State Theory and State History (Swedish Collegium for Advanced Study in the Social Sciences) - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0803987803 ISBN 13: 9780803987807

Publisher: SAGE Publications Ltd, 1993

Synopsis

The state remains at the center of contemporary Western political systems and societies. At the same time, as this compelling study reveals, the state itself is in continual motion, evolving and transforming in response to the demands of its citizens and lawmakers. State Theory and State History focuses on change in the state, particularly on the specific developments in social and political institutions and arrangements and their relation to ideas of community, society, and country. The contributors discuss the historical roots of state formation and the roles of political arrangements, legal institutions, and social organizations in the evolution of states. This perspective offers an analysis of change over time in key institutions such as democracy, social policy, and the capitalist economy. Political scientists, sociologists, historians as well as students of social and political theory, history, and political science will find these fresh insights on the state to be both useful and illuminating.

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`The introduction is quite brilliant′ - History

Edition details

• Publisher: SAGE Publications Ltd
• Publication date: 1993
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0803987803
• ISBN 13: 9780803987807
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 272
• Editor: Torstendahl Rolf