{"product_id":"nations-states-and-empires-paperback-softback-9781509563258","title":"Nations, States and Empires (Paperback \/ softback) 9781509563258","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eNations, States and Empires\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eJohn A. Hall (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781509563258, Polity Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 28 June 2024\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e244 pages\u003cbr\u003e21.3 x 13.7 x 2 cm, 0.34 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"In this beautifully written and powerfully argued book John A. Hall shows why historical sociology is central for understanding the contemporary world. In this succinct, yet wide-ranging, theoretically sophisticated and empirically very rich analysis, Hall dismantles the conventional views of nations, states and empires. This is a marvellous book that will last.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSiniša Maleševiæ, University College, Dublin, and CNAM, Paris\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"While much theorization assumes an underpinning transition from empires through nationalism to nation states, Hall brilliantly and incisively argues their interactional complexities. In this clear-eyed appraisal of the historical canvas, empires remain a firmament of our geopolitical order. This book makes a statement.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLiliana Riga, University of Edinburgh\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\"This book is a \u003ci\u003etour de force\u003c\/i\u003e in world history.\"\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eEthnic and Racial Studies\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\"impressive\"\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eForeign\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e Affairs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eNations, States and Empires\u003c\/i\u003e is an excellent book that clearly shows how the tools of historical sociology can be used successfully to understand long-term patterns of social change... Hall has written an outstanding contribution that not only raises some key questions about the relationships between nations, states, and empires, but also provides compelling answers to those big questions.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eContemporary Sociology\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn his new book John A. Hall traces the interactions between nations, states and empires in the making of the modern world. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIt is commonly assumed that nation states succeeded and replaced empires, relegating empires to the past: Hall argues that this is not the case. Empires have continued alongside nation states, shadowing them and overseeing them in the industrial era. The two world wars were imperial wars, rather than wars between nation states. Even after rapid decolonization in the 1950s and 1960s, empires persisted in the USA and the USSR. Furthermore, empires are not finished: the USA retains enormous power, while Russia and China increasingly show imperial dispositions. Empires and nation states do not exist in separate compartments – rather, they often overlap. Consider the USA – both strongly nationalist and the greatest empire in the history of the world.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis highly original book will be essential reading for students and scholars in sociology and politics and for anyone interested in the political forces that have shaped, and continue to shape, the modern world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eIntroduction\u003cbr\u003e Chapter One: Capstones and Organisms\u003cbr\u003e Chapter Two: The Cut-throat Struggle of Competing Empires\u003cbr\u003e Chapter Three: Stabilities, Fixed and Fleeting\u003cbr\u003e Chapter Four: Fear and Trembling\u003cbr\u003e Conclusion\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Sociology \u0026amp; anthropology [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Sociology \u0026amp; anthropology\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Sociology%20\u0026amp;%20anthropology%20%5BJH%5D%22\"\u003eJH\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Polity","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52460661145880,"sku":"9781509563258","price":14.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/files\/9781509563258.jpg?v=1785457197","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/nations-states-and-empires-paperback-softback-9781509563258","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}