I Am the People: Reflections on Popular Sovereignty Today

by Partha Chatterjee

Book Overview

The forms of liberal government that emerged after World War II are in the midst of a profound crisis. In I Am the People, Partha Chatterjee reconsiders the concept of popular sovereignty in order to explain today's dramatic outburst of movements claiming to speak for "the people."

To uncover the roots of populism, Chatterjee traces the twentieth-century trajectory of the welfare state and neoliberal reforms. Mobilizing ideals of popular...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0231195486
• ISBN13: 9780231195485
• Release Date: December 2019
• Publisher: Columbia University Press
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.6" x 8.6"