Avineri - Hegels Theory of Modern State [made in istanbul]

I think this is still one of the best book written on state(s) of Hegel (qua Marx)
LINK

The Islamic Leviathan: Islam and the making of State Power

The Islamic Leviathan: Islam and the making of State Power


Islamism is often associated with oppositional social movements. However, increasingly, Muslim states too have served as agents of Islamism. They have adopted Islamization strategies, and realigned state ideology and policy-making to reflect Islamist ideals and to fulfill demands of Islamic ideology. They have done so not only as a reaction to Islamist challenges from below but also to harness the energies of Islamism to expand state power and capacity. By co-opting Islamism, they have strengthened the postcolonial state. Pakistan during the Zia ul-Haq period, and Malaysia under Mahathir Mohammad have been at the forefront of this trend, devising Islamization from above strategies that allowed these weak states to effectively alleviate limitations before exercise of state power and to pursue goals such as economic growth. The Islamization of the postcolonial state underscores the importance of religion and culture to state power and capacity.

"an islamic state is coming soon!" it writes

State And Society in The Early Middle Ages

State and Society in the Early Middle Ages:
The Middle Rhine Valley, 400-1000

(Cambridge Studies in Medieval Life and Thought: Fourth Series)

Synopsis:

This book is a pioneering study of politics and society in the early Middle Ages. Whereas it is widely believed that the source materials for early medieval Europe are too sparse to allow sustained study of the workings of social and political relationships on the ground, this book focuses on a uniquely well-documented area to investigate the basis of power. Topics covered include the foundation of monasteries, their relationship with the laity, and their role as social centres; the significance of urbanism; the control of land, the development of property rights and the organization of states; community, kinship and lordship; justice and dispute settlement; the uses of the written word; violence and the feud; and the development of political structures from the Roman empire to the high Middle Ages.

http://www.snapdrive.net/files/494742/kutu2/State%20And%20Society%20In%20The%20Early%20Middle%20Ages.pdf