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Bertrand de Jouvenel Sovereignty (Paperback). Author: Bertrand de Jouvenel. Who is the Sovereign?. What is a good act?. 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. Further DetailsTitle: Sovereignty Condition: New Subtitle: An Enquiry into the Political Good Author: Bertrand de Jouvenel Translator: J F Huntington Contributor: J F Huntington (Translated by) ISBN-10: 0865971730 EAN: 9780865971738 ISBN: 9780865971738 Publisher: Liberty Fund Inc Format: Paperback Release Date: 01/01/1997 Genre: Law & Politics Language: English Country/Region of Manufacture: US Item Height: 150mm Item Length: 230mm Item Weight: 720g Description: 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. Release Year: 1997 Missing Information?Please contact us if any details are missing and where possible we will add the information to our listing.