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Political Science

Cutting the Fuse The Explosion of Global Suicide Terrorism and How to Stop It

Pape Robert A., Feldman James K.

ISBN: PB: 9780226645650, University of Chicago Press, April 2012
360 pp., 23x15 cm, 11 tables, 34 line illus.

Almost every week, suicide bombers attack. We know the danger – suicide attacks kill more people than all other forms of terrorism – and in response we have sacrificed the lives of soldiers and civilians, trillions of dollars, and America's reputatio...

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Business & Economics

Transformative Political Leadership Making a Difference in the Developing World

Rotberg Robert I.

ISBN: PB: 9780226728995, ISBN: HB: 9780226728988, University of Chicago Press, April 2012
216 pp., 23x15 cm

Accomplished political leaders have a clear strategy for turning political visions into reality. Through well-honed analytical, political, and emotional intelligence, leaders chart paths to promising futures that include economic growth, material pro...

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Political Science

Political Economy of Pipelines A Century of Comparative Institutional Development

Makholm Jeff D.

ISBN: HB: 9780226502106, University of Chicago Press, April 2012
288 pp., 23x15 cm, 3 halftones, 5 line illus.

With global demand for energy poised to increase by more than half in the next three decades, the supply of safe, reliable, and reasonably priced gas and oil will continue to be of fundamental importance to modern economies. Central to this supply ar...

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Political Science

Broken Ballots Will Your Vote Count?

Jones Douglas W., Simons Barbara

ISBN: PB: 9781575866369, ISBN: HB: 9781575866376, University of Chicago Press, Center for the Study of Language and Information, April 2012
420 pp., 23x15 cm

For many of us, the presidential election of 2000 was a wake-up call. The controversy following the vote count led to demands for election reform. But the new voting systems that were subsequently introduced to the market have serious security flaws,...

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Middle East

Across the Line of Control Inside Pakistan-Administered Kashmir

Puri Luv

ISBN: HB: 9781849041737, Hurst Publishers, April 2012
144 pp., 21.6x13.8 cm

For sale in CIS only! The Kashmir issue has been a subject of international attention ever since the subcontinent was partitioned in1947. The clash between India and Pakistan over the coveted territory led to the emergence of Indian-administered and...

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Europe

Political Science

Hungary Between Democracy and Authoritarianism

Lendvai Paul

ISBN: HB: 9781849041966, Hurst Publishers, April 2012
288 pp., 21.6x13.8 cm

For sale in CIS only! How has Hungary, a country once in the vanguard of political and economic reform under Communism, become a chilling example of the new threats confronting democracy in Central Europe? The return of Hungary's demons of the past...

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Political Science

Politics from Afar Transnational Diasporas and Networks

Mandaville Peter G., Lyons Terence

ISBN: PB: 9781849041850, ISBN: HB: 9781849041751, Hurst Publishers, April 2012
288 pp., 21.6x13.8 cm

For sale in CIS only! More than ever, diasporas have a direct impact on the politics of their homelands. Today's diasporic activists – empowered by new media and the ease of travel afforded by globalisation – engage directly to shape elections and c...

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Business & Economics

Political Science

Politics of the Food Supply U.S. Agricultural Policy in the World Economy

Winders Bill, Scott James C.

ISBN: PB: 9780300181869, Yale University Press, March 2012
304 pp., 23.4x15.6 cm, 18 black&white illus.

This book deals with an important and timely issue: the political and economic forces that have shaped agricultural policies in the United States during the past eighty years. It explores the complex interactions of class, market, and state as they h...

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Political Science

Perils of Global Legalism

Posner Eric A.

ISBN: PB: 9780226675756, ISBN: HB: 9780226675749, University of Chicago Press, March 2012
296 pp., 23x15 cm, 5 tables, 2 line illus.

The first months of the Obama administration have led to expectations, both in the United States and abroad, that in the coming years America will increasingly promote the international rule of law – a position that many believe is both ethically nec...

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Political Science

Colonial Signs of International Relations

Muppidi Himadeep

ISBN: PB: 9781849040150, Hurst Publishers, March 2012
256 pp., 21.6x13.8 cm

For sale in CIS only! Himadeep Muppidi's book traces the subtle influence of colonial forms of knowledge on modern schools of international relations and follows the translation and transformation of this knowledge within post colonial settings. Con...

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