Description
25 short essays examining the nature and uses of the concept of sovereignty as it has been expressed in democratic (and anti-democratic) moments in world history.
About the Author
Stella Achilleos is Associate Professor of Early Modern Studies at the University of Cyprus, Cyprus. Her research interests include the intersections between early modern literature and political philosophy (with special focus on the concept of sovereignty), early modern utopian thought, and the early modern discourses of friendship. She has published widely within her areas of expertise and her current research projects include a book-length study on violence and utopia in the early modern period. Antonis Balasopoulos is Associate Professor of Comparative Literature at the University of Cyprus, Cyprus. His research interests include comparative utopian studies, 19th and early 20th-century prose fiction, political theory and political philosophy. His essays have appeared in journals including Cultural Critique, Utopian Studies, Postcolonial Studies and Theory and Event, and in a number of edited collections, including the Cambridge Companion to the City in Literature. He is currently working on a book entitled Figures of Utopia: Literature, Politics, Philosophy.
Reviews
Reading Texts on Sovereignty provides a succinct and readable collection of essays on the concept of sovereignty spanning the not only western modernity, but also Greek and Roman antiquity as well as the Chinese and the Arab experience. It will be invaluable for anyone craving an historical contextualization of the contested concept of sovereignty. * Dimitris Vardoulakis, author of Spinoza, the Epicurean *
This volume affords a panoramic view on the history of sovereignty in the western tradition. Its concise yet very useful chapters offer an excellent introduction to the complexities of this central concept in politics, law and religion. * Miguel Vatter, Professor of Politics, Flinders University, Australia *
Book Information
ISBN 9781350099692
Author Assistant Professor Stella Achilleos
Format Paperback
Page Count 208
Imprint Bloomsbury Academic
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Weight(grams) 362g