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Nina Caspersen - Unrecognized States: The Struggle for Sovereignty in the Modern International System - 9780745653426 - V9780745653426
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Unrecognized States: The Struggle for Sovereignty in the Modern International System

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Description for Unrecognized States: The Struggle for Sovereignty in the Modern International System Hardback. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 161 x 237 x 22. Weight in Grams: 466.

Unrecognized states are places that do not exist in international politics; they are state-like entities that have achieved de facto independence, but have failed to gain widespread international recognition. Since the Cold-War, unrecognized states have been involved in conflicts over sovereign statehood in the Balkans, the former Soviet Union, South Asia, the Horn of Africa, and the South Pacific; some of which elicited major international crises and intervention, including the use of armed force.

Yet they remain subject to many myths and simplifications. Drawing on a number of contemporary and historical cases, from Nagorno Karabakh and Somaliland to Taiwan, this ... Read more

Ideal for students and scholars of global politics, peace and conflict studies, Unrecognized States offers a much needed and engaging account of the development of unrecognized states in the modern international system.

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Product Details

Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
Number of Pages
224
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780745653426
SKU
V9780745653426
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About Nina Caspersen
Nina Caspersen is lecturer in peace and conflict studies at Lancaster University.

Reviews for Unrecognized States: The Struggle for Sovereignty in the Modern International System
"An essential addition to the literature, which dispels the myth of unrecognised states as dark spots on the world map." Political Studies Review "The real strength of this book is that Caspersen takes unrecognised states on their own merits as subjects in their own right." From the Heart of Europe "An extremely interesting study and an invaluable addition ... Read more

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