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Author Ziblatt, Daniel, 1972-

Title Structuring the state : the formation of Italy and Germany and the puzzle of federalism / Daniel Ziblatt
Published Princeton, NJ : Princeton University Press, ©2006

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Description 1 online resource (xiii, 220 pages) : illustrations, map
Contents List of Figures and Tables; Preface; CHAPTER ONE: Introduction: How Nation-States Are Made; CHAPTER TWO: The National Critical Juncture: An Overview of the Dynamics of Regionalism and National Unification; CHAPTER THREE: The National Moment in Germany: The Dynamics of Regionalism and National Unification, 1834-1871; CHAPTER FOUR: The National Moment in Italy: The Dynamics of Regionalism and National Unification, 1815-1860; CHAPTER FIVE: From Strong Regional Loyalties to a Unitary System: National Unification by Conquest and the Case of Italy
Summary Germany's and Italy's belated national unifications continue to loom large in contemporary debates. Often regarded as Europe's paradigmatic instances of failed modernization, the two countries form the basis of many of our most prized theories of social science. Structuring the State undertakes one of the first systematic comparisons of the two cases, putting the origins of these nation-states and the nature of European political development in new light. Daniel Ziblatt begins his analysis with a striking puzzle: Upon national unification, why was Germany formed as a federal nation-state and I
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 201-216) and index
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Subject State, The -- History -- 19th century
Federal government -- Germany -- History -- 19th century
Federal government -- Italy -- History -- 19th century
Comparative government.
comparative politics.
POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Civics & Citizenship.
POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Comparative Politics.
Comparative government
Federal government
Politics and government
State, The
Föderalismus
Nationenbildung
Staat
Entwicklung
Natievorming.
Risorgimento.
Eenwording.
Federalisme.
Föderalismus.
Staat.
Entwicklung.
SUBJECT Germany -- Politics and government -- 1789-1900
Italy -- Politics and government -- 19th century. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh88007834
Subject Germany
Italy
Deutschland
Italien
Deutschland.
Italien.
Genre/Form History
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9781400827244
1400827248
0691121672
9780691121673