Minorities' Claims: From Autonomy to Secession

This title was first published in 2000:  An investigation of how the claims of minority groups for greater political power through ''autonomy'' and ''secession'' clash with the concerns of the nation-State, and how States’ refusals to respond positively to such claims contribute to the escalation of ethnic conflicts in contemporary multi-ethnic polities. In addition, this book examines the exte...