Structuring the State

The Formation of Italy and Germany and the Puzzle of Federalism

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Author:

Ziblatt, Daniel

ISBN:

978-0-691-13649-3

Publication Date:

Feb 2008

Publisher:

Princeton University Press

Book Format:

Paperback

List Price:

USD $39.95

Book Description:

Traces the diplomatic maneuverings and political drama of national unification in nineteenth-century Germany and Italy. This book demonstrates that Germany's and Italy's 'founding fathers' were constrained by two different pre-unification patterns of institutional development. It offers a broader theory of federalism's origins.

Book Details

Pages:	288
Detailed Subjects:	Political Science / History & Theory Political Science / World / European Political Science / Comparative Politics History / Europe / Germany
Physical Dimensions (W X L X H):	6.084 x 9.048 x 0.741 Inches
Book Weight:	0.81 Pounds

Author Biography

Ziblatt, Daniel (Author)

Daniel Ziblatt is Professor of Government at Harvard University. He studies Europe from the nineteenth century to the present. He is the author of Conservative Parties and the Birth of Democracy (2017), Structuring the State: The Formation of Italy and Germany and the Puzzle of Federalism (2006). His latest book is How Democracies Die, written with Steven Levitsky (2018). He has written for Vox and The New York Times, and other publications. He has received numerous prizes for his work.

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