The Nation-State and Violence

1986/07/01 by A. Giddens, Anthony Giddens · 18 citations
Social Sciences · #Political Economy and Marxism

paper · doi:10.1177/030981688602900111

openalex publication_date 1986/07/01 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/28

Abstract

Introduction. 1. State, Society and Modern History. 2. The Traditional State: Domination and Military Power. 3. The Traditional State: Bureaucracy, Class, Ideology. 4. The Absolutist State and the Nation--State. 5. Capitalism, Industrialism and Social Transformation. 6. Capitalism and the State: From Absolutism to the Nation--State. 7. Administrative Power, Internal Pacification. 8. Class, Sovereignty and Citizenship. 9. Capitalist Development and the Industrialization of War. 10. Nation--States in the Global State System. 11. Modernity, Totalitarianism and Critical Theory. Notes. Bibliography. Index.

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