Sovereignty: Moral and Historical Perspectives

by James Turner Johnson

Book Overview

Sovereignty generally refers to a particular national territory, the inviolability of the nation's borders, and the right of that nation to protect its borders and ensure internal stability. From the Middle Ages until well into the Modern Period, however, another concept of sovereignty held sway: responsibility for the common good. James Turner Johnson argues that these two conceptions-sovereignty as self-defense and sovereignty as acting on behalf...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1626160562
• ISBN13: 9781626160569
• Release Date: March 2014
• Publisher: Georgetown University Press
• Length: 176 Pages
• Weight: 0.52 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.5" x 8.7"