Lister traces the little known story of how the first confederal
type unions sprang up in ancient Greece, and how they were revived
in medieval and early modern times, not just in Switzerland and the
Dutch Republic, but in New England's colonies of the 17th
century.
Following an introduction in which the nature of confederal type
governance is described, Lister examines the ancient Greek
sympolities (the precursors of full-scale confederations), the
Hanseatic League, the old Swiss Confederation, the Dutch Republic,
and, finally, the United Colonies of New England. Each chapter
closes with a series of conclusions regarding unions. Lister
concludes the book with a summary of the achievements of the early
confederations. This detailed synthesis of what is known of the
little studied early confederations will be of primary interest to
scholars and students of international relations, military history,
and political theory.
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