The modern state
The modern state is hugely important in our everyday lives. It takes nearly half our income in taxes. It registers our births, marriages and deaths. It educates our children and pays our pensions. It has a unique power to compel, in some cases exercising the ultimate sanction of preserving life or ordering death. Yet most of us would struggle to say exactly what the state is. The Modern State offers a clear, comprehensive and provoking introduction to one of the most important phenomena of cont…
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- Full title :The modern state / Christopher Pierson.
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The modern state is hugely important in our everyday lives. It takes nearly half our income in taxes. It registers our births, marriages and deaths. It educates our children and pays our pensions. It has a unique power to compel, in some cases exercising the ultimate sanction of preserving life or ordering death. Yet most of us would struggle to say exactly what the state is. The Modern State offers a clear, comprehensive and provoking introduction to one of the most important phenomena of contemporary life. Topics covered include:* the nation state and its historical context* state and economy* state and societies* state and citizens* international relations* the future of the state.
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- Publication Date:2004.
- Edition:2nd ed
Publication Statements
- Publisher(s):Routledge
- Place of Publication:London
- Language:eng
- Publication Date:2004.
Notes
Title from PDF title page (viewed Jan. 19, 2010).
The Physical Object
- Description:1 online resource (ix, 195 pages)
Edition Identifiers
- ISBN:0203391373, 9780203391372, 9786610078141, 6610078149
- oclc:ocm56545425
- LC Classification:JC11
- Dewey Decimal:320.1
Table of Contents
Chapter Introduction -- chapter 1 Modern states -- A matter of definition -- chapter 2 Placing the state in modernity -- chapter 3 States and societies -- chapter 4 State and economy -- chapter 5 States and citizens -- chapter 6 States and the international order -- chapter 7 States of the twenty-first century -- chapter 8 Conclusion -- States of the future and the future of the state.
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