ISBN: 9781334463389 - the foundations of sovereignty, and other essays (classic reprint) (3 Ergebnisse)

PAP. Zustand: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

PAP. Zustand: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Paperback. Zustand: New. Print on Demand. This book explores the evolving concept of sovereignty throughout Western civilization, investigating the historical, social and institutional factors that have shaped its development. The author argues that the notion of sovereignty as unlimited and indivisible authority is a relatively recent construction, and traces its emergence from the medieval concept of a unified Christian commonwealth. The book examines how this transformation paralleled the rise of nation-states and the decline of the Church's temporal power, and explores the ideas of prominent thinkers such as Hobbes, Locke and Rousseau who have influenced our understanding of sovereignty. Ultimately, the author challenges the simplistic notion of sovereignty as a single, all-powerful entity and emphasizes the complex and multifaceted nature of political authority in modern societies. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work, digitally reconstructed using state-of-the-art technology to preserve the original format. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in the book. print-on-demand item.…