{"product_id":"the-founding-of-modern-states-hardback-9781009247207","title":"The Founding of Modern States (Hardback) 9781009247207","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThe Founding of Modern States\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis book examines the rise of the modern state through six historical case studies of state formation.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eRichard Franklin Bensel (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781009247207, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 3 November 2022\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e568 pages\u003cbr\u003e23.6 x 15.8 x 3.7 cm, 0.927 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'In a sweeping analysis of the originary moments of modern states, Richard Bensel unpacks the dilemma of sovereignty, showing how necessary founding rituals manage the thorny simultaneity of membership, leadership and rules. Spanning four centuries and three continents while linking political philosophy to institutions as no other scholar quite could, Bensel teaches us that even democracies are birthed from moments that are non-democratic.' Daniel Carpenter, Professor of Government, Harvard University\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThe Founding of Modern States is a bold comparative work that examines the rise of the modern state through six case studies of state formation. The book opens with an analysis of three foundings that gave rise to democratic states in Britain, the United States, and France and concludes with an evaluation of three formations that birthed non-democratic states in the Soviet Union, Nazi Germany, and the Islamic Republic of Iran. Through a comparative analysis of these governments, the book argues that new state formations are defined by a metaphysical conception of a “will of the people” through which the new state is ritually granted sovereignty. The book stresses the paradoxical nature of modern foundings, characterized by “mythological imaginations,” or the symbolic acts and rituals upon which a state is enabled to secure political and social order. An extensive study of some of the most important events in modern history, this book offers readers novel interpretations that will disrupt common narratives about modern states and the state of our modern world.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePreface\u003cbr\u003e 1. Introduction\u003cbr\u003e Part I. The Founding of Democratic States: 2. 'The Rights of Englishmen' and the English Constitution\u003cbr\u003e 3. The Will of the People and the American Founding\u003cbr\u003e Section I. From the Rights of Englishmen to the Declaration of Independence\u003cbr\u003e Section II. From the Declaration of Independence to the Constitution\u003cbr\u003e 4. The Declaration of the Rights of Man and the Citizen: The French Revolution\u003cbr\u003e Section I. From the Estates-General to the Execution of the King\u003cbr\u003e Section II. From the Fall of the Girondins to Napoleon\u003cbr\u003e Part II. The Founding of Non-Democratic States: 5. The Dictatorship of the Proletariat: The Russian Revolution\u003cbr\u003e 6. Blood and Soil: The Founding of the Third Reich\u003cbr\u003e 7. Islamic Theocracy: The Iranian Revolution\u003cbr\u003e 8. Conclusion.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Comparative politics [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Comparative politics\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Comparative%20politics%20%5BJPB%5D%22\"\u003eJPB\u003c\/a\u003e], Political science \u0026amp; theory [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Political science \u0026amp; theory\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Political%20science%20\u0026amp;%20theory%20%5BJPA%5D%22\"\u003eJPA\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46265412419864,"sku":"9781009247207","price":98.69,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9781009247207i_22d7ca93-40c3-4529-8021-918b71ead7e2.jpg?v=1696791553","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-founding-of-modern-states-hardback-9781009247207","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}