Format:
xiii, 311 pages
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24 cm
ISBN:
9781107461079
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9781107089433
Series Statement:
Cambridge studies in comparative politics
Content:
"The fundamental question of political theory, one which precedes all other questions about the nature of political life, is why there is a state at all. Is human cooperation feasible without a political authority enforcing it? Or do we need a state to live together? This question also reveals two further problems. If a state is necessary to establish order, how (and when) does it come into place? If it isn't necessary, what are the consequences for the political status and economic welfare of its citizens? Combining a wealth of ethnographical materials, historical cases, and statistical analysis, this book describes the foundations of stateless societies, why and how states emerge, and the basis of political obligation. This book models the economic and political roots of inequality, describes the causes of the stagnation of the preindustrial world, and explores what led to the West's prosperity of the past two centuries."
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index
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Hier auch spät erschienene, unveränderte Nachdrucke
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Machine generated contents note: 1. Tabula rasa; 2. Political order; 3. Technological progress; 4. Warfare; 5. Inequality; 6. Modern breakthrough; 7. Conclusions.
Language:
English
Subjects:
Political Science
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Sociology
Keywords:
Staat
;
Entstehung
;
Herrschaft
;
Soziale Ungleichheit
;
Politische Ökonomie
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