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Secession as an International Phenomenon - From America's Civil War to Contemporary Separatist Movements (Hardcover, New)
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Secession as an International Phenomenon - From America's Civil War to Contemporary Separatist Movements (Hardcover, New)
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About half of today's nation-states originated as some kind of
breakaway state. The end of the Cold War witnessed a resurgence of
separatist activity affecting nearly every part of the globe and
stimulated a new generation of scholars to consider separatism and
secession. As the 150th anniversary of the American Civil War
approaches, this collection of essays allows us to view within a
broader international context one of modern history's bloodiest
conflicts over secession. The contributors to this volume consider
a wide range of topics related to secession, separatism, and the
nationalist passions that inflame such conflicts. The first section
of the book examines ethical and moral dimensions of secession,
while subsequent sections look at the American Civil War, conflicts
in the Gulf of Mexico, European separatism, and conflicts in the
Middle East, Asia, and Africa. The contributors to this book have
no common position advocating or opposing secession in principle or
in any particular case. All understand it, however, as a common
feature of the modern world and as a historic phenomenon of
international scope. Some contributors propose that "political
divorce," as secession has come to be called, ought to be subject
to rational arbitration and ethical norms, instead of being decided
by force. Along with these hopes for the future, Secession as an
International Phenomenon offers a somber reminder of the cost the
United States paid when reason failed and war was left to resolve
the issue.
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