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Secession: The Morality of Political Divorce from Fort Sumter to Lithuania and Quebec
Secession The Morality of Political Divorce from Fort Sumter to Lithuania and Quebec Author:Allen Buchanan This is the first book-length treatment of an increasingly crucial topic. Professor Buchanan develops a coherent theory of the conditions under which secession is morally justifiable and applies it to historical and contemporary examples. Buchanan locates his account of the right to secede in the broader context of contemporary political thought... more », introducing readers to influential accounts of political society, such as contractarianism and communitarianism, and showing how the possibility of secession fits into a more complete account of political community and political obligation.« less