Independence movements and their aftermath : self-determination and the struggle for success / editors, Jon B. Alterman, Will Todman.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Todman, Will, editor.

Alterman, Jon B., 1964- editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

National liberation movements.

Self-determination, National.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (217 pages)

Place of Publication:

Washington, DC : Center for Strategic & International Studies ; Lanham : Rowman & Littlefield, [2019]

Summary:

This volume explores the varied outcomes that self-determination movements around the world have achieved, and in particular seeks to understand what factors promote better outcomes and what factors promote worse ones, and evaluates the quality of societies after independence.

Contents:

Independence Movements And Their Aftermath; Contents; Acknowledgments; 1. Introduction; 2. Bangladesh: Two Independence Movements; 3. Eritrea: The Independence Struggle and the Struggles of Independence; 4. Timor-Leste: A Nation of Resistance; 5. Kosovo: An Unlikely Success Still in the Making; 6. South Sudan: The Painful Rise and Rapid Descent of the World's Newest Nation; 7. The Importance of Being Balanced: Lessons from Negotiated Settlements to Self-Determination Movements in Bosnia, Macedonia, and Kosovo; 8. Generalizing the Findings; 9. Self-Determination and U.S. Choices.

10. ConclusionIndex; About the Authors; Advisory Board Members; About CSIS.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

979-82-16-35873-2

1-4422-8081-6