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Cover of Mobilizing for Human RightsMobilizing for Human Rights: International Law in Domestic Politics
by Simmons, Beth A.
This volume argues that international human rights law has made a positive contribution to the realization of human rights in much of the world. Although governments sometimes ratify human rights...
Publication Type: Book
Published Date: Forthcoming, December 2009 More

Rogoff CoverThis Time is Different: Eight Centuries of Financial Folly
by Rogoff, Kenneth S.; Reinhart, Carmen
Throughout history, rich and poor countries alike have been lending, borrowing, crashing—and recovering—their way through an extraordinary range of financial crises. Each time, the experts have...
Publication Type: Book
Published Date: 2009 More

The Idea of Justice
by Sen, Amartya
Social justice: an ideal, forever beyond our grasp; or one of many practical possibilities? More than a matter of intellectual discourse, the idea of justice plays a real role in how—and how...
Publication Type: Book
Published Date: 2009 More

Cover of Successful SocietiesSuccessful Societies: How Institutions and Culture Affect Health
by Hall, Peter A.; Lamont, Michèle
Why are some societies more successful than others at promoting individual and collective well-being? This book integrates recent research in social epidemiology with broader perspectives in social...
Publication Type: Book
Published Date: August 2009 More

Cover of Consolidating Mexico's DemocracyConsolidating Mexico's Democracy: The 2006 Presidential Campaign in Comparative Perspective
by Domínguez, Jorge I.; Lawson, Chappell H.; Moreno