Comparative politics Books
Johns Hopkins University Press Womens Rights A Human Rights Quarterly Reader
Book SynopsisThe essays address such topics as the rights of Middle Eastern women, rape camps in the former Yugoslavia, and abortion law in Ireland.Table of ContentsIntroductionPart I: History and PerspectivesChapter 1. Becoming Human: The Origins and Development of Women's Human RightsChapter 2. Women's Rights as Human Rights: Toward a Re-Vision of Human RightsChapter 3. Human Rights: A Feminist PerspectiveChapter 4. The Gender of Jus CogensChapter 5. Enemies or Allies? Feminism and Cultural Relativism as Dissident Voices in Human Rights DiscoursePart II: Religion, Culture, and Women's Human RightsChapter 6. The Human Rights of Middle Eastern and Muslim Women: A Project for the Twenty-first CenturyChapter 7. Post-Colonialism, Gender, Customary Injustice: Widows in African SocietiesChapter 8. Gendered States: Rethinking Culture as a Site of South Asian Human Rights WorkPart III: Violence and Women Chapter 9. Women's Voices, Women's PainChapter 10. Women, War, and Rape: Challenges Facing the International Tribunal for the Former YugoslaviaChapter 11. Rape Camps as a Means of Ethnic Cleansing: Religious, Cultural, and Ethical Responses to Rape Victims in the Former YugoslaviaChapter 12. Surfacing Children: Limitations of Genocidal Rape DiscourseChapter 13. Rights Talk and the Experience of Law: Implementing Women's Human Rights the Protection from ViolenceChapter 14. Used, Abused, Arrested, and Deported: Extending Immigration Benefits to Protect the Victims of Trafficking and to Secure the Prosecution of TraffickersPart IV: Economic RightsChapter 15. Measuring Women's Economic and Social Rights AchievementChapter 16. The Impact of Structural Adjustment on Women: A Governance and Human Rights AgendaPart V: Reproductive RightsChapter 17. Human Rights Dynamics of Abortion Law ReformChapter 18. Debating Reproductive Rights in IrelandChapter 19. China to CEDAW: An Update on Population PolicyAppendix: Text of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against WomenList of Contributors
£59.00
Johns Hopkins University Press Passion Craft and Method in Comparative Politics
Book SynopsisGiving voice to scholars who practice their craft in different ways yet share a passion for knowledge about global politics, Passion, Craft, and Method in Comparative Politics offers a wealth of insights into contemporary debates about the state of knowledge in comparative politics and the future of the field.Trade ReviewThis distinctive book frequently illuminates the dynamics of major scholars' research agendas (and of their career paths more generally), thus making it highly recommended reading for researchers in this subfield. Choice 2008Table of ContentsPreface1. The Human Dimension of Comparative Research2. The Past and Present of Comparative PoliticsThe Interviews3. Gabriel A. Almond: Structial Functionalism and Political Development4. Barrington Moore, Jr.: The Critical Spirit and Comparative Historical Analysis5. Robert A. Dahl: Normative Theory, Empirical Research, and Democracy6. Juan J. Linz: Political Regimes and the Quest for Knowledge7. Samuel P. Huntington: Order and Conflict in Global Perspective8. Arend Lijphart: Political Institutions, Divided Societies, and Consociational Democracy9. Guillermo O'Donnell: Democratization, Political Engagement, and Agenda-Setting Research10. Philippe C. Schmitter: Corporatism, Democracy, and Conceptual Traveling11. James C. Scott: Peasants, Power, and the Art of Resistance12. Alfred Stepan: Democratic Governance and the Craft of Case-Based Research13. Adam Przeworski: Capitalism, Deomcracy, and Science14. Robert H. Bates: Markets, Politics, and Choice15. David Collier: Critical Junctures, Concepts, and Methods16. David D. Laitin: Culture, Rationality, and the Search for Discipline17. Theda Skocpol: States, Revolutions, and the Comparative Historical ImaginationAppendix: Date and Location of InterviewsReferencesName IndexSubject Index
£67.00
Johns Hopkins University Press The State of Indias Democracy A Journal of
Book SynopsisWilkinson.Trade ReviewThis excellent collection of essays will be of great interest to India specialists and scholars concerned with democratic development. Choice 2008 This work... provide[s] an accessible and authoritative framework for debate on the country's future. -- William Crawley Asian Affairs 2009Table of ContentsAcknowledgementsIntroductionPart I: PoliticsChapter 1. Parties and the Party System, 1947–2006Chapter 2. Reading the Election ResultsChapter 3. Democracy and Ethnic ConflictChapter 4. Caste and the Rise of Marginalized GroupsPart II: The StateChapter 5. Federalism's SuccessChapter 6. The Rise of Judicial SovereigntyChapter 7. Police Agencies and Coercive PowerPart III: SocietyChapter 8. The Role of Civil SocietyChapter 9. Civil Society versus CorruptionChapter 10. Breaking News: The Media RevolutionPart IV: The EconomyChapter 11. Economic Growth and Political Accommodation Chapter 12. The State of the StatesIndex
£37.35
Johns Hopkins University Press Russian Eurasianism An Ideology of Empire
Book SynopsisUsing a wide range of sources, Marlene Laruelle discusses the impact of the ideology of Eurasianism on geopolitics, interior policy, foreign policy, and culturalist philosophy.Trade ReviewA tour de force not merely because of the depth of the scholarship and the skill of the argument but also because Laruelle unveils a subject crucial to understanding today's Russia but never given proper due... Even the most serious student of contemporary Russia will get from this book a vastly deeper sense of what makes Russian intellectual life, for all of its vexed affinity with the West, fundamentally different. -- Robert Legvold Foreign Affairs 2009 A masterful job of describing the various philosophical threads of Eurasianism... The author's lucid style makes the book accessible to the educated general public. Choice 2009 This volume certainly engages the reader to explore... Laruell's deft treatment of Eurasianism's shifting position in contemporary discourse makes this a fascinating volume that extends beyond the boundaries of any single academic discipline. -- Kathleen Macfie Eurasian Geography and Economics 2009 Laruelle is to be congratulated on her lucid and intellectually disciplined discussion of the ambiguous, intricate, and often contradictory ideas that shape Russian Neo-Eurasiansim... a must-read for intellectual historians, policymakers, cultural scholars, Russia Watchers, or for that matter, anyone who uneasily senses that something is moving in the deep currents beneath the surface of contemporary Russia, but is not sure of what it is. -- Maria Carlson Russian Review 2009 Russian Eurasianism is a lucid and rational guide, based on thorough scholarship and an admirable reluctance to sensationalize or to claim too much. -- Edmund Griffiths Times Literary Supplement 2009 A richly interdisciplinary and meticulously researched analysis of both the historical and contemporary sources of Eurasianist cultural and philosophical/ideological traditions and discourse... this book will be an invaluable resource for policymakers and academics providing a deeper understanding of the forces shaping Russia's identity and the unfolding of circumstances for the entire Eurasian region. -- Sharyl N. Cross Journal of Slavic Military Studies Laruelle, an established authority in the field. International Affairs 2010 Russian Eurasianism is an impressive achievement. The author writes with an erudition and breadth of insight that is unique in the burgeoning field of what we might call 'Eurasianism studies.' -- Mark Bassin Slavic Review 2009Table of ContentsAcknowledgmentsIntroduction: Eurasianism—Marginal or Mainstream in Contemporary Russia?The Historical Roots of the Eurasianist IdeaNeo-Eurasianism and Its Place in Post-Soviet RussiaNeo-Eurasianist Doctrine and Russian Foreign PolicyMarginal or Mainstream?Premises of This StudyPlan of the Book1. Early Eurasianism, 1920–1930The Life and Death of a Current of ThoughtA Philosophy of PoliticsA Geographic IdeologyAn Ambiguous OrientalismConclusions2. Lev Gumilëv: A Theory of Ethnicity?From Dissidence to Public Endorsement: An Atypical Biography"The Last Eurasianist"?Gumilëv's Episteme: Subjecting the Humanities to the Natural SciencesTheories of the Ethnos or Naturalistic DeterminismThe Complex History of the Eurasian TotalityXenophobia, Mixophobia, and Anti-SemitismGumilëv, Russian Nationalism, and Soviet EthnologyConclusions3. Aleksandr Panarin: Philosophy of History and the Revival of CulturalismIs There a Unified Neo-Eurasianist Theory?From Liberalism to Conservatism: Panarin's Intellectual Biography"Civilizationism" and "Postmodernism"Rehabilitating Empire: "Civilizational" Pluralism and Ecumenical TheocracyHighlighting Russia's "Internal East"Conclusions4. Aleksandr Dugin: A Russian Version of the European Radical Right?Dugin's Social Trajectory and Its SignificanceA Russian Version of Antiglobalism: Dugin's Geopolitical TheoriesTraditionalism as the Foundation of Dugin's ThoughtThe Russian Proponent of the New Right?Fascism, Conservative Revolution, and National BolshevismA Veiled Anti-SemitismEthno-Differentialism and the Idea of Russian DistinctivenessConclusions5. The View from "Within": Non-Russian Neo-Eurasianism and IslamThe Emergence of Muslim Eurasianist Political PartiesThe Eurasianist Games of the Russian MuftiatesTatarstan: The Pragmatic Eurasianism of Russia's "Ethnic" RegionsConclusions6. Neo-Eurasianism in Kazakhstan and TurkeyKazakhstan: Eurasianism in PowerThe Turkish Case: On the Confusion between Turkism, Pan-Turkism, and EurasianismConclusion: The Evolution of the Eurasian(ist) IdeaThe Unity of EurasianismOrganicism at the Service of Authoritarianism: "Revolution" or "Conservatism"?Nationalism: Veiled or Openly Espoused: The Cultural Racism of EurasianismScience, Political Movement, or Think Tank?Is Eurasianism Relevant to Explanations of Contemporary Geopolitical Change?Psychological Compensation or Part of a Global Phenomenon?NotesBibliographyIndex
