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Entre prójimos: el conflicto armado interno y la política de la reconciliación en el Perú: Entre prójimos, written by Faculty Associate Kimberly S. Theidon has been cited as an inspiration for the Oscar nominated foreign language film The Milk of Sorrow (La Teta Asustada). Theidon discusses this distinction in an online interview with Twitch Film.

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Visit the Center's complete research archive. Below you will find a selection of recent books by WCFIA Affiliates:

The Shock of the Global: The 1970s in Perspective: by Ferguson, Niall; Manela, Erez; Maier, Charles S.; Sargent, Daniel; From the vantage point of the United States or Western Europe, the 1970s was a time of troubles: economic “stagflation,” political scandal, and global turmoil. Yet from an international...; Publication Type: Book; Published Date: March 2010 More

Yalta: The Price of Peace: by Plokhii, Serhii; Imagine you could eavesdrop on a dinner party with three of the most fascinating historical figures of all time. In this landmark book, a gifted Harvard historian puts you in the room with Churchill,...; Publication Type: Book; Published Date: February 2010 More

Natural Experiments of History: by Robinson, James A.; Diamond, Jared; Some central questions in the natural and social sciences can't be answered by controlled laboratory experiments, often considered to be the hallmark of the scientific method. This impossibility...; Publication Type: Book; Published Date: January 2010 More

Securing the Peace: The Durable Settlement of Civil Wars: by Toft, Monica Duffy; Timely and pathbreaking, Securing the Peace is the first book to explore the complete spectrum of civil war terminations, including negotiated settlements, military victories by governments and...; Publication Type: Book; Published Date: November 2009 More

The Sacco-Vanzetti Affair: America on Trial: What began as the obscure local case of two Italian immigrant anarchists accused of robbery and murder flared into an unprecedented political and legal scandal as the perception grew that their...; Publication Type: Book; Published Date: April 2009 More

Measuring Identity: A Guide for Social Scientists: by Abdelal, Rawi E.; Johnston, Alastair Iain; Herrera, Yoshiko Margaret; McDermott, Rose; The concept of identity has become increasingly prominent in the social sciences and humanities. Analysis of the development of social identities is an important focus of scholarly research, and...; Publication Type: Book; Published Date: April 2009 More

United States and Mexico: Between Partnership and Conflict: by Domínguez, Jorge I.; Fernandez de Castro, Rafael; By sharing one of the longest land borders in the world, the United States and Mexico will always have a special relationship. In the early twenty-first century, they are as important to one another...; Publication Type: Book; Published Date: March 2009 More

How Do Good Health Technologies Get to Poor People in Poor Countries?: by Reich, Michael R.; Frost, Laura J.; Many people in developing countries lack access to health technologies, even basic ones. Why do these problems in access persist? What can be done to improve access to good health technologies,...; Publication Type: Book; Published Date: March 2009 More

The Meeting of Civilizations: Muslim, Christian, and Jewish: by Ma'oz, Moshe; The horrific acts of anti-Western and anti-Jewish terrorism carried out by Muslim fanatics during the last decades have been labelled by politicians, religious leaders and scholars as a ‘Clash...; Publication Type: Book; Published Date: January 2009 More

Rational Choice Politics: by Shepsle, Kenneth A.; Dewan, Torun; Dowding, Keith; The formal modeling techniques of rational choice theory have become central to the discipline of political science, for example with regard to the understanding of the working of legislatures,...; Publication Type: Book; Published Date: January 2009 More

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Upcoming Events

February 10, 2010: International Economics Workshop; 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm; "An Anatomy of International Trade: Evidence From French Firms" More »

February 11, 2010: 3rd Semi-annual Social Science "Dean's Conversation"; 4:15 pm; "Lessons from the Global Financial Crisis" More »

February 16, 2010: Tuesday Seminar on Latin American Politics; 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm; "From Farmer to Agro-Industrialist: the Evolution of the Argentine Agriculture and Its Future" More »