Uniting States
Subtitle: voluntary union in world politics
By: Joseph M. Parent
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2011
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 244
ISBN-13: 9780199782192; 9780199782208
Subjects: Constitutional history; European federation; Federal government; Confederation of states; Latin American federation
Description: What causes states to politically unify voluntarily? This text develops a realist explanation of voluntary union and argues that unions are the balancing coalitions of last resort.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references ([201]-235).