Nation, empire, and city : a geopolitical typology of states
The birth of the city-state
The Hellenistic foundations
No mean city : Rome from urbs to imperium
Serenissma : Venice and the city-states of the Adriatic
Bishops, Dukes, and republics : the city-states of Renaissance Italy
Princes, Bishops, and republics : cities and city-states in Russia
The comunidades of Castile
City, province, and nation in the Netherlands
Third Rome versus city republics : Moscow, Novgorod, and the Baltic
The fall and rise of the Hanse cities
The globalization of the city-state
Epilogue : the ideal and the reality.
