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Princeton University Press After Repression
Book SynopsisTrade Review"Honorable Mention for the Luebbert Book Award, Comparative Politics Section of the American Political Science Association""Winner of the Robert A. Dahl Award, American Political Science Association"
£27.00
Princeton University Press After Repression
Book SynopsisTrade Review"Honorable Mention for the Luebbert Book Award, Comparative Politics Section of the American Political Science Association""Winner of the Robert A. Dahl Award, American Political Science Association""After Repression offers valuable new insights into the challenges of democratic transition and demonstrates how polarization and repressive legacies of the authoritarian regime substantially shapes political outcomes.—Gary A. Stradiotto, Political Science Quarterly"
£85.00
Princeton University Press The Spectre of Race How Discrimination Haunts
Book SynopsisTrade Review"Winner of the Ralph J. Bunche Award, American Political Science Association""One of Times Higher Education's Best Books of 2018""Lucidly written." * Publishers Weekly *"[Hanchard] widens the lens both chronologically (beginning with ancient Greece) and thematically (seeing racism as a subset of discrimination). Hanchard promises to get to the bottom of a paradox of modern democracies, in which the ideology of equality goes head to head with politically dominant groups that have always tried to exclude others."---David S. Katz, Times Higher Education"A detailed discussion of the concept of race and its evolution, and how it underpins the debate on citizenship and democracy."---Dr Gennaro Errichiello, Rest Journal
£20.90
Princeton University Press Deep Roots
Book SynopsisTrade Review"Winner of the William H. Riker Book Award, Political Economy Section of the American Political Science Association""Best Book of the Year by one of Politico's Top 50 Thinkers (Sean McElwee)"
£19.80
Princeton University Press Perpetual Euphoria On the Duty to Be Happy
Book SynopsisTrade Review"Finalist for the 25th Annual Translation Prize (Nonfiction), French-American Foundation & Florence Gould Foundation""[A] brilliant book. . . . Perpetual Euphoria is more than a book. It is a manifesto. It is a work of genius. It is my bible."---Roger Lewis, Daily Mail"Pascal Bruckner . . . in this witty, iconoclastic and thoroughly enjoyable polemic he shows how anxious and miserable life becomes when it is ruled by an obsessive preoccupation with feeling happy. Bruckner's range of reference is admirably wide. . . . [Perpetual Euphoria] is studded with arresting thoughts and questions."---John Gray, Literary Review"This book is stimulating, sometimes funny, and an antidote to the worship of all that is considered 'cool.'"---Julia Pascal, Independent"The happiness-promotion and happiness-backlash schools are locked today in a weird, symbiotic struggle. Weighing in on the side of the anti-happiness underdog is this sublime rhetorical performance by the novelist and philosophe Bruckner, denying serially that the individual has a duty to pursue happiness; that happiness could be a social goal; that happiness is the opposite of boredom, or the absence of suffering, or the fulfillment of plans."---Steven Poole, Guardian"[Perpetual Euphoria] is a hugely entertaining argument that traces the pursuit of happiness through the French and American revolutions and concludes that we should all relax because it is only through peace of mind that true happiness is found."---Bruce Elder, Sydney Morning Herald"As an essayist in the tradition of Kundera and Montaigne, Bruckner has a bracing knack of distilling the attitudes of the contemporary moment and helping us appraise them anew." * The Age *"Perpetual Euphoria is a beautiful essay. Lively, corrosive, brilliant.... Woven from pure emotion." * Le Journal du Dimanche *"A writer who has inherited the mantle of the French moralists' grand tradition." * Le Monde *"Pascal Bruckner's essay is a subtle attack, both scholarly and ironic, against the new obligation of being happy." * La Croix *"This exciting book explores the vicious paradox that the Enlightenment has left: one is obligated to find happiness and punish oneself if one fails to do so. . . . This book is fun to read." * Choice *"Bruckner gives us a nuanced and mature reflection on the nature of happiness in light of past reflections and cultural criticism of the West. . . . [He] is well worth reading, especially since he cannot and has not escaped framing his entire book in the Christian categories of Augustine, Thomas, and Pascal."---Gregory Edward Reynolds, Ordained Servant Online"This lively and acerbic exploration of happiness attacks the assumption that we somehow have a duty to be happy, that to fail to achieve happiness is in effect to fail as a human being, and offers the intriguing alternative view that an interesting but difficult life has more value than a comfortable but trivial one." * Good Book Guide *
