The imminent demise of the nation-state in the face of global capitalism and supra-national agencies like the United Nations has often been predicted, yet in practice the death of the state seems unimaginable: indeed terrorist activity and corporate collapse have made states, if anything, more assertive in recent years, and the condition of 'statelessness' is regarded as pitiable and grave in the extreme. This volume, first published in 2003, offers a coherent survey of perceptions of the state, its history, its theoretical underpinnings, and its prospects in the contemporary world. The coverage of the Western European experience is thorough and wide-ranging, with the greatest post-colonial democratic state, India, as a comparative example. The provocative and accessible contributions of a very distinguished and genuinely pan-European team of contributors ensure that States and Citizens provides a unique and valuable resource, of interest to students and teachers of the history of ideas, political theory and European studies.
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States and Citizens, first published in 2003, offers a coherent survey of perceptions of the state and its prospects in the contemporary world. A very distinguished and genuinely pan-European team of contributors have produced a unique and valuable resource, of interest to students of the history of ideas, political theory and European studies.
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Introduction; Part I. States and Citizens: Setting the Scene: 1. States and the freedom of citizens Quentin Skinner; 2. The concept of the state: the sovereignty of a fiction David Runciman; 3. Citizens and the state: retrospect and prospect Gianfranco Poggi; Part II. The Medieval Background: 4. Freedom, law and the Medieval state Magnus Ryan; 5. States, cities and citizens in the later Middle Ages Almut Hofert; Part III. Early-modern Developments: 6. The state and its rivals in early-modern Europe Martin van Gelderen; 7. The development of the idea of citizens' rights Annabel Brett; Part IV. Citizens, States and Modernity: 8. Enlightenment's differences, today's identities Judith Vega; 9. Citizen and state under the French Revolution Lucian Jaume; 10. A state of contradictions: political power in modern India Sudipta Kaviraj; Part V. After the Modern State: 11. The state and its critics: is there a post-modern challenge? Bo Strath; 12. Citizenship and equality of the sexes: the French model in question Michele Riot Sarcey; 13. States, citizens and the environment Andy Dobson.
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'... provides a remarkably unified perspective on the state ...'. Contemporary Political Theory
States and Citizens, first published in 2003, offers a survey of perceptions of the state and its prospects in the contemporary world.

Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9780521539265
Publisert
2003-10-16
Utgiver
Vendor
Cambridge University Press
Vekt
330 gr
Høyde
229 mm
Bredde
152 mm
Dybde
13 mm
Aldersnivå
06, P
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
244

Biographical note

Quentin Skinner is Regius Professor of Modern History at the University of Cambridge, and one of the leading historians in the world today. Bo Strath is Professor of Contemporary History at the European University Institute, Florence.