Power politics and state formation in the twentieth century : the dynamics of recognition /
Coggins, Bridget.
Power politics and state formation in the twentieth century : the dynamics of recognition / Bridget Coggins. - 1 online resource
Machine generated contents note: 1. States of uncertainty; 2. Statehood in theory and practice; 3. Research design and methodology; 4. Quantitative analyses; 5. International responses to secession in Yugoslavia: selected Yugoslavia timeline (1989-2011); 6. International responses to the Wars of Soviet succession: selected Soviet successor timeline (1989-2011); 7. Conclusions and substantive interpretations; Appendix A. Project codebook; Appendix B. Unique case I.D.
"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"--
9781139922791 (electronic bk.) 1139922793 (electronic bk.)
1900-1999
Secession--History--20th century.
Separatist movements--History--20th century.
Nation-state--History--20th century.
Legitimacy of governments--History--20th century.
Nationalism--History--20th century.
World politics--20th century.
Sécession--Histoire--20e siècle.
Mouvements séparatistes--Histoire--20e siècle.
Nation--Histoire--20e siècle.
Légitimité des gouvernements--Histoire--20e siècle.
Nationalisme--Histoire--20e siècle.
Politique mondiale--20e siècle.
POLITICAL SCIENCE--International Relations--General.
POLITICAL SCIENCE--Essays.
POLITICAL SCIENCE--Government--General.
POLITICAL SCIENCE--Government--National.
POLITICAL SCIENCE--Reference.
Autonomy and independence movements.
Legitimacy of governments.
Nation-state.
Nationalism.
Secession.
Separatist movements.
World politics.
Yugoslavia--History--Autonomy and independence movements.
Soviet Union--History--Autonomy and independence movements.
Yougoslavie--Histoire--Autonomie et mouvements indépendantistes.
Soviet Union.
Yugoslavia.
Electronic books.
History.
JC311 / .C6145 2014eb
320.109/04
Power politics and state formation in the twentieth century : the dynamics of recognition / Bridget Coggins. - 1 online resource
Machine generated contents note: 1. States of uncertainty; 2. Statehood in theory and practice; 3. Research design and methodology; 4. Quantitative analyses; 5. International responses to secession in Yugoslavia: selected Yugoslavia timeline (1989-2011); 6. International responses to the Wars of Soviet succession: selected Soviet successor timeline (1989-2011); 7. Conclusions and substantive interpretations; Appendix A. Project codebook; Appendix B. Unique case I.D.
"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"--
9781139922791 (electronic bk.) 1139922793 (electronic bk.)
1900-1999
Secession--History--20th century.
Separatist movements--History--20th century.
Nation-state--History--20th century.
Legitimacy of governments--History--20th century.
Nationalism--History--20th century.
World politics--20th century.
Sécession--Histoire--20e siècle.
Mouvements séparatistes--Histoire--20e siècle.
Nation--Histoire--20e siècle.
Légitimité des gouvernements--Histoire--20e siècle.
Nationalisme--Histoire--20e siècle.
Politique mondiale--20e siècle.
POLITICAL SCIENCE--International Relations--General.
POLITICAL SCIENCE--Essays.
POLITICAL SCIENCE--Government--General.
POLITICAL SCIENCE--Government--National.
POLITICAL SCIENCE--Reference.
Autonomy and independence movements.
Legitimacy of governments.
Nation-state.
Nationalism.
Secession.
Separatist movements.
World politics.
Yugoslavia--History--Autonomy and independence movements.
Soviet Union--History--Autonomy and independence movements.
Yougoslavie--Histoire--Autonomie et mouvements indépendantistes.
Soviet Union.
Yugoslavia.
Electronic books.
History.
JC311 / .C6145 2014eb
320.109/04