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The Development of the Modern State - A Sociological Introduction (Paperback, Revised)
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The Development of the Modern State - A Sociological Introduction (Paperback, Revised)
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The institutional features and the past and future role of the
state should be a central concern of contemporary sociological and
political theory, but until now they have been sadly neglected.
Lately, in particular, the state's increasing involvement in the
management of industrial and industrializing societies has made it
even more important to understand its past development, its current
activities, and the related trends in its structure and in its
relation to the larger society. As a contribution to this task,
Gianfranco Poggi reviews the main phases in the institutional
history of the modern state. Restating a typology elaborated, among
others by Max Weber, he outlines first the feudal system of rule,
then the late-medieval Standestaat and the absolutist state. Next
the book discusses the nineteenth-century constitutional state,
seen as the most accomplished embodiment of the modern, Western
state. Finally, it points out the major developments which have
occurred since the end of the last century in the relationship
between the state and society, and identifies the threat these pose
to the persistence of Western political values. Throughout, the
discussion draws upon an impressive body of literature on the
modern state (much of it not available in English) from the fields
of history, law, and the social sciences.
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