Sovereignty Under Challenge: How Governments Respond

by Nathan Glazer

Sovereignty-the authority of a state to wield ultimate power over its territory, its citizens, its institutions-is everywhere undergoing change as states respond in various ways to the challenges posed, from above and below. "Above" the state is the widening net of international institutions and treaties dealing with human rights, trade, investment, and monetary affairs; and "below" it are rising claims within states from long-resident groups discontented...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 076580140X
• ISBN13: 9780765801401
• Release Date: July 2002
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 412 Pages
• Weight: 1.59 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.5" x 9.4"