A new paradigm to understand the developement of nation states, and History
In this groundbreaking work of historical comparison, Philippe Fabry reveals a striking discovery: England, France, Germany, Spain, Russia, Turkey, and even ancient Athens all followed remarkably similar paths in their institutional development-a seven-century journey from feudal fragmentation to parliamentary democracy.
By identifying the common stages that mark every nation's trajectory, Fabry develops a
general model of state-building
. He shows how seemingly unique historical events-the Glorious Revolution, the French Revolution, the rise of absolutism-are in fact variations along the same fundamental path, merely offset in time.
This comparative approach offers something unprecedented: the ability to understand where nations are in their development and predict what comes next.
How Nations Arise
challenges everything we thought we knew about historical contingency and national exceptionalism. It reveals the deep laws governing the construction of nation-states-and offers a glimpse into the future of our world.