The limits of independence
relations between states in the modern world
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Word Count
40,000 words, Guess
Page Count
160 pages
Identifiers
- Open LibraryOL435533M
- ISBN-100415158117
- OCLC Control Number38533255
- OCLC Control Numberlimitsofindepend0000wats
- Library of Congress Control Number98144540
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- LibraryThing8817677
- Goodreads5133086
Classifications
- DDC327.1/01
- LCCJC311 .W35 1997
Description
Nation states are not as independent as they seem. In The Limits of Independence, Adam Watson explores independence in Europe and globally, particularly in relation to empire and decolonization. The author examines how freedom of action is limited by a tightening net of interdependence and by the rules which the international society puts in place, but also by the hegemonial authority of the strongest powers. Drawing on his personal experience as a diplomat, Watson explains how these three forms of pressure determine the external and internal behaviour of juridically independent states. He argues that this creates an increasingly supranational framework of restraint that limits the sovereignty of even the most powerful states. The Limits of Independence examines the effects of supranational pressures on Europe, on former colonies, on human rights and on the responsibilities of states. It relates the growing curbs on independence to current hegemonial practice and to international theory.
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