Unrecognized States : The Struggle for Sovereignty in the Modern International System
Nina. Caspersen
Bok Engelsk 2013 · Electronic books.
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| Medvirkende | Caspersen, Nina (Contributor)
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| Utgitt | Hoboken : : Wiley, , 2013.
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| Omfang | 1 online resource (220 p.)
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| Opplysninger | Description based upon print version of record.. - CONTENTS; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; 1: INTRODUCTION; 2: STATES WITHOUT RECOGNITION; 3: SURVIVING IN THE MODERN INTERNATIONAL SYSTEM; 4: INTERNAL SOURCES OF UNRECOGNIZED STATE-BUILDING; 5: RETHINKING SOVEREIGNTY AND STATEHOOD; 6: MOVING TOWARD PEACE OR WAR?; 7: CONCLUSION; NOTES; BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX. - Unrecognized states are places that do not exist in international politics; they are state-like entities that have achieved de facto independence, but have failed to gain widespread international recognition. Since the Cold-War, unrecognized states have been involved in conflicts over sovereign statehood in the Balkans, the former Soviet Union, South Asia, the Horn of Africa, and the South Pacific; some of which elicited major international crises and intervention, including the use of armed force. Yet they remain subject to many myths and simplifications. Drawing on a number of contemporary
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| ISBN | 9780745653426. - 9780745653433
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