The Case for Sovereignty: Why the World Should Welcome American Independence [Hardcover]

Jeremy A. Rabkin (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 1, 2004

This book goes beyond slogans and catchphrases to engage one of the most contested concepts in contemporary international politics: the sovereign rights of nation-states.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 272 pages
• Publisher: Aei Press; 2nd edition (January 1, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0844741833
• ISBN-13: 978-0844741833
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6.3 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,345,510 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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13 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A argument that America must stay true to its decisions, September 10, 2004

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This review is from: The Case for Sovereignty: Why the World Should Welcome American Independence (Hardcover)

The Case For Sovereignty: Why The World Should Welcome American Independence by Jeremy A. Rabkin (Professor, Department of Government, Cornell University) is a forceful argument that America must stay true to its decisions first and the will of other nations such as European countries and even international law. Claiming that allowing international law to hold priority over the Constitution would be fundamentally at odds with American democracy, using European derision of America's will to invade Iraq under President George W. Bush as an example of a supposed attempt to restrict American sovereignty, The Case For Sovereignty explores the lessons of history to create a detailed, well-researched, exhortively argued an unapologetic manifesto for daring to remain at international odds as a nation.

3 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars the paranoid style in american politics..., July 9, 2006

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This review is from: The Case for Sovereignty: Why the World Should Welcome American Independence (Hardcover)

Europe is bad, America is good, Number One , best of the world, uniquely great...Well, that is all there is to it here. This book is a constant insult to the intelligence of the reader, whether he be conservative or liberal, given the absurd violence and anger of the tone. Interestingly enough however, as others have pointed out, Rabkin's true haunting fear is not about the European Union, but rather American progressives willing to claim American ideals for the cause of peace and justice.