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Princeton University Press How Armies Respond to Revolutions and Why
Book SynopsisTrade Review"In this superb book, Barany asks how many militaries in nearly 20 countries responded to popular uprisings from 1979 to 2011." * Choice *"Barany's short work is a welcome addition to the literature on revolutions for its clarity, accessibility, and range of case studies."---Alistair Shawcross, International Journal on World Peace"A pathbreaking book on the behavior of armed forces in times of popular revolutions."---Hicham Bou Nassif, Perspectives on Politics
£25.20
Princeton University Press Ideology and International Institutions
Book SynopsisTrade Review"In this impressive book, Voeten argues that although multilateral bodies such as the World Trade Organization may appear to be “neutral” and “universalistic,” they more often than not reflect the values and ideological orientations of their most powerful sponsors."---G. John Ikenberry, Foreign Affairs"An innovative framework that puts ideological disputes at the enter of an analysis of global governance arrangements."---Zheng Chen, China International Strategy Review
£74.80
Princeton University Press The Development Dilemma
Book SynopsisTrade Review"This is a beautifully written book that will add much to the scholarly discourse on the origins of comparative development. By looking to medieval Europe for insights on contemporary development, it presents a rare and valuable analysis that has important lessons for all readers. . . . It is an essential addition to a paramount research agenda."---Eoin McGuirk, EH.net
£999.99
Princeton University Press Democracy and Prosperity
Book SynopsisTrade Review"One of the Financial Times' Summer Books of 2019: Economics"
£18.00
Princeton University Press Strategic Instincts
Book SynopsisTrade Review"Rich. . . . Full of insights." * Foreign Affairs *"Remarkable in its scope and fascinating to read. I hope it’s widely read by politicians, military experts, and diplomats because it offers a variety of consequential actionable insights."---Daniel T. Blumstein, Journal of Bioeconomics"Johnson’s work furthers our understanding of how adaptive traits of human psychology that evolved over the millenniums yield competitive advantages in modern times."---Ziyuan Wang, China International Strategy Review
£18.00
Princeton University Press State of Repression
Book SynopsisTrade Review"Honorable Mention for the Luebbert Best Book Award, Comparative Politics Section of the American Political Science Association""One of Choice Reviews' Outstanding Academic Titles of 2018""What a tonic Lisa Blaydes’s new book is. . . . Blaydes deserves a medal for a book that is impeccably researched and challenges so many myths with calm objective analysis. Her argument is one in the eye for those who say the modern state is incompatible with Islam."---Tim Stanley, Daily Telegraph"It is out of the question that State of Repression is the product of very impressive scholarly research and analysis."---Sophia Hoffmann, Journal of Perpetrator Research
£22.50
Princeton University Press A Decade of Upheaval
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Princeton University Press Theory and Credibility
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£71.40
Princeton University Press Voicing Politics
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Princeton University Press Voicing Politics
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£85.00
Princeton University Press Shock to the System
Book SynopsisTrade Review"[A]n extremely impressive book not only for the boldness of its claims but also the nuance in seeking to walk through the intervening steps linking shocks and dominant parties to democratization."---Stephen Haggard, Perspectives on Politics"To make a novel contribution in this already crowded research field is an impressive achievement. Through his ambitious coverage of the universe of cases and meticulous attention to each transition, Miller presents convincing new perspectives on the mechanisms behind democratic transitions." * Journal of Peace Research *
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Princeton University Press Shock to the System
