{"product_id":"9781405163132","title":"Democracy's Empire Sovereignty, Law, and Violence","description":"\u003ch3\u003eJournal of Law and Society Special Issues\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eDemocracy's Empire\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eSovereignty, Law, and Violence\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eStewart Motha\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eLaw \/ General\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eThe essays in this volume take on the challenge of explaining the current formation of the relation between sovereignty, law and violence in what is termed ‘Democracy’s Empire’.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli style=\"list-style: none\"\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eContains a situated discussion of the institution of democracy and related\u003cbr\u003e juridico-political problems\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eExamines the historical and philosophical legacies which inform Democracy’s Empire – such as the Roman Republic, the separation between Church and State in the enlightenment, formations of revolutionary violence, and the relation between norm and exception\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ePoses the problem of violence and death at the heart of the institution of democracy including examples such as South Africa and Iraq\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eOffers a mixture of historical and philosophical treatment of democracy as a juridical problem of constitutional violence\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e \u003cb\u003eStewart Motha\u003c\/b\u003e is Lecturer in Law at the University of Kent.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e30 April 2007\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley-Blackwell\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781405163132\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePaperback \/ softback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e176\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e7.84\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44310579708044,"sku":"9781405163132","price":38.25,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9781405163132_a8661981-fec7-4a16-a49d-b8e51b2851ba.jpg?v=1780165364","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9781405163132","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}