Does War Make States? Investigations of Charles Tilly's Historical Sociology

摘要

Charles Tilly's research on the formation and development of states continues to shape the trajectory of countless research agendas in sociology, political science and history. At the core of Tilly's framework is the claim that the modern states of Europe are primarily the result of war and preparations for war. Does War Make States? Investigations of Charles Tilly's Historical Sociology, edited by Lars Bo Kaspersen and Jeppe Strandsbjerg, offers a set of thoroughly sourced, largely critical takes on Tilly's account of the relationship between war and state-making.