The limits of independence : relations between states in the modern world / Adam Watson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Watson, Adam, 1914-2007.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Nation-state.

Nationalism.

Self-determination, National.

Balance of power.

International relations.

World politics--20th century.

World politics.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (176 p.)

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Routledge, 1997.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Nation states are not as independent as they seem. In The Limits of Independence , Adam Watson explores how independence of action is limited by both a tightening net of interdependence between countries and by the rules which the 'international society of states' has put in place to manage order and change. He also argues that the external and internal behaviour of independent states is increasingly determined by the influence of the richest and strongest powers. After setting out the general framework of restraint imposed on states, Adam Watson details the attempts to limit national sovereignties from Napoleon to the European Union. The Limits of Independence discusses pressures on smaller states and relates reactions against independence to current international theory and the practice of world powers. Nation states are not as independent as they seem. In The Limits of Independence , Adam Watson explores how independence of action is limited by both a tightening net of interdependence between countries and by the rules which the 'international society of states' has put in place to manage order and change. He also argues that the external and internal behaviour of independent states is increasingly determined by the influence of the richest and strongest powers. After setting out the general framework of restraint imposed on states, Adam Watson details the attempts to limit national sovereignties from Napoleon to the European Union. The Limits of Independence discusses pressures on smaller states and relates reactions against independence to current international theory and the practice of world powers.

Contents:

chapter 1 The general framework

chapter 2 The European imbalance or power of the German question

chapter 3 Decolonization and its consequences

chapter 4 Size, nationalism and imperial systems

chapter 5 Standards of civilization and human rights

chapter 6 Independence and responsibility

chapter 7 New perspectives on the states system

chapter 8 The contemporary practice of hegemony.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references (p. [152]-153) and index.

ISBN:

1-134-70185-3

1-134-70186-1

0-203-44806-5

1-280-10836-3

0-203-26987-X

9780203448069

OCLC:

52098530