{"product_id":"the-problem-of-the-state-michael-mair-9780367769949","title":"The Problem of the State","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Problem of the State\u003c\/em\u003e provides a new perspective on what the social and political sciences can contribute to understandings of the state and the ambivalent place it occupies in our collective affairs. Distinguishing two broad conceptual and methodological approaches to addressing the problem of how to study the state empirically rather than theoretically - the constitutionalist and constructionist positions - the author reviews the grounds and limits of both to reveal their common assumption: that it is up to the social and political sciences to define what the problem of the state is. Building on insights from Marx, Wittgenstein and Ethnomethodology, this book frees the study of the state from the limiting assumptions of common approaches and advocates a return of the problem to its proper environment, in social and political practice.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Michael Mair\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0367769948\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780367769949\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Routledge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/09\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 178\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.63lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.42d","brand":"Michael Mair","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44074469687551,"sku":"9780367769949","price":48.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_66211e74-59c3-483a-88b5-c5efe72126a7.jpg?v=1685453926","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-problem-of-the-state-michael-mair-9780367769949","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}