States and Nations, Power and Civility: Hallsian Perspectives

“The Hallsian perspective is one of the most important ones in comparative-historical sociology, and this volume does an exceptional job of not simply describing work that has been done in the past, or by Hall himself, but making numerous contributions in several areas of research  inspired by Hall’s work. One of the best edited collections that I have read, this volume is well organized, unified, and coherent.”

Jonathan Eastwood, Laurent Boetsch Term Professor of Sociology, Washington and Lee University

"States and Nations, Power and Civility celebrates and investigates the work of Professor John A. Hall, a distinguished figure in the fields of political, comparative, and historical sociology. I think the volume will interest both those interested specifically in the work and ideas of John A. Hall, and more widely those interested in an introduction to the range of approaches to comparative, historical, and political social science."

Jonathan Hearn, School of Social and Political Science, University of Edinburgh

"This is an outstanding volume that engages forcefully with various themes central to John Hall’s groundbreaking work on nation-states and the relationship between power and civility."

Patrick Baert, Department of Sociology, Cambridge University