The Limits of Independence (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780415169073)

Nation states are not as independent as they seem. In The Limits of Independence, Adam Watson explores how independence of action is limited by both a tightening net of interdependence between countries and by the rules which the 'international society of states' has put in place to manage order and change. He also argues that the external and internal behaviour of independent states is increasingly determined by the influence of the richest and strongest powers.
After setting out the general framework of restraint imposed on states, Adam Watson details the attempts to limit national sovereignties from Napoleon to the European Union. The Limits of Independence discusses pressures on smaller states and relates reactions against independence to current international theory and the practice of world powers.

Author: Adam Watson
ISBN-10: 0415169070
ISBN-13: 9780415169073
Publisher: Routledge
Language: English
Published: 10/30/1997
Pages: 176
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.56lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.42w x 0.49d