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Johns Hopkins University Press AntiAmericanism and the American World Order
Book SynopsisChiozza clearly demonstrates that what is reported as undisputed fact-that various groups abhor American values-is in reality a complex story.Trade ReviewIn spite of widely held contentions, anti-Americanism is not as deepseeded as some pundits would have their audiences believe, the author argues... The respect of American ideals hinges on more than how America acts. The way those actions are framed and portrayed are of equal importance. Chiozza is convinced that the persistence of anti-Americanism is here to stay, albeit in various forms and to various degrees. -- Nick Deshpande Journal of Homeland Security andEmergency Management 2010 The work establishes Chiozza as a pioneering empirical analyst of anti-Americanism. Future work on this subject will benefit from the substantial empirical contribution offered in this fine book. -- Lisa Blaydes Public Opinion Quarterly 2010Table of ContentsList of TablesList of FiguresAcknowledgmentsPart I: Themes and Theory1. OverviewIntroductionThe Central ArgumentAttitudes towards the United StatesA Historical OverviewRoadmap of This Book2. Two Theories on Anti-AmericanismIntroductionMeasuring Anti-AmericanismThe Popular Basis of Anti-American SentimentTwo Views on Anti-AmericanismThe Soft Power ThesisConclusionsPart II: Features3. Patterns of Anti-AmericanismIntroductionDimensions of Anti-AmericanismThe Multifaceted Opinions about the United StatesAre People Just Trying to Be Polite?Conclusions4. Testing the Soft Power ThesisIntroductionDescription of the DataFinding the Patterns of Anti-AmericanismPolicy, Polity, and Soft PowerConclusionsPart III: Sources5. Profiles of Anti-American OpinionIntroductionProfiles of RespondentsFour HypothesesThe Empirical TestsThe FindingsConclusions6. The Sources of the Policy and Polity FramesIntroductionIndividual-level Determinants of Anti-AmericanismCountry-level Determinants of Anti-AmericanismFindings on Respondents' IdentitiesFindings on Country FactorsConclusionsPart IV: Persistence7. Anti-Americanism beyond 2002IntroductionThe Image of America in Times of CrisisAssessing the Persistence of Anti-AmericanismFive MechanismsConclusions8. An Evaluations of the Persistence of Anti-AmericanismIntroductionEmpirical FindingsWill Anti-Americanism Persist?Conclusions9. ConclusionsNotesReferencesIndex
£56.50
Johns Hopkins University Press AntiAmericanism and the American World Order
Book SynopsisChiozza clearly demonstrates that what is reported as undisputed fact-that various groups abhor American values-is in reality a complex story.Trade ReviewIn spite of widely held contentions, anti-Americanism is not as deepseeded as some pundits would have their audiences believe, the author argues... The respect of American ideals hinges on more than how America acts. The way those actions are framed and portrayed are of equal importance. Chiozza is convinced that the persistence of anti-Americanism is here to stay, albeit in various forms and to various degrees. -- Nick Deshpande Journal of Homeland Security andEmergency Management 2010 The work establishes Chiozza as a pioneering empirical analyst of anti-Americanism. Future work on this subject will benefit from the substantial empirical contribution offered in this fine book. -- Lisa Blaydes Public Opinion Quarterly 2010Table of ContentsList of TablesList of FiguresAcknowledgmentsPart I: Themes and Theory1. OverviewIntroductionThe Central ArgumentAttitudes towards the United StatesA Historical OverviewRoadmap of This Book2. Two Theories on Anti-AmericanismIntroductionMeasuring Anti-AmericanismThe Popular Basis of Anti-American SentimentTwo Views on Anti-AmericanismThe Soft Power ThesisConclusionsPart II: Features3. Patterns of Anti-AmericanismIntroductionDimensions of Anti-AmericanismThe Multifaceted Opinions about the United StatesAre People Just Trying to Be Polite?Conclusions4. Testing the Soft Power ThesisIntroductionDescription of the DataFinding the Patterns of Anti-AmericanismPolicy, Polity, and Soft PowerConclusionsPart III: Sources5. Profiles of Anti-American OpinionIntroductionProfiles of RespondentsFour HypothesesThe Empirical TestsThe FindingsConclusions6. The Sources of the Policy and Polity FramesIntroductionIndividual-level Determinants of Anti-AmericanismCountry-level Determinants of Anti-AmericanismFindings on Respondents' IdentitiesFindings on Country FactorsConclusionsPart IV: Persistence7. Anti-Americanism beyond 2002IntroductionThe Image of America in Times of CrisisAssessing the Persistence of Anti-AmericanismFive MechanismsConclusions8. An Evaluations of the Persistence of Anti-AmericanismIntroductionEmpirical FindingsWill Anti-Americanism Persist?Conclusions9. ConclusionsNotesReferencesIndex
£31.10
Johns Hopkins University Press Democratization in America
Book Synopsiscase is a unique reference point for students of American political development and comparative democratization.Trade ReviewA valuable contribution to our understanding of American political development. -- Christopher N. Lawrence American Review of PoliticsTable of ContentsAcknowledgmentsPart I: Setting the Theoretical ContextChapter 1. American Political Development as a Process of DemocratizationChapter 2. Two Comparative Democratization Perspectives: "Brown Areas" and "Immanence"Chapter 3. Two-Tier Citizenship: The Unresolved Challenge of Puerto Rico's Electoral ExclusionChapter 4. Same Dream, Different Fates: Latinos' Inclusion/Exclusion and U.S. DemocratizationPart II: Constitutionalism and DemocratizationChapter 5. Gender and Democracy in the American Constitutional OrderChapter 6. The Reversal of Black Voting Rights after ReconstructionChapter 7. Deliberation, Incivility, and Race in Electoral CampaignsPart III: Federal Institutions, Race, and Democratic ReformChapter 8. Democratizing Authority: The Multiple Motives behind Black Police Appointments in the Twentieth-Century United StatesChapter 9. Civil Rights and the Democratization Trap: The Public-Private Nexus and the Building of American DemocracyPart IV: New AgendasChapter 10. The Development of Democratic Citizenship: Toward a New Research AgendaChapter 11. American Political Development and Comparative DemocratizationNotesReferences List of ContributorsIndex
£59.00
Johns Hopkins University Press Democratization in America A
Book Synopsiscase is a unique reference point for students of American political development and comparative democratization.Trade ReviewA valuable contribution to our understanding of American political development. -- Christopher N. Lawrence American Review of PoliticsTable of ContentsAcknowledgmentsPart I: Setting the Theoretical ContextChapter 1. American Political Development as a Process of DemocratizationChapter 2. Two Comparative Democratization Perspectives: "Brown Areas" and "Immanence"Chapter 3. Two-Tier Citizenship: The Unresolved Challenge of Puerto Rico's Electoral ExclusionChapter 4. Same Dream, Different Fates: Latinos' Inclusion/Exclusion and U.S. DemocratizationPart II: Constitutionalism and DemocratizationChapter 5. Gender and Democracy in the American Constitutional OrderChapter 6. The Reversal of Black Voting Rights after ReconstructionChapter 7. Deliberation, Incivility, and Race in Electoral CampaignsPart III: Federal Institutions, Race, and Democratic ReformChapter 8. Democratizing Authority: The Multiple Motives behind Black Police Appointments in the Twentieth-Century United StatesChapter 9. Civil Rights and the Democratization Trap: The Public-Private Nexus and the Building of American DemocracyPart IV: New AgendasChapter 10. The Development of Democratic Citizenship: Toward a New Research AgendaChapter 11. American Political Development and Comparative DemocratizationNotesReferences List of ContributorsIndex
£31.66
Johns Hopkins University Press Debates on Democratization A Journal of Democracy
