State, the
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The Prince
Medieval sovereignty
The decent society
Pouvoir politique et classes sociales
Marsilius of Padua, the defender of peace
Authority in the modern state
The present age
Hegel's political philosophy
Leviathan in der Staatslehre des Thomas Hobbes
The evolution of international society
The Arthashastra
Die philosophischen Grundlagen der Naturrechtslehre und des Rechtspositivismus
A contemporary critique of historical materialism
Lenin and the end of politics
On the medieval origins of the modern state
State and society in Soviet thought
The state
Institutions and democratic statecraft
Management and Machiavelli
Capitalism and freedom
Revolution and rebellion in the early modern world
Losing control?
The quest for community
Anarchy, State, and Utopia
Nationalism and the state
The Everyday Life of the State
A grammar of politics
The metaphysical theory of the state
Leviathan: Authoritative Text
Legitimacy in the modern state
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