A Theory of Secession
- Author: Christopher Heath Wellman, Georgia State University
- Date Published: September 2005
- availability: Available
- format: Hardback
- isbn: 9780521849159
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Offering an unapologetic defense of the right to secede, Christopher Heath Wellman argues that any group has a moral right to secede as long as its political divorce will leave it and the remainder state in a position to perform the requisite political functions. He explains that there is nothing contradictory about valuing legitimate states, while permitting their division. Thus, if one values self-determination, then one has good reason to conclude that people have a right to determine their political boundaries.
Read more- Supplies a systematic and comprehensive theory of the right to secede
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Christopher Heath Wellman's new book defends a controversial thesis in a novel way. He defends secession and does so in a bold manner that will set his book apart from other such defenses. - Christopher W. Morris, University of Maryland, College Park
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- Date Published: September 2005
- format: Hardback
- isbn: 9780521849159
- length: 214 pages
- dimensions: 229 x 152 x 16 mm
- weight: 0.49kg
- availability: Available
Table of Contents
1. Introduction
2. The case for statism
3. Valuing self-determination
4. Lincoln on secession
5. The truth in nationalism
6. Political coercion and exploitation
7. Secession and international law
8. The velvet transformation.
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