The limits of independence : relations between states in the modern world /
Nation states are not as independent as they seem. In this text the author explores independence in Europe and beyond, particularly in relation to empire and decolonization. The author examines how freedom of action is limited not only by a tightening net of interdependence and by the rules which th...
| Основен автор: | Watson, Adam, 1914-2007. |
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| Формат: | Електронна книга |
| Език: | English |
| Публикувано: |
London ; New York :
Routledge,
1997.
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| Онлайн достъп: |
http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=80034 |
| Подобни документи: |
Print version::
Limits of independence. |
| Резюме: |
Nation states are not as independent as they seem. In this text the author explores independence in Europe and beyond, particularly in relation to empire and decolonization. The author examines how freedom of action is limited not only by a tightening net of interdependence and by the rules which the international society puts in place, but also by the hegemonial authority of the strongest and richest powers. Drawing on personal experience, the author explains how these three forms of pressure determine the external and internal behaviour of juridically independent states. This creates an increasingly supranational framework of restraint that limits the sovereignty of even the most powerful states. The text examines the effects of supranational pressures on Europe, on former colonies, on human rights and on the responsibilities of states. It relates the growing curbs on independence to current hegemonial practice and to international theory. |
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| Физически характеристики: |
1 online resource (xvi, 160 pages) |
| Библиография: |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 152-153) and index. |
| ISBN: |
020326987X 9780203269879 0203448065 9780203448069 0415169070 9780415169073 0415158117 9780415158114 0203756304 9780203756300 1280108363 9781280108365 |