| Description |
xvii, 308 p. ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 273-294) and index. |
| Contents |
The conceptual framework -- The natural state -- The natural state applied : English land law -- Open access orders -- The transition from limited to open access orders : the doorstep conditions -- The transition proper -- A new research agenda for the social sciences. |
| Summary |
All societies must deal with the possibility of violence, and they do so in different ways. This study integrates the problem of violence into a larger social science and historical framework, showing how economic and political behavior are closely linked. |
| Subject |
Violence -- Economic aspects -- History.
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State, The -- History.
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Social control -- History.
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| Added Author |
Wallis, John Joseph.
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Weingast, Barry R.
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| ISBN |
9780521761734 (hardback) |
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0521761735 (hardback) |
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