Book SynopsisGraduate and undergraduate students alike will find it a useful guide to key issues facing emerging democracies today.Table of ContentsAcknowledgmentsIntroductionPart I: Democratic ConsolidationChapter 1. Toward Consolidated DemocraciesChapter 2. Illusions About ConsolidationChapter 3. O'Donnell's "Illusions": A RejoinderChapter 4. Illusions and Conceptual FlawsChapter 5. What Is Democratic Consolidation?Part II: The Transition Paradigm Chapter 6. The End of the Transition ParadigmChapter 7. In Partial Defense of an Evanescent "Paradigm"Chapter 8. The Democratic PathChapter 9. Retaining the Human DimensionChapter 10. Tilting at Straw MenChapter 11. A Reply to My CriticsPart III: Sequencing Chapter 12. The "Sequencing" FallacyChapter 13. How Democracies EmergeChapter 14. The Sequencing "Fallacy"Chapter 15. Liberalism versus State-BuildingChapter 16. The Vain Hope for "Correct" TimingChapter 17. Misunderstanding GradualismPart IV: The Color RevolutionsChapter 18. Transitions from PostcommunismChapter 19. Favorable Conditions and Electoral RevolutionsChapter 20. The Real Causes of the Color RevolutionsChapter 21. Getting Real About "Real Causes"Chapter 22. An Interrelated WaveChapter 23. Popular AutocratsChapter 24. Necessary DistinctionsChapter 25. What Are We Trying to Explain?Chapter 26. A Reply to My CriticsPart V: PresidentialismChapter 27. The Perils of PresidentialismChapter 28. Comparing Democratic SystemsChapter 29. The Centrality of Political CultureChapter 30. The Virtues of ParliamentarismChapter 31. Variations on a ThemeIndex
£55.50
Johns Hopkins University Press New Ideas on Development after the Financial
Book SynopsisWhat effect has the crisis had on current ideas in development thinking? How has it affected and how will it affect economic policy and political realities in Latin America and Asia, including China and India? Will the financial collapse reinforce shifts in geopolitical power and influence, and in what form? This book deals with these questions.Trade ReviewThe book will interest readers concerned about global financial, economic, and political trends and issues. Scitech Book NewsTable of ContentsPrefaceIntroduction. The Global Financial Crisis: The Beginning of the End of the "Development" Agenda?Part I: Implication of the Crisis on Development ThinkingChapter 1. Three Models of Contemporary CapitalismChapter 2. Lessons from the Great RecessionChapter 3. The Crisis and the Two Globalization FetishesPart II: Emerging Market PerspectivesChapter 4. China: Getting the Rural Issues RightChapter 5. China's Response to the Global Economic CrisisChapter 6. Latin American Development after the Global Financial CrisisChapter 7. The International Financial Crisis: Eight Lessons for and from Latin AmericaPart III: International Institutions Chapter 8. Toward Strengthened Global Economic GovernancePart IV: After the CrisisChapter 9. The Financial Crisis and Organizational Capability for Policy ImplementationChapter 10. The Democratic Recession: Before and After the Financial CrisisChapter 11. The Labor Mobility Agenda for DevelopmentChapter 12. Global Economic Crisis and Demographic Change: Implications for Development PolicyConclusion. What Crisis?ContributorsIndex
£33.00
Hoover Institution Press,U.S. Liberty and Equality Studiopaperback
Book SynopsisTakes an unflinching look at the difficult, often emotional issues that arise when egalitarianism collies with individual liberties, ultimately showing why the kind of egalitarianism preached by socialists and other sentimentalists is not an option in a free society.
£13.46
Michigan State University Press State of the Nation South Africa 20052006
Book SynopsisWritten by contributors from universities and civil society organizations, as well as from the Human Sciences Research Council, this title talks about contemporary politics, economics, society, and international relations in South Africa. It contains chapters on the state of land restitution, Parliament, South African soccer, and more.
£34.50
Johns Hopkins University Press The Dynamics of Democratization
Book SynopsisLindberg, University of Florida; Sara Meerow, University of Amsterdam; James Raymond Vreeland, Georgetown University; Sharon L. Wolchik, George Washington UniversityTrade ReviewThis volume is an engaging survey of what is known and not known about the causes and consequences of democratization. Foreign AffairsTable of ContentsPrefaceIntroductionPart I: Democracy and DictatorshipChapter 1. Hybrid Regimes: When Democracy and Autocracy MixChapter 2. Dictatorship and Democracy through the Prism of Arab ElectionsChapter 3. The Unexpected Resilience of Latin American DemocracyChapter 4. Sustaining Party Rule in China: Coercion, Co- optation, and Their ConsequencesChapter 5. Fighting Reversion: Strong Legislatures as the Key to Bolstering DemocracyPart II: Democracy and Development Chapter 6. Economic Development and Demo cratizationChapter 7. Persistent Authoritarianism and the Future of Democracy in AfricaChapter 8. Democracy and Development: Legacy EffectsPart III: Does Democracy Diffuse?Chapter 9. Policy Makers, Intellectuals, and Democracy Promotion in Twentieth-Century American Foreign PolicyChapter 10. International Dimensions of ElectionsChapter 11. International Diffusion and Demo cratic ChangeConclusionList of Contributors Index
£59.00
Johns Hopkins University Press So Much Aid So Little Development
Book SynopsisIn the process, Altaf introduces into the development conversation the human dimension that most frameworks have neglected to their detriment.Trade Review"This is a remarkable book. The author draws on her long experience in working on development programs in Pakistan to illuminate some of the major problems in the symbiotic relationships between providers of development assistance and the governments that receive the assistance." (John W. Sewell, former president of the Overseas Development Council)"Table of ContentsPrefaceAcknowledgmentsIntroduction: Why This Story Needs to Be Told1. Meeting Lucymemsahib and Starting Our Project2. The Organization of Our Project3. The Pakistan Nursing Council: A Dead End4. The Allama Iqbal Open University's Bureau of University Extensions and Special Programs5. The Women's Division: A Brief Encounter of the Worst Kind6. The Population Welfare Division: To Be or Not to Be...7. Regional Training Institutes and Other Such Things8. A Day in the Life of a Provincial Health Department9. The UNICEF and UNDP Workshop and the SindhSAP Proposal10. The Punjab Proposal and the Firing of the Learned Dr.Sahiba: . . . And That's the Way It Is . . .11. The Immunization Program in the North-West Frontier Province12. Bank's World: Witches' Oil and Lizards' Tails13. Packed, Sealed, and Delivered: Our Project Is Finished—in More Ways Than OneEpilogue: The Beat Goes On...Inde
£27.53
Johns Hopkins University Press Creative Destruction
Book SynopsisScholars and students of Latin America, political economy, and democratization studies will find Gonzalez's arguments engaging and the framework he built for this study especially useful in their own work.Trade ReviewGonzalez persuasively argues that structural changes to democratic governments have imporved the changes that they will survive hard times. The book raises fascinating questions about the connection between financial crises and innovation, and the possibility that economic turmoil may further strengthen democracy. -- Britta and Russell Crandall SurvivalTable of ContentsAcknowledgmentsIntroduction: Institutions, Interests, and Ideas in Explaining Regime Change1. Financial Shocks, Economic Crises, and Democracy: Theory and PracticePart I: Great Depression, 1929-342. Economic Crisis and Democracy during the Great Depression3. Institutions: Polarized Domestic Conflicts and Weak International Capacity4. Interests: Foreign Capital and Domestic Coalitions against Democracy5. Ideas: Extreme Ideological Conflict and Rise of the State in the EconomyPart II: Economic Crises and Democracy in the Late Twentieth Century6. 1982 Debt Crisis and 1997–2002 Emerging Markets Crises7. Institutions: Demise of Military-as-Government and Higher Costs for Action8. Interests: Capital Flight, Pressures from Below, and Democracy9. Ideas: Cold War Endgame, Unipolar Moment, and NeoliberalismConclusion: Implications for Democracy after the 2008-9 Financial MeltdownNotesBibliographyIndex
£41.50
Johns Hopkins University Press Military Politics and Democracy in the Andes
Book SynopsisJaskoski looks briefly at this theory's implications for military responsiveness to government orders in democratic Bolivia, Colombia, and Venezuela, and in newly formed democracies more broadly.Trade ReviewAcademically rigorous... the specialized work belongs in college and university libraries with significant holdings in comparative politics and Latin American studies. ChoiceTable of ContentsAcknowledgmentsAcronyms and Abbreviations1. Military Mission Performance in Latin AmericaChallenges to Security and Democratic Civil-Military Relations in the AndesExplaining Military Mission Performance in Democratic Latin AmericaCase Selection: A Focus on the Army in Peru and EcuadorThe DataOverview of the Analysis2. Civil-Military Relations in Democratic Peru and EcuadorHigh Constraints on Peru's MilitaryLow Constraints on Ecuador's Military3. Army Mission Performance in Post-Transition Peru and Ecuador, 1980s–1990sSovereignty before PolicingDeviations: Contradictions in Missions and Sovereignty NeglectAlternative Explanations4. Mission Constraint and Neglect of Counterinsurgency: Peru since 2000Staying in the BarracksInsecurity in Sendero ZonesPredictions of the Legitimacy, Professionalism, and Resource Maximization HypothesesArmy InactionRestrictions on Army AutonomyContradiction through Mission ConstraintThe Source of the Senior Cohort's "Need" for AutonomyNeglect of Counterinsurgency as a Way to Maintain Predictability for PatrolsReturn to Assertive CounterinsurgencyNarrow Mission Beliefs and Minimal Police Work5. Mission Overload and Neglect of Border Defense: Ecuador since 2000Neglecting a Porous Border while Policing the InteriorInsecurity in Northern EcuadorPredictions of the Legitimacy, Professionalism, and Resource Maximization HypothesesAssertive PolicingOverwhelming Security ResponsibilitiesPolicing to Avoid ObsolescenceContradiction through Mission OverloadManaging the ContradictionThe Contradiction EscalatesAlternative Explanations: Revisiting Legitimacy6. Battalions for Hire: Private Army Contracts in Peru and EcuadorResource-Hungry Army UnitsLocal Client InfluenceLimits to Client Influence7. Comparative Perspectives on Military Mission PerformanceColombia: Tolerance of Policing amid Ongoing InsurgencyVenezuela: Mission Loss, Organizational Trauma, and Rejection of Police WorkBolivia: Policing despite Organizational TraumaExtreme Executive Control: Trends in Venezuela and BoliviaReflections on Assigning Militaries to Conduct Police WorkAppendix: Field Research MethodologyNotesReferencesIndex
