This unique volume traces the history of the state from its beginnings to the present day.

The state, which since the middle of the seventeenth century has been the most important and most characteristic of all modern institutions, is in decline. From

Many historical processes are dynamic. Populations grow and decline. Empires expand and collapse. Religions spread and wither. Natural scientists have made grea

A survey of how Greek historians explained the conditions of a state's success and the dangers of power