From King-State to Nation-State

In order for the nation-state to be thinkable, what existed before it, that is, the king-state, the superstructural institution of feudalism, must be denied. Thinkers such as Spinoza, Locke, Voltaire and Montesquieu fulfill this function. On the one hand, they bombard with criticism the institutions and values of the established order, especially the absolute monarchy and the Church; On the other hand, they present the intellectual material on which the nation-state will rise by talking about individual freedom and autonomy, natural rights, the rule of law, equality of citizens, popular political legitimacy, parliamentarism or political representation. The stones of the road that will lead to Rousseau and from him to the French Revolution are now being paved...

(From the Promotional Bulletin)

Dough Type: 2nd Dough

First Printing Year: 2006

Size: 14x20

Number of Prints: 3rd Edition

Number of Pages: 495

Language: Turkish

Media Type: Paperback