Now in paperback—with a new preface by the author Americans have long been protective of the country's sovereignty—all the way back to George Washington who

The very institution of the state is widely conceived of as inseparable from war. If it constitutes peace within the borders or order of its sovereignty, this v

In the wake of the collapse of the Soviet bloc, it is timely to ask what continuing role, if any, the concept of sovereignty can and should play in the emerging

State sovereignty is the foundation of international relations. This thought-provoking book explores the gap between seeing sovereignty as either absolute or re

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