The State: Its Nature, Development, and Prospects

by Gianfranco Poggi

Book Overview

The state is the most massive and significant modern expression of the broader phenomenon of political power. This book offers a fresh, accessible and original interpretation of the modern state, concentrating particularly on the emergence and nature of democracy.

Poggi presents an extensive conceptual portrait of the state, distinguishing its early characteristics from those that have developed subsequently and are apparent in contemporary...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0804718776
• ISBN13: 9780804718776
• Release Date: October 1990
• Publisher: Stanford University Press
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"