States and Citizens, first published in 2003, offers a coherent survey of perceptions of the state and its prospects in the contemporary world. A very distinguished and genuinely pan-European team of contributors have produced a unique and valuable resource, of interest to students of the history of ideas, political theory and European studies. Introduction Part I. States and Citizens: Setting the Scene: 1. States and the freedom of citizens Quentin Skinner 2. The concept of the state: the sovereignty of a fiction David Runciman 3. Citizens and the state: retrospect and prospect Gianfranco Poggi Part II. The Medieval Background: 4. Freedom, law and the Medieval state Magnus Ryan 5. States, cities and citizens in the later Middle Ages Almut H&#248 fert Part III. Early-modern Developments: 6. The state and its rivals in early-modern Europe Martin van Gelderen 7. The development of the idea of citizens' rights Annabel Brett Part IV. Citizens, States and Modernity: 8. Enlightenment's differences, today's identities Judith Vega 9. Citizen and state under the French Revolution Lucian Jaume 10. A state of contradictions: political power in modern India Sudipta Kaviraj Part V. After the Modern State: 11. The state and its critics: is there a post-modern challenge? Bo Str&#229 th 12. Citizenship and equality of the sexes: the French model in question Michele Riot Sarcey 13. States, citizens and the environment Andy Dobson.