{"product_id":"9780745660042","title":"Unrecognized States: The Struggle for Sovereignty in the Modern International System","description":"Unrecognized states are places that do not exist in international politics; they are state-like entities that have achieved de facto independence, but have failed to gain widespread international recognition. Since the Cold-War, unrecognized states have been involved in conflicts over sovereign statehood in the Balkans, the former Soviet Union, South Asia, the Horn of Africa, and the South Pacific; some of which elicited major international crises and intervention, including the use of armed force. \u003cp\u003e Yet they remain subject to many myths and simplifications. Drawing on a number of contemporary and historical cases, from Nagorno Karabakh and Somaliland to Taiwan, this timely new book provides a comprehensive analysis of unrecognized states. It examines their origins, the factors that enable them to survive and explores their likely future trajectories. But it is not just a book about unrecognized states; it is a book about sovereignty and statehood; one which does not shy way from addressing crucial issues such as how these anomalies survive in a system of sovereign states and how the context of non-recognition affects their attempts to build effective state-like entities.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e Ideal for students and scholars of global politics, peace and conflict studies, \u003ci\u003eUnrecognized States \u003c\/i\u003eoffers a much needed and engaging account of the development of unrecognized states in the modern international system.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47127134994672,"sku":"9780745660042","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780745660042_p0.jpg?v=1763636383","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780745660042","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}