Secession State and Liberty

The political impulse to secede - to attempt to separate from central government control - is a conspicuous feature of the post-cold war world. It is alive and growing in Canada Russia China Italy Belgium Britain and even the United States Yet secession remains one of the least studied and least understood of all historical and political phenomena. The contributors to this volume have filled this gap with wide-ranging investigations - rooted in history political philosophy ethics and economic theory - of secessionist movements in the United States Canada and Europe.