Question description 1 Does the rise of the modern nation-state system depend on the systems that came before ? Why or why not? Include a discussion of the coemergence of economic liberalization,...

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Does the rise of the modern nation-state system depend on the systems that came before? Why or why not? Include a discussion of the coemergence of economic liberalization, industrial transformation or physical interaction capacity, and the internal evolution of the leading modern states into mass national and then democratic forms

2 Are we entering into a postmodern international system? Why or why not? What might we expect in the future? Include in your discussion lessons of history for the future

3 Consider the environment What role has the environmental sector played in the development of international systems up to and including the modern system? Are there grounds for considering a change in the significance for the international system(s) of the environmental sector? Why or why not? To what effect?

4Imagine a family member asks you about this text What are the lessons of world history for understanding contemporary international relations?