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The rise and decline of the state /
The state, which since the middle of the seventeenth century has been the most important and most characteristic of all modern institutions, is in decline. From Western Europe to Africa, many existing states are either combining into larger communities or falling apart. Many of their functions are b...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Cambridge [England] ; New York :
Cambridge University Press,
1999.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | The state, which since the middle of the seventeenth century has been the most important and most characteristic of all modern institutions, is in decline. From Western Europe to Africa, many existing states are either combining into larger communities or falling apart. Many of their functions are being taken over by a variety of organizations which, whatever their precise nature, are not states. In this unique volume Martin van Creveld traces the story of the state from its beginnings to the present. Starting with the simplest political organizations that ever existed, he guides the reader through the origins of the state, its development, its apotheosis during the two World Wars, and its spread from its original home in Western Europe to cover the globe. In doing so, he provides a fascinating history of government from its origins to the present day. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (viii, 439 pages) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 0511016689 9780511016684 051111771X 9780511117718 9780521656290 052165629X 9780521651905 0521651905 9780511497599 0511497598 9780511324420 0511324421 1107111331 9781107111332 1280154500 9781280154508 0511148992 9780511148996 0511048157 9780511048159 |