£50.00
Johns Hopkins University Press Conceptions of Chinese Democracy
Book SynopsisStudents of political science and theory, democratization, and Chinese culture and history will benefit from the book's substantive discussions of democracy, and scholars and specialists will appreciate the larger arguments about the influence of these ideas and their transmission through time.Trade ReviewLorenzo has produced a well-researched book that offers valuable insights into modern Chinese democratic thought. It deserves to be widely read by China/Taiwan scholars and those interested in Asian democracy. -- Edmund S.K. Fung The China Journal A rigorous a thoughtfully argued work that examines the historical origins of the idea of democracy in the Chinese world, and its application in practice... This book provides a valuable service, giving us a much-needed, highly detailed account of the political thinking of three major actors in China's modern history, and throwing up a wealth of powerful arguments about the ultimate compatibility of democracy and Chinese culture. -- Rana Mitter The Journal of Asian StudiesTable of ContentsAcknowledgments1. Discussions of Democracy in the Work of Sun Yat-sen, Chiang Kai-shek, and Chiang Ching-kuo2. Sun Yat-sen: Democracy through Unity and Elitism3. Chiang Kai-shek: Democracy and Chinese Tradition4. Chiang Ching-kuo: Democracy in the Context of Transition5. Taiwanese and Mainland Chinese Democratic Thought: The Implications for Taiwan's and Mainland China's PoliticsGlossaryKey DatesNotesBibliographyIndex
£55.50
Johns Hopkins University Press Conceptions of Chinese Democracy
Book SynopsisStudents of political science and theory, democratization, and Chinese culture and history will benefit from the book's substantive discussions of democracy, and scholars and specialists will appreciate the larger arguments about the influence of these ideas and their transmission through time.Trade ReviewLorenzo has produced a well-researched book that offers valuable insights into modern Chinese democratic thought. It deserves to be widely read by China/Taiwan scholars and those interested in Asian democracy. -- Edmund S.K. Fung The China Journal A rigorous a thoughtfully argued work that examines the historical origins of the idea of democracy in the Chinese world, and its application in practice... This book provides a valuable service, giving us a much-needed, highly detailed account of the political thinking of three major actors in China's modern history, and throwing up a wealth of powerful arguments about the ultimate compatibility of democracy and Chinese culture. -- Rana Mitter The Journal of Asian StudiesTable of ContentsAcknowledgments1. Discussions of Democracy in the Work of Sun Yat-sen, Chiang Kai-shek, and Chiang Ching-kuo2. Sun Yat-sen: Democracy through Unity and Elitism3. Chiang Kai-shek: Democracy and Chinese Tradition4. Chiang Ching-kuo: Democracy in the Context of Transition5. Taiwanese and Mainland Chinese Democratic Thought: The Implications for Taiwan's and Mainland China's PoliticsGlossaryKey DatesNotesBibliographyIndex
£33.58
Johns Hopkins University Press CivilMilitary Relations and Shared Responsibility
Book SynopsisScholars of civil-military relations will find much to debate in Herspring's framework, while students of civil-military and defense policy will appreciate Herspring's brief historical tour of each countries' post-World War II political and policy landscapes.Trade ReviewThis book provides a road map to make sense of and explain the variantion, in these cases and for future research. Choice Dale Herspring's book comes at a perfect moment as we are witnessing instances of 'healthy frictions' in American civil-military relations. International Journal on World Peace A thorough tour of key civil-military relationships at play across these four disparate national studies awaits those eager to dive in. The Russian Review An ingenious in-depth analysis of shared responsibility in various cultural and historical contexts... A must read for both experienced scholars seeking a new perspective on civil-military relations and students who are just beginning to explore the topic. Armed Forces & SocietyTable of ContentsPreface1. A Conceptual Framework for Shared ResponsibilityPart I: United States2. From John F. Kennedy through Jimmy Carter3. From Ronald Reagan through Barack ObamaPart II: Germany4. From Konrad Adenauer through Willy Brandt5. From Helmut Schmidt through Angela MerkelPart III: Canada6. From Paul Hellyer through Pierre Trudeau7. From Brian Mulroney through Stephen HarperPart IV: Russia8. From Boris Yeltsin through Vladimir Putin9. From Vladimir Putin through Dmitry Medvedev10. The Search for Shared ResponsibilityNotesIndex
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Johns Hopkins University Press Armed Political Organizations
Book SynopsisBerti's innovative framework and careful choice of case studies, presented in a jargon-free, accessible style, will make this book attractive to not only scholars and students of democratization processes but policymakers interested in conflict resolution and peacekeeping efforts.Trade ReviewThe author's conceptual framework and case studies are an important contribution to understanding the types of measures that governments need to adopt in order to engage with their terrorist adversaries who may have finally entered the phase in which they are ready to transform themselves into legitimate political actors. -- Joshua Sinai Perspectives on Terrorism Berti's intricate research reveals the history and institutional components of each group beyond what we have come to accept about each. -- Heath Brown Huffington Post The book is a welcome addition to the literature, offering both commendable policy prescriptions and a framework on which other scholars may build. Choice [ Armed Political Organizations] provides an innovative new lens through which to understand and evaluate the creation of political wings by armed groups... a worthy piece of scholarship. -- Rashmi Singh Israel Journal of Foreign Affairs Armed Political Organizations' main contribution is supplying the foundation for future research by formulating key analytical questions about armed groups that have not been addressed in the literature on this topic. Political Studies ReviewTable of ContentsAcknowledgments1. Introduction: The Challenge of Understanding the Dual Logic of Armed-Political Organizations2. The Power of Politics: Party Formation and Armed Struggle3. The Lebanese Hezbollah: Armed Struggle and Political Integration4. The Palestinian Hamas: Political Participation between Internal Cohesion and Dissent5. The Irish Republican Army and Sinn Féin in Northern Ireland: A Model of Political Transition?6. Armed Groups and Political Integration: Findings and Policy ImplicationsNotesBibliographyIndex
£45.50
Johns Hopkins University Press The Myth of the Democratic Peacekeeper
Book SynopsisIt provides a novel argument about how peacekeeping works and further insight into how international factors affect domestic politics as well as how international institutions affect democratizing efforts.Trade ReviewA solid assessment recommended for military and political science holdings alike. Midwest Book Review Arturo Sotomayor's new book does something simple, original, and very important in peacekeeping scholarship. Instead of examining what peacekeepers do or do not do in the field, and whether or not they are successful, Sotomayor looks through the other end of the telescope, to examine the countries that contribute those peacekeepers to UN missions... Sotomayor's book has set the nascent subfield of peacekeeper contributor studies on a firm and intellectually rigorous footing. His book is to be highly commended to anyone interested in the changing dynamics of global militarism, the international use of force, and the unintended consequences and paradoxes of liberal internationalism. -- Philip Cunliffe H-Diplo With its different focus, [The Myth of the Democratic Peacekeeper] is a welcome addition to the literature, and its conclusions should give pause for thought. -- Astri Suhrke International Peacekeeping A careful, systematic, and ultimately persuasive critique... Ultimately, Sotomayor does just as much to expose the quandary of peacekeeping as he does to highlight the contingent effects of peacekeeping. -- Craig Arceneaux Political Science Quarterly The argument and evidence in The Myth of the Democratic Peacekeeper significantly advances understanding of the effects of participation in peacekeeping on civil-military relations in sending countries... This book represents a significant contribution to a growing strand of literature... The insights in The Myth of the Democratic Peacekeeper should inspire further scholarly work in this important area. -- David E. Cunningham Perspectives on PoliticsTable of ContentsList of Figures and TablesAcknowledgmentsList of Abbreviations and AcronymsIntroduction: Myths and Realities of Peacekeepers in Democratic Transition1. Why Do Democratizing States Participate in Peacekeeping?2. What Is the Evidence from South America?3. Does Peacekeeping Reform Military Organizations?4. How Does Peacekeeping Socialize the Military in South America?5. How Does Peacekeeping Socialize the Military in Haiti?6. Does Peacekeeping Help Integrate Defense and Foreign Policy?Conclusion: Theory and Policy Implications of the UN Peacekeeping System's Divergent EffectsNotesBibliographyIndex
