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Sovereignty, RIP by Don Herzog is a nonfiction available to read on EtoBox.
What is Sovereignty, RIP about?
Social order requires a sovereign: an actor with unlimited, undivided, and unaccountable authority. Or so the classic theory says. But without noticing, we've gutted the theory. Constitutionalism limits state authority. Federalism divides it. The rule of law holds it accountable. In vivid historical detail—with millions tortured and slaughtered in Europe, a king put on trial for his life, journalists groaning at complaints about the League of Nations, and much more—this book charts both the political struggles that forged sovereignty and the ones that undid it. The book argues that it's no longer a helpful guide to our legal and political problems, but a pernicious bit of confusion. It's time to retire sovereignty.
Who reads Sovereignty, RIP?
It is typically read by self-directed learners exploring a subject in depth.
Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.
- Author
- Don Herzog
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Published
- 2020
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780300247725
- Category
- nonfiction
- Subjects
- Political Science, History, Philosophy
- Updated
- 2026-03-24
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