Table of Contents

• Introduction: A Historical Approach to the State and Global Order.
• The Emergence of the Territorial State.
• The Ancient Roman State: Imperial Rule.
• The Feudal State: Indirect Rule.
• The Medieval State: Territorial Sovereignty Instituted.
• The Modern Territorial State.
• The Absolutist State: Sovereignty Unbound.
• The Liberal Constitutional State: Sovereignty Popularized.
• The Antiliberal State: Sovereignty Particularized.
• The Managerial State: Sovereignty Rationalized.
• Globalizing the Territorial State.
• The Colonial State: Sovereignty Expanded.
• The Nation-State: Sovereignty Reimagined.
• The Postcolonial State: Instituting Sovereignty.
• Challenges to the State.
• The Present State of States: Sovereignty Challenged.
• Conclusion: A New Global Order?

About the Author

Walter C. Opello, Jr. is professor emeritus of political science.

Stephen J. Rosow is professor of political science at the State University of New York, Oswego.

Reviews

Praise for the first edition:

"The authors treat us, and our students, to a well-conceptualized and compelling array of historical vignettes in the evolution of the 'state'...They provide a valuable tool for teaching the [state's] long and complex history." —Rodney Bruce Hall, International Studies Review

"Very good...The Nation-State and Global Order has a straightforward, no-nonsense style that will be easily accessible to students." —Craig Murphy, Wellesley College

"An impressive work...rich in historical data and substantive arguments." —Siba Grovogui, Johns Hopkins University