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Antonio Gramsci compared civil society to fortresses and earthworks behind the state. The metaphor describes how social institutions help sustain an existing order beyond…

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Who among the following compares the organizations of civil society to a powerful system of “fortresses and earthworks” standing behind the state ?

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Antonio Gramsci compared civil society to fortresses and earthworks behind the state. The metaphor describes how social institutions help sustain an existing order beyond its coercive apparatus.

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