General Information

Author/Creator

Thomson, Janice E., 1949-

Language

English.

Published

Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, c1994.

Physical Description

x, 219 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.

Series

Princeton studies in international history and politics

Subjects

Subject

Violence > Europe > History.

Sovereignty.

Mercantile system > Europe > History.

Mercenary troops > Europe > History.

Pirates > Europe > History.

Europe > Politics and government.

Bibliographic Information

Responsibility

Janice E. Thomson.

Content

Introduction -- Ch. 1. The State, Violence, and Sovereignty -- The State and Violence in Theory -- The State and Violence in History -- Sovereignty in Theory -- The Institution of Sovereignty -- The Argument -- Ch. 2. Nonstate Violence Unleashed -- Privateering -- Mercenaries -- Mercantile Companies -- Ch. 3. Unintended Consequences -- The Mediterranean Corsairs -- Organized Piracy -- Problems with Mercenarism -- Problems with Mercantile Companies -- Ch. 4. Delegitimating State-Authorized Nonstate Violence -- The Abolition of Privateering -- The Delegitimation of Mercenarism -- The Demise of the Mercantile Companies -- Ch. 5. Suppressing Unauthorized Nonstate Violence -- Piracy -- The Rise and Decline of Filibustering -- Ch. 6. Conclusion -- Explaining the Transition -- The State, Sovereignty, and World Politics -- The Future.

ISBN

0691086583

Holdings

Item Type	Current Location	Collection	Call Number	Volume Info	Shelving Location	Public Note
Book	OSA Archivum Library	General collection	355.3/5 THO		OSA Repository	Donation of School of Public Policy.

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