From that point on, the extraordinary system of spies and informers which has played an important part in the political work of the French state into our own time took shape. (Sartine, who became lieutenant general de police in 1759,… — Charles Tilly Copy Share Image
Going to war accelerated the move from indirect to direct rule. Almost any state that makes war finds that it cannot pay for the… — Charles Tilly Copy Share Image
From that point on, the extraordinary system of spies and informers which has played an important part in the political work of the French… — Charles Tilly Copy Share Image
“To the extent that the threats against which a given government protects its citizens are imaginary or are consequences of its own activities, the… — Charles Tilly Copy Share Image
“To the extent that the threats against which a given government protects its citizens are imaginary or are consequences of its own activities, the… — Charles Tilly Copy Share Image
Almost all war making states borrow extensively, raise taxes, and seize the means of combat - including men - from reluctant citizens... — Charles Tilly Copy Share Image
“Both personal experience and professional studies of social processes, after all, had led me to think that people rarely accomplish exactly what they consciously… — Charles Tilly Copy Share Image
With calm, knowledgeable precision, Daniel Ziblatt wades into the adjacent swamps of federalism and nineteenth-century European history, emerging with hands full of gems. Beneath… — Charles Tilly Copy Share Image
