The Nation-State and Global Order: A Historical Introduction to Contemporary Politics

Front Cover......Page 1
TOC......Page 2
Preface......Page 3
Introduction: The State and the Study of Politics......Page 4
Part 1. Formation and Emergence of the Territorial State......Page 10
1. The Ancient Roman State: Imperial Rule......Page 11
2. The Feudal "State": Indirect Rule......Page 21
3. The Medieval State: Direct Rule......Page 33
Part 2. Forms of the Modern Territorial State......Page 46
4. The Absolutist State: Sovereignty Instituted......Page 47
5. The Liberal State: Sovereignty Universalized......Page 62
6. The Antiliberal State......Page 75
7. The Managerial State: Sovereignty......Page 90
Part 3. Globalizing the Territorial State......Page 108
8. The Colonial State: Sovereignty Expanded......Page 109
9. The Nation-State: Sovereignty Reimagined......Page 123
10. The Postcolonial State: Reflexive Sovereignty......Page 136
Part 4. Challenges to the State......Page 150
11. The Present State of States......Page 151
12. Conclusion: The Future of the State......Page 163
Glossary......Page 172
Bibliography......Page 178