Separatism Democracy and Disintegration

by Spencer, Metta; Atasoy, Yildiz; Bacher, John; Bookman, Milica Z.; Burlatsky, Feodor; Hoole, M.R.R; Kogan-Iasnyi, Victor; Pithart, Petr; Schaeffer, Robert K.; Spencer, Metta; Walker, Edward W.; Whitaker, Reg; Zisserman-Brodsky, Diana

• ISBN13: 9780847685844
• ISBN10: 0847685845
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1998-08-20
• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers

Summary

This book offers a comparative view of nine historic separatist movements, some of which have achieved the break-up of an empire or a state, and others that to date have not. The authors analyze the long term effects of secession: after partition, ethnic strife typically continues for generations; minorities decline in status; and democracy and human rights are derogated.

Table of Contents

Preface	vii
Introduction	1	(6)
1 When States Divide	7	(36)
Metta Spencer
2 Separatism: Rationality and Irony	43	(26)
Robert K. Schaeffer
3 The Economics of Secession	69	(28)
Milica Z. Bookman
4 The Collapse of the Austro-Hungarian Empire	97	(22)
John Bacher
5 Citizenship and the Collapse of the State: The Ottoman Case	119	(20)
Yildiz Atasoy
6 Who or What Broke Up the Soviet Union?	139	(22)
Feodor Burlatsky
7 The Breakup of Yugoslavia	161	(24)
Metta Spencer
8 The Partition of Czechoslovakia	185	(20)
Peter Pithart
Metta Spencer
9 Chechen Separatism	205	(22)
Victor Kogan Iasnyi
Diana Zisserman-Brodsky
10 Negotiating Autonomy: Tatarstan, Asymmetrical Federalism, and State Consolidation in Russia	227	(26)
Edward W. Walker
11 The Tamil Secessionist Movement in Sri Lanka (Ceylon)	253	(28)
M.R.R. Hoole
12 Quebec: A Unique Case Of Secessionism	281	(26)
Reg Whitaker
Conclusion	307	(12)
Select Bibliography	319	(12)
Index	331	(6)
About the Contributors	337