Without nation-states Covid-19, climate change, international cyberattacks, and other threats would go unchecked. In The World of States, John L. Campbell and John A. Hall challenge the view that nation-states have lost their relevance in the context of globalization and rising nationalism. The book traces how states evolved historically, how contemporary states differ from one another, and the interactions between them. States today confront a host of challenges, but two features make some states more effective than others: institutional arrangement and national identity. The second edition has been updated to discuss why the BRICS countries (with the exception of China) are no longer the rising powers they were once thought to be; the effects of Brexit on the European Union; the legacy of the Trump administration for US politics and hegemony; and how the coronavirus may upset the world of states going forward.
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Introduction; 1. The past; 2. Conditions of existence, old and new; 3. Challengers?; 4. States of the Global South; 5. The North; 6. Still the strongest power on Earth?; Conclusion.
'A surefooted, well-written, and highly intelligent survey of states across the world. It is easily the best account of modern states because it is fully aware of both the great diversity of states and their inter-relations in a global system of states.' Michael Mann, University of California, Los Angeles
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This sweeping account of modern state forms analyzes what makes states effective, how contemporary states differ, and the interactions between them.

Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9781108832939
Publisert
2021-06-10
Utgave
2. utgave
Utgiver
Vendor
Cambridge University Press
Vekt
490 gr
Høyde
224 mm
Bredde
145 mm
Dybde
20 mm
Aldersnivå
U, P, 05, 06
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Innbundet
Antall sider
200

Biographical note

John L. Campbell is the Class of 1925 Professor and Professor of Sociology at Dartmouth College. He is the author of American Discontent and other books. He lives in Lyme, New Hampshire. John A. Hall is the James McGill Professor of Comparative Historical Sociology at McGill University. He is the author of The Importance of Being Civil and other books. He lives in Burlington, Vermont and Montreal, Quebec.