Edges of the State
(Paperback)
Publishing Details
Edges of the State
By (Author) John Protevi
University of Minnesota Press
University of Minnesota Press
2nd April 2019
United States
Classifications
General
Non Fiction
Social and political philosophy
Physical Properties
Paperback
74
Width 127mm, Height 178mm, Spine 6mm
Description
Using philosophical and scientific work to engage the perennial question of human nature This book takes a look at the formation, and edges, of states: their breakdowns and attempts to repair them, and their encounters with non-state peoples. It draws upon anthropology, political philosophy, neuroscience, evolutionary biology, child developm
Author Bio
John Protevi is Phyllis M. Taylor Professor of French Studies and professor of philosophy at Louisiana State University. He is author of Political Affect (Minnesota, 2009) and Life, War, Earth (Minnesota, 2013), and editor of A Dictionary of Continental Philosophy.