Book SynopsisTrade Review"[A]n extremely impressive book not only for the boldness of its claims but also the nuance in seeking to walk through the intervening steps linking shocks and dominant parties to democratization."---Stephen Haggard, Perspectives on Politics"To make a novel contribution in this already crowded research field is an impressive achievement. Through his ambitious coverage of the universe of cases and meticulous attention to each transition, Miller presents convincing new perspectives on the mechanisms behind democratic transitions." * Journal of Peace Research *
£74.80
Princeton University Press Nehrus India
Book SynopsisTrade Review"Longlisted for the Kamaladevi Chattopadhyay Book Prize, New India Foundation""Nehru’s India is a revisionist tour de force that shatters Nehruvian mythology. The framing device, “a history in seven myths”, is an elegant contrivance: Sherman offers seven compressed surveys that controvert the catchphrases of the era. Its brevity conceals an ambitious book."---Pratinav Anil, Times Literary Supplement"Sherman has the natural flair of a storyteller. . . .a timely reappraisal of the early years of the state of India at a moment when Nehru’s legacy is being fought over."---Kavita Puri, The Spectator"Refreshing. . . . This book makes a profound intervention by re-evaluating Nehru’s allegedly contentious legacies, and his role as Prime Minister."---Shaikh Mujibur Rehman, Hindustan Times"As a scholar working on this very timeline, the book changed the ways I perceive Nehru’s India. Sherman’s premise of a history in seven myths serves as an unconventional guide for postcolonial scholars on how to circumvent the limitations of tracing a history when the leader under examination is the only available source in most cases. Nehru’s India demonstrates how to do this through alternative characterisations of the era."---Poorvi Gaur, LSE Review of Books"This book is both valuable and timely as it gives us the knowledge and the feel of Nehruvian India which remind us of what we desperately need in India today. . . .This book should be compulsory reading for those in government today."---Talmiz Ahmad, The Wire
£29.75
Princeton University Press Nationalisms in International Politics
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Princeton University Press The Revolutionary City
Book SynopsisTrade Review"Winner of the Luebbert Best Book Award, Comparative Politics Section of the American Political Science Association""The most important new book on revolutions to appear in decades."---Jack A. Goldstone, Mobilization
£78.20
Princeton University Press The Power to Destroy
Book SynopsisTrade Review"An extraordinarily well-documented, informative, and compelling analysis of the movement Ronald Reagan celebrated as 'a second American Revolution.'"---Glenn C. Altschuler, Messenger"[An] insightful and disturbing analysis. . . . Through his accessible presentation of recent decades of political battles over interconnected issues, such as the right’s fight for the tax-exempt status of religious schools and its pushback against the IRS’s 1971 policy that tax-exempt schools must be racially nondiscriminatory, Graetz effectively makes the case that antitaxation has been ‘the most overlooked social and political movement in recent American history.’ This is a must-read for those concerned about the U.S. economy’s growing reliance on debt." * Publishers Weekly (Starred review) *"Illuminating. . . . An accessible, searching look at the injustices built into the American way of taxation." * Kirkus Reviews *"'The Power to Destroy' belongs in the growing pantheon of books that help us understand how the GOP became what it is today. It’s also an essential resource for understanding the fiscal storm clouds that Graetz sees on the horizon."---Brian Rosenwald, Washington Post
£22.50
Princeton University Press Steadfast Democrats How Social Forces Shape
Book SynopsisTrade Review"Winner of the American Political Science Association Best Book Award""Co-Winner of the Race, Ethnicity, and Politics Section Best Book Award, American Political Science Association""Finalist for the PROSE Award in Government and Politics, Association of American Publishers""Provocative."---Charles Lane, Washington Post
£16.14
Princeton University Press Popular Politics and the Path to Durable
Book SynopsisTrade Review"A groundbreaking sociological analysis of democratic consolidation. . . . [and] a stellar example of comparative historical analysis that builds on original data and rich case studies."---Sefika Kumral, Social Forces
£27.00
Princeton University Press Popular Politics and the Path to Durable
Book SynopsisTrade Review"A groundbreaking sociological analysis of democratic consolidation. . . . [and] a stellar example of comparative historical analysis that builds on original data and rich case studies."---Sefika Kumral, Social Forces
