POLS 2940 Lecture Notes - No Authority, Benedict Anderson, List Of Sovereign States And Dependencies By Area
6 Dec 2013
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Territorial basis increases the military capacity, territorialation is the precursor of modern capitalism. The answer introduces the notion of the nation . Nation is not the same as the state. Answer introduces us to the balance of the power system. Domestic sovereignty- right of the sovereign to determine the social order within that territory. External sovereignty- the right to act internationaly without external constraint. 3 things to notice, 1st constitutes rigid internal external divide. 2nd description of the state is not as absolute as it appears. Neither internal or external sovereignty is absolute as it suggests. 3rd this form says nothing about the people inside the state and yet it makes them a community. Wesphelian state suggests it doesn"t matter what happens in the state, good/bad dictator etc. Majority of people in the land had local relationships. Didn"t travel at all unless you had a horse so you can ride.