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Johns Hopkins University Press Clientelism Social Policy and the Quality of
Book SynopsisIn an era when democracy is increasingly snagged on the age-old practice of patronage, students and scholars of political science, comparative politics, democratization, and international development and economics will be interested in this assessment, which calls for the study of better, more efficient, and just governance.Trade Review... Clarifies its overall claim about clientelism, a distorting and arbitrary distributive pattern that could be improved. Those interested in these issues should thus not miss this highly recommendable book. Political Studies ReviewTable of ContentsContributors PrefaceAcknowledgmentsIntroduction. Evaluating Political ClientelismPart I: Lessons in Clientelism from Latin AmericaChapter 1. Partisan Linkages and Social Policy Delivery in Argentina and Chile Chapter 2. Chile's Education Transfers, 2001–2009 Chapter 3. The Future of Peru's Brokered Democracy Chapter 4. Teachers, Mayors, and the Transformation of Clientelism in Colombia Chapter 5. Lessons Learned While Studying Clientelistic Politics in the Gray ZoneChapter 6. Political Clientelism and Social Policy in Brazil Part II: Lessons in Clientelism from Other Regions Chapter 7. Patronage, Democracy, and Ethnic Politics in India Chapter 8. Linking Capital and Countryside: Patronage and Clientelism in Japan, Thailand, and the Philippines Chapter 9. Eastern European Postcommunist Variants of Political Clientelism and Social Policy Chapter 10. The Democratization of Clientelism in Sub-Saharan Africa Conclusion: Defining Political Clientelism's Persistence Index
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Johns Hopkins University Press Violence after War
Book SynopsisViolence after War will be essential reading for all those interested in political violence, peacekeeping, and post-conflict reconstruction.Trade ReviewTheoretically rigorous and methodologically sound. Choice An excellent contribution in the area of security studies...[that] requires the reader to engage with the detailed analysis of the different forms and pathways of violence in postwar countries. The book is elegantly written and provides a nuanced discussion. International Studies Review Valuable... Common KnowledgeTable of ContentsAcknowledgmentsList of Abbreviations1. The Challenge of Violence in Post-Conflict StatesPart I: Unpacking Violence after Wars2. Understanding Violence after Wars: Concepts and Contexts3. Explaining Violence after Wars: Patterns and PathwaysPart II: Five Case Studies of Post-Conflict Violence4. Bosnia-Herzegovina5. Rwanda6. Kosovo7. East Timor8. IraqPart III: Producing Peace after Wars9. Controlling Violence: Implications and Policy RecommendationsNotesBibliographyIndex
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Johns Hopkins University Press The Resilience of the Latin American Right
Book SynopsisStudents and scholars of both Latin American politics and comparative politics will find The Resilience of the Latin American Right of vital interest.Trade ReviewClearly, any understanding of contemporary Latin American politics requires a re-examination of the traditional left-right divide-and this book fills a gaping hole. -- Timothy J. Powers Americas Quarterly A valuable, wide-ranging survey of the region's understudied right-wing parties, personalities, and programs. -- Richard Feinberg Foreign Affairs The Resilience of the Latin American Right fills a void in the literature on Latin American politics by presenting a systematic analysis of conservative rule and influence outside of government. ChoiceTable of ContentsPreface List of Abbreviations Introduction:The Right in Contemporary Latin America: A Framework for Analysis Part I: The Contemporary ContextChapter 1. Democracy, Free Markets, and the Rightist Dilemma in Latin AmericaChapter 2. Profiling the Electorate: Ideology and Attitudes of Rightwing Voters Part II: the nonelectoral rightChapter 3. New Strategies of the Latin American Right: Beyond Parties and ElectionsChapter 4. The Right and Nonparty Forms of Repre sen ta tion and Participation: Bolivia and Ec ua dor ComparedChapter 5. The Authoritarian Roots of New Right Party Success in Latin AmericaPart III: The Electoral, Nonpartisan RightChapter 6. From Right Pop u lism in the 1990s to Left Populism in the 2000s—and Back Again? Chapter 7. Is There a Right Track in Post–Party System Collapse Scenarios? Comparing the Andean Countries Chapter 8. Colombia: Analyzing the Strategies for Po liti cal Action of Álvaro Uribe's Government, 2002–10 Chapter 9. Mexico: The Partido Acción Nacional as a Right Party Chapter 10. Chile: The Right's Evolution from Democracy to Authoritarianism and Back Again Chapter 11. El Salvador: Societal Cleavages, Strategic Elites, and the Success of the Right Chapter 12. Brazil: Explaining the Rise and Decline of the ConservativesChapter 13. Argentina: The Difficulties of the Partisan Right and the Case of Propuesta RepublicanaConclusion: Right (and Left) Politics in Contemporary Latin America List of Contributors Index
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Johns Hopkins University Press The Resilience of the Latin American Right
Book SynopsisStudents and scholars of both Latin American politics and comparative politics will find The Resilience of the Latin American Right of vital interest.Trade ReviewClearly, any understanding of contemporary Latin American politics requires a re-examination of the traditional left-right divide-and this book fills a gaping hole. -- Timothy J. Powers Americas Quarterly A valuable, wide-ranging survey of the region's understudied right-wing parties, personalities, and programs. -- Richard Feinberg Foreign Affairs The Resilience of the Latin American Right fills a void in the literature on Latin American politics by presenting a systematic analysis of conservative rule and influence outside of government. ChoiceTable of ContentsPreface List of Abbreviations Introduction:The Right in Contemporary Latin America: A Framework for Analysis Part I: The Contemporary ContextChapter 1. Democracy, Free Markets, and the Rightist Dilemma in Latin AmericaChapter 2. Profiling the Electorate: Ideology and Attitudes of Rightwing Voters Part II: the nonelectoral rightChapter 3. New Strategies of the Latin American Right: Beyond Parties and ElectionsChapter 4. The Right and Nonparty Forms of Repre sen ta tion and Participation: Bolivia and Ec ua dor ComparedChapter 5. The Authoritarian Roots of New Right Party Success in Latin AmericaPart III: The Electoral, Nonpartisan RightChapter 6. From Right Pop u lism in the 1990s to Left Populism in the 2000s—and Back Again? Chapter 7. Is There a Right Track in Post–Party System Collapse Scenarios? Comparing the Andean Countries Chapter 8. Colombia: Analyzing the Strategies for Po liti cal Action of Álvaro Uribe's Government, 2002–10 Chapter 9. Mexico: The Partido Acción Nacional as a Right Party Chapter 10. Chile: The Right's Evolution from Democracy to Authoritarianism and Back Again Chapter 11. El Salvador: Societal Cleavages, Strategic Elites, and the Success of the Right Chapter 12. Brazil: Explaining the Rise and Decline of the ConservativesChapter 13. Argentina: The Difficulties of the Partisan Right and the Case of Propuesta RepublicanaConclusion: Right (and Left) Politics in Contemporary Latin America List of Contributors Index
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Johns Hopkins University Press Democratization and Authoritarianism in the Arab
