TY - BOOK AU - Opello,Walter C. AU - Rosow,Stephen J. TI - The nation-state and global order: a historical introduction to contemporary politics SN - 1588262898 (pbk. : alk. paper) U1 - 320.011 22 PY - 2004/// CY - Boulder, Colo. PB - Lynne Rienner Publishers KW - State, The KW - Origin KW - Comparative government N1 - Includes bibliographical references (p. [261]-297) and index; 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 absolute 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? UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0414/2004001840.html ER -