Power politics and state formation in the twentieth century : the dynamics of recognition

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Power politics and state formation in the twentieth century : the dynamics of recognition

Title remainder

the dynamics of recognition

Statement of responsibility

Bridget Coggins

Creator

• Coggins, Bridget

Subject

• Nation-state -- History -- 20th century
• Nationalism -- History -- 20th century
• Secession -- History -- 20th century
• Legitimacy of governments -- History -- 20th century
• Soviet Union -- History | Autonomy and independence movements
• World politics -- 20th century
• Yugoslavia -- History | Autonomy and independence movements
• Separatist movements -- History -- 20th century

Language

eng

Summary

"From Kurdistan to Somaliland, Xinjiang to South Yemen, all secessionist movements hope to secure newly independent states of their own. Most will not prevail. The existing scholarly wisdom provides one explanation for success, based on authority and control within the nascent states. With the aid of an expansive new dataset and detailed case studies, this book provides an alternative account. It argues that the strongest members of the international community have a decisive influence over whether today's secessionists become countries tomorrow and that, most often, their support is conditioned on parochial political considerations"--

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Literary form

non fiction