On Lingering and Being Last: Race and Sovereignty in the New World

by Jonathan Elmer

Book Overview

What are we talking about when we talk about sovereignty? Is it about formal legitimacy or practical authority? Does it require the ability to control the flow of people or goods across a border; is it primarily a principle of international recognition; or does its essence lie in the power to regulate the lives of a state's citizens? Political theorists, historians, scholars of international relations, lawyers, anthropologists, literary critics--all...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0823229416
• ISBN13: 9780823229413
• Release Date: October 2008
• Publisher: Fordham University Press
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 8.8"