Separatism - Democracy and Disintegration

This book offers a comparative view of nine historic separatist movements, some of which have achieved the break-up of an empire or a state, and others that to date have not. The authors analyze the long term effects of secession: after partition, ethnic strife typically continues for generations; minorities decline in status; and democracy and human rights are derogated.

List of contents

Chapter 1 Preface
Chapter 2 Introduction
Chapter 3 When States Divide
Chapter 4 Separatism: Rationality and Irony
Chapter 5 The Economics of Secession
Chapter 6 The Collapse of the Austro-Hungarian Empire
Chapter 7 Citizenship and the Collapse of the State: The Ottoman Case
Chapter 8 Who or What Broke Up the Soviet Union?
Chapter 9 The Breakup of Yugoslavia
Chapter 10 The Partition of Czechoslovakia
Chapter 11 Chechen Separatism
Chapter 12 Negotiating Autonomy: Tartarstan, Asymmetrical Federalism, and State Consolidation in Russia
Chapter 13 The Tamil Secessionist Movement in Sri Lanka (Ceylon)
Chapter 14 Quebec: A Unique Case of Secessionism
Chapter 15 Conclusions
Chapter 16 Select Bibliography
Chapter 17 Index

About the author

Metta Spencer is associate professor of sociology at the University of Toronto.

Product details

• Assisted by: Metta Spencer (Editor)
• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 13.08.1998
• EAN: 9780847685851
• ISBN: 978-0-8476-8585-1
• No. of pages: 346
• Dimensions: 145 mm x 231 mm x 20 mm
• Weight: 458 g
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; Sri Lanka, Canada, Russia, HISTORY / Military / General, Nationalism, military history, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / Asian, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / Canadian, HISTORY / Military / Canada, Czech Republic, Yugoslavia, Czechia, Yugoslavia & Former Yugoslavia, Sri Lanka (Ceylon), Chechnya, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / Russian & Soviet