Mercenaries, pirates, and sovereigns : state-building and extraterritorial violence in early modern Europe /

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The contemporary organization of global violence is neither timeless nor natural, argues Janice Thomson. It is distinctively modern. In this book she examines how the present arrangement of the world into violence-monopolizing sovereign states evolved over the six preceding centuries.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Thomson, Janice E., 1949- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, ©1994.
Colección:Princeton studies in international history and politics.
Temas:
Violence > Europe > History.
Sovereignty.
Mercantile system > Europe > History.
Mercenary troops > Europe > History.
Pirates > Europe > History.
Violence > Europe > Histoire.
Souveraineté.
Mercantilisme > Europe > Histoire.
Mercenaires > Europe > Histoire.
Pirates > Europe > Histoire.
sovereignty.
HISTORY > Military > Biological & Chemical Warfare.
Mercantile system
Mercenary troops
Pirates
Politics and government
Sovereignty
Violence
Colonialism & imperialism.
Political science & theory.
Politics and Government.
Europe > Politics and government.
Europe > Politique et gouvernement.
Europe
Mercenaries > History
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:The contemporary organization of global violence is neither timeless nor natural, argues Janice Thomson. It is distinctively modern. In this book she examines how the present arrangement of the world into violence-monopolizing sovereign states evolved over the six preceding centuries.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (x, 219 pages) : illustrations.
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (pages 201-214) and index.
ISBN:1400813646
9781400813643

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