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The Sleeping Sovereign

- The Invention of Modern Democracy

About The Sleeping Sovereign

An exploration of the important distinction in political theory between a 'sovereign' and a 'government' state, from its first appearance in Bodin's writings in the late sixteenth century, through its seventeenth-century treatment by Grotius, Hobbes and Pufendorf, to the eighteenth-century response, and the presentation of 'government' in the American Constitution.

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  • Language:
  • English
  • ISBN:
  • 9781107130142
  • Binding:
  • Hardback
  • Pages:
  • 310
  • Published:
  • February 17, 2016
  • Dimensions:
  • 223x145x22 mm.
  • Weight:
  • 486 g.
Delivery: 2-3 weeks
Expected delivery: December 14, 2024

Description of The Sleeping Sovereign

An exploration of the important distinction in political theory between a 'sovereign' and a 'government' state, from its first appearance in Bodin's writings in the late sixteenth century, through its seventeenth-century treatment by Grotius, Hobbes and Pufendorf, to the eighteenth-century response, and the presentation of 'government' in the American Constitution.

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