Beyond the state : an introductory critique

著者

• Hoffman, John

書誌事項

Beyond the state : an introductory critique

John Hoffman

Polity Press , Blackwell, 1995

• : pbk

注記

Includes bibliographical references and index

内容説明・目次

巻冊次

ISBN 9780745611808

内容説明

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-statist 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 designed for students of politics and political theory, political philosophy, sociology and international relations.

目次

• Part 1 Identifying the problem: can the state be defined?
• force, state and government.
• when does the state become the state?
• the state as contraiction
• the problem of legitimacy. Part 2 Challenges and alternative critiques: liberalism.
• anarchism.
• marxism
• feminism
• postmodernism. Part 3 The practical implications of the critique: international society
• democracy and the movement beyond the state.

巻冊次

: pbk ISBN 9780745611815

内容説明

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.

目次

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.

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詳細情報

• NII書誌ID(NCID): BA24918934
• ISBN:
  • 074561180X
  • 0745611818
• LCCN: 95001067
• 出版国コード: uk
• タイトル言語コード: eng
• 本文言語コード: eng
• 出版地: Cambridge, U.K.,Cambridge, Mass.
• ページ数/冊数: viii, 249 p.
• 大きさ: 23 cm
• 分類:
  • NDC9 : 311
  • LCC : JC11
  • DC20 : 320.1/01
• 件名:
  • LCSH : State, The