LEADER 03020nam 2200661 a 450 001 9910828347903321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-107-11133-1 010 $a0-511-01668-9 010 $a0-511-11771-X 010 $a0-511-32442-1 010 $a1-280-15450-0 010 $a0-511-14899-2 010 $a0-511-49759-8 010 $a0-511-04815-7 035 $a(CKB)1000000000380615 035 $a(EBL)201869 035 $a(OCoLC)437063302 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000238437 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11200047 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000238437 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10240388 035 $a(PQKB)10946818 035 $a(UkCbUP)CR9780511497599 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC201869 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL201869 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr2000777 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL15450 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000380615 100 $a19980812d1999 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur||||||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 14$aThe rise and decline of the state /$fMartin van Creveld 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aCambridge [England] ;$aNew York $cCambridge University Press$d1999 215 $a1 online resource (viii, 439 pages) $cdigital, PDF file(s) 300 $aTitle from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015). 311 $a0-521-65190-5 311 $a0-521-65629-X 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aBefore the state: prehistory to AD 1300 -- The rise of the state: 1300 to 1648 -- The state as an instrument: 1648 to 1789 -- The state as an ideal: 1789 to 1945 -- The spread of the state: 1696 to 1975 -- The decline of the state: 1975- 330 $aThe state, which since the middle of the seventeenth century has been the most important and most characteristic of all modern institutions, is in decline. From Western Europe to Africa, many existing states are either combining into larger communities or falling apart. Many of their functions are being taken over by a variety of organizations which, whatever their precise nature, are not states. In this unique volume Martin van Creveld traces the story of the state from its beginnings to the present. Starting with the simplest political organizations that ever existed, he guides the reader through the origins of the state, its development, its apotheosis during the two World Wars, and its spread from its original home in Western Europe to cover the globe. In doing so, he provides a fascinating history of government from its origins to the present day. 606 $aState, The 606 $aWorld politics 615 0$aState, The. 615 0$aWorld politics. 676 $a320.1/09 700 $aVan Creveld$b Martin$f1946-$0247574 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910828347903321 996 $aRise and decline of the State$9705311 997 $aUNINA