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The Modern State: Theories and Ideologies
Erika Cudworth
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Description for The Modern State: Theories and Ideologies
Hardback. An accessible introduction to a wide range of theoretical perspectives on the modern state and a comprehensive overview of modern state theory. Num Pages: 328 pages, None. BIC Classification: JPHC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 24. Weight in Grams: 677.
Broad ranging in its coverage of the liberal democratic state and other, non-democratic state formations, the book offers chapters on each of the core theories of the modern state. Each chapter is structured in the same way to allow for ease of cross-referencing and for comparisons to be drawn between theories, with parts on Context, Definition, Theorists and Practical Politics. There are chapters on: *The Emergence of the Modern State *Liberalism *Elite Theories *Marxism *Socialism *Anarchism *Conservatism *Fascism *Feminisms *The New Right *Fundamentalism *Futures The authors work on the premise that theory is relevant to everyday life, helping us to ... Read more
Broad ranging in its coverage of the liberal democratic state and other, non-democratic state formations, the book offers chapters on each of the core theories of the modern state. Each chapter is structured in the same way to allow for ease of cross-referencing and for comparisons to be drawn between theories, with parts on Context, Definition, Theorists and Practical Politics. There are chapters on: *The Emergence of the Modern State *Liberalism *Elite Theories *Marxism *Socialism *Anarchism *Conservatism *Fascism *Feminisms *The New Right *Fundamentalism *Futures The authors work on the premise that theory is relevant to everyday life, helping us to ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
Number of Pages
328
Place of Publication
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780748621750
SKU
V9780748621750
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About Erika Cudworth
Erika Cudworth is a Senior Lecturer in Sociology and Politics at the University of East London. She is author of Environment and Society (2003) and Developing Ecofeminist Theory (2005). Timothy Hall is a Senior Lecturer in Politics at the University of East London. John McGovern is a Senior Lecturer in Politics at the University of East London.
Reviews for The Modern State: Theories and Ideologies
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.
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