{"product_id":"the-state-9781646790135","title":"The State","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"War is the health of the State\" --Randolph Bourne, in \u003cem\u003eThe State\u003c\/em\u003e, 1918\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe State \u003c\/em\u003ewas an unfinished, unpaginated draft left by Randolph Bourne when he died during the flu pandemic of 1918. This draft, also known as \u003cem\u003eWar is the Health of the State\u003c\/em\u003e, was published posthumously in a collection of essays \u003cem\u003eUntimely Papers\u003c\/em\u003e (1919).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe State\u003c\/em\u003e offers a powerful analysis of the link between state and war, and about the exploitation of war by the state in order to bring to the fore the herd instinct of the people. In times of peace, people pursue their own self-interest, identify with society, interact with government, and only occasionally encounter the state institutions. In times of war, the government and state become virtually identical, so that to oppose the government becomes an act of disloyalty to the state.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBourne's positions in \u003cem\u003eThe State\u003c\/em\u003e are as thought-provoking and relevant as ever for students of history, political scientists and others interested in the role of war for the modern state.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBourne, Randolph:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - RANDOLPH S. BOURNE (1886-1918) was an American progressive critic and writer, best known for his essays, such as Trans-national America and his unfinished work The State. Bourne died in the Spanish flu pandemic after World War I.","brand":"Cosimo Classics","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51661247381778,"sku":"9781646790135","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_e0ef8232-ecde-4979-b62b-2fe8f6893128.jpg?v=1760438819","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-state-9781646790135","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}