Sovereignty: An Inquiry into the Political Good - Couverture rigide

De Jouvenel, Bertrand

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0865971722 ISBN 13 : 9780865971721

Editeur : Liberty Fund Inc, 1997

Synopsis

"Who decides? Who is the Sovereign? What is a good act?" In quest of answers to these vitally important questions, Bertrand de Jouvenel examines successively the nature and history of authority, the political good, the sovereign, and liberty. His concern is with "the prospects for individual liberty in democratic societies in which sovereignty purportedly resides in the whole people of the body politic." His objective is a definition and understanding of "the canons of conduct for the public authority of a dynamic society." He writes for "whoever would exercise the duties of a citizen." "Sovereignty" is the sequel to Jouvenel's widely acclaimed "On Power, " and was originally published in 1955. The Liberty Fund edition of "Sovereignty" includes a foreword that places Jouvenel's work in the context of his entire corpus.Bertrand de Jouvenel (1903-1987) was born in Paris, taught widely, and became a renowned observer of British and American institutions.Daniel J. Mahoney is Associate Professor of Politics at Assumption College.David DesRosier is development officer for the Manhattan Institute.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur :

Bertrand de Jouvenel (1903–1987) was a renowned French philosopher and political economist. In Sovereignty he turned his attention to the relationship between the distribution of power and the creation of an ethical society. More specifically, he was concerned with the potential confusion of the body politic resulting from the development of increasingly dynamic and nebulous social conditions. The text is written in an exploratory fashion, reflecting the authorial perception of an ambiguity in modern political structures. This translated Cambridge edition, which was first published in 1957, was derived from a 1955 French original. It constitutes an important contribution to post-war political theory that will remain of value to anyone with an interest in questions relating to political structures and the nature of authority.

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Liberty Fund Inc
• Date d'édition: 1997
• ISBN 10: 0865971722
• ISBN 13: 9780865971721
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 416