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The modern state : theories and ideologies /

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 betwe...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Cudworth, Erika, 1966-
Other Authors: Hall, Tim (Timothy), McGovern, John
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, 2007.
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Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction; 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'.