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The Sovereign State and Its Competitors: An Analysis of Systems Change
Hendrik Spruyt
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Paperback. Examining the competing institutions that arose during the decline of feudalism (among them urban leagues, independent communes, city states, and sovereign monarchies), this book disposes of the familiar claim that the superior size and war-making ability of the sovereign nation-state made it the natural successor to the feudal system. Series: Princeton Studies in International History and Politics. Num Pages: 304 pages, 4 maps 9 tables. BIC Classification: JPA; JPHC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 232 x 154 x 20. Weight in Grams: 434.
The present international system, composed for the most part of sovereign, territorial states, is often viewed as the inevitable outcome of historical development. Hendrik Spruyt argues that there was nothing inevitable about the rise of the state system, however. Examining the competing institutions that arose during the decline of feudalism--among them urban leagues, independent communes, city states, and sovereign monarchies--Spruyt disposes of the familiar claim that the superior size and war-making ability of the sovereign nation-state made it the natural successor to the feudal system. The author argues that feudalism did not give way to any single successor institution in ... Read more
The present international system, composed for the most part of sovereign, territorial states, is often viewed as the inevitable outcome of historical development. Hendrik Spruyt argues that there was nothing inevitable about the rise of the state system, however. Examining the competing institutions that arose during the decline of feudalism--among them urban leagues, independent communes, city states, and sovereign monarchies--Spruyt disposes of the familiar claim that the superior size and war-making ability of the sovereign nation-state made it the natural successor to the feudal system. The author argues that feudalism did not give way to any single successor institution in ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
302
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Series
Princeton Studies in International History and Politics
Condition
New
Weight
462g
Number of Pages
304
Place of Publication
New Jersey, United States
ISBN
9780691029108
SKU
V9780691029108
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About Hendrik Spruyt
Hendrik Spruyt is Assistant Professor in the Department of Political Science at Columbia University.
Reviews for The Sovereign State and Its Competitors: An Analysis of Systems Change
Winner of the 1996 J. David Greenstone Book Prize, American Political Science Association "Hendrik Spruyt's book provides new and interesting analytical framework for examining
from an international perspective
the emergence of new international political systems...The book advances a bold and intriguing hypothesis...[It is] a powerful and provocative essay; the examination of its details will probably provide much work in years to come. ... Read more
from an international perspective
the emergence of new international political systems...The book advances a bold and intriguing hypothesis...[It is] a powerful and provocative essay; the examination of its details will probably provide much work in years to come. ... Read more