Chapter
The Nation-State
The emergence of the modern nation-state and its core institutions.
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The Nation-State
1648 CEInstitutional FormSovereign political entity combining defined territory, national identity, and centralized government
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The Constitution
594 BCEInstitutional FormFoundational legal document defining government structure, powers, limits, and fundamental rights
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The Citizenship
508 BCEInstitutional FormLegal status conferring membership in political community with associated rights and obligations
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The Civil Service
200 BCEInstitutional FormPermanent government bureaucracy staffed through merit selection rather than patronage or heredity
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The Census
3800 BCEInstitutional FormSystematic counting and categorizing of population for governance, taxation, and social knowledge
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