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The Struggle for Power in Early Modern Europe: Religious Conflict, Dynastic Empires, and International Change
Daniel H. Nexon
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Paperback. Looks at the pivotal events of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries - including the Schmalkaldic War, the Dutch Revolt, and the Thirty Years' War. This book argues that early modern 'composite' political communities had more in common with empires than with modern states. Series: Princeton Studies in International History and Politics. Num Pages: 408 pages, 7 halftones. 5 line illus. 1 table. 11 maps. BIC Classification: 1D; HBJD; HRAM2; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 154 x 22. Weight in Grams: 548.
Scholars have long argued over whether the 1648 Peace of Westphalia, which ended more than a century of religious conflict arising from the Protestant Reformations, inaugurated the modern sovereign-state system. But they largely ignore a more fundamental question: why did the emergence of new forms of religious heterodoxy during the Reformations spark such violent upheaval and nearly topple the old political order? In this book, Daniel Nexon demonstrates that the answer lies in understanding how the mobilization of transnational religious movements intersects with--and can destabilize--imperial forms of rule. Taking a fresh look at the pivotal events of the sixteenth and ... Read more
Scholars have long argued over whether the 1648 Peace of Westphalia, which ended more than a century of religious conflict arising from the Protestant Reformations, inaugurated the modern sovereign-state system. But they largely ignore a more fundamental question: why did the emergence of new forms of religious heterodoxy during the Reformations spark such violent upheaval and nearly topple the old political order? In this book, Daniel Nexon demonstrates that the answer lies in understanding how the mobilization of transnational religious movements intersects with--and can destabilize--imperial forms of rule. Taking a fresh look at the pivotal events of the sixteenth and ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
408
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Series
Princeton Studies in International History and Politics
Condition
New
Weight
597g
Number of Pages
408
Place of Publication
New Jersey, United States
ISBN
9780691137933
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V9780691137933
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About Daniel H. Nexon
Daniel H. Nexon is assistant professor of government and foreign service at Georgetown University.
Reviews for The Struggle for Power in Early Modern Europe: Religious Conflict, Dynastic Empires, and International Change
Winner of the 2010 International Security Studies Section Book Award, International Studies Association "Scholars often debate the future of modern system of nation-states, but rarely do they study its origins. This groundbreaking book provides a sweeping reinterpretation of the religious and geopolitical conflicts of the seventeenth century, culminating in the emergence of the European state system."
Foreign Affairs "As a historian ... Read more
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