Introduction : a historical approach to the state and global order
The emergence of the territorial state
The ancient Roman state : imperial rule
The feudal "state" : indirect rule
The medieval state : territorial sovereignty instituted
The modern territorial state
The absolute state : sovereignty unbound
The liberal constitutional state : sovereignty popularized
The antiliberal state : sovereignty particularized
The managerial state : sovereignty rationalized
Globalizing the territorial state
The colonial state : sovereignty expanded
The nation-state : sovereignty reimagined
The postcolonial state : instituting sovereignty
The present state of states : sovereignty challenged
Conclusion : a new global order?
