Political Theory & The Modern State: Essays on State Power & Democracy, Paperback Book, By: David Held

The essays in this volume, written in the main over the last five years, are concerned to map out the terms of discourse about the modern state and to offer an initial assessment of them. They examine, among other topics, the notion of the modern state.

The efficacy of the concept of sovereignty, problems of power and legitimation, sources of political stability and crisis, and the future of democracy. In so doing, they provide an introduction to many of the central issues of modern politics and political thought. This is a Print on Demand title. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc.

• Books Author: David Held
• Number Of Pages: 276
• Language: English
• Publisher: Stanford University Press
• Books Category: Politics & Social Sciences
• Book Format: Paperback
• Books_ISBN: 804717494
• Other Feature 1: Edition: 1
• Other Feature 2: Size: 152 x 229 mm
• Publication Date: January 01, 1990