2 The Feudal “State”: Indirect Rule

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Maps ix
4. Preface xi
5. Introduction: A Historical Approach to the State and Global Order 1
6. PART 1 THE EMERGENCE OF THE TERRITORIAL STATE
7. 1 The Ancient Roman State: Imperial Rule 17
8. 2 The Feudal “State”: Indirect Rule 37
9. 3 The Medieval State: Territorial Sovereignty Instituted 55
10. PART 2 THE MODERN TERRITORIAL STATE
11. 4 The Absolute State: Sovereignty Unbound 75
12. 5 The Liberal Constitutional State: Sovereignty Popularized 99
13. 6 The Antiliberal State: Sovereignty Particularized 121
14. 7 The Managerial State: Sovereignty Rationalized 139
15. PART 3 GLOBALIZING THE TERRITORIAL STATE
16. 8 The Colonial State: Sovereignty Expanded 165
17. 9 The Nation-State: Sovereignty Reimagined 191
18. 10 The Postcolonial State: Instituting Sovereignty 217
19. PART 4 CHALLENGES TO THE STATE
20. 11 The Present State of States: Sovereignty Challenged 243
21. 12 Conclusion: A New Global Order? 267
22. Bibliography 281
23. Index 299
24. About the Book 319