The State
Its Nature, Development and Prospects
Gianfranco Poggi(Author)
Polity Press
Published on 11. October 1990
Book
Hardback
220 pages
978-0-7456-0571-5 (ISBN)
Description
This book offers an interpretation of the modern state, concentrating particularly on the emergence and nature of democracy. Poggi presents a conceptual portrait of the state, distinguishing its early characteristics from those which have developed subsequently and are apparent in contemporary states. He reviews the "historical career" of the state, from the dissolution of feudal forms of rule to the advent of modern, liberal-democratic systems. Poggi also discusses the nature of liberal-democratic regimes, and the distinctive features of the Soviet one-party system. The final chapter discusses the challenges set to the state by contemporary developments in military affairs, in the international economy, and in the ecological sphere.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Oxford
United Kingdom
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
table
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
ISBN-13
978-0-7456-0571-5 (9780745605715)
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Content
Social power and its political forum; the nature of the modern state; the development of the modern state; controversies about the state - attempting an appraisal, attempting an explanantion; liberal democracy in the 20th century; a new type of state; contemporary challenges to the state.