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Around the world, numerous communities seek the protections of sovereignty--a "dream state" of their own--to preserve their traditional way of life. However, these secessionist movements create a risk of prolonged conflict in countries of every size. In
Dream States, Benjamin J. Cohen analyzes a diverse array of examples from recent history to assess the dangers of separatist conflict and what can be done about it. Given the increasing emphasis on territorial and ethnic identity in political movements globally, this book is essential reading for anyone interested in separatism and the threat it poses to international peace.
List of contents
- Prologue
- Abbreviations and Acronyms
- Part. I Setting the stage
- 1: Pretenders to Sovereignty
- 2: Supply and Demand
- Part. II A separatist's guide
- 3: The Disunited States of America
- 4: Fantasies
- 5: Daydreams
- 6: Drexits
- 7: Rebels with a Cause
- 8: Clients
- Part. III Future hot spots
- 9: Familiar Faces
- 10: Special Cases
- 11: Fragile Federations
- 12: Russia
- 13: India
- Part. IV Solutions?
- 14: The Challenge
- 15: A Modest Proposal
- Notes
- References
- Index
- Prologue
- Abbreviations and Acronyms
- Part. I Setting the stage
- 1: Pretenders to Sovereignty
- 2: Supply and Demand
- Part. II A separatist's guide
- 3: The Disunited States of America
- 4: Fantasies
- 5: Daydreams
- 6: Drexits
- 7: Rebels with a Cause
- 8: Clients
- Part. III Future hot spots
- 9: Familiar Faces
- 10: Special Cases
- 11: Fragile Federations
- 12: Russia
- 13: India
- Part. IV Solutions?
- 14: The Challenge
- 15: A Modest Proposal
- Notes
- References
- Index
About the author
Benjamin J. Cohen is Distinguished Professor Emeritus at the University of California, Santa Barbara, where he was the Louis G. Lancaster Professor of International Political Economy until retirement in 2021. He was educated at Columbia University, receiving a PhD in Economics in 1963. He began his career as a research economist at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York (1962-1964) and previously taught at Princeton University (1964-1971) and the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, Tufts University (1971-1991). He has also been a visiting professor at Harvard University, University College London, and the Institute of Political Study (Sciences-Po) in Paris. He is the author of nineteen previous books.
