A Theory of Secession

by Christopher Heath Wellman

Book Overview

First published in 2005, A Theory of Secession: The Case for Political Self-Determination offers an unapologetic defense of the right to secede. Christopher Heath Wellman argues that any group has a moral right to secede as long as its political divorce will leave it and the remainder state in a position to perform the requisite political functions. He explains that there is nothing contradictory about valuing legitimate states, while permitting their...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521849152
• ISBN13: 9780521849159
• Release Date: September 2005
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 214 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.3" x 9.3"