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

The nation-state and global order : a historical introduction to contemporary politics / Walter C. Opello, Jr., Stephen J. Rosow.

Author/creator	Opello, Walter C.
Other author/creator	Rosow, Stephen J.
Format	Book and Print
Edition	2nd ed.
Publication Info	Boulder, Colo. : Lynne Rienner Publishers, 2004.
Description	xi, 319 pages : maps ; 23 cm
Supplemental Content	Table of contents
Subject(s)	State, The. State, The--Origin. Comparative government.

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 absolutist 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?
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (p. 281-297) and index.
LCCN	2004001840
ISBN	1588262898 (pbk. : alk. paper)

Library	Location	Call Number	Status	Item Actions
Joyner	General Stacks	JC11 .O63 2004	✔ Available	Place Hold