War and State Formation in Ancient China and Early Modern Europe

Victoria Tin-bor (University of Notre Dame, Indiana) Hui

Cambridge University Press, 2005

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There is a common belief that the system of sovereign territorial states and the roots of liberal democracy are unique to European civilization and alien to non-Western cultures. This book, first published in 2005, explains why China and Europe's development of state systems began similarly but experienced opposite outcomes.

ISBN-13
9780521819725
ISBN-10
0521819725
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Year
2005
Publication date
2005-07-04
Pages
310
Dimensions
235x162x26
Weight
616