Laughing at Leviathan

"For West Papua and its people, the promise of sovereignty has never been realized, despite a long and fraught struggle for independence from Indonesia. In Laughing at Leviathan, Danilyn Rutherford examines this struggle through a series of interlocking essays that drive at the core meaning of sovereignty itself—how it is fueled, formed, and even thwarted by pivotal but often overlooked players: those that make up an audience. Whether these players are citizens, missionaries, competing governmental powers, nongovernmental organizations, or the international community at large, Rutherford shows how a complex interplay of various observers is key to the establishment and understanding of the sovereign nation-state." --Publisher description.

שנה

2012

שפה

English

סדרה

Chicago studies in practices of meaning

הוצאה

University of Chicago Press

מהדורות

3

עמודים

320

ISBN

9780226731971

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