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An Essay on the Modern State

An Essay on the Modern State

Hardcover

PhilosophyGeneral Political Science

ISBN10: 052149625X
ISBN13: 9780521496254
Publisher: Cambridge
Published: Feb 13 1998
Pages: 316
Weight: 1.20
Height: 0.92 Width: 6.34 Depth: 9.31
Language: English
This important book is the first serious philosophical examination of the modern state. It inquires into the justification of this particular form of political society. It asks whether all states are nation-states, what are the alternative ways of organizing society, and which conditions make a state legitimate. The author concludes that, while states can be legitimate, they typically fail to have the powers (e.g. sovereignity) that they claim. Christopher Morris has written a book that will command the attention of political philosophers, political scientists, legal theorists, and specialists in international relations.

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