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Record Nr.

UNINA9910825604303321

Autore

Nelson Brian R

Titolo

The making of the modern state : a theoretical evolution / / Brian R. Nelson

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, : Palgrave Macmillan, c2006

ISBN

1-281-36990-X

9786611369903

1-4039-8328-3

Edizione

[1st ed. 2006.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (X, 181 p.)

Disciplina

320.1/1

Soggetti

State, The

Sovereignty

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

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.

Sommario/riassunto

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.