Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter I
2. Preface VII
3. Preface to the Second Printing X
4. Contents XI
5. PART ONE. The States in Contest
6. I. Islands in the Flood 3
7. II. Patrons and Patriots 18
8. III. Desperation Politics 36
9. IV. The War for the States 53
10. V. The Double-Edged Sword 68
11. PART TWO. State Modernization
12. VI. Dilemmas of Reform 89
13. VII. The Politics of Parity 108
14. VIII. Case History in the Democratic Experiment 124
15. IX. Watch and Ward on the Frontier 142
16. PART THREE. The States and the Federal Problem
17. X. The Constitutional Morass 165
18. XI. State Integration and the Constitution 180
19. XII. The Bloodless Revolution 198
20. XIII. On Treating with Princes 211
21. Appendix: Documents 227
22. Notes 245
23. Bibliography 257
24. Index 265