Download or read book The Making of the Modern State written by B. Nelson and published by Springer. This book was released on 2006-03-15 with total page 181 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Nelson provides a historical overview of the theoretical and ideological evolution of the modern state, from pre-state and pre-modern state formations to the present. A major theme of the book is the need to understand the modern state holistically, as a totality of social, political, and ideological factors.