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War and State Formation in Ancient China and Early Modern Europe Hui, Victoria Tin-bor (University of Notre Dame, Indiana)
War and State Formation in Ancient China and Early Modern Europe
Hui, Victoria Tin-bor (University of Notre Dame, Indiana)
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, first published in 2005, explains why China and Europe's development of state systems began similarly but experienced opposite outcomes.
312 pages, 5 TABLES, 4 MAPS
| Media | Books Hardcover Book (Book with hard spine and cover) |
| Released | July 4, 2005 |
| ISBN13 | 9780521819725 |
| Publishers | Cambridge University Press |
| Pages | 310 |
| Dimensions | 235 × 162 × 26 mm · 616 g |
| Language | English |