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The Making of the Modern State : A Theoretical Evolution / by B. Nelson.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Nelson, Brian R.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Political science.
- Political science--Philosophy.
- World politics.
- Political Theory.
- Political Philosophy.
- Political Science.
- Political History.
- Local Subjects:
- Political Theory.
- Political Philosophy.
- Political Science.
- Political History.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (X, 181 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed. 2006.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Palgrave Macmillan US : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2006.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Nelson provides a historical overview of the theoretical and ideological evolution of the modern state, from pre-state and pre-modern state formations to the present. A major theme of the book is the need to understand the modern state holistically, as a totality of social, political, and ideological factors.
- Contents:
- Cover
- Contents
- Preface
- 1 State and Ideology
- 2 State Formations
- 3 The Ideal State
- 4 The Christian Republic
- 5 The Making of Leviathan
- 6 The Metaphysical Theory of the State
- 7 The Sociology of the State
- 8 The State in Retrospect
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index
- A
- B
- C
- D
- E
- F
- G
- H
- I
- J
- K
- L
- M
- N
- O
- P
- R
- S
- T
- U
- V
- W.
- Notes:
- Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9786611369903
- 9781281369901
- 128136990X
- 9781403983282
- 1403983283
- OCLC:
- 437187418
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