Book SynopsisSchraederAlfred StepanMark TesslerFrederic VolpiLucan WayFrederic WehreySean L. YomTrade Review... the book is a must-read text for all those who want an informed understanding of the Arab upheavals and their consequences. Political Studies ReviewTable of ContentsAcknowledgmentsIntroductionPart I: Thematic EssaysChapter 1. The Languages of the Arab RevolutionsChapter 2. The Transformation of the Arab WorldChapter 3. Arab Democracy or Islamist Revolution?Chapter 4. There Will Be No Islamist RevolutionChapter 5. Islamists and Democracy: Cautions from PakistanChapter 6. New Findings on Arabs and DemocracyChapter 7. The Split in Arab CultureChapter 8. Democratization Theory and the "Arab Spring"Chapter 9. Transforming the Arab World's Protection-Racket PoliticsChapter 10. Resilient Royals: How Arab Monarchies Hang OnChapter 11. Why the Modest Harvest?Chapter 12. The Global ContextChapter 13. The Lessons of 1989Chapter 14. The Role of the MilitaryChapter 15. The Impact of Election SystemsChapter 16. The Role of Digital MediaPart II: Country Studies Chapter 17. Ben Ali's FallChapter 18. Tunisia's Transition and the "Twin Tolerations"Chapter 19. The Road to (and from) Liberation SquareChapter 20. Egypt: Why Liberalism Still MattersChapter 21. Egypt's Failed TransitionChapter 22. Yemen Changes Everything . . . and NothingChapter 23. Libya Starts from ScratchChapter 24. Syria and the Future of AuthoritarianismChapter 25. Bahrain's Decade of DiscontentChapter 26. Algeria versus the Arab SpringChapter 27. Morocco: Outfoxing the OppositionChapter 28. Jordan: The Ruse of ReformChapter 29. Is Saudi Arabia Immune?Index
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Johns Hopkins University Press Defect or Defend
Book SynopsisThis book will appeal to students and scholars of comparative politics, Asian studies, security studies, and international relations, as well as defense policymakers.Trade ReviewA model for case study research. Choice Defect or Defend not only provides an interesting and provocative argument but also includes detailed empirical material that allows the reader to extend that analysis even further. Political Science Quarterly ...a valuable contribution to the literature on popular revolt and regime change. SurvivalTable of ContentsAcknowledgments1. The Military and People Power Revolts2. Authoritarian Institutions: Power Sharing, Personalism, and Military Defection3. Personalism in the Philippines: The Fall of Marcos (1986)4. Personalism in Indonesia: The Fall of Suharto (1998)5. Power-sharing Authoritarianism in China and Burma6. Thinking Comparatively: The Military and People Power RevoltsNotesIndex
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Johns Hopkins University Press Democracys DoubleEdged Sword
Book SynopsisAlthough the book offers a robust empirical foundation for testing the Internet's effects on democratic attitudes, Bailard ultimately concludes that access to information does not necessarily ensure that democracy will automatically flourish.Trade Review[Bailard] has written an outstanding book on democracy and the Internet. a highly original exploration of the democratic potential of the Internet. ChoiceTable of ContentsAcknowledgments1. Why the Effect of Internet Use on Political Evaluations Matters2. A Theory of Mirrors and Windows Online3. Potential Limitations of Mirror-Holding and Window-Opening4. Determining the Effect of Internet Use on Democratic (Dis)Satisfaction: The Country Level5. Determining the Effect of Internet Use on Democratic (Dis)Satisfaction: The Individual Level6. At the Internet Café: A Test for Democratic Satisfaction in Bosnia and Herzegovina7. At the Internet Café: A Test for Effects in the Tanzanian Election8. Both Sides Now: Democratic Reflections and IllusionsNotesWorks CitedIndex
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Johns Hopkins University Press Democratic Transitions
Book SynopsisThis unique book should be valuable for political leaders, civil society activists, journalists, scholars, and all who want to support democratic transitions.Trade ReviewDemocratic Transitions is a balanced, thoughtful, empirically-based volume that adds an important dimension to our understanding of both the theoretical and the policy issues surrounding the spread of democracy abroad. It is a major addition to the literature on post-authoritarian transitions and on the "how-to" of consolidating democracy after dictatorship. In an era of undue pessimism about the fate of democracy worldwide, it is a timely reminder of how democratic transitions can be made to work. Orbis: A Journal of World Affairs ... In evoking all of these collective distilled experiences from some of the world most successful politicians from recent decades, Bitar and Lowenthal also convey their passion for democracy forcefully, and they enable the college freshman and the scholar to understand better the events and processes that have shaped the world for the better in which we live. ReVistaTable of ContentsForewordPrefaceIntroductionChapter 1.BrazilChapter 2. ChileChapter 3. GhanaChapter 4. IndonesiaChapter 5. Mexico Chapter 6. The PhilippinesChapter 7. Poland Chapter 8. South AfricaChapter 9. SpainChapter 10. Women Activists in Democratic TransitionsChapter 11. From Authoritarian Rule toward Democratic GovernanceAcknowledgmentsAbout the Editors and ContributorsSelected BibliographyIndex
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Rowman & Littlefield The Political Economy of Russia
Book SynopsisTrade ReviewNeil Robinson has assembled an impressive group of specialists to explore the many challenges facing Russia as it searches for a sustainable development strategy. -- Peter Rutland, Wesleyan UniversityThe Political Economy of Russia offers excellent analyses of the relationships between the state, the economy, and society in the post-Soviet Russian Federation. It is a significant contribution not only to the study of Russia but to the comparativist debates on the varieties of capitalism. The book includes studies of taxation, property rights, demography, and agriculture. It shows that, far from being an 'energy superpower,' Russia belongs to the semiperiphery of the world system and that the state under Putin and Medvedev continues to play a predatory rather than a developmental role. -- Peter J. S. Duncan, University College LondonThis volume examines the link between the development of Russia's economic and political regimes, focusing on how the link has been influenced not only by Soviet legacies but also by the realities of energy, agricultural, and demographic conditions. This work introduced this reviewer to the concept of Russia's "political capitalist" system, a concept that will add new dimensions to class discussions. While edited volumes often suffer from uneven coverage or quality, editor Robinson (Univ. of Limerick, Ireland) avoids this problem, providing an excellent overview in the introduction, followed by a chapter that puts Russia's political economy in context. Chapter 3 ("Revenue Imperatives") starts from the premise that power inevitably finds wealth, and explains how Russia's pattern of revenue extraction influenced state-society relations. Chapter 4 ("Systemic Stalemate") expands this idea, using corporate case studies (Yukos, Toaz) to explore the tensions between developmental and predatory aspects of state intervention. Chapter 5 explores the political economy of Russia's demographic crisis, examining both state policy and societal attitudes toward immigrants and pronatalism. Chapters 6 and 7 focus on problems that agriculture and oil present to Russia's political economy. Final chapters place Russia's economy in global perspective and describe the political dysfunctions of Russian capitalism. Summing Up: Recommended. Upper-division undergraduate through professional collections. * CHOICE *Table of ContentsChapter 1: Introduction: The Political Problems of Russian Capitalism Neil Robinson Chapter 2: The Contexts of Russia’s Political Economy: Soviet Legacies and Post-Soviet Policies Neil Robinson Chapter 3: Revenue Imperatives: State over Market in Postcommunist Russia Gerald M. Easter Chapter 4: Systemic Stalemate: Reiderstvo and the Dual State Richard Sakwa Chapter 5: The Political Economy of Russia’s Demographic Crisis: States and Markets, Mothers and Migrants Linda J. Cook Chapter 6: Change in Agriculture: The Development of Russia’s Private Farming Stephen K. Wegren Chapter 7: Russia’s Potential Role in the World Oil System: Reciprocal Dependency, Global Integration, and Positive Unintended Consequences Andrew Barnes Chapter 8: Russia as Semiperiphery: Political Economy, the State, and Society in the Contemporary World System Paul T. Christensen Chapter 9: Conclusion: The Political Dysfunctions of Russian Capitalism Neil Robinson
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PublicAffairs If We Burn: The Mass Protest Decade and the
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Seven Stories Press,U.S. '68
Book SynopsisOn the night of October 2, 1968, there occurred a bloody showdown between student demonstrators and the Mexican government in Tlatelolco Square. At least two hundred students were shot dead and many more were detained. Then the bodies were trucked out, the cobblestones were washed clean. Detainees were held without recourse until 1971. Official denial of the killing continues even today: In the first week of February 2003, Mexico''s Education Secretary Reyes Tamiz ordered a new history textbook that mentions the massacre-Claudia Sierra''s History of Mexico: An Analytical Approach-removed from shelves and classrooms. (Public outcry led Tamiz to reverse his decision days later.) No one has yet been held accountable for the official acts of savagery. With provocative, anecdotal, and analytical prose, Taibo claims for history one more of the many unredeemed and sleepless ghosts that live in our lands.
