Description
Situating the Absolutist states of the early modern epoch against the background of European feudalism
About the Author
Perry Anderson taught History at UCLA for thirty years and is an Editor at New Left Review. Recent books include Brazil Apart, The Antinomies of Antonio Gramsci and The H-Word: The Peripeteia of Hegemony.
Reviews
A dazzlingly provocative narrative of the two millenia between Pericles and Louis XIV. * Sunday Times *
What an intellectual pleasure it has been to read these texts. Anderson has a real ability for illuminating and succinct generalization. * Times Higher Educational Supplement *
The breathtaking range of conception and the architectural skill with which it has been executed make his work a formidable intellectual achievement. * New York Review of Books *
Book Information
ISBN 9781781680100
Author Perry Anderson
Format Paperback
Page Count 574
Imprint Verso Books
Publisher Verso Books
Weight(grams) 637g
Dimensions(mm) 210mm * 140mm * 3mm