Table of Contents

1. The Autonomous Power of the State: Its Origins, Mechanisms and Results 2. States, Ancient and Modern 3. State and Society, 1180-1815: An Analysis of English State Finances 4. Capitalism and Militarism 5. War and Social Theory: Into Battle with Classes, Nations and States 6. The Roots and Contradictions of Modern Militarism 7. Ruling Class Strategies and Citizenship 8. The Decline of Great Britain.