Revolutions in Sovereignty : How Ideas Shaped Modern International Relations

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How did the world come to be organized into sovereign states? Daniel Philpott argues that two historical revolutions in ideas are responsible. First, the Protestant Reformation ended medieval Christendom and brought a system of sovereign states in Europe, culminating at the Peace of Westphalia in 16...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Philpott, Daniel
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Princeton : Princeton University Press, 2008.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
International Relations.
Law, Politics & Government.
Politieke filosofie.
Internationale betrekkingen.
Soevereiniteit.
Sovereignty.
International relations.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > History & Theory.
international relations.
sovereignty.
Relations internationales.
Souverainete.
Electronic books.
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Summary:How did the world come to be organized into sovereign states? Daniel Philpott argues that two historical revolutions in ideas are responsible. First, the Protestant Reformation ended medieval Christendom and brought a system of sovereign states in Europe, culminating at the Peace of Westphalia in 1648. Second, ideas of equality and colonial nationalism brought a sweeping end to colonial empires around 1960, spreading the sovereign states system to the rest of the globe. In both cases, revolutions in ideas about legitimate political authority profoundly altered the "constitution" that establish.
Physical Description:1 online resource (352 pages).
ISBN:9781400824236

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