Anthony Giddens is a British sociologist who is known for his theory of structuration and his holistic view of modern societies.

'Giddens is, in the British context, remarkable for more than his industry. He is that rarest of birds, a home reared `grand theorist', whose aim is nothing less than a reconstruction of the theoretical foundations of social theory ... The Nation State and Violence is the latest, well-argued and researched stage in his attempt to show how the reality we now inhabit has been formed in recent history.' David J. Levy, Times Higher Education Supplement

• 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.

Anthony Giddens is a British sociologist who is known for his theory of structuration and his holistic view of modern societies.

'Giddens is, in the British context, remarkable for more than his industry. He is that rarest of birds, a home reared `grand theorist', whose aim is nothing less than a reconstruction of the theoretical foundations of social theory ... The Nation State and Violence is the latest, well-argued and researched stage in his attempt to show how the reality we now inhabit has been formed in recent history.' David J. Levy, Times Higher Education Supplement

• 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.