| Preface |
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| Part I: Before The State |
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1 The Necessity Of Politics |
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3 | (23) |
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26 | (23) |
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49 | (15) |
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4 Tribal Societies: Property, Justice, War |
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64 | (16) |
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5 The Coming Of The Leviathan |
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80 | (17) |
| Part II: State Building |
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97 | (13) |
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7 War And The Rise Of The Chinese State |
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110 | (18) |
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128 | (11) |
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9 Political Decay And The Return Of Patrimonial Government |
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139 | (12) |
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151 | (11) |
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162 | (13) |
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12 Weaknesses Of Indian Polities |
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175 | (14) |
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13 Slavery And The Muslim Exit From Tribalism |
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189 | (13) |
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14 The Mamluks Save Islam |
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202 | (12) |
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15 The Functioning And Decline Of The Ottoman State |
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214 | (15) |
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16 Christianity Undermines The Family |
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229 | (16) |
| Part III: The Rule Of Law |
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17 The Origins Of The Rule Of Law |
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245 | (17) |
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18 The Church Becomes A State |
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262 | (14) |
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19 The State Becomes A Church |
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276 | (14) |
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290 | (13) |
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303 | (18) |
| Part IV: Accountable Government |
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22 The Rise Of Political Accountability |
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321 | (15) |
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336 | (19) |
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24 Patrimonialism Crosses The Atlantic |
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355 | (18) |
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373 | (13) |
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26 Toward A More Perfect Absolutism |
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386 | (16) |
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27 Taxation And Representation |
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402 | (20) |
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28 Why Accountability? Why Absolutism? |
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422 | (15) |
| Part V: Toward A Theory Of Political Development |
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29 Political Development And Political Decay |
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437 | (21) |
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30 Political Development, Then And Now |
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458 | (27) |
| Notes |
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485 | (50) |
| Bibliography |
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535 | (22) |
| Acknowledgments |
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557 | (2) |
| Index |
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