The Sovereign State and Its Competitors
豆瓣
An Analysis of Systems Change
Hendrik Spruyt
简介
From Scientific American
Spruyt ... shows that sovereign states of Europe emerged from the decline of feudalism as urban units gained freedom and formed leagues.... He also puts into perspective the European Union that today's nationstates are attempting to put together.... A significant contribution to political science and to European history.
From The New Yorker
Spruyt takes on a theme that is ... of central import to political science.... A convincing demonstration that there was nothing inevitable about the triumph of the [present] form of the state.
contents
List of Maps and Tables
Preface
Introduction 3
Pt. I Contingency, Choice, and Constraint 9
Ch. 1 Structural Change in International Relations 11
Ch. 2 Organizational Variation and Selection in the International System 22
Ch. 3 Modes of Nonterritorial Organization: Feudalism, the Church, and the Holy Roman Empire 34
Pt. II The Emergence of New Modes of Organization 59
Ch. 4 The Economic Renaissance of the Late Middle Ages 61
Ch. 5 The Rise of the Sovereign, Territorial State in Capetian France 77
Ch. 6 The Fragmentation of the German Empire and the Rise of the Hanseatic League 109
Ch. 7 The Development of the Italian City-states 130
Pt. III Competition, Mutual Empowerment, and Choice: The Advantages of Sovereign Territoriality 151
Ch. 8 The Victory of the Sovereign State 153
Pt. IV Conclusion 181
Ch. 9 Character, Tempo, and Prospects for Change in the International System 183
Notes 195
Bibliography 265
Index 285
