Beyond the State

An Essay in Interpretation
1. Auflage 1995
ISBN: 978-0-7456-1181-5
Verlag: Polity Press

Buch, Englisch, 264 Seiten, Format (B × H): 154 mm x 231 mm, Gewicht: 413 g

This is an accessible yet challenging introduction to the state and state theory, the author makes the distinction between "state" and "government" and discusses a world beyond the state.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Hoffman, John

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface.

1. Overview.

Part I: Identifying the Problem:.

2. Can the State be Defined ?.

3. Force, State and Government.

4. When Does the State Become the State ?.

5. The State as Contradiction.

6. The Problem of Legitimacy.

Part II: Challenges and Alternative Critiques:.

7. Liberalism.

8. Anarchism.

9. Marxism.

10. Feminism.

11. Postmodernism.

Part III: The Practical Implications of the Critique:.

12. International Society.

13. Democracy and the Movement Beyond the State.

Notes.

Index.

Über Autor(innen)

John Hoffman is the author of Beyond the State: An Introductory Critique, published by Wiley.