Front Cover......Page 1
         TOC......Page 2
         Preface......Page 3
         Introduction: The State and the Study of Politics......Page 4
         Part 1. Formation and Emergence of the Territorial State......Page 10
         1. The Ancient Roman State: Imperial Rule......Page 11
         2. The Feudal "State": Indirect Rule......Page 21
         3. The Medieval State: Direct Rule......Page 33
         Part 2. Forms of the Modern Territorial State......Page 46
         4. The Absolutist State: Sovereignty Instituted......Page 47
         5. The Liberal State: Sovereignty Universalized......Page 62
         6. The Antiliberal State......Page 75
         7. The Managerial State: Sovereignty......Page 90
         Part 3. Globalizing the Territorial State......Page 108
         8. The Colonial State: Sovereignty Expanded......Page 109
         9. The Nation-State: Sovereignty Reimagined......Page 123
         10. The Postcolonial State: Reflexive Sovereignty......Page 136
         Part 4. Challenges to the State......Page 150
         11. The Present State of States......Page 151
         12. Conclusion: The Future of the State......Page 163
         Glossary......Page 172
         Bibliography......Page 178
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