Before Colonization - Non-Western States and Systems in the Nineteenth Century

This book provides a groundbreaking comparative analysis of non-Western states and state systems in the nineteenth century, using an original data set on independent states during this period.

About the author

Charles R. Butcher is a professor in the Department of Sociology and Political Science at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology. His research focuses on the legacies of historical states and state systems, democratization, and civil resistance.

Ryan D. Griffiths is a professor in the Department of Political Science at the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, Syracuse University. His books include Secession and the Sovereignty Game: Strategy and Tactics for Aspiring Nations (2021).

Product details

• Authors: Charles R. Butcher, Charles R. Griffiths Butcher, Griffiths Ryan D.
• Publisher: Columbia University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Release: 30.05.2025
• EAN: 9780231219358
• ISBN: 978-0-231-21935-8
• No. of pages: 344
• Series: Columbia Studies in International Order and Politics
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900, Asia, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Colonialism & Post-Colonialism, POLITICAL SCIENCE / International Relations / General, Africa, HISTORY / Modern / 19th Century, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / African, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / Asian, International Relations, c 1800 to c 1900, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, General & world history, Colonialism & imperialism, Colonialism and imperialism, General and world history, National liberation & independence, post-colonialism, Decolonisation and postcolonial studies