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Seven Stories Press,U.S. World Report 2015: Events of 2014
Book SynopsisThe human rights records of more than ninety countries and territories is put into perspective in Human Rights Watch’s signature yearly report, which, in the 2014 volume, highlighted the armed conflict in Syria, international drug reform, drones and electronic mass surveillance, and more, and also featured photo essays of child marriage in South Sudan, the cost of the Sochi Winter Olympics in Russia, and religious fighting in Central African Republic. Reflecting extensive investigative work undertaken in 2014 by Human Rights Watch staff, in close partnership with domestic human rights activists, the annual World Report 2015 is an invaluable resource for journalists, diplomats, and citizens, and is a must-read for anyone interested in the fight to protect human rights in every corner of the globe.
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Seven Stories Press,U.S. World Report 2016: Events of 2015
Book SynopsisThe human rights records of more than ninety countries and territories is put into perspective in Human Rights Watch''s signature yearly report. Reflecting extensive investigative work undertaken in 2015 by Human RightsWatch staff, in close partnership with domestic human rights activists, the annual World Report is an invaluable resource for journalists, diplomats, and citizens, and is a must-read for anyone interested in the fight to protect human rights in every corner of the globe.
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Siete Cuentos Editorial '68: El otoño mexicano de la masacre de
Book SynopsisIn Mexico City on the night of October 2, 1968, at least two hundred students—among thousands protesting election fraud and campaigning for university reform—were shot dead in a bloody showdown with government troops in Tlatelolco Square. The bodies were collected and trucked away and the cobblestones washed clean. Hundreds more were arrested, and imprisoned for years. To this day, no one has been held accountable for the acts of savagery and these events are nowhere to be found in official histories. One member of the crowd that night, Paco Taibo, would become an international literary figure. ’68 is his account of the events of October 2, and of the student movement that preceded them. In provocative, anecdotal prose, Taibo claims for history “one more of the many unredeemed and sleepless ghosts that live in our lands.”
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Lynne Rienner Publishers Inc Asia Pacific in World Politics
Book SynopsisCapturing the most recent currents in world affairs—without sacrificing historical context—the second edition of Asia Pacific in World Politics reflects more than a decade of new developments.The focus on the region’s major state actors has now been broadened to include an entirely new chapter on India and greatly expanded treatment of both Russia and Australia. The role of international organizations is also thoroughly covered, as are the conflicts involving Taiwan and Korea and the complexities of international politics in Southeast Asia.Incorporating discussions of security broadly defined, political economy, development, human rights, refugees, and much more, this up-to-date text offers an introduction to Asia Pacific’s dynamic role in world politics that will encourage students to engage with contemporary issues and debates.Trade ReviewCogently written, [this book] provides an excellent introduction to East and Southeast Asia. History is used creatively to cast light on the current context in the Asia Pacific and [provide] clues about how the future could unfold." - Varun Sahni, Contemporary Southeast Asia "An excellent introductory overview of Asia-Pacific international relations." - Kazuhiko Noguchi, Pacific Affairs"McDougall provides an excellent prognosis of the likely future directions in Asia Pacific international politics.... Highly recommended." - ChoiceTable of Contents Asia Pacific in World Politics THE MAJOR POWERS IN THE REGION The United States: A Declining Influence? China: The Rising Power Japan: Not to Be Ignored China and the United States: The Central Dynamic Japan and the United States: A Key Alliance? China and Japan: A Contentious Relationship CONFLICTS IN NORTHEAST ASIA Taiwan: Where to Next? The Two Koreas: A Continuing Impasse CHANGING DYNAMICS IN SOUTHEAST ASIA International Politics in Southeast Asia Indonesia: An Emerging Power? OTHER KEY REGIONAL ACTORS India: Moving into Asia Pacific Russia: Losing Ground Australia: "Down Under" but Engaged International Organizations: A Growing Role CONCLUSION Emerging Themes
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Lynne Rienner Publishers Inc Understanding Contemporary Russia
Book SynopsisRussia today is in many ways different from the country portrayed a decade ago in the first edition of Understanding Contemporary Russia. With an upsurge of both national pride - despite a struggling economy - and civil society activism, with a palpable tension between the support for democratic values and the intense desire for political stability, with an increased role in world politics that puts Putin in the headlines almost daily, contradictions and complexities abound. These contradictions, complexities, and much more are captured in this new edition. The authors provide sophisticated yet accessible introductions to the country’s history, domestic politics, economy, foreign policy, society, and culture. The result is a well-grounded exploration of the realities of contemporary Russia.Trade ReviewPraise for the previous edition:“A solid and insightful introduction to Russia...thoughtful and balanced...[It is] a valuable addition to Russian studies.” —The Russian Review“A great background reader for those looking for a quick and fairly complete evaluation of the many sides of Russia.” —ChoiceTable of ContentsIntroduction M.L. Bressle Russia: A Geographic Preface D.J.B. Shaw The Historical Context S.G. Marks Politics M.L. Bressler The Economy W. Pyle International Relations A.C. Lynch Ethnicity and Identity K.E. Graney Population, Health, and Migration T. Heleniak The Environment and Environmental Movement L.A. Henry Women in a Changing Context S.L. Henderson Religion O. Kazmina Literature and Film A. Barker Trends and Prospects M.L. Bressler
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Pitchstone Publishing Against the New Politics of Identity: How the
Book SynopsisIn Against the New Politics of Identity, philosopher Ronald A. Lindsay offers a sustained criticism of the far-reaching cultural transformation occurring across much of the West by which individuals are defined primarily by their group identity, such as race, ethnicity, gender identity, and sexual orientation.Driven largely by the political Left, this transformation has led to the wholesale grouping of individuals into oppressed and oppressor classes in both theory and practice. He warns that the push for identity politics on the Left predictably elicits a parallel reaction from the Right, including the Right's own version of identity politics in the form of Christian nationalism.As Lindsay makes clear, the symbiotic relationship that has formed between these two political poles risks producing even deeper threats to Enlightenment values and Western democracy. If we are to preserve a liberal democracy in which the rights of individuals are respected, he concludes, the dogmas of identity politics must be challenged and refuted. Against the New Politics of Identity offers a principled path for doing so.