£85.00
Princeton University Press Vigilantes beyond Borders
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Princeton University Press Brazilian Authoritarianism Past and Present
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Princeton University Press Violent Victors
Book SynopsisTrade Review"Winner of the Leon Epstein Outstanding Book Award, Political Organizations and Parties section of the American Political Science Association""Shortlisted for the Gregory Luebbert Best Book Prize, Comparative Politics section of the American Political Science Association""Violent Victors is a rich, rigorous and comprehensive book that delves into the complex and nuanced relationship between wartime violence and postwar electoral politics, transitional justice and governance."---Laia Balcells, International Affairs"Articulates a fascinating and novel puzzle. . . . [and provides] a thorough consideration of alternative explanations."---Michael K. Miller, Perspectives on Politics"A must-read."---Mauricio Rivera, Journal of Peace Research"[A] penetrating study of founding elections in postwar societies. . . . [Violent Victors] is required reading for anyone interested in peacebuilding, justice, democracy, and governance after civil war."---Manuel Meléndez-Sánchez, Peace & Change
£29.75
Princeton University Press Settling for Less
Book SynopsisTrade Review"Modern and multidisciplinary. . . . Settling for Less provides the most comprehensive analysis of settler colonialism."---Kyosuke Kikuta, The Developing Economies"Prodigious research and presentation." * Choice *"McNamee’s book is mandatory reading for scholars interested in both the causes and consequences of colonization. . . . Charles Tilly once warned us not to crow too loudly about the death of empires. But Lachlan McNamee’s excellent, accessible, and well-written book has given us reason to crow. Slowly but surely, the structural force of modernization works against the strategic goals of empire."---Jacob Gerner, Perspectives on Politics"McNamee asks big questions, constructs an original and provocative theory, unearths previously unused, indeed, unknown data, and compiles persuasive evidence to support his hypotheses . . . Settling for Less is an extraordinary first book of the sort to which authors aspire."---David A. Lake, Political Science Quarterly
£80.00
Princeton University Press Protecting the Ballot
Book SynopsisTrade Review"Winner of the European Politics & Society Best Book Award, American Political Science Association""Mares . . . makes use of extensive research to demonstrate that reforms to eliminate corruption were opposed by incumbent powers until political fragmentation or ‘elite split’—as in France and Germany—prolonged competition and increased electoral costs, creating incentives for cooperation." * Choice *
£85.00
Princeton University Press King Leopolds Ghostwriter
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Princeton University Press Up to Heaven and Down to Hell
Book Synopsis"As different as we all are in situations, needs, and views, we hold the world in common. In this brilliant ethnography, Colin Jerolmack vividly highlights this basic environmental conundrum with his compelling account of the local conflicts over fracking in the countryside around Williamsport, Pennsylvania"--Trade Review"Finalist for the PROSE Award in Cultural Anthropology and Sociology, Association of American Publishers""Honorable Mention for the Allan Schnaiberg Award, Environmental Sociology Section of the American Sociological Association""[Colin] Jerolmack’s many kitchen-table conversations with inhabitants of the formerly idyllic area of greater Williamsport—or ‘Billtown,’ as it is called, best known as the host of the Little League World Series—reveal the tensions and trade-offs that follow from America’s liberty-loving ways."---Sarah Smarsh, The Atlantic"The book considers fracking, property rights, and community in rural Pennsylvania. But at root, the book is a poignant consideration of what we choose to name as either 'mine' or 'ours.' Jerolmack considers how these two divergent (and often contradictory) classifications impact local governance, ecosystems, and the people who depend on them."---Gracy Olmstead, Commonweal"[A] deeply reported study of the impact of fracking . . . [that] explores[s] the conflict between personal sovereignty and public good." * Publishers Weekly *"With the sensitivity and patience of a veteran ethnographer, [Jerolmack]. . . spent years building relationships with a broad cross-section of locals in greater Williamsport. . . . Up to Heaven and Down to Hell is a work of empirical scholarship that strides confidently over the false boundary between ecological and social history."