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

As the expanding United States grappled with the question of how to determine the boundaries of slavery, politicians proposed popular sovereignty as a means of

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Sovereignty, originally the figure of 'sovereign', then the state, today meets new challenges of globalization and privatization of power.

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