{"product_id":"the-modern-state-9780748621750","title":"The Modern State","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAn accessible introduction to a wide range of theoretical perspectives on the modern state and a comprehensive overview of modern state theory.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis book enables students to examine the contemporary state, its history and development, through a very wide variety of theories and ideologies, ranging from liberalism to feminism to fundamentalism. It takes a genuinely global perspective and concludes with a useful discussion of the relationship between the state and a variety of globalization theories. -- Terrell Carver, Professor of Political Theory, University of Bristol This book enables students to examine the contemporary state, its history and development, through a very wide variety of theories and ideologies, ranging from liberalism to feminism to fundamentalism. It takes a genuinely global perspective and concludes with a useful discussion of the relationship between the state and a variety of globalization theories.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction; 1. The Emergence of the Modern State;  2. Liberalism: The Pluralist State;  3. Elite Theories: The State and the Power Elite;  4. Marxism: The State as a Real Illusion; 5. Socialism: The Social Democratic State;  6. Anarchism: The Politics of Anti-Statism;  7. Conservatism: Authority in the Modern State;  8. Fascism: Overcoming the Modern State;  9. Feminisms: The Gendering of the State;  10. The New Right: The Minimal State; 11. Fundamentalism: The Godly State; 12. Futures: Theorising the Nation State in a 'Global Age'.","brand":"Edinburgh University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49404475113815,"sku":"9780748621750","price":95.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780748621750.jpg?v=1730486577","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-modern-state-9780748621750","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}