Table of Contents

*Frontmatter, pg. i*Contents, pg. vii*Acknowledgments, pg. ix*A Note on Names and Translation, pg. xi*Chapter I. Political Theory and Swiss Practice, pg. 3*Chapter 11. Raetia to 1524-The Formative Years, pg. 21*Chapter III. Raetia To 1800-The Republic of the Three Leagues, pg. 48*Chapter IV. The Alpine Environment, pg. 79*Chapter V. Feudalism and Communality, pg. 107*Chapter VI. Surviving Independence, pg. 140*Chapter VII. Direct Democracy in the Communes, pg. 170*Chapter VIII. Communal Autonomy and Swiss Federalism, pg. 207*Chapter IX. The Confrontation with Modernity, pg. 237*Bibliography, pg. 275*Index, pg. 293