State Formation Books

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States and Power in Africa: Comparative Lessons in Authority and Control States and Power in Africa: Comparative Lessons in Authority and Control (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.99 — 269 ratings — published 2000
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War and State Formation in Ancient China and Early Modern Europe War and State Formation in Ancient China and Early Modern Europe (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.02 — 46 ratings — published 2005
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Imagined Communities: Reflections on the Origin and Spread of Nationalism Imagined Communities: Reflections on the Origin and Spread of Nationalism (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.11 — 16,483 ratings — published 1983
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The Yamato Dynasty: The Secret History of Japan's Imperial Family The Yamato Dynasty: The Secret History of Japan's Imperial Family (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.70 — 162 ratings — published 1999
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Lending to the Borrower from Hell: Debt, Taxes, and Default in the Age of Philip II Lending to the Borrower from Hell: Debt, Taxes, and Default in the Age of Philip II (Kindle Edition)
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avg rating 4.19 — 43 ratings — published 2014
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The Rise & Fall of the Judean State, Vol 1 The Rise & Fall of the Judean State, Vol 1 (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.00 — 1 rating — published 1962
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Teachers' Schools and the Making of the Modern Chinese Nation-State, 1897-1937 Teachers' Schools and the Making of the Modern Chinese Nation-State, 1897-1937 (Paperback)
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avg rating 0.0 — 0 ratings — published 2007
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Revolutionary Spirit: Jose Rizal in Southeast Asia Revolutionary Spirit: Jose Rizal in Southeast Asia (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.22 — 9 ratings — published 2011
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The Struggle for Mastery: Britain, 1066 - 1284 The Struggle for Mastery: Britain, 1066 - 1284 (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.83 — 281 ratings — published 2003
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The Bolsheviks in Power: The First Year of Soviet Rule in Petrograd The Bolsheviks in Power: The First Year of Soviet Rule in Petrograd (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.29 — 89 ratings — published 2007
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Post-Colonial Kenya (Contemporary African Politics) Post-Colonial Kenya (Contemporary African Politics)
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avg rating 3.83 — 6 ratings — published
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War and Genocide in South Sudan War and Genocide in South Sudan (Unknown Binding)
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avg rating 3.97 — 30 ratings — published
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How Insurgency Begins: Rebel Group Formation in Uganda and Beyond (Cambridge Studies in Comparative Politics) How Insurgency Begins: Rebel Group Formation in Uganda and Beyond (Cambridge Studies in Comparative Politics)
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avg rating 3.50 — 6 ratings — published
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Worshiping Power: An Anarchist View of Early State Formation Worshiping Power: An Anarchist View of Early State Formation (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.58 — 73 ratings — published
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Unhappy Valley : Conflict in Kenya and Africa: Book One: State and Class (Eastern African Studies ) Unhappy Valley : Conflict in Kenya and Africa: Book One: State and Class (Eastern African Studies )
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avg rating 3.40 — 10 ratings — published 1992
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Ritual and Archaic States Ritual and Archaic States (ebook)
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State Formation: Anthropological Perspectives (Anthropology, Culture and Society) State Formation: Anthropological Perspectives (Anthropology, Culture and Society)
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avg rating 3.50 — 4 ratings — published 2005
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Ancient Egypt and Early China: State, Society, and Culture Ancient Egypt and Early China: State, Society, and Culture (Kindle Edition)
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avg rating 4.40 — 5 ratings — published
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Sacred Foundations: The Religious and Medieval Roots of the European State Sacred Foundations: The Religious and Medieval Roots of the European State (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.02 — 56 ratings — published 2023
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Im Namen des Staates : d. Begründung d. Staatsraison in d. frühen Neuzeit Im Namen des Staates : d. Begründung d. Staatsraison in d. frühen Neuzeit (Unknown Binding)
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avg rating 3.00 — 3 ratings — published 1987
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Genoa's Freedom: Entrepreneurship, Republicanism, and the Spanish Atlantic Genoa's Freedom: Entrepreneurship, Republicanism, and the Spanish Atlantic (Kindle Edition)
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avg rating 5.00 — 1 rating — published
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The Development of the Modern State: A Sociological Introduction The Development of the Modern State: A Sociological Introduction (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.47 — 85 ratings — published 1978
