书籍封面

书籍封面

书籍信息

  • 作者:Hendrik Spruyt
  • 出版时间:1994
  • 系列:Princeton Studies in International History and Politics
  • 定价:USD 49.95
  • 装帧:Paperback
  • 页数:302
  • ISBN:9780691029108

书籍介绍

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.