Secession, State, and Liberty

ISBN-13: 9781138532342 / Angielski / Twarda / 2017 / 344 str.

David Stove

Opis

Secession, State & Liberty examines history, political philosophy, ethics, and economic theory of secessionist movements in the United States, Canada, and Europe. It is based on a conference, sponsored by the Ludwig von Mises Institute, on the political economy of secession.

Spis treści

1. The Secession Tradition in America 2. When is Political Divorce Justified? 3. The Ethics of Secession 4. Nations By Consent: Decomposing the Nation-State 5. Secession: The Last, Best Bulwark of Our Liberties 6. Republicanism, Federalism, and Secession in the South, 1790 to 1865 7. Yankee Confederates: New England Secession Movements Prior to the War Between the States 8. Was The Union Army's Invasion of the Confederate States a Lawful Act? An Analysis of President Lincoln's Legal Arguments Against Secession 9. The Economic and Political Rationale for European Secessionism 10. A Secessionist View of Quebec's Options 11. How to Secede in Business Without Really Leaving: Evidence of the Substitution of Arbitration for Litigation

O autorze

David Gordon