| Description |
1 online resource (310 pages) |
| Contents |
List of Figures; List of Tables; Preface and Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1. The Theory and Practice of Borders; 2. Which Wars Make the State and Which States Make War; 3. Preconditions to State Building: Making the Case for Comparison; 4. State Building and State Weakness before Border Fixity: Brandenburg-Prussia, Argentina, and Poland-Lithuania; 5. State Building and State Failure in a Fixed-Borders World: Lebanon, Congo, and Israel; 6. State Weakness and International Conflict in a Fixed-Borders World; 7. Conclusions; Notes; Bibliography; Index |
| Summary |
Border fixity - the proscription of foreign conquest and the annexation of homeland territory - has, since World War II, become a powerful norm in world politics. This development has been said to increase stability and peace in international relations. Yet, in a world in which it is unacceptable to challenge international borders by force, sociopolitically weak states remain a significant source of widespread conflict, war, and instability. In this book, Boaz Atzili argues that the process of state building has long been influenced by external territorial pressures and competition, wit |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
English |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Boundaries -- Political aspects
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Nation-building.
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Political science.
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Politics, Practical.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Essays.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Government -- General.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Government -- National.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Reference.
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Nation-building
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Political science
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Politics, Practical
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Political Science.
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Law, Politics & Government.
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Political Theory of the State.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780226031378 |
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0226031373 |
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9786613344762 |
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6613344761 |
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1283344769 |
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9781283344760 |
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