{"product_id":"secession-as-an-international-phenomenon-alan-m-wachman-9780820330082","title":"Secession as an International Phenomenon: From America's Civil War to Contemporary Separatist Movements","description":"\u003cp\u003eAbout half of today's nation-states originated as some kind of breakaway state. The end of the Cold War witnessed a resurgence of separatist activity affecting nearly every part of the globe and stimulated a new generation of scholars to consider separatism and secession. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs the 150th anniversary of the American Civil War approaches, this collection of essays allows us to view within a broader international context one of modern history's bloodiest conflicts over secession. The contributors to this volume consider a wide range of topics related to secession, separatism, and the nationalist passions that inflame such conflicts. The first section of the book examines ethical and moral dimensions of secession, while subsequent sections look at the American Civil War, conflicts in the Gulf of Mexico, European separatism, and conflicts in the Middle East, Asia, and Africa. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe contributors to this book have no common position advocating or opposing secession in principle or in any particular case. All understand it, however, as a common feature of the modern world and as a historic phenomenon of international scope. Some contributors propose that \"political divorce,\" as secession has come to be called, ought to be subject to rational arbitration and ethical norms, instead of being decided by force. Along with these hopes for the future, Secession as an International Phenomenon offers a somber reminder of the cost the United States paid when reason failed and war was left to resolve the issue.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Don H. Doyle\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0820330086\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780820330082\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Georgia Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/01\/2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 392\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.62lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 1.06d","brand":"Don H. Doyle","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44120341905663,"sku":"9780820330082","price":120.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_ab8f5d0b-d026-41e8-9d04-a3b6da0d5f76.jpg?v=1687413803","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/secession-as-an-international-phenomenon-alan-m-wachman-9780820330082","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}