In recent years, numerous multi-national states have disintegrated along national lines, and today, many more, in both the first and the third worlds, continue

This book examines the conceptual and political history of the right of self-determination of peoples.

Substate nationalism, especially in the past fifteen years, has noticeably affected the political and territorial stability of many countries, both democratic a

In this book, leading scholars re-examine the principle of national self-determination from diverse theoretical perspectives.