The Sovereign State and Its Competitors: An Analysis of Systems Change
(Part of the Princeton Studies in International History and Politics Series)
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The present international system, composed for the most part of sovereign, territorial states, is often viewed as the inevitable outcome of historical development. Hendrik Spruyt argues that there was nothing inevitable about the rise of the state system, however. Examining the competing institutions that arose during the decline of feudalism--among them urban leagues, independent communes, city states, and sovereign monarchies--Spruyt disposes...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0691029105
ISBN13:9780691029108
Release Date:July 1996
Publisher:Princeton University Press
Length:304 Pages
Weight:0.95 lbs.
Dimensions:0.7" x 6.0" x 9.2"
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