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.
Debates about the role and nature of the state are at the heart of modern politics. However, the state itself remains notoriously difficult to define, and the term is subject to a range of different interpretations. <br /><br />In this book, distinguished state theorist Bob Jess…
This volume offers guidelines for the advancement of developing countries in the context of a neo-humanistic global politico-economic order, involving the establishment of autonomously governed functionally sustainable communities (FSCs).
