The Use of Force for State Power: History and Future

by Michael Warner

Book Overview

This book studies force, the coercive application of power against resistance, building from Thomas Hobbes' observation that all self-contained political orders have some ultimate authority that uses force to both dispense justice and to defend the polity against its enemies. This cross-disciplinary analysis finds that rulers concentrate force through cooperation, conveyance, and comprehension, applying common principles across history...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3030454126
• ISBN13: 9783030454128
• Release Date: June 2021
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 315 Pages
• Weight: 0.88 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.8" x 8.3"