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CIAO DATE: 7/99

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

Walter C. Opello, Jr.
and
Stephen J. Rosow

Lynne Rienner Publishers

1999

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For my daughter, Katherine
—W.C.O., Jr.
To the memory of Bernard Rosow
—S.J.R

Table of Content

Preface

Introduction: The State and the Study of Politics

Part 1: Formation and Emergence of the Territorial State

  1. The Ancient Roman State: Imperial State
  2. The Feudal “State”:Indirect Rule
  3. The Medieval State: Direct Rule

    Part 2: Forms of the Modern Territorial State

  4. The Absolutist State: Sovereignty Instituted
  5. The The Liberal State: Sovereignty Universalized
  6. The Antiliberal State
  7. The Managerial State: Sovereignty Rationalized

    Part 3: Globalizing the Territorial State

  8. The Colonial State: Sovereignty Expanded
  9. The Nation-State: Sovereignty Reimagined
  10. The Postcolonial State: Reflexive Sovereignty

    Part 4: Challenges to the State

  11. The Present State of States
  12. Conclusion: The Future the State

    Glossary

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