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The modern state / Christopher Pierson.

By: Publication details: London ; Routledge, c2011.Edition: 3rd edDescription: vi, 216 p. : ill. ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 9780415587624
  • 041558762X
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 320.1 PIE 22
Contents:
Modern states -- Placing the state in modernity -- States and societies -- State and economy -- States and citizens -- States and the international order -- States of the twenty-first century.
Summary: The new edition of this well-established and highly regarded textbook continues to provide the clearest and most comprehensive introduction to the modern state. It examines the state from its historical origins at the birth of modernity to its current jeopardized position in the globalized politics of the 21st Century. The book has been entirely revised and updated throughout, including substantial new material on the financial crisis and the environment. Subjects covered include: • The evolution of the state system • Placing the state in modernity • States and societies • State and economy • States and citizens • States and the international order • States of the twenty-first century This book is essential reading for all those studying the state, international relations and comparative politics.
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BOOKs NLS New Arrival - Display Area 320.1 PIE (Browse shelf(Opens below)) PB Not For Loan Recommended by Dr. Manpreet Singh Dhillon 40907

Includes bibliographical references (p. [194]-204) and index.

Modern states -- Placing the state in modernity -- States and societies -- State and economy -- States and citizens -- States and the international order -- States of the twenty-first century.

The new edition of this well-established and highly regarded textbook continues to provide the clearest and most comprehensive introduction to the modern state. It examines the state from its historical origins at the birth of modernity to its current jeopardized position in the globalized politics of the 21st Century. The book has been entirely revised and updated throughout, including substantial new material on the financial crisis and the environment.
Subjects covered include:
• The evolution of the state system
• Placing the state in modernity
• States and societies
• State and economy
• States and citizens
• States and the international order
• States of the twenty-first century
This book is essential reading for all those studying the state, international relations and comparative politics.