{"product_id":"the-limits-of-independence-adam-watson-9780415169073","title":"The Limits of Independence","description":"Nation states are not as independent as they seem. In \u003cem\u003eThe Limits of Independence\u003c\/em\u003e, Adam Watson explores how independence of action is limited by both a tightening net of interdependence between countries \u003cem\u003eand\u003c\/em\u003e 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.\u003cbr\u003e 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. \u003cem\u003eThe Limits of Independence\u003c\/em\u003e discusses pressures on smaller states and relates reactions against independence to current international theory and the practice of world powers.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Adam Watson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0415169070\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780415169073\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Routledge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/30\/1997\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 176\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.56lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.42w x 0.49d","brand":"Adam Watson","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48136052080895,"sku":"9780415169073","price":57.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_970dff6b-48f7-464d-a28f-7c30c4acea59.jpg?v=1770160192","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-limits-of-independence-adam-watson-9780415169073","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}