The Disciplinary Revolution

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Calvinism and the Rise of the State in Early Modern Europe

By Philip S. Gorski

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The Disciplinary Revolution by Philip S. Gorski explores the root causes behind the swift expansion of state power in early modern Europe. Challenging the conventional focus on military and capitalist transformations, Gorski highlights the Reformation's role in sparking a disciplinary revolution. The book reveals how Calvin and his followers developed and spread techniques like communal surveillance, incarceration, and bureaucratic governance, establishing a system of religious and social control that influenced Europe and beyond.
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This book will appeal to readers interested in the intersections of religion, history, and political science, particularly those fascinated by the development of state power and governance during the Reformation period.

Philip S. Gorski argues for the importance of a disciplinary revolution unleashed by the reformation. He shows how Calvinist inspired social discipline contributed to the governance and pacification of Dutch society.

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What explains the rapid growth of state power in early modern Europe? While most scholars have pointed to the impact of military or capitalist revolutions, Philip S. Gorski argues instead for the importance of a disciplinary revolution unleashed by the Reformation.

By refining and diffusing a variety of disciplinary techniques and strategies, such as communal surveillance, control through incarceration, and bureaucratic office-holding, Calvin and his followers created an infrastructure of religious governance and social control that served as a model for the rest of Europe—and the world.

The Disciplinary Revolution offers a compelling reinterpretation of European state formation by highlighting the pivotal role of the Reformation in shaping modern governance structures.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780226304847

Publisher: The University of Chicago Press

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 01 July 2003

Country: United States

Imprint: University of Chicago Press

Audience: Professional and scholarly

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 2.0mm

Width: 16.0mm

Height: 23.0mm

Weight: 425g

Pages: 266

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European History History & Archaeology History & Military Non-Fiction Philip S. Gorski Religion & Spirituality

About the Author

Philip S. Gorski is an associate professor of sociology and director of the Max and Marianne Weber Center for Comparative Social Analysis at the University of Wisconsin, Madison. He is coauthor of The German Left: Red, Green, and Beyond.