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Seven Stories Press,U.S. Cubanthropy: Two Futures That Happened While You
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Baraka Books Israel, A Beachhead in the Middle East: From
Book SynopsisOne US military leader has called Israel “the intelligence equivalent of five CIAs.” An Israeli cabinet minister likens his country to “the equivalent of a dozen US aircraft carriers,” while the Jerusalem Post defines Israel as the executive of a “superior Western military force that” protects “America’s interests in the region.” Arab leaders have called Israel “a club the United States uses against the Arabs,” and “a poisoned dagger implanted in the heart of the Arab nation.” Israel’s first leaders proclaimed their new state in 1948 under a portrait of Theodore Herzl, who had defined the future Jewish state as “a settler colony for European Jews in the Middle East under the military umbrella of one of the Great Powers.” The first Great Power to sponsor Herzl’s dream was Great Britain in 1917 when foreign secretary Sir Arthur Balfour promised British support for a Jewish homeland in Palestine. In 1967 Israel launched a successful war against the highly popular Arab nationalist movement of Egyptian leader Gamal Abdel Nasser, the most popular Arab leader since the Prophet Mohammed. Nasser rallied the world’s oppressed to the project of throwing off the chains of colonialism and subordination to the West. He inspired leaders such as Nelson Mandela, Fidel Castro, Hugo Chavez, and Muammar Gaddafi. Viewing Israel as a potentially valuable asset in suppressing liberation movements, Washington poured billions into Israel’s economy and military. Since 1967, Israel has undertaken innumerable operations on Washington’s behalf, against states that reject US supremacy and economic domination. The self-appointed Jewish state has become what Zionists from Herzl to an editor of Haaretz, the liberal Israeli newspaper, have defined as a watch-dog capable of sufficiently punishing neighboring countries discourteous towards the West.Stephen Gowans challenges the specious argument that Israel controls US foreign policy, tracing the development of the self-declared Jewish state, from its conception in the ideas of Theodore Herzl, to its birth as a European colony, through its efforts to suppress regional liberation movements, to its emergence as an extension of the Pentagon, integrated into the US empire as a pro-imperialist Sparta of the Middle East.Trade ReviewStephen Gowans' book is a concise and pertinent de-mythologizing of Zionist propaganda, from early Zionists and founders, to the fascist global right leadership at present ... a tantalizing historical read, and a huge and valuable resource text, both." —John Steppling, Counterpunch"This book is a timely response to three groups: those yet to grasp that Israel in its current form is an outrage comparable to apartheid South Africa; those who recognise this truth but fail (as had many sincere opponents of apartheid) to see the bigger picture of a Faustian bargain with Western elites; those who say the USA is a vassal—a client state of Israel." —Philip Roddis, Steel City Scribblings
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Rutgers University Press Caribbean Migrations: The Legacies of Colonialism
Book Synopsis2021 Choice Outstanding Academic Title With mass migration changing the configuration of societies worldwide, we can look to the Caribbean to reflect on the long-standing, entangled relations between countries and areas as uneven in size and influence as the United States, Cuba, Hispaniola, Puerto Rico, and Jamaica. More so than other world regions, the Caribbean has been characterized as an always already colonial region. It has long been a key area for empires warring over influence spheres in the new world, and where migration waves from Africa, Europe, and Asia accompanied every political transformation over the last five centuries. In Caribbean Migrations, an interdisciplinary group of humanities and social science scholars study migration from a long-term perspective, analyzing the Caribbean's "unincorporated subjects" from a legal, historical, and cultural standpoint, and exploring how despite often fractured public spheres, Caribbean intellectuals, artists, filmmakers, and writers have been resourceful at showcasing migration as the hallmark of our modern age.Trade Review"Profoundly interdisciplinary and nearly Pan-Caribbean in scope, Caribbean Migrations transforms our understanding of how migration has shaped the Caribbean and how Caribbean migration has shaped the United States. The analysis of Caribbean people on the move, asserting political power across digital platforms and through art, explodes the long-held notion that Caribbean migration is the story of flight from poverty to a better life in the United States and breaks down the boundary between Caribbean and American Studies." -- Leah Rosenberg * co-editor of Beyond Windrush: Rethinking Postwar West Indian Literature *"The starting point of Caribbean Migrations is a series of reflections that help illuminate the fascinating legal fiction that is Puerto Rico's 'unincorporated' status, using the unique experiences of Puerto Rican subjects as a poignant counterpoint and a compelling framework to understand Caribbean migration more generally. Together, the essays in this collection offer a rich blueprint to understand pervasive as well as new forms of colonialism, virtual and real citizenship, affect, and structural violence in a post-disaster world." -- Guillermina De Ferrari * author of Community and Culture in Post-Soviet Cuba *"All in all the book represents a rich contribution to an international literature constantly transforming the way we view and try to understand the links between colonialism, migration and identity, and particularly in the case of the Caribbean and Caribbean diasporas." * Ethnic and Racial Studies *"The essays emphasize the geo-strategic ambitions of the US in the Spanish-speaking Caribbean, especially Puerto Rico. However, the theoretical breadth of the volume sheds new light on migration throughout the Caribbean region, as well as the formation of transnational identities in other parts of the world. This study is a must read for Caribbean studies specialists and postcolonial scholars. Highly recommended." * Choice *Table of ContentsContents List of Illustrations List of Figures Introduction: Another Archive on Migration by Anke Birkenmaier Chapter 1: A Permanent Periphery: Caribbean Migration Flows and The World Economy by Alejandro Portes Part 1: Unincorporated Subjects (Puerto Rico, Guam) Chapter 2: The Role of State Actors in Puerto Rico’s Long Century of Migration (1899-2015) by Carlos Vargas-Ramos Chapter 3: ’May God Take Me to Orlando’: The Puerto Rican Exodus to Florida before and after Hurricane Maria by Jorge Duany Chapter 4: Caribbean Mediascapes: Ruins, Debt in Puerto Rico by Jossianna Arroyo Chapter 5: Circumscribed Citizenship: Caribbean American Visibility by Vivian Halloran Chapter 6: From Father to Humanitarian: Charting the Intimacies and Discontinuities of Ricky Martin’s Social Media Presence by Edward Chamberlain Chapter 7: Terripelagoes: Archipelagic Thinking in Culebra (Puerto Rico) and Guam by Yolanda Martínez-San Miguel Part 2: Technologies of Representation (Cuba, Jamaica) Chapter 8: The Caribbean in the US Imagination: Travel Writing, Annexation, and Slavery by Daylet Domínguez Chapter 9: Afro-Cubana Feminisms: Race, Gender, and Sexuality in Havana by Devyn Spence Benson Chapter 10: Going Back to Cuba: How Enclaves of Memory Stimulate Returns and Repatriations by Iraida H. López Chapter 11: The Floating Generation. Cuban Art in the Post-Soviet Period (1991-2017) by Rafael Rojas Chapter 12: ‘It would make a rat puke’: Diasporic Thinking in Contemporary Jamaican Art Practices by Jane Bryce Part 3: Languages of the Diaspora (Hispaniola, United States) Chapter 13: Kreyòl Sung, Kreyòl Understood: Haitian Songwriter BIC (Roosevelt Saillant) Reflects on Language and Poeticsby Rebecca Dirksen and Kendy Vérilus Chapter 14: Migration and Its Discontents: The Dominican Films of Laura Amelia Guzmán and Israel Cárdenas by Anke Birkenmaier Chapter 15: Transnational Hispaniola: The First Decade in Support of a New Paradigm for Haitian and Dominican Studies by Kiran C. Jayaram and April J. Mayes Chapter 16: New Points of the Rhizome: Rethinking Caribbean Relation in U.S. Latino Poetry by Emily A. Maguire Acknowledgments Bibliography Notes on Contributors Index
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Universitatsverlag Winter New Perspectives on Transatlantic Relations:
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Universitatsverlag Winter Instructions for Kings: Secular and Clerical
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Logos Verlag Berlin GmbH Beyond Europe: Central Asia, the Middle East and
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Logos Verlag Berlin GmbH The Process of Shaping the Formal and Informal
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Logos Verlag Berlin GmbH Nationalist Discourses in Hungary and Turkey
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Nomos Verlagsgesellschaft Beyond the Territory Within the Nation: Diasporic
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