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This book is an inquiry into the history of the idea of popular sovereignty as it has been shaped by the struggles between rulers and ruled. It builds on the no
I Am the People
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The forms of liberal government that emerged after World War II are in the midst of a profound crisis. In I Am the People, Partha Chatterjee reconsiders the con
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Sovereignty, originally the figure of 'sovereign', then the state, today meets new challenges of globalization and privatization of power.
Unpopular Sovereignty
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Newly created territories in antebellum America were designed to be extensions of national sovereignty and jurisdiction. Utah Territory, however, was a deeply c