{"product_id":"state-formations-global-histories-and-cultures-of-statehood-hardback-9781108416535","title":"State Formations; Global Histories and Cultures of Statehood (Hardback) 9781108416535","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eState Formations\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eGlobal Histories and Cultures of Statehood\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eUses modernist and postmodernist theoretical perspectives to examine the formation and reformation of states throughout history and around the globe.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eJohn L. Brooke (Edited by), Julia C. Strauss (Edited by), Greg Anderson (Edited by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781108416535, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 29 March 2018\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e404 pages, 1 b\/w illus.  2 maps  4 tables\u003cbr\u003e23.5 x 15.7 x 2.8 cm, 0.65 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e'This excellent volume brings together contributions from historians and theorists in discussing a wide range of historical formations of the state …' George Steinmetz, University of Michigan\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eFeaturing a sweeping array of essays from scholars of state formation and development, this book presents an overview of approaches to studying the history of the state. Focusing on the question of state formation, this volume takes a particular look at the beginnings, structures, and constant reforming of state power. Not only do the contributors draw upon both modernist and postmodernist theoretical perspectives, they also address the topic from a global standpoint, examining states from all areas of the world. In their diverse and thorough exploration of state building, the authors cross the theoretical, geographic, and chronological boundaries that traditionally shape this field in order to rethink the customary macro and micro approaches to the study of state building and make the case for global histories of both pre-modern and modern state formations.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eIntroduction: approaches to state formations John L. Brooke and Julia C. Strauss\u003cbr\u003e Part I. Definitions: 1. On the person of the state Quentin Skinner\u003cbr\u003e 2. The state as a social relation Bob Jessop\u003cbr\u003e 3. Was there any such thing as a non-modern state? Greg Anderson\u003cbr\u003e Part II. Foundings: 4. Comparative perspectives and early states revisited Rita P. Wright\u003cbr\u003e 5. (Re) introducing the state on the medieval Swahili Coast Chapurukha M. Kusimba\u003cbr\u003e 6. Renaissance states of mind Michael Martoccio\u003cbr\u003e 7. Bringing the sark?r back in: translating patrimonialism and the state in early modern and early colonial India Nicholas J. Abbott\u003cbr\u003e 8. Revolutionary state formation: the origins of the strong American state William J. Novak and Steven Pincus\u003cbr\u003e 9. The founding of non-democratic states Richard Bensel\u003cbr\u003e Part III. Agendas: 10. Empire as state: the Roman case Clifford Ando\u003cbr\u003e 11. Weights and measures and state formation: the view from the early American republic Stephen Mihm\u003cbr\u003e 12. Mapping power: the shape of the state in the post-Civil War American South Greg P. Downs\u003cbr\u003e 13. To bee or not to bee: the co-production of modern science and the modern state John F. M. Clark\u003cbr\u003e 14. Taxes and the two faces of the state since the eighteenth century Yannis D. Kotsonis\u003cbr\u003e 15. Regimes and repertoires of statebuilding: the two Chinas and regime consolidation in the early 1950s Julia C. Strauss\u003cbr\u003e Part IV. Memberships: 16. The Mesopotamian citizen conceptualized: affect, speech and perception Seth Richardson\u003cbr\u003e 17. Military mobilization and the experience of living with the Ming state Michael Szonyi\u003cbr\u003e 18. Ethnicity and power in early modern Europe and Asia Victor Lieberman\u003cbr\u003e 19. Patriliny and modern states in the Middle East Diane King\u003cbr\u003e 20. Social service, convivialismo, and hegemony in Colombia Rebecca Tally\u003cbr\u003e 21. Indian affirmative action and the postcolonial state Anupama Rao\u003cbr\u003e Conclusion: notes toward a global synthesis John L. Brooke and Julia C. 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