Secession and Security : Explaining State Strategy against Separatists

Since World War II, separatist conflicts have been the most common and deadly types of war in international politics. Such wars result from a simple incongruity: ethno-nationalist groups desire a homeland, but on territory that is controlled by states unwilling to give it up. This book examines stat...

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Main Author: Butt, Ahsan I. (auth)
Format: eBook
Published: Ithaca, NY Cornell University Press 20171115
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