---Jonah Walters, Los Angeles Review of Books"An immersive and absorbing account. . . . [Up to Heaven and Down to Hell] diagnose[s] the pathologies of tying environmental stewardship so intimately to the perquisites of private property. . . . What Jerolmack is able to trace, through masterful ethnographic storytelling, is the ambivalence, the tensions, and the unanticipated consequences of being empowered to dispense with one’s own land."---Rebecca Elliott, Public Books"Wide ranging and multilayered, with each layer presenting a slightly different perspective. . . . [Up to Heaven and Down to Hell] provides one of the most convincing accounts of the sources of current political and ideological divisions and extreme polarization that often seems inexplicable to the outside observer. . . . A valuable resource for students of the political economy of the energy industry, boomtown studies, environmental, political, rural and community sociology, and, of course, the ins and outs of fracking."---Ann R. Tickamyer, American Journal of Sociology"A deeply empathetic ethnography. . . . The characters that drive the book’s narrative are complex and richly developed. Jerolmack’s account of their motivations, their emotions, and rationalizations is compelling."---Fedor Dokshin, Social Forces"An important story. . . . The sovereignty of landowners looms large in the fracking debate. Up to Heaven and Down to Hell suggests there is another competing ideal: government of the people by the people, and for the people."---Abraham Gutman, Los Angeles Review of Books"Up to Heaven and Down to Hell is an excellent deep dive into the ways fracking mirrors the many problems we face as we try to change the way we think about energy, individual choice, and climate change."---Ed Meek, Arts Fuse"Bravely written and rigorously documented."---Sheila Liming, Cleveland Review of Books"Extremely well researched. . . a poignant and personal assessment."---M. S. Field, Choice"While remaining very readable, [Up to Heaven and Down to Hell] provides important insights into US political polarization and includes interesting excursions into US history and social commentary. And it leads readers to ponder the relationship between politics, liberal economics and the environment. Most importantly, it provides valuable insights into the debates about global actions that might mitigate climate change and thus avoid a tragedy of the global commons that supports human life on earth."---Samuel Carmalt, Journal of World Energy Law & Business
£16.14
Princeton University Press Black GriefWhite Grievance
Book SynopsisTrade Review"A Seminary Co-Op Notable Book of the Year""An intriguing, academic analysis of the link between U.S. racial politics and democracy."---Rebekah Kati, Library Journal"This fascinating and critical research sheds light on the personal and political ramifications of loss and the racial inequities they continue to perpetuate."---Karla Strand, Ms. Magazine"In this powerful book, Hooker...brilliantly seams together examples from 19th century journalism and literature, well-known civil rights battles ofthe mid-20th century, and the recent Black Lives Matter movement, among othertopics,to illustrate how Black folks consistently turn grief inflicted by recurrentlethal violence into grievance, demanding justice and a stronger multiracial democracy." * Choice *
£25.20
Princeton University Press A Fabulous Failure
Book SynopsisTrade Review"Dazzlingly impressive in its scope and depth. . . . A Fabulous Failure serves as an indispensable resource to anyone, providing fresh insight into topics like the health care debacle (including a careful discussion of why Obama succeeded where Clinton failed), the NAFTA debate, and the repeal of the Glass-Steagall Act, all of which have been covered elsewhere. At the same time, it spotlights issues such as trade policy with Japan and workplace management that have been given short shrift by other historians."---Lily Geismer, American Prospect"In demonstrating both the internal and external limits on the Clinton administration’s ability to strengthen the welfare state, Lichtenstein and Stein have not only provided a singularly useful analysis of global capitalism at the end of the twentieth century — they have also shown how popular movements are crucial in realizing meaningful social change. . . . And in dissecting the passion play that was the Clinton administration, A Fabulous Failure provides an immensely usable history. Because the problems with which Clinton struggled — how to create growth and redistribute it in the context of a world characterized by strong economic competition — remain with us."---Jason Resnikoff, Jacobin"A progressive perspective on why the Clinton administration delivered so little." * Kirkus Reviews *"A Fabulous Failure does a marvelous job delivering on both [Clinton’s] policy and politics in a highly readable narrative."---Paul A. Myers, Myersbooks History"[A] very persuasive read."---David Marx, David Marx Book Reviews
