Power Politics and State Formation in the Twentieth Century : The Dynamics of...

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Type: Textbook Format: Hardcover Item Width: 6 in Number of Pages: 280 Pages Subject Area: Law, Political Science Subject: History & Theory, World / General, International Relations / General, International width: 6 in ISBN: 9781107047358 Author: Bridget Coggins Publication Name: Power Politics and State Formation in the Twentieth Century : the Dynamics of Recognition Language: English Item Length: 9 in Book Title: Power Politics and State Formation in the Twentieth Century : The Item Height: 0.7 in height: 0.7 in Publication Year: 2014 Item Weight: 20.5 Oz Publisher: Cambridge University Press

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Power Politics and State Formation in the Twentieth Century : The Dynamics of.... Power Politics and State Formation in the Twentieth Century : The Dynamics of Recognition, Hardcover by Coggins, Bridget, ISBN 1107047358, ISBN-13 9781107047358, Brand New, Free shipping in the US "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"--