The Global Age: State and Society beyond Modernity.

Introduction. 1. Resuming the History of Epochs. 2. The Construction of Nation--State Society. 3. The Decay of the Modern Project. 4. Globalization: Theorizing the Transition. 5. Historical Narrative for the New Age. 6. Configurations of the Global Age: Systems. 7. Configurations of the Global Age: People. 8. The Future State and Society. 9. The Global Age Hypothesis. Notes. References. Index.