Why did state originate? How did it evolve? What were its aims, nature, function and its relation with the society? In this book attempt has been to seen answers to the above questions. Contents: The State, The Origins of the State, Nature and Functions of the State, The Evolution of the Statem, Types of the State, Individuals, Groups and Society, State and Society, The Study of Politics, Classical Greek View of the State, The Crisis of Political Theory, History and Sources of the Science of Polity.