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Beyond the State: An Introductory Critique

Autor Hoffman
en Limba Engleză Paperback – 20 apr 1995
In this critical introduction to the state, Hoffman argues that, with the industrialization of war, states are now capable of destroying humanity itself. If we are to have a future at all, he suggests, we must look beyond the state.


Hoffman discusses various critiques of the state, focusing on liberalism, anarchism, marxism, feminism and postmodernism, and shows how these highlight the need for us to look for alternative forms of political organization. But he also suggests that a distinction should be made between the "state" and "government", arguing that such a distinction holds the key to evaluating these alternative critiques.


Finally, he shows how developments such as the emergence of supra-statest organizations, and the supplanting of repressive and hierarchical institutions of the state by processes of democratic government within international and local communities, point to a world beyond the state. The book is an accessible yet challenging introduction to the state and state theory. It will be welcomed by students in politics and political theory, political philosophy, sociology and international relations.

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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9780745611815
ISBN-10: 0745611818
Pagini: 264
Dimensiuni: 152 x 228 x 16 mm
Greutate: 0.43 kg
Editura: Polity Press
Locul publicării:Chichester, United Kingdom

Public țintă

2nd and 3rd year undergraduates and postgraduates in politics and political theory, political philosophy, sociology and international relations; and researchers and academics in these areas

Notă biografică

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


Descriere

aeo An accessible yet challenging introduction to the state and state theory. aeo An original book, it turns on the distinction between the state and government, and derives such a distinction from a particular reading of political anthropology.