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The State: Its Nature, Development, and Prospects The State: Its Nature, Development, and Prospects (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.24 — 42 ratings — published 1990
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How Societies Are Born: Governance in West Central Africa before 1600 How Societies Are Born: Governance in West Central Africa before 1600 (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.44 — 27 ratings — published 2004
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The Deep Roots of Modern Democracy: Geography and the Diffusion of Political Institutions The Deep Roots of Modern Democracy: Geography and the Diffusion of Political Institutions (Kindle Edition)
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avg rating 3.00 — 3 ratings — published
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Latecomer State Formation: Political Geography and Capacity Failure in Latin America Latecomer State Formation: Political Geography and Capacity Failure in Latin America (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.53 — 17 ratings — published
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The Jalayirids: Dynastic State Formation in the Mongol Middle East The Jalayirids: Dynastic State Formation in the Mongol Middle East (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.40 — 5 ratings — published 2016
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Telangana Movemenet - State Formation [ ENGLISH MEDIUM ] Telangana Movemenet - State Formation [ ENGLISH MEDIUM ] (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.84 — 50 ratings — published
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Kingship in the Early Mesopotamian Onomasticon 2800 - 2200 BCE (Studia Semitica Upsaliensia, 28) Kingship in the Early Mesopotamian Onomasticon 2800 - 2200 BCE (Studia Semitica Upsaliensia, 28)
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avg rating 0.0 — 0 ratings — published
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The Rise and Fall of Imperial China: The Social Origins of State Development The Rise and Fall of Imperial China: The Social Origins of State Development (Unknown Binding)
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avg rating 4.32 — 50 ratings — published
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Maritime Trade And State Development In Early Southeast Asia Maritime Trade And State Development In Early Southeast Asia (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.00 — 1 rating — published 1985
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War, Trade and the State: Anglo-Dutch Conflict, 1652-89 War, Trade and the State: Anglo-Dutch Conflict, 1652-89 (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.00 — 2 ratings — published
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The Headless State: Aristocratic Orders, Kinship Society, and Misrepresentations of Nomadic Inner Asia The Headless State: Aristocratic Orders, Kinship Society, and Misrepresentations of Nomadic Inner Asia (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.10 — 30 ratings — published 2007
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The African Colonial State in Comparative Perspective The African Colonial State in Comparative Perspective (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.71 — 41 ratings — published 1994
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The Greek State The Greek State (Paperback)
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avg rating 5.00 — 1 rating — published 2012
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Caste: A Comparative Study Caste: A Comparative Study (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.75 — 4 ratings — published 1950
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State Formation in Italy and Greece: Questioning the Neoevolutionist Paradigm State Formation in Italy and Greece: Questioning the Neoevolutionist Paradigm (Kindle Edition)
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avg rating 1.00 — 1 rating — published 2011
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Exchange Networks and Local Transformations Exchange Networks and Local Transformations (Paperback)
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avg rating 0.0 — 0 ratings — published 2012
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The Dawn of Everything: A New History of Humanity The Dawn of Everything: A New History of Humanity (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.19 — 26,765 ratings — published 2021
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Failed Statebuilding: Intervention, the State, and the Dynamics of Peace Formation Failed Statebuilding: Intervention, the State, and the Dynamics of Peace Formation (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.83 — 6 ratings — published 2014
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Collective Action in the Formation of Pre-Modern States (Fundamental Issues in Archaeology) Collective Action in the Formation of Pre-Modern States (Fundamental Issues in Archaeology)
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avg rating 3.33 — 3 ratings — published 2007
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Ruling the Savage Periphery: Frontier Governance and the Making of the Modern State Ruling the Savage Periphery: Frontier Governance and the Making of the Modern State (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.25 — 8 ratings — published
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The State and Social Change in Early Modern England, c.1550 - 1640 The State and Social Change in Early Modern England, c.1550 - 1640 (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.82 — 11 ratings — published 2000
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Joseph R. Strayer
“...what we are looking for is the appearance of political units persisting in time and fixed in space, the development of permanent, impersonal institutions, agreement on the need for authority which can give final judgments and acceptance of the idea that this authority should receive the basic loyalty of its subjects.”
Joseph Reese Strayer, On the Medieval Origins of the Modern State