| State Sovereignty as Social Construct Contributor(s): Biersteker, Thomas J. (Editor), Weber, Cynthia (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0511598688 ISBN-13: 9780511598685 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $140.25 Product Type: Open Ebook - Other Formats Published: June 2011 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Political Science | International Relations - General |
| Dewey: 320.15 |
| Series: Cambridge Studies in International Relations |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: State sovereignty is an inherently social construct. The modern state system is not based on some timeless principle of sovereignty, but on the production of a normative conception that links authority, territory, population, and recognition in a unique way, and in a particular place (the state). The unique contribution of this book is to describe and illustrate the practices that have produced various sovereign ideals and resistances to them. The contributors analyze how the components of state sovereignty are socially constructed and combined in specific historical contexts. |