{"product_id":"states-and-power-9780745645391","title":"States and Power","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eStates over the past 500 years have become the dominant institutions on Earth, exercising vast and varied authority over the economic well-being, health, welfare, and very lives of their citizens.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A mini-classic, indispensible for those who are interested in the history and future of the nation-state and the international system. Essential.\"\u003cbr\u003e—\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eChoice\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"An excellent book ... all the more remarkable because in spite of its relative brevity it addresses its theme in a manner characterized among other things by its [chronological, geographical and theoretical] scope ... It is also characterized by an exacting methodological approach [and] contributes significantly to the reader’s understanding of the matters he discusses.\"\u003cbr\u003e—\u003cb\u003eGianfranco Poggi, \u003ci\u003eSociologica\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"In this highly readable and informative book, Richard Lachmann provides a wide-ranging survey over 500 years of state formation and transformation. He covers many epochs and five continents, addresses many theorists and numerous forms of state and regime, and explores multiple aspects of state capacities from war-making and taxation through public works and social benefits to changing forms of political legitimacy. Beginning with the distant origins of states, \u003ci\u003eStates and Power\u003c\/i\u003e ends with informed speculation on the likely future of states and the state system. In short, this is an excellent introduction to a complex topic in historical sociology.\"\u003cbr\u003e—\u003cb\u003eBob Jessop, Lancaster University\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"This book is concise, marvelously erudite and clearly written. Lachmann succeeds in presenting both the diverse theoretical constructs regarding state power and the analytically organized historical narratives which flesh out his own synthetic understanding of state power. To the best of my knowledge, Lachmann's achievement has no peer - \u003ci\u003eStates and Power\u003c\/i\u003e has all the elements of an intellectual bestseller.\"\u003cbr\u003e—\u003cb\u003eGeorgi Derluguian, Northwestern University\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003ePreface vii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments xiv\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 Before States 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 The Origins of States 25\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 Nations and Citizens 66\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 States and Capitalist Development 101\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 Democracy, Civil Rights, and Social Benefits 130\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 State Breakdowns 173\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 The Future 191\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes 208\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBibliography 214\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 229\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John Wiley and Sons Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49404387656023,"sku":"9780745645391","price":17.09,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/states-and-power-9780745645391","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}