Moral Purity and Persecution in History 3.26 avg rating — 23 ratings — published 2000 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Reflections on the Causes of Human Misery and Upon Certain Proposals to Eliminate Them 4.20 avg rating — 10 ratings — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Moral Aspects of Economic Growth, and Other Essays: Euripides and the Traffic in Women (The Wilder House Series in Politics, History and Culture) 3.55 avg rating — 11 ratings — published 1998 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Political Power and Social Theory: Six Studies 4.63 avg rating — 8 ratings — published 1958 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Authority and Inequality Under Capitalism and Socialism: USA, USSR, and China 4.25 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 1987 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Soviet Politics: The Dilemma of Power: The Dilemma of Power 4.33 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 1966 — 11 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Terror and Progress―USSR: Some Sources of Change and Stability in the Soviet Dictatorship really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 1954 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Revival: Soviet Politics: The Dilemma of Power (1950): The Role of Ideas in Social Change (Routledge Revivals) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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