The Sovereign State and Its Competitors

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An Analysis of Systems Change

Hendrik Spruyt(Autor*in)

Princeton University Press

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Erschienen am 5. Mai 2020

304 Seiten

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Cover page
Half-title page
Title page
Copyright page
Dedication
Contents
List of Maps and Tables
Preface
Introduction
Part I: Contingency, Choice, and Constraint
Chapter 1: Structural Change in International Relations
Neorealism and Its Critics: The Origins of the State as an Issue in International Relations
Variation in Units as Variation in Systems Structure
Unilinear Explanations of Change
The Fallacy of the Unilinear Evolutionary Image
Chapter 2: Organizational Variation and Selection in the International System
A Nonlinear View of Evolutionary Change
A Proposed Causal Model for Explaining Institutional Variation and Selection
A Nonlinear Account of State Formation through War
Chapter 3: Modes of Nonterritorial Organization: Feudalism, the Church, and the Holy Roman Empire
Feudalism: Rule by Personal Bonds
Universalist Claims of the Church
The Holy Roman Empire
Conclusion
Part II: The Emergence of New Modes of Organization
Chapter 4: The Economic Renaissance of the Late Middle Ages
The Catalyst: The Expansion of Trade and the Growth of Towns
Imagining the Sovereign State
Conclusion
Chapter 5: The Rise of the Sovereign, Territorial State in Capetian France
The Beginning of the French State: The Consolidation of the Capetian Dynasty (987-1328)
Why the Emergence of the French State Does Not Follow from the Character of Warfare
The Confluence of Material Interests of Monarchy and Towns
Shared Perspectives and Social Coalitions
Conclusion
Chapter 6: The Fragmentation of the German Empire and the Rise of the Hanseatic League
The Northern Renaissance and the Impact of Long-distance Commerce
Reasons and Consequences of German Fragmentation
Structure and Objectives of the Hanseatic League: "Concordia Domi. Foris Fax'
Conclusion
Chapter 7: The Development of the Italian City-states
The Impact of Italian Luxury Trade
Centrifugal Forces in the Italian Kingdom and the Absence of a Royal-urban Alliance
City-state Rather than City-league
City-state and Sovereign, Territorial State Compared
Conclusion
Part III: Competition, Mutual Empowerment, and Choice: The Advantages of Sovereign Territoriality
Chapter 8: The Victory of the Sovereign State
The Conventional Explanation: Darwinian Selection by War
Advantages of Sovereign Territoriality over the Confederated City-league
Fragmented Sovereignty in the Italian City-states
The General Nature of Institutional Selection
Conclusion
Part IV: Conclusion
Chapter 9: Character, Tempo, and Prospects for Change in the International System
The Dynamics of Change in the International System
Possible Scenarios for Contemporary Change
Notes
Bibliography
Index

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