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Joseph M. Parent - Uniting States: Voluntary Union in World Politics - 9780199782192 - V9780199782192
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Uniting States: Voluntary Union in World Politics

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Description for Uniting States: Voluntary Union in World Politics hardcover. What causes states to politically unify voluntarily? Uniting States develops a realist explanation of voluntary union and argues that unions are the balancing coalitions of last resort. Num Pages: 256 pages, 3 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBJD; JPA; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 161 x 22. Weight in Grams: 470.
Ever since the birth of the modern nation-state at the Peace of Westphalia, the essential lodestars for governments have been sovereignty (including of a monopoly over the use of force) and territorial integrity. Given how elemental sovereignty and territorial integrity are to states, why would a government ever willingly disintegrate or give up its sovereignty to unite with another state as the junior partner? Despite such a considerable intellectual barrier, modern history features many examples of states that have either broken apart voluntarily or merged into others. In Unifying States, international relations scholar Joseph Parent focuses on the ... Read more

Product Details

Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
OUP USA United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
Number of Pages
256
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780199782192
SKU
V9780199782192
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About Joseph M. Parent
Joseph M. Parent is Assistant Professor of Political Science at the University of Miami.

Reviews for Uniting States: Voluntary Union in World Politics
How do little states become big ones? The question is rarely asked and never answered with the compelling logic and the wealth of cases that Joe Parent displays. A dazzling accomplishment and a joy to read.
Kenneth Waltz, Senior Research Scholar and Adjunct Professor of Political Science, Columbia University
In this engagingly written and compellingly argued book, Joseph ... Read more

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