EI Weekly Listen — War and statehood by Philip Bobbitt

Warfare made the early modern state. Read by Leighton Pugh.

Image: Renaissance-era woodcut of King Louis IX of France and his army disembarking at Damietta, Egypt, in 1249. In a common anachronism, the army and fleet are equipped with cannons. Credit: Florilegius / Alamy Stock Photo