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Spruyt, Hendrik, 1956-

The sovereign state and its competitors / Hendrik Spruyt.

p. cm. — (Princeton studies in international history and politics)

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN 0-691-03356-0

ISBN 0-691-02910-5 (pbk.)

eISBN 978-0-691-21305-7

Title. II. Series.

JC327.S65 1994 320.1’5—dc20 94-10759 CIP

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ISBN-13: 978-0-691-02910-8 (pbk.)

ISBN-10: 0-691-02910-5 (pbk.)