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Why Do States Fragment and Break Apart? : an Historical Sociology of Eight Cases (Eighteenth to the Twentieth Century).

This comparative analysis demonstrates how state fragmentation results from a causal chain of geopolitical strains, resource shortfalls, intra-elite conflict, and the deficiency of a central government?s coercive capability to hold the society together. The emergence process of new sovereign states...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Li, Jieli
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Lewiston : Edwin Mellen Press, 2010.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:This comparative analysis demonstrates how state fragmentation results from a causal chain of geopolitical strains, resource shortfalls, intra-elite conflict, and the deficiency of a central government?s coercive capability to hold the society together. The emergence process of new sovereign states is also discussed.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (297 pages)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780773430075
0773430075