Mercenaries, Pirates, and Sovereigns: State-Building and Extraterritorial Violence in Early Modern Europe : State-Building and Extraterritorial Violence in Early Modern Europe

The contemporary organization of global violence is neither timeless nor natural, argues Janice Thomson. It is distinctively modern. In this book she examines how the present arrangement of the world into violence-monopolizing sovereign states evolved over the six preceding centuries. Contents Acknowledgments Tables Introduction CHAPTER ONE. The State, Violence, and Sovereignty CHAPTER TWO. Nonstate Violence Unleashed CHAPTER THREE. Unintended Consequences CHAPTER FOUR. Delegitimating State-Authorized Nonstate Violence CHAPTER FIVE. Suppressing Unauthorized Nonstate Violence CHAPTER SIX. Conclusion Notes Bibliography Index