Logics of Hierarchy: The Organization of Empires, States, and Military Occupations

by Alexander Cooley

Book Overview

Political science has had trouble generating models that unify the study of the formation and consolidation of various types of states and empires. The business-administration literature, however, has long experience in observing organizations. According to a dominant model in this field, business firms generally take one of two forms: unitary (U) or multidivisional (M). The U-form organizes its various elements along the lines of administrative...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0801474833
• ISBN13: 9780801474835
• Release Date: November 2008
• Publisher: Cornell University Press
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.1" x 8.9"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher