On sovereignty and other political delusions /
Draws on political theory and on two case studies--the encounter between Anglo-American settlers and Native American tribes, and the search for Jewish sovereignty in Palestine--to probe the allure of the idea of sovereign freedom and its self-defeating logic. It concludes by shifting its sights from...
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Bloomsbury,
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Publisher Address: | London ; New York : |
Publication Dates: | 2014. |
Literature type: | Book |
Language: | English |
Series: |
Theory for a global age
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Summary: |
Draws on political theory and on two case studies--the encounter between Anglo-American settlers and Native American tribes, and the search for Jewish sovereignty in Palestine--to probe the allure of the idea of sovereign freedom and its self-defeating logic. It concludes by shifting its sights from political to economic sovereign power and by pursuing intimations of non-sovereign freedom in the contemporary age.--Provided by publisher. |
Carrier Form: | ix, 188 pages ; 22 cm. |
Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
ISBN: |
9781780933535 1780933533 9781780933542 1780933541 |
Index Number: | JC327 |
CLC: | D992 |
Call Number: | D992/C666 |
Contents: | The sovereignty concept -- Foundational violence and the politics of erasure -- The search for sovereign freedom. |