The modern state / Christopher Pierson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Pierson, Christopher., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

State, The.

Political science.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (225 p.)

Edition:

3rd ed.

Place of Publication:

Abingdon, Oxon ; New York : Routledge, c2011.

London ; New York : Routledge, 2011.

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.

Contents:

Front Cover; The Modern State; Copyright Page; Contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1 Modern states; 2 Placing the state in modernity; 3 States and societies; 4 State and economy; 5 States and citizens; 6 States and the international order; 7 States of the twenty-first century; 8 Conclusion; Bibliography; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on metadata supplied by the publisher and other sources.

ISBN:

1-136-68236-8

1-283-54790-2

9786613860354

1-136-68237-6

0-203-81048-1

9780203810484

OCLC:

829462030