| Description |
1 online resource (xiv, 294 pages) : maps |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 259-283) and index. |
| Contents |
Cover; Half-title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Tables and Maps; Acknowledgments; 1 A Dynamic Theory of World Politics; 2 The Dynamics of International Politics in Ancient China; 3 Rethinking the Dynamics of International Politics in Early Modern Europe; 4 The Dynamics of State Formation and Transformation; 5 Conclusion and Implications; Appendix I: List of Wars Involving Great Powers in Early Modern Europe (1495-1815); Appendix II: List of Wars Involving Great Powers in Ancient China (656-221 bc); Appendix III: Operational Criteria for the Lists of Wars Involving Great Powers. |
| Summary |
There is a common belief that the system of sovereign territorial states and the roots of liberal democracy are unique to European civilization and alien to non-Western cultures. This book explores why China and Europe's development of state systems began similarly but experienced opposite outcomes. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
World politics.
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World politics. |
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China -- Politics and government -- To 221 B.C.
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China. |
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Politics and government. |
| Chronological Term |
To 221 B.C |
| Subject |
Europe -- Politics and government.
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Europe. |
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State, The.
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State, The. |
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War.
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War. |
| Chronological Term |
To 221 B.C. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Hui, Victoria Tin-bor, 1967- War and state formation in ancient China and early modern Europe. New York NY : Cambridge University Press, 2005 9780521819725 (DLC) 2004024989 (OCoLC)56876657 |
| ISBN |
9780511161377 (electronic book) |
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0511161379 (electronic book) |
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0511160097 |
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9780511160097 |
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0511160666 |
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9780511160660 |
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9780521819725 |
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0521819725 |
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9780521525763 |
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0521525764 |
| Report No. |
MYILIB_CUp |
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