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Network Power: The Social Dynamics of Globalization: by Grewal, David Singh; For all the attention globalization has received in recent years, little consensus has emerged concerning how best to understand it. For some, it is the happy product of free and rational choices;...; Publication Type: Book; Published Date: April 28, 2008 More

Yeltsin: A Life: by Colton, Timothy J.; Even after his death in April 2007, Boris Yeltsin remains the most controversial figure in recent Russian history. Although Mikhail Gorbachev presided over the decline of the Communist party and the...; Publication Type: Book; Published Date: April 7, 2008 More

When Things Fell Apart: State Failure in Late-Century Africa: by Bates, Robert H.; In the later decades of the twentieth century, Africa plunged into political chaos. States failed, governments became predators, and citizens took up arms. In When Things Fell Apart, Robert H....; Publication Type: Book; Published Date: April 2008 More

Starved for Science: How Biotechnology Is Being Kept Out of Africa: by Paarlberg, Robert L.; Heading upcountry in Africa to visit small farms is absolutely exhilarating given the dramatic beauty of big skies, red soil, and arid vistas, but eventually the two-lane tarmac narrows to rutted...; Publication Type: Book; Published Date: March 2008 More

Crafting Cooperation: Regional International Institutions in Comparative Perspective: by Acharya, Amitav; Johnston, Alastair Iain; Regional institutions are an increasingly prominent feature of world politics. Their characteristics and performance vary widely: some are highly legalistic and bureaucratic, while others are...; Publication Type: Edited Work; Published Date: November 2007 More

La République de Dieu: by Cogan, Charles G.; Charles Cogan's new book, La République de Dieu arrived in Paris bookstores on February 22, 2008, coinciding with a five-part series of interviews with him, February 25-29, on Radio France Culture....; Publication Type: Book; Published Date: February 2008 More

Living the Policy Process: by Heymann, Philip B.; Policymaking in large bureaucracies is hardly a simple process. Even the most respected policymakers have to contend with obstacles that seemingly have little to do with the issue at hand—office...; Publication Type: Book; Published Date: February 2008 More

The Political Economy of Economic Growth in Africa, 1960–2000: by Bates, Robert H.; Ndulu, Benno J.; Fosu, Augustin K.; The period from 1960 to 2000 was one of remarkable growth and transformation in the world economy. Why did most of Sub-Saharan Africa fail to develop over this period? Why did a few small African...; Publication Type: Edited Work; Published Date: February 2008 More

Postcolonial Disorders: by Good, Mary-Jo DelVecchio; Good, Byron J.; Hyde, Sandra Teresa; Pinto, Sarah; The essays in this volume reflect on the nature of subjectivity in the diverse places where anthropologists work at the beginning of the twenty-first century.; Publication Type: Edited Work; Published Date: February 2008 More

One Economics, Many Recipes: Globalization, Institutions, and Economic Growth: by Rodrik, Dani; Poor countries become rich not by following in suit of their predecessors but rather by overcoming their own highly specific constraints. While economic globalization can be a boon for countries...; Publication Type: Book; Published Date: Forthcoming More