ABSTRACT
First published in 1989. `The book is a distinguished work - of importance to students of governmental development generally. It is written in a fluent, non-technical manner that should reach a wide audience.' American Historical Review.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part One|20 pages
Before the revolution: the English state in the medieval and early modern era
chapter 1|19 pages
Contexts
part Two|88 pages
The contours of the fiscal military state
chapter 2|29 pages
The armed forces: Patterns of military effort
chapter 3|21 pages
Civil administration: The central offices of government
chapter 4|36 pages
Money, money, money: the growth in debts and taxes
part Three|23 pages
Political crisis: the emergence of the fiscal-military state
chapter 5|22 pages
The paradoxes of state power
part Four|48 pages
The state, war and economy
chapter 6|21 pages
The parameters of war: Policy and economy
chapter 7|24 pages
War and taxes: society, economy and opinion
part Five|53 pages
The state and civil society: The clash over information and interest