£29.75
Princeton University Press How to Interpret the Constitution
Book SynopsisTrade Review"An extraordinary work. . . . Sunstein carries the novice reader across this difficult terrain without simplifying the subject and manages to let his own passionate views shine through without shortchanging others. The book is an education."---Jessica T. Mathews, Foreign Affairs"At a time of impassioned divisiveness over the Constitution, Harvard Law profess Cass Sunstein's How to Interpret the Constitution is a genuinely courteous book. [He] conveys a hopeful sense that open-minded people who give the reasons for their constitutional thinking will make manifest . . . a better constitutional order."---Richard Blaustein, Washington Lawyer"Despite the author’s fair-mindedness, it’s clear that his main targets are the originalist and traditionalist arguments that have recently captured the radical right and are overturning decades of settled constitutional law. Is Sunstein’s interpretive scheme strong enough to halt the further advance of originalist and traditionalist thinking on the Supreme Court? Probably not. But it’s a brave, muscular, and compelling roadblock now standing in the way of originalist ideologues. This book should be in the hands of every law student, constitutional lawyer, judge, and Supreme Court justice. One of the most significant works about constitutional interpretation in recent years." * Kirkus Reviews (Starred review) *
£17.09
Princeton University Press Divergent Democracy How Policy Positions Came to
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Princeton University Press Attention Shoppers American Retail Capitalism
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£999.99
Princeton University Press Strategic Intelligence for American World Policy
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Princeton University Press Cold War Civil Rights
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Princeton University Press Global Governance Under Fire How International Organizations Resist the Populist Wave
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Princeton University Press Crises of Political Development in Europe and the
Book SynopsisAs the last volume in the series sponsored by the SSRC Committee on Comparative Politics, this book reflects--as does the preceding volume--the Committee's decision to devote renewed attention to the original state building experiences of the West, after having studied political development in the newer countries of the Third World. The contributorTable of Contents*Frontmatter, pg. i*FOREWORD, pg. v*ACKNOWLEDGMENTS, pg. ix*CONTENTS, pg. xi*CHAPTER 1. THE CRISES AND THEIR SEQUENCES, pg. 1*CHAPTER 2. THE UNITED KINGDOM, pg. 41*CHAPTER 3. BELGIUM, pg. 99*CHAPTER 4. SCANDINAVIA: DENMARK, FINLAND, ICELAND, NORWAY, SWEDEN, pg. 139*CHAPTER 5. THE UNITED STATES, pg. 163*CHAPTER 6. SPAIN AND PORTUGAL, pg. 197*CHAPTER 7. FRANCE, pg. 219*CHAPTER 8. ITALY, pg. 271*CHAPTER 9. GERMANY, pg. 313*CHAPTER 10. RUSSIA, pg. 347*CHAPTER 11. POLAND, pg. 383*CONTRIBUTORS, pg. 419*INDEX, pg. 423
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Princeton University Press Ottoman Civil Officialdom
Book SynopsisIn this sequel to his highly acclaimed Bureaucratic Reform in the Ottoman Empire, Carter Findley shifts focus from the organizational aspects of administrative reform and development to the officials themselves. A study in social history and its cultural and economic ramifications, Findley's new book critically reassesses Ottoman accomplishments anTable of Contents*FrontMatter, pg. i*Contents, pg. vii*List of Illustrations, pg. xi*List of Tables, pg. xiii*List of Figures, pg. xv*Preface, pg. xvii*Acknowledgments, pg. xix*LIST OF SPECIAL ABBREVIATIONS, pg. xxiii*I. Introduction, pg. 3*II. The Scribal Service on the Eve of Reform, pg. 40*III. Social Origins of the Civil Officials, pg. 87*IV. Education, pg. 131*V. Intellectual Orientations, pg. 174*VI. Career Patterns: Office Environment, Procedure, Sense of Professionalism, pg. 211*VII. Career Patterns: Patronage and Promotion, pg. 254*VIII. Salaries and Living Standards, pg. 293*IX. Conclusion: A Gallery of Portraits in Retrospect, pg. 334*APPENDIX A. The Foreign Ministry Personnel Records: Sources, Methods, and Problems of Analysis, pg. 343*APPENDIX B. The Commodity Price Average: Sources and Methods of Analysis, pg. 362*Bibliography, pg. 371*Index, pg. 383
