The modern state, however we conceive of it today, is based on a pattern that emerged in Europe in the period from 1100 to 1600. Inspired by a lifetime of teaching and research, On the Medieval Origins of the Modern State is a classic work on what is know
'The Penguin History of Europe series ... is one of contemporary publishing's great projects' New StatesmanWith a lucid and clear narrative style William Chester Jordan has turned his considerable talents to composing a standard textbook of the opening ce
