In order to mobilize members of national groups to fight in the many wars in the region since the pre-WWI period, national liberation ideologies were constructed on a rich local tradition of historica
Initially concerned with understanding the intractability of the violent secession wars that led to the break-up of Yugoslavia, the authors (both of Macquarie U., Australia) were led towards comparati
Political scientists, legal scholars, and historians present a multidisciplinary survey of research on secession, an area that was the sole preserve of law until recently. After introductory chapters,
The theme of patriotism has received its due in the arts and social science research, but that was not the case in philosophy and political theory until the 1980s. So assert Primoratz (applied philoso
The present international order is characterized by the rapid globalization of economic activity, by systematic attempts to coordinate state responses to the outbreaks of violence and by unilateral mi
The boundaries between secessionism and separatism are often blurred, and in many cases study of secessionism encompasses that of separatism and vice versa. Recognising this inherent relationship, thi
Robert B. Bruce is an Associate Professor of History at Sam Houston State University in Texas. He is the award-winning author of numerous books on military history. He is a member of the
Fighting Techniques of the Early Modern World describes the combat techniques of soldiers in Europe and North America from 1500 to 1763. The book explores the unique tactics required to win battles i
