The Nation-State and Global Order: A Historical Introduction to Contemporary Politics

Opello, Walter C.; Rosow, Stephen J.

ISBN 10: 1588262898 / ISBN 13: 9781588262899

Published by Lynne Rienner Pub, 2004

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Nation-State and Global Order: A Historical Introduction to Contemporary Politics
• Publisher: Lynne Rienner Pub
• Publication Date: 2004
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1588262898
• ISBN 13: 9781588262899
• Binding: Soft cover
• Edition: 1760617507.
• Condition: Very Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: 47285212
• Signed: 10/16/2025 12:25:07 PM
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Synopsis

This introduction to contemporary politics examines the historical construction of the modern territorial state. Opello and Rosow fuse accounts of governing practices, technological change, political economy, language, and culture into a narrative of the formation of specific state forms. This revised edition reinforces their central argument that the current neoliberal state does not represent a fundamentally new form, but is an attempt to reconstitute the managerial state in the context of globalization.

About the Author

Stephen J. Rosow is professor of political science at the State University of New York, Oswego.