Overview :From the authors of the international bestseller Why Nations Fail, a crucial new big-picture framework that answers the question of how libe... Read More
Overview :Many people think prisons are all the same-rows of cells filled with violent men who officials rule with an iron fist. Yet, life behind bars... Read More
Overview :Jim Harrison is an American master. The Beast God Forgot to Invent offers stories of culture and wildness, of men and beasts and where they ... Read More
Overview :An eye-opening assement of American power and deglobalization in the bestselling tradition of The World is Flat and The Next 100 Years.Near ... Read More
Overview :Updated with a new Afterword"The revolution will be Twittered " declared journalist Andrew Sullivan after protests erupted in Iran. But as j... Read More
Overview :The preeminent doctor and bioethicist Ezekiel Emanuel is repeatedly asked one question: Which country has the best healthcare? He set off to... Read More
Overview :The #1 book for the course, professors and students love Essentials of Comparative Politics because it provides clear, concise coverage of c... Read More
Overview :Governing Latin America is a concise yet comprehensive introduction to the contemporary politics of the region. Focusing on the enduring dif... Read More
Overview :Do you ever wonder how transnational social movements get started? Or how economic development can differ so much from one country to the ne... Read More
Overview :What are the determinants of democratization? Do the factors that move countries toward democracy also help them refrain from backsliding to... Read More
Overview :Larry Alex Taunton travels around the world and visits twenty-six countries to answer the question, "Is America exceptional?" A battle rages... Read More
Overview :In the face of the most perilous challenges of our time--climate change, terrorism, poverty, and trafficking of drugs, guns, and people--the... Read More
Overview :By analytically decoupling war and violence, this book explores the causes and dynamics of violence in civil war. Against the prevailing vie... Read More
Overview :Mass attachment to religion is rapidly declining in most of the world; Why, and What comes next? The world is becoming less religious. Since... Read More
Overview :Balancing theory with application and featuring an engaging, student-friendly writing style, the tenth edition of COMPARATIVE POLITICS takes... Read More
Overview :Over the past decade, illiberal powers have become emboldened and gained influence within the global arena. Leading authoritarian countries-... Read More
Overview :Popular consensus says that the US rose over two centuries to Cold War victory and world domination, and is now in slow decline. But is this... Read More