Set against the broad context of philosophical arguments about group and state personality, Pluralism and the Personality of the State tells, for the first time

This book presents a critical account of the political pluralism of Figgis, Laski and other English writers of the early twentieth century, indicating its whig

"Abstract Global legal pluralism has become one of the leading analytical frameworks for understanding and conceptualizing law in the twenty-first century"--

A new history of the idea of the modern state and its 'personality', showing the centrality of Pufendorf to its development and propagation.

English political pluralism is a challenging school of political thought, neglected in recent years but now enjoying a revival of interest. It is particularly r