£999.99
Princeton University Press The State and Society Peru in Comparative
Book SynopsisAlthough the state's role in society has clearly expanded since the 1930s, its independent effect on social structure and change has been given little weight in modern political theories. To bring theory more into line with reality, Stepan proposes a new model of state autonomy which he shows to be particularly well suited for understanding politicTrade Review"This is a highly significant and innovative attempt to apply arguments derived from theories of the state and theories of corporatism to the comparative analysis of authoritarian rule in Latin America. It is the first major book-length statement I know that presents a theoretically oriented, genuinely comparative analysis of the performance of authoritarian regimes in Latin America, and it is excellent."—David Collier, Indiana UniversityTable of Contents*Frontmatter, pg. i*Contents, pg. vii*List of Tables and Figures, pg. viii*Preface, pg. xi*ONE. Liberal-Pluralist, Classic Marxist, and "Organic-Statist" Approaches to the State, pg. 3*TWO. "Corporatism" and the State, pg. 46*THREE. The Installation of Corporatist Regimes: Analytic Framework and Comparative Analysis, pg. 73*FOUR. Evolution of the Peruvian Army as the Strategic State Elite: Context and Content, pg. 117*FIVE. Organizing the Weakly Organized: The State and Urban Squatters, pg. 158*SIX. Reorganizing the Organized: Statism versus "Participatory" Self-Management in the Sugar Cooperatives, pg. 190*SEVEN. The State and Foreign Capital, pg. 230*EIGHT. The Institutionalization of Organic-Statist Regimes, pg. 290*Selected Bibliography, pg. 317*Index, pg. 339
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Princeton University Press PostIndustrial Cities Politics and Planning in
Book SynopsisFrom the early 1960s through the mid-1980s, New York, Paris, and London changed profoundly in physical appearance, social makeup, and politics. Here is a lively and informative account of the transformation of the three cities. Originally published in 1989. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make avaiTrade Review"The U.S. literature on the politics of urban development is dominated by the thesis that economic forces override political ones in setting the agenda, amassing the resources, and implementing the plans for large-scale redevelopment projects. Savitch's refreshing counterargument is engaging and well written, and deserves wide attention."--Choice "A highly readable book... Urban planning practitioners will discover much of interest."--Desmond S. King, Public AdministrationTable of Contents*FrontMatter, pg. i*Contents, pg. vii*Illustrations, pg. ix*Tables, pg. xi*Preface, pg. xiii*Illustration Credits, pg. xvii*I. Introduction: A Tale of Three Cities, pg. 3*2. New York: Unbalanced Development and Social Fragmentation, pg. 30*3. New York: Geoplanning, Geopolitics, and the Corporatist-Pluralist Hybrid, pg. 50*4. Paris: Concentric Development and Embourgeoisement, pg. 98*5. Paris: Geoplanning, Geopolitics, and Mobilizing Corporatism, pg. 127*6. London: Ambivalent Development, Ambivalent Result, pg. 170*7. London: Geoplanning, Geopolitics, and Liberal Corporatism, pg. 197*8. Power Structures, pg. 238*10. The Post-Industrial City, pg. 284*Appendix, pg. 309*Notes, pg. 317*Index, pg. 363
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Princeton University Press Politics and Excellence The Political Philosophy
Book SynopsisWidely recognized as one of the most original and profound philosophers that the medieval Islamic world produced, Alfarabi (870-950) wrote many works of political philosophy addressing the issues that dominated Greek political thought as well as new questions raised by the advent of revealed religion. Taking into account Alfarabi's major politicalTable of Contents*FrontMatter, pg. i*CONTENTS, pg. vii*ACKNOWLEDGMENTS, pg. ix*NOTE ON TRANSLITERATION, CITATION, AND TRANSLATION, pg. xi*INTRODUCTION, pg. 3*CHAPTER I. Alfarabi's Method of Writing, pg. 22*CHAPTER II. The Problem of Happiness, pg. 55*CHAPTER III. The Royal Craft, pg. 95*CHAPTER IV. Cities of Excellence, pg. 146*CHAPTER V. The Autonomy of Political Science, pg. 180*Bibliography, pg. 223*INDEX, pg. 235
£36.00
Princeton University Press The Soviet High Command 19671989 Personalities
