-The Emergence of the Modern State
-Liberalism
-Elite Theories
-Marxism
-Socialism
-Anarchism
-Conservatism
-Fascism
-Feminisms
-The New Right
-Fundamentalism
-Futures
The authors work on the premise that theory is relevant to everyday life, helping us to understand current political transitions and institutional formations and practices. Taking a practical view of politics, each chapter illustrates how state theory has been deployed in recent historical contexts and policy initiatives, using examples to bring the theory to life.
Key Features:
Unique in considering the liberal democratic state and other, non-democratic state formations
Includes a wide range of examples, such as Marxist states in Eastern Europe and non-secular, militarist and emergent democratic states in the developing world
Covers a wide theoretical range and includes less well-known ideas and approaches such as those of fundamentalism, fascism and anarchism
Shows how different theories of the state have affected the framing and implementation of policies, or the history of political parties and movements
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-The Emergence of the Modern State
-Liberalism
-Elite Theories
-Marxism
-Socialism
-Anarchism
-Conservatism
-Fascism
-Feminisms
-The New Right
-Fundamentalism
-Futures
The authors work on the premise that theory is relevant to everyday life, helping us to understand current political transitions and institutional formations and practices. Taking a practical view of politics, each chapter illustrates how state theory has been deployed in recent historical contexts and policy initiatives, using examples to bring the theory to life.
Key Features:
Unique in considering the liberal democratic state and other, non-democratic state formations
Includes a wide range of examples, such as Marxist states in Eastern Europe and non-secular, militarist and emergent democratic states in the developing world
Covers a wide theoretical range and includes less well-known ideas and approaches such as those of fundamentalism, fascism and anarchism
Shows how different theories of the state have affected the framing and implementation of policies, or the history of political parties and movements
Imprint | Edinburgh University Press |
Country of origin | United Kingdom |
Release date | July 2007 |
Availability | Expected to ship within 12 - 17 working days |
First published | March 2008 |
Authors | Erika Cudworth, Timothy Hall, John McGovern |
Dimensions | 234 x 156 x 23mm (L x W x T) |
Format | Paperback |
Pages | 328 |
ISBN-13 | 978-0-7486-2176-7 |
Barcode | 9780748621767 |
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LSN | 0-7486-2176-8 |