{"product_id":"9781626161054","title":"Sovereignty: Moral and Historical Perspectives","description":"Johnson examines the idea of sovereignty, which formally emerged as a political ideal in the 17th century. Most analysts understand sovereignty as referring to a particular national territory inhabited by a particular people, and the right of those people to defend their territory against any challenge to it. But Johnson contends that sovereignty's pre-Enlightement historical roots, drawing on classic just war thinking, provide an alternative approach: responsibility for the common good. He claims that these two conceptions--sovereignty as simply self-defense and sovereignty as acting on behalf of the common good--are in direct conflict, and that contemporary interpretations of international affairs must acknowledge this tension. Part I focuses on the two conceptions of sovereignty as they developed historically, while Part II turns to applications: historical and radical Islam, and then to the international debate over the \"responsibility to protect\" as expressed in a variety of contemporary conflicts. Johnson's aim is to create a new conception of sovereignty that synthesizes notions of self-defense with an understanding of the common good.","brand":"Georgetown University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47031883006192,"sku":"9781626161054","price":89.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781626161054_p0.jpg?v=1763862924","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781626161054","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}