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Political Science

Rational Empires Institutional Incentives and Imperial Expansion

Blanken Leo J.

ISBN: PB: 9780226056746, ISBN: HB: 9780226056739, University of Chicago Press, May 2012
218 pp., 25x15 cm, 4 tables, 3 halftones, 1 line illus.

The nineteenth century marked the high point of imperialism, when tsarist Russia expanded to the Pacific and the sun was said never to set on the British Empire. Imperialism remains a perennial issue in international relations today, and nowhere is t...

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Political Science

Combating Jihadism American Hegemony and Interstate Cooperation in the War on Terrorism

Mendelsohn Barak

ISBN: PB: 9780226520124, ISBN: HB: 9780226520117, University of Chicago Press, May 2012
304 pp., 23x15 cm

Although terrorism is an age-old phenomenon, jihadi ideology is distinctive in its ambition to abandon the principle of state sovereignty, overthrow the modern state system, and replace it with an extremely radical interpretation of an Islamic world...

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Photography

Culture Studies

Cruel Radiance Photography and Political Violence

Linfield Susie

ISBN: PB: 9780226482514, ISBN: HB: 9780226482507, University of Chicago Press, May 2012
344 pp., 23x15 cm, 20 halftones

In "The Cruel Radiance", Susie Linfield challenges the idea that photographs of political violence exploit their subjects and pander to the voyeuristic tendencies of their viewers. Instead she argues passionately that looking at such images – and lea...

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Culture Studies

Political Science

Beyond the Wall Writing a Path through Palestine

Bidisha

ISBN: PB: 9780857420398, Seagull Books, May 2012
120 pp., 17.7x10.6 cm

Their voices come from Bethlehem and Hebron. You can hear them from Jerusalem to Nazareth, and witness their protests in Gaza and Ramallah. From the refugee camps in the West Bank, you can hear the voices of the Palestinian people call out to demand...

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Political Science

Russian Politics The Paradox of a Weak State

Mendras Marie

ISBN: HB: 9781849041133, Hurst Publishers, May 2012
224 pp., 21.6x13.8 cm

For sale in CIS only! What has become of the Russian state twenty years after the collapse of Communism? Why have the rulers and the ruled turned away from democratic institutions and the rule of law? What explains the Putin regime's often uncoopera...

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Political Science

Against the Odds Politicians, Institutions and the Struggle Against Poverty

Melo Marcus Andre, Ng'ethe Njuguna, Manor James

ISBN: PB: 9781849041195, Hurst Publishers, May 2012
288 pp., 21.6x13.8 cm

For sale in CIS only! "Against the Odds" is a Machiavellian study of the machinations of three senior politicians in quite different developing countries who adroitly played the tough political game in ways that reduced poverty. The three – former...

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General

Political Science

Migrant Labor in the Persian Gulf

Kamrava Mehran, Babar Zahra

ISBN: PB: 9781849042109, Hurst Publishers, May 2012
276 pp., 21.6x13.8 cm

For sale in CIS only! In some countries of the Persian Gulf as much as 85 to 90 per cent of the population is made-up of expatriate workers.Unsurprisingly, all of the concerned states spend inordinate amounts of their political energies managing the...

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Military

Political Science

Nuclear Question in Middle East

Kamrava Mehran

ISBN: PB: 9781849042116, Hurst Publishers, May 2012
276 pp., 21.6x13.8 cm

For sale in CIS only! The nuclear age is coming to the Middle East. Understanding the scope and motivations for this development and its implications for global security is essential. The last decade has witnessed an explosion of popular and scholar...

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Political Science

Political Economy of Persian Gulf

Kamrava Mehran

ISBN: PB: 9781849042093, Hurst Publishers, May 2012
276 pp., 21.6x13.8 cm

For sale in CIS only! Change occurs rapidly in the Persian Gulf. While some states have capitalised on the fast-paced nature of globalised fiscal transactions and have become important markets for foreign investment, others have fallen victim to suc...

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Political Science

Vulnerability Thesis Interest Group Influence and Institutional Design

Moosbrugger Lorelei K.

ISBN: PB: 9780300166798, Yale University Press, April 2012
224 pp., 23.5x15.6 cm

In the United States, politics is dominated by two large parties whose members must draw votes and contributions from a large fraction of the population and which therefore should be relatively immune from being swayed by any one group. Yet narrow in...

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