The rise and decline of the state
This unique volume traces the history of the state from its beginnings to the present day
Print Book, English, 1999
Cambridge University Press, Cambridge [England], 1999
viii, 439 pages ; 24 cm
9780521651905, 9780521656290, 9780511148996, 9780511324420, 0521651905, 052165629X, 0511148992, 0511324421
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Before the state: prehistory to AD 1300
The rise of the state: 1300 to 1648
The state as an instrument: 1648 to 1789
The state as an ideal: 1789 to 1945
The spread of the state: 1696 to 1975
The decline of the state: 1975-