Rise of the Civilizational State

by Christopher Coker

Book Overview

In recent years culture has become the primary currency of politics - from the identity politics that characterised the American 2016 election to the push back against Western universalism in much of the non-Western world.Much less noticed is the rise of a new political entity, the civilizational state. In this pioneering book renowned political philosopher Christopher Coker looks in-depth at two countries that now claim this title: Xi Jinping's China...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1509534636
• ISBN13: 9781509534630
• Release Date: February 2019
• Publisher: Polity Press
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.9" x 9.0"