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The State of Sovereignty examines how it came to pass that the nation-state became the prevailing form of governance in the world today. Spanning the 19th and 20th centuries and addressing colonization and decolonization around the globe, these essays argue that sovereignty is a set of historically...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Howland, Douglas, 1955-, White, Luise.
Format: Electronic
Language:English
Published: Bloomington : Indiana University Press, 2009.
Series:21st Century studies ; v. 3.
Subjects:
Geschichte
Sovereignty.
Sovereignty > Case studies.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > General. > Government
POLITICAL SCIENCE > National. > Government
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Reference.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Essays.
Souveränität.
Internationaler Vergleich.
Electronic books.
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Summary:The State of Sovereignty examines how it came to pass that the nation-state became the prevailing form of governance in the world today. Spanning the 19th and 20th centuries and addressing colonization and decolonization around the globe, these essays argue that sovereignty is a set of historically contingent practices, and not something that accrues naturally to states.
Physical Description:1 online resource (284 p.) : maps.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780253002686 (electronic bk.)
0253002680 (electronic bk.)
9780253352316 (hdbk. : alk. paper)
0253352312 (hdbk. : alk. paper)
9780253220165 (pbk. : alk. paper)
0253220165 (pbk. : alk. paper)

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