Societal Breakdown and the Rise of the Early Modern State in Europe

Shlapentokh asserts that asocial behavior in both medieval France and the contemporary West is not a marginal occurrence but rather a mainstream phenomena, and one that can often be stopped by strong force as the only antidote to social chaos.

Autorentext
Dmitry Shlapentokh is Associate Professor of History, Indiana University South Bend.

Inhalt
Revolution as Disintegration, Meltdown and the Rise of the Strong State: Major Theorists and Framework of the Work Background to the Early Modern Era Crime in France in the Fourteenth and Fifteenth Centuries Medical Implications: Asocial Process and Disease Persistent Danger: Asocial Behavior in the Sixteenth Century * Conclusion: The Rise of the Despotic Government