Mercenaries, Pirates, and Sovereigns : State-Building and Extraterritorial Violence in Early Modern Europe /
Thomson, Janice E.
Mercenaries, Pirates, and Sovereigns : State-Building and Extraterritorial Violence in Early Modern Europe / Janice E. Thomson. - Course Book - 1 online resource (230 p.) : 10 tables - Princeton Studies in International History and Politics ; 63 .
Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Tables -- Introduction -- CHAPTER ONE. The State, Violence, and Sovereignty -- CHAPTER TWO. Nonstate Violence Unleashed -- CHAPTER THREE. Unintended Consequences -- CHAPTER FOUR. Delegitimating State-Authorized Nonstate Violence -- CHAPTER FIVE. Suppressing Unauthorized Nonstate Violence -- CHAPTER SIX. Conclusion -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index
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The contemporary organization of global violence is neither timeless nor natural, argues Janice Thomson. It is distinctively modern. In this book she examines how the present arrangement of the world into violence-monopolizing sovereign states evolved over the six preceding centuries.
Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
In English.
9780691025711 9781400821242
10.1515/9781400821242 doi
Mercantile system--History.--Europe
Mercenary troops--History.--Europe
Pirates--History.--Europe
Sovereignty.
Violence--History.--Europe
POLITICAL SCIENCE / History & Theory.
D210
355.3/5
Mercenaries, Pirates, and Sovereigns : State-Building and Extraterritorial Violence in Early Modern Europe / Janice E. Thomson. - Course Book - 1 online resource (230 p.) : 10 tables - Princeton Studies in International History and Politics ; 63 .
Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Tables -- Introduction -- CHAPTER ONE. The State, Violence, and Sovereignty -- CHAPTER TWO. Nonstate Violence Unleashed -- CHAPTER THREE. Unintended Consequences -- CHAPTER FOUR. Delegitimating State-Authorized Nonstate Violence -- CHAPTER FIVE. Suppressing Unauthorized Nonstate Violence -- CHAPTER SIX. Conclusion -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index
restricted access http://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_16ec
The contemporary organization of global violence is neither timeless nor natural, argues Janice Thomson. It is distinctively modern. In this book she examines how the present arrangement of the world into violence-monopolizing sovereign states evolved over the six preceding centuries.
Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
In English.
9780691025711 9781400821242
10.1515/9781400821242 doi
Mercantile system--History.--Europe
Mercenary troops--History.--Europe
Pirates--History.--Europe
Sovereignty.
Violence--History.--Europe
POLITICAL SCIENCE / History & Theory.
D210
355.3/5