{"product_id":"the-state-past-present-future-hardback-9780745633046","title":"The State; Past, Present, Future (Hardback) 9780745633046","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThe State\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003ePast, Present, Future\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eBob Jessop (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780745633046, Polity Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 13 November 2015\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e248 pages\u003cbr\u003e23.6 x 16 x 2.8 cm, 0.585 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eA crowning achievement - Bob Jessop at his accessible best.  An extraordinarily rich and important work in which the author combines his characteristic precision, range and analytical flair with that, oh so important, final ingredient - sheer accessibilty.  A genuine tour do force and surely the point of departure for all subsequent scholarship on the state.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eColin Hay, Sciences Po, Paris\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"It is hard to think that anyone knows more about state theory than than Bob Jessop, and here he applies this encyclopaedic knowledge with great forensic skill.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e Political Studies Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eDebates about the role and nature of the state are at the heart of modern  politics. However, the state itself remains notoriously difficult to define, and  the term is subject to a range of different interpretations. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn this  book, distinguished state theorist Bob Jessop provides a critical introduction  to the state as both a concept and a reality. He lucidly guides readers through  all the major accounts of the state, and examines competing efforts to relate  the state to other features of social organization. Essential themes in the  analysis of the state are explored in full, including state formation,  periodization, the re-scaling of the state and the state's future. Throughout,  Jessop clearly defines key terms, from hegemony and coercion to government and  governance. He also analyses what we mean when we speak about 'normal'\u003cbr\u003eand  'exceptional' states, and states that are 'failed' or 'rogue'.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCombining  an accessible style with expert sensitivity to the complexities of the state,  this short introduction will be core reading for students and scholars of  politics and sociology, as well as anyone interested in the changing role of the  state in contemporary societies.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003ePreface viii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTables x\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAbbreviations xi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 Introduction 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart I The State as Concept, Relation, and Reality 13\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 The Concept of the State 15\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 The State as a Social Relation 53\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 Power, Interests, Domination, State Effects 91\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart II On Territory, Apparatus, and Population 121\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 The State and Space–Time 123\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 State and Nation 148\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 Government + Governance in the Shadow of Hierarchy 164\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart III Past and Present (Futures) of the State 187\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 The World Market and the World of States 189\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9 Liberal Democracy, Exceptional States, and the New Normal 211\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10 The Future of States and Statehood 238\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes 250\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 257\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex of Names 290\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSubject Index 292\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Politics \u0026amp; government [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Politics \u0026amp; government\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Politics%20\u0026amp;%20government%20%5BJP%5D%22\"\u003eJP\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":52406615245080,"sku":"9780745633046","price":46.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/files\/9780745633046.jpg?v=1784140824","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-state-past-present-future-hardback-9780745633046","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}