what was the concept of modern state
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We have previously considered the defining characteristics of the modern state within the context of discussing the pre-modern political and social institutions today associated with feudalism. The state itself1 is relatively new to the scene of human affairs, having arisen at some point perhaps 6,000 years ago.2 Humankind as we know it today has existed for approximately 200,000 years, though, it should be noted, evidence more recently discovered suggests that human beings could be much older, even as old as 300,000 years. If we have contended with the state for a mere three one-hundredths of humanity’s life to date, then we have had the modern state for a period still shorter—vanishingly short, in fact. And yet few can imagine human society without it, for its centuries look longer than they really are next to one lifetime.