Splitsville USA a democratic argument for breaking up the United States / Christopher F. Zurn.
| Author/creator | Zurn, Christopher F., 1966- |
| Format | Electronic |
| Edition | First edition. |
| Publication Info | New York : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2023. |
| Description | 1 online resource |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Taylor & Francis eBooks |
| Subjects |
| Variant title | Splitsville United States of America |
| Contents | Prelude: Time for a US National Divorce -- Diagnosis: Democracy Imperiled -- Prescription: Splitsville USA -- Alternative Prescriptions? -- The Divorce Decree: Details of Negotiated Dissolution -- The Preamble's Broader Questions for Splitsville -- Authoring Our Own Destiny. |
| Abstract | "Splitsville USA argues that it's time for us to break up to save representative democracy, proposing a mutually negotiated, peaceful dissolution of the current United States of America into several new nations. Zurn begins by examining the United States' democratic predicament, a road most likely headed for electoral authoritarianism, with distinct possibilities of ungovernability and violent civil strife. Unlike others who share this diagnosis, Zurn presents a realistic picture of how we can get to reform and what it would involve. It is argued that "Splitsville" represents the most plausible way for American citizens to continue living under a republican form of government. Despite recent talk of secession and civil war, this book offers the most extensive treatment yet of the issues we need to think through to enable a peacefully negotiated political divorce. Splitsville USA is a provocative conversation opener about the problems that have gotten us into our current political pickle and how to get out of it by seizing the reins of our own constitutional destiny. The book will appeal to readers of political science, American politics, history, political philosophy, and law, along with all general readers interested in the future of democracy in the United States"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Source of description | Description based on print version record and CIP data provided by publisher; resource not viewed. |
| Issued in other form | Print version: Zurn, Christopher F., 1966- Splitsville USA First edition. New York : Routledge, 2023 9781032429809 |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2022056700 |
| ISBN | 9781003365150 (ebook) |
| ISBN | (hardback) |
| ISBN | (paperback) |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |