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The Making of the Modern State: A Theoretical Evolution

By Brian Nelson

Book information

Year
2006
ISBN
1403971897, 9781403971890
LCC
JC11 .N44 2006
Open Library ID
OL3427146M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
838 kB (858050 bytes)
Edition
First Edition
Pages
192\192
Orientation
yes
Scanned
no
Time added
2011-06-04 13:46:07

Description

Nelson provides a historical overview of the theoretical and ideological evolution of the modern state, from pre-state and pre-modern state formations to the present. Major themes and key thinkers are treated in some depth and specificity. At the same time, structural changes, both socio-economic and political, underlying shifts in state consciousness are emphasized. The link between state ideologies of legitimation and forms of political consciousness is stressed, including those theoretical forms of consciousness characteristic of modern social and political science. A major theme of the book is the need to understand the modern state holistically, as a totality of social, political, and ideological factors.

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