Does War Make States?

Introduction: state formation theory: status, problems, and prospects Lars Bo Kaspersen, Jeppe Strandsbjerg and Benno Teschke; Part I. Lineages: 1. After the 'Tilly-thesis': social conflict, differential state formation and geopolitics in the construction of the European system of states Benno Teschke; 2. Otto Hintze, Stein Rokkan and Charles Tilly's theory of European state-building Thomas Ertman; Part II. Challenges: 3. War and state formation: amending the Bellicist theory of state-making Hendrik Spruyt; 4. Beyond the Tilly thesis: 'family values' and state formation in Latin Christendom Philip Gorski and Vivek Sharma; Part III. Omissions: 5. The space of state formation Jeppe Strandsbjerg; 6. The realm as a European form of rule: unpacking the warfare thesis through the Holy Roman Empire Peter Haldén; 7. War, conflict and the state reconsidered Vivek Sharma; Part IV. Vistas: 8. War and state in the Middle East: reassessing Charles Tilly in a regional context Dietrich Jung; 9. Beyond mere war: authority and legitimacy in the formation of the Latin American states Robert H. Holden; 10. How Tilly's state formation paradigm is revolutionising the study of Chinese state-making Victoria Hui.