Christopher Pierson is Professor of Politics at the University of Nottingham. He has written extensively on issues surrounding the state and particularly the welfare state. He is author of Beyond the Welfare State? and an editor of The Oxford Handbook of the Welfare State.

'A comprehensive and readable study that fits easily into undergraduate courses on the state.' - Mark Laffey, THE 'This book succeeds admirably and ought to provide a popular and stimulating work for students.' - Mark Laffey, THE

• Introduction 1. Modern States 2. Placing the State in Modernity 3. States and Societies 4. State and Economy 5. States and Citizens 6.States and the International Order 7. States of the Twenty-First century 8. Conclusion

Christopher Pierson is Professor of Politics at the University of Nottingham. He has written extensively on issues surrounding the state and particularly the welfare state. He is author of Beyond the Welfare State? and an editor of The Oxford Handbook of the Welfare State.

'A comprehensive and readable study that fits easily into undergraduate courses on the state.' - Mark Laffey, THE 'This book succeeds admirably and ought to provide a popular and stimulating work for students.' - Mark Laffey, THE

• Introduction 1. Modern States 2. Placing the State in Modernity 3. States and Societies 4. State and Economy 5. States and Citizens 6.States and the International Order 7. States of the Twenty-First century 8. Conclusion