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The Rise of the Nation-State in Europe: Absolutism, Enlightenment and Revolution, 1603-1815

The Rise of the Nation-State in Europe: Absolutism, Enlightenment and Revolution, 1603-1815

Schwartzwald, Jack L.

Paperback

General European HistoryGeneral Political Science

ISBN10: 1476665478
ISBN13: 9781476665474
Publisher: McFarland & Company
Published: Nov 21 2017
Pages: 275
Weight: 1.00
Height: 0.60 Width: 6.90 Depth: 9.90
Language: English

The 1648 Treaty of Westphalia marked the emergence of the nation-state as the dominant political entity in Europe. This book traces the development of the nation-state from its infancy as a virtual dynastic possession, through its incarnation as the embodiment of the sovereign popular will. Three sections chronicle the critical epochs of this transformation, beginning with the belief in the divine right of monarchical rule and ending with the concept that the people, not their leaders, are the heart of a nation--an enduring political ideal that remains the basis of the modern nation-state.

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