State formation in Europe, 843-1789 : a divided world /: a divided world. (2019)
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- Title:
- State formation in Europe, 843-1789 : a divided world /: a divided world. (2019)
- Main Title:
- State formation in Europe, 843-1789 : a divided world
- Further Information:
- Note: Sverre Bagge.
- Authors:
- Bagge, Sverre, 1942-
- Contents:
- INTRODUCTION * CHAPTER I. THE FORMATION OF THE EUROPEAN STATE SYSTEM * Warfare and State Formation: From the Age of Invasions to the Eighteenth Century * The State Made War but War did not Make the State * War within the Family – Politics and Diplomacy * Norms and Interests * Conclusion * CHAPTER II. THE FOUNDATION AND DEVELOPMENT OF EUROPEAN MONARCHY * What was a State? * The Basic Features of European Society * King and Aristocracy * The Formation of Dynasties * War and the State * The Finances * Towards a Monopoly of Violence: The Royal Courts of Law * The Central Administration * From Ugly Toes to the King’s Napkin * The Formation of the Sovereign State * King, Nobility and People, and the Idea of the Nation * The State and the People: the Peasant Rebellions * Conclusion * CHAPTER III. THE STATE AND ITS COMPETITORS * The Church and the Papal Monarchy * States without a King: Principalities and City Republics * The Medieval Foundations of the European State * Conclusion * CHAPTER IV. THE REVOLUTIONS OF THE SIXTEENTH CENTURY AND THEIR CONSEQUENCES * The Renaissance * The Reformation * Reformation and State Formation * The Great Discoveries and the Development of European Trade * Why did Europe Conquer the World? * Conclusion * CHAPTER V. ABSOLUTISM AND CONSTITUTIONALISM * Capital Versus Coercion – England, The Dutch Republic and France * The Dutch Republic * Coercion and Capital * Towards Absolute Monarchy in France * The Development of Constitutional Government in EnglandINTRODUCTION * CHAPTER I. THE FORMATION OF THE EUROPEAN STATE SYSTEM * Warfare and State Formation: From the Age of Invasions to the Eighteenth Century * The State Made War but War did not Make the State * War within the Family – Politics and Diplomacy * Norms and Interests * Conclusion * CHAPTER II. THE FOUNDATION AND DEVELOPMENT OF EUROPEAN MONARCHY * What was a State? * The Basic Features of European Society * King and Aristocracy * The Formation of Dynasties * War and the State * The Finances * Towards a Monopoly of Violence: The Royal Courts of Law * The Central Administration * From Ugly Toes to the King’s Napkin * The Formation of the Sovereign State * King, Nobility and People, and the Idea of the Nation * The State and the People: the Peasant Rebellions * Conclusion * CHAPTER III. THE STATE AND ITS COMPETITORS * The Church and the Papal Monarchy * States without a King: Principalities and City Republics * The Medieval Foundations of the European State * Conclusion * CHAPTER IV. THE REVOLUTIONS OF THE SIXTEENTH CENTURY AND THEIR CONSEQUENCES * The Renaissance * The Reformation * Reformation and State Formation * The Great Discoveries and the Development of European Trade * Why did Europe Conquer the World? * Conclusion * CHAPTER V. ABSOLUTISM AND CONSTITUTIONALISM * Capital Versus Coercion – England, The Dutch Republic and France * The Dutch Republic * Coercion and Capital * Towards Absolute Monarchy in France * The Development of Constitutional Government in England * The Difference between France and England * The Spanish Kingdoms * Absolutism and Constitutionalism in Agrarian States – the Case of Scandinavia * Absolutism and Constitutionalism in Agrarian States: Prussia, Austria and East Central Europe * Conclusion: Absolutism and Constitutionalism: Advantages and Disadvantages * CHAPTER VI. THE STATE AND THE ENLIGHTENMENT * Enlightened Despotism and Parliamentary Government * The Development of a Modern Bureaucracy * Conclusion * CONCLUSION: THE STATE OF THE OLD REGIME AND ITS LEGACY * REFERENCES * … (more)
- Edition:
- 1st
- Publisher Details:
- London : Routledge
- Publication Date:
- 2019
- Extent:
- 1 online resource
- Subjects:
- 940.1
State, The -- Origin
Europe -- History -- 476-1492
Europe -- History -- 1492-1648
Europe -- History -- 1648-1789 - Languages:
- English
- ISBNs:
- 9780429589539
9780429591471
9780429587597
9780429196829 - Related ISBNs:
- 9780367185640
9780367185626 - Notes:
- Note: Includes bibliographical references.
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