Age of secession : the international and domestic determinants of state birth / by Ryan D. Griffiths.

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Griffiths, Ryan D. [Browse]
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Book
Language
English
Published/​Created
Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2016.
Description
xii, 270 pages ; 24 cm

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    What are the factors that determine how central governments respond to demands for independence? Secessionist movements are numerous and quite varied in form, but the chief obstacle to their ambitions is the state itself, which can deny independence demands, deploy force if need be, and request that the international community respect its territorial integrity by not recognizing the breakaway region. Age of Secession focuses on this crucial but neglected moment in the life of a secessionist movement. Griffiths offers a novel theory using original data on secessionist movements between 1816 and 2011. He explains how state response is shaped by international and domestic factors, when conflict is likely, and why states have proliferated since 1945. He mixes quantitative methods with case studies of secessionist movements in the United Kingdom, Russia/Soviet Union, and India. This is an important book for anyone who wants to understand the phenomenon of secession. -- Provided by publisher.
    Bibliographic references
    Includes bibliographical references (pages 247-264) and index.
    Contents
    • Introduction
    • Theory of metropolitan response
    • A quantitative analysis of secessionist outcomes
    • The expansion and contraction of the British Empire
    • The arc of Russian rule
    • India and its many nations
    • Conclusion.
    ISBN
    • 9781107161627 ((hardback : alkaline paper))
    • 1107161622 ((hardback : alkaline paper))
    • 9781316614006 ((paperback : alkaline paper))
    • 131661400X ((paperback : alkaline paper))
    LCCN
    2016029174
    OCLC
    960762389
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