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1 online resource (281 pages) |
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Politics in Asia |
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Politics in Asia series.
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| Contents |
Cover; Secessionism and Separatism In europe and Asia: To Have a State of One's Own; Copyright; Contents; List of Illustrations; Notes on Contributors; Secession and Separatism from a Comparative Perspective: an Introduction; 1. Sovereignty, National Self-determination and Secession: Reflections on State-making and Breaking in Asia and Europe; Part I: Europe; 2. Paradise Lost: Autonomy and Separatism in the South Caucasus and Beyond; 3. Patterns of Secession and Disintegration in the Ussr; 4. From Yugoslavia to the Western Balkans |
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5. Host State Responses to Ethnic Rebellion: Serbia and Macedonia in Comparison6. Seceding by the Force of Arms: Chechnya and Kosovo; 7. Secession and Liberal Democracy: The Case of the Basque Country; 8. Nationalism, Unionism and Secession in Scotland; Part II: Asia; 9. Secessionism in Independent India: Failed Attempts, Irredentism, and Accommodation; 10. Separatism in Sri Lanka; 11. Separatism, Ethnocracy, and the Future of Ethnic Politics in Burma (myanmar); 12. Language Practices and Protracted Conflict: The Tibet-china Dispute |
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13. Separatism in China: The Case of the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region14. The Case of Taiwan: Independence Without Secession?; Index |
| Summary |
The boundaries between secessionism and separatism are often blurred, and in many cases study of secessionism encompasses that of separatism and vice versa. Recognising this inherent relationship, this book provides a comparative survey of recent attempts at secession and separatist movements from across Europe and Asia, and assesses the responses of the respective host governments. The essays address two main questions which arise from the relationship between state governments and secessionist movements: first, how secessionist or separatist movements gather support and mobilize their tar |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
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Separatist movements -- History
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Secession -- Europe -- History
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Secession -- Asia -- History
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Autonomy and independence movements
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Secession
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Separatist movements
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| SUBJECT |
Europe -- History -- Autonomy and independence movements.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2021006921
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Asia -- History -- Autonomy and independence movements
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| Subject |
Asia
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Europe
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| Genre/Form |
History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Pavkovi?, Aleksandar
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| ISBN |
9781136205873 |
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113620587X |
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0203094263 |
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9780203094266 |
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