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The nation-state and global order : a historical introduction to contemporary politics /

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Opello, Walter C.
Other Authors: Rosow, Stephen J.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Boulder, Colo. : Lynne Rienner Publishers, 2004.
Edition:2nd ed.
Subjects:
State, The.
State, The > Origin.
Comparative government.
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction : a historical approach to the state and global order
  • The emergence of the territorial state
  • The ancient Roman state : imperial rule
  • The feudal "state" : indirect rule
  • The medieval state : territorial sovereignty instituted
  • The modern territorial state
  • The absolute state : sovereignty unbound
  • The liberal constitutional state : sovereignty popularized
  • The antiliberal state : sovereignty particularized
  • The managerial state : sovereignty rationalized
  • Globalizing the territorial state
  • The colonial state : sovereignty expanded
  • The nation-state : sovereignty reimagined
  • The postcolonial state : instituting sovereignty
  • Challenges to the state
  • The present state of states : sovereignty challenged
  • Conclusion : a new global order?