This book brings together some of the freshest and most original writing on sovereignty. Sovereignty's many dimensions are approached from multiple perspectives and experiences. In this book, sovereignty is viewed globally as an international question; locally as an issue contes…
This work examines the relation of law and geography in European empires. It explores spatial patterns of treason, piracy, convict transportation, and martial law in European empires between 1400 and 1900.
A Search for Sovereignty approaches world history by examining the relation of law and geography in European empires between 1400 and 1900. Lauren Benton argues that Europeans imagined imperial space as networks of corridors and enclaves, and that they constructed sovereignty in…
This work examines the relation of law and geography in European empires. It explores spatial patterns of treason, piracy, convict transportation, and martial law in European empires between 1400 and 1900.
"Philanthro-capitalism: How charity became big business. The charitable sector is one of the fastest-growing industries in the global economy. Nearly half of the more than 85,000 private foundations in the United States have come into being since the year 2000. Just under 5,000 …
"Kosovo's declaration of independence on 28 February 2008 has had a profound and polarising impact on international relations. While over a third of the world's countries have recognised Kosovo, others have been concerned that it sets a precedent for secessionist minorities. Ind…
In this work the anthropologist Bruce Grant explores the long relationship between Russia and the Caucasus and the means by which sovereignty has been exercised in this contested area.
In this work the anthropologist Bruce Grant explores the long relationship between Russia and the Caucasus and the means by which sovereignty has been exercised in this contested area.
Global justice and international affairs
by Brooks, Thom
fromStudies in moral philosophy
"Sovereignty and the sovereign state are often seen as anachronisms; Globalisation and Sovereignty challenges this view. Jean L. Cohen analyses the new sovereignty regime emergent since the 1990s evidenced by the discourses and practice of human rights, humanitarian intervention…