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Sovereignty: The Evolution of an Idea

ISBN: 978-0-7456-2337-5
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200 pages
October 2007, Polity
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Preface.

Chapter 1 Sovereignty and Modernity.

Manifestations of Sovereignty.

Sovereignty and Modernity.

Independence and Supremacy.

Power, Authority, Responsibility.

The Discourse of Sovereignty.

Chapter 2 'A Shocking Idea'.

Europe before Sovereignty.

Respublica Christiana.

The Revolution of Sovereignty.

Chapter 3 Sovereigns of Europe and the World.

The Great Transformation.

The Divine Right of Kings.

Dynastic Sovereignty.

Western Empires.

Imperial Sovereignty.

Chapter 4 Popular Sovereignty.

In the Name of the People.

Parliamentary Sovereignty.

Democratic Sovereignty.

Totalitarian Sovereignty.

National Self-Determination.

Territorial Sovereignty.

The End of Sovereignty?.

Chapter 5 Sovereignty and Humanity.

Protecting Human Rights.

Humanity Discourse.

Human Rights, Human Wrongs, and Sovereign States.

Human Rights under International Law.

Humanitarian Intervention.

Chapter 6 Sovereignty and Globalization.

9/11 and the State.

The Globalization Thesis.

The Sovereign States System.

Presuppositions of a States System.

Between Past and Future

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