The Balance Of Power
The Balance Of Power

Author: Michael Sheehan

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2004-11-11

Total Pages: 237

ISBN-13: 1134813163

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First Published in 2004. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

The Rise of the Nation-State in Europe
The Rise of the Nation-State in Europe

Author: Jack L. Schwartzwald

Publisher: McFarland

Published: 2017-10-11

Total Pages: 276

ISBN-13: 1476629293

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The 1648 Treaty of Westphalia marked the emergence of the nation-state as the dominant political entity in Europe. This book traces the development of the nation-state from its infancy as a virtual dynastic possession, through its incarnation as the embodiment of the sovereign popular will. Three sections chronicle the critical epochs of this transformation, beginning with the belief in the "divine right" of monarchical rule and ending with the concept that the people, not their leaders, are the heart of a nation--an enduring political ideal that remains the basis of the modern nation-state.

Balance of Power and Norm Hierarchy: Franco-British Diplomacy after the Peace of Utrecht
Balance of Power and Norm Hierarchy: Franco-British Diplomacy after the Peace of Utrecht

Author: Frederik Dhondt

Publisher: BRILL

Published: 2015-05-19

Total Pages: 648

ISBN-13: 9004293752

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Balance of Power and Norm Hierarchy: Franco-British Diplomacy after the Peace of Utrecht offers a detailed study of French and British diplomacy in the age of ‘Walpole and Fleury’. After Louis XIV’s decease, European international relations were dominated by the collaboration between James Stanhope and Guillaume Dubois. Their alliance focused on the amendment and enlargement of the peace treaties of Utrecht, Rastatt and Baden. In-depth analysis of vast archival material uncovers the practical legal arguments used between Hampton Court and Versailles. ‘Balance of Power’ or ‘Tranquillity of Europe’ were in fact metaphors for the predominance of treaty law even over the most fundamental municipal norms. An implacable logic of norm hierarchy allowed to consolidate peace in Europe.