With calm, knowledgeable precision, Daniel Ziblatt wades into the adjacent swamps of federalism and nineteenth-century European history, emerging with hands full of gems. Beneath the tangle of great statesmen and national culture he discovers conflicting regional political interests, sharp regional variations in political capacity, fearful defenses against excessive democracy, coercive conquest of weak states, and unintended consequences galore. Read, think, and learn.
From that point on, the extraordinary system of spies and informers which has played an important part in the political work of the French state into… - Charles Tilly
From that point on, the extraordinary system of spies and informers which has played an important part in the political work of the French state into…
- Charles Tilly
Going to war accelerated the move from indirect to direct rule. Almost any state that makes war finds that it cannot pay for the effort from its accu… - Charles Tilly
Going to war accelerated the move from indirect to direct rule. Almost any state that makes war finds that it cannot pay for the effort from its accu…
With calm, knowledgeable precision, Daniel Ziblatt wades into the adjacent swamps of federalism and nineteenth-century European history, emerging wit… - Charles Tilly
With calm, knowledgeable precision, Daniel Ziblatt wades into the adjacent swamps of federalism and nineteenth-century European history, emerging wit…
Almost all war making states borrow extensively, raise taxes, and seize the means of combat - including men - from reluctant citizens. - Charles Tilly
Almost all war making states borrow extensively, raise taxes, and seize the means of combat - including men - from reluctant citizens.
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