This book analyses how national independence movements’ rhetoric can inflame or dampen ethnic violence. It examines the extent to the power of words matters w

Committed against an existing state, secession - often centred on a minority ethnic identity - can result in a new national unit or a self-governing area within

This book seeks to examine secessionist ethics in South and Southeast Asia in a theoretically informed way and from a comparative perspective. Looking in depth

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