176 Pages
by
Routledge
176 Pages
by
Routledge
176 Pages
by
Routledge
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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... Read more
Acknowledgements, Personal perspective, 1 The general framework, 2 The European imbalance or power of the German question, 3 Decolonization and its consequences, 4 Size, nationalism and imperial systems, 5 Standards of civilization and human rights, 6 Independence and responsibility, 7 New perspectives on the states system, 8 The contemporary practice of hegemony, Glossary, Further reading on international society, Index
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Adam Watson
