An historical comparison between the Southern secession movement of 1860 and the Soviet secession movements of today
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Authors
Donner, Michael L., Sr.
Subjects
Historical analogy
Southern secession movement
Soviet secession movements
Secession theory
U.S. policy options
Southern secession movement
Soviet secession movements
Secession theory
U.S. policy options
Advisors
Teti, Frank M.
Minott-Kennedy, Rodney
Date of Issue
1992-12
Date
December 1992
Publisher
Monterey, California. Naval Postgraduate School
Language
en_US
Abstract
This thesis uses an historical interpretation of the Southern secession movement of 1860 in order to formulate a secession theory consisting of three separate elements: 1) the growth of political faction; 2) a characteristic of the factional clash which renders the resulting crisis particularly unsuitable for constitutional or governmental adjudication; and 3) the existence of a subordinate governmental infrastructure, controlled by the minority faction, which can be used to effect a secession movement. An historical review of the Southern secession is undertaken in light of the above secession theory in order to argue for the theory's validity; then, the theory is applied to the various Soviet secession movements with a view towards proposing U.S. policy options.
Type
Thesis
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Department
National Security Affairs (NSA)
Organization
Naval Postgraduate School
Identifiers
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Format
265 p.
Citation
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This publication is a work of the U.S. Government as defined in Title 17, United States Code, Section 101. Copyright protection is not available for this work in the United States.