Uniting States : voluntary union in world politics /

What causes states to politically unify voluntarily? This text develops a realist explanation of voluntary union and argues that unions are the balancing coalitions of last resort.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Parent, Joseph M.
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, ©2011.
Subjects:	Federal government. Confederation of states. Constitutional history > United States. European federation. Latin American federation. Confédération d'États. Histoire constitutionnelle > États-Unis. Construction européenne. Fédération latino-américaine. POLITICAL SCIENCE > Political Freedom & Security > International Security. Confederation of states Constitutional history European federation Federal government Latin American federation United States Electronic books.
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Summary:	What causes states to politically unify voluntarily? This text develops a realist explanation of voluntary union and argues that unions are the balancing coalitions of last resort.
Physical Description:	1 online resource (xi, 244 pages) : maps
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 201-235) and index.
ISBN:	9780199782239 0199782237 9780199919147 0199919143