The State: Its Nature, Development, and Prospects.

Foreword. Part I:. 1. Social Power and its Political Form. 2. The Nature of the Modern State. 3. The Development of the Modern State (1). 4. The Development of the Modern State (2). 5. Controversies About the State: Attempting an Appraisal. 6. Controversies About the State: Attempting an Explanation. Part II:. 7. Liberal Democracy in the 20th Century (1). 8. Liberal Democracy in the 20th Century (2). 9. A New Type of State. 10. Contemporary Challenges to the State.