The Modern State (Key Ideas) - Softcover

Pierson, Christopher

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0415074525 ISBN 13: 9780415074520

Verlag: Routledge, 1996

Inhaltsangabe

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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'A comprehensive and readable study that fits easily into undergraduate courses on the state.' - Mark Laffey, THE

'This book succeeds admirably and ought to provide a popular and stimulating work for students.' - Mark Laffey, THE

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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

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: Routledge
• Erscheinungsdatum: 1996
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 0415074525
• ISBN 13: 9780415074520
• Einband: Tapa blanda
• Auflage: 1
• Anzahl der Seiten: 224
• Kontakt zum Hersteller: Nicht verfügbar
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