Book SynopsisThe recent transformations in the USSR are nowhere more evident than in the Soviet military. Top-level military officers have been relieved of their positions, Gorbachev has warned of lean times for the military, the symbolic role of the armed forces has been downgraded, and the concept of "military sufficiency" points to major modifications in SovTable of Contents*FrontMatter, pg. i*Contents, pg. ix*Preface, pg. xi*Acknowledgments, pg. xiii*List of Acronyms, pg. xv*Chapter 1. The Methodological Framework, pg. 3*Chapter 2. The Legacy of Khrushchev, pg. 32*Chapter 3. Grechko: The Early Years, 1967-1970, pg. 51*Chapter 4. Defending against the Politicians, 1971-1976, pg. 79*Chapter 5. The New Team Takes Over, 1977-1980, pg. 119*Chapter 6. Ogarkov in Opposition, 1981-1984, pg. 166*Chapter 7. New Approaches to Military Issues, 1984- 1988, pg. 217*Chapter 8. Gorbachev and the Soviet High Comman, pg. 265*Appendix: Biographies of the Key Personalities, pg. 297*Index, pg. 315
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Princeton University Press Politics against Markets The Social Democratic
Book SynopsisTrade Review"Esping-Andersen's Politics against Markets is an articulate, well thought out, and thoroughly researched account of the historical ascendance and, seemingly, current decomposition of social democracy in the Scandinavian countries of Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. His book, however, is more than a historical summary in that the author argues, through both theoretical and empirical evidence, that social democracy is still a viable alternative to bourgeois or extreme leftist parties. However, its future 'hinges on the interaction between class alliances and political reforms.' "--Janet Heitgerd, Social Science Quarterly ". . a very useful book, not only on the political economy of Scandinavia but also on the theory and practice of social democracy."--Michael Wallerstein, The American Journal of Sociology
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Princeton University Press States Social Knowledge and the Origins of Modern
Book SynopsisTrade Review"The book is not just for specialists. All students of the welfare state, comparative public policy, American and comparative politics, and the sociology of knowledge should read this volume or some portions of it in order to understand better the development of states, social knowledge, and the origins of modern social policies and how these interactive processes have actually occurred."--American Political Science ReviewTable of ContentsPrefaceIntroduction31Knowledge about What? Policy Intellectuals and the New Liberalism172Social Knowledge, Social Risk, and the Politics of Industrial Accidents in Germany and France483Social Science and the Building of the Early Welfare State: Toward a Comparison of Statist and Non-Statist Western Societies904The Verein fur Sozialpolitik and the Fabian Society: A Study in the Sociology of Policy-Relevant Knowledge1175Progressive Reformers, Unemployment, and the Transformation of Social Inquiry in Britain and the United States, 1880s-1920s1636Social Knowledge and the Generation of Child Welfare Policy in the United States and Canada2017International Modeling, States, and Statistics: Scandinavians Social Security Solutions in the 1890s2338Social Knowledge and the State in the Industrial Relations of Japan (1882-1940) and Great Britain (1870-1914)264Conclusion296Notes on the Contributors313Index317
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Princeton University Press The U.S. Government and the Vietnam War Executi
Book SynopsisPart III, which begins in January 1965 and ends in January 1967, treats the watershed period of U.S. involvement in the war, from President Johnson's decision to bomb North Vietnam and to send U.S. ground forces into South Vietnam, through the buildup of military forces and political cadres required by the new U.S. role in the war. This volume examTable of Contents*FrontMatter, pg. i*PREFACE, pg. vii*CONTENTS, pg. xv*CHAPTER 1. INTRODUCTION: 1964, PROLOGUE TO WAR, pg. 1*CHAPTER 2. THE DECISION TO BEGIN THE AIR WAR AND TO SEND THE FIRST U.S. GROUND FORCES TO VIETNAM, pg. 45*CHAPTER 3. RAPID EXPANSION OF THE U.S. ROLE, pg. 127*CHAPTER 4. THE OLIVE BRANCH AND THE SWORD, pg. 217*CHAPTER 5. WESTMORELAND REQUESTS MAJOR GROUND FORCES, pg. 277*CHAPTER 6. THE PRESIDENT APPROVES WESTMORELAND'S REQUEST, pg. 367*APPENDIX I. SUMMARY OF TWELVE INTELLIGENCE ESTIMATES, 1964- 1965, pg. 463*APPENDIX II. SUMMARY OF THE JULY 14, 1965 REPORT OF THE JCS AD HOC STUDY GROUP, "INTENSIFICATION OF THE MILITARY OPERATIONS IN SOUTH VIETNAM, CONCEPT AND APPRAISAL"*, pg. 469*INDEX, pg. 479
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