The rise and decline of the state [Russian]

By M. van Kreveld

Institute of State (state), as it exists today, has a number of features that we take for granted. The state is a corporation in the true sense of the word - has its own legal personality distinct from the personality of the rulers; It includes government apparatus and a plurality of people (subjects), but does not coincide with the one nor the other; It has clearly defined boundaries and exists only on condition of recognition by other states, etc. But this kind of institution -.. fairly recent phenomenon in the history of mankind, and there is no reason to consider it permanent. Martin Van Creveld, a well-known Israeli historian and military theorist, describes the process of nucleation, ripening and flowering state corporations. Much of the book is devoted to the crisis of this institution, what is happening before our eyes. The reason - in the loss of legitimacy of the state because of its failure to fulfill the undertaken obligations of law enforcement, from external threats and to ensure the protection of the population "social benefits". State may decline in the near future lead to a radical transformation of the whole of the modern world. The book will be useful to politicians, public figures and statesmen, philosophers and historians, military experts and specialists in the field of security, as well as all those interested in the fundamental problems of our time.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: Russian
• ISBN: 5519561613
• ISBN13: 9785519561617
• Release Date: January 2018
• Publisher: Book on Demand Ltd.
• Length: 546 Pages
• Weight: 1.76 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 5.8" x 8.3"