The modern European state, defined by a continuous territory with a distinct borderline and complete external sovereignty, by the monopoly of every kind of legitimate use of force, and by a homogeneous mass of subjects each of whom has the same rights and duties, is the outcome of a thousand years of shifting political power and developing notions of the state. This major study, in the Origins of the Modern State in Europe series, sets out to examine the processes of state formation and the creation of power élites.
The modern European state, defined by a continuous territory with a distinct borderline and complete external sovereignty, by the monopoly of every kind of legitimate use of force, and by a homogeneous mass of subjects each of whom has the same rights and duties, is the outcome of a thousand years of shifting political power and developing notions of the state. This major study, in the Origins of the Modern State in Europe series, sets out to examine the processes of state formation and the creation of power élites.
Power Elites and State Building
336
Power Elites and State Building
336
Product Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780198205470 |
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| Publisher: | Oxford University Press, USA |
| Publication date: | 03/28/1996 |
| Series: | Origins of the Modern State in Europe, 13th to 18th Centuries Series |
| Pages: | 336 |
| Product dimensions: | 6.50(w) x 9.50(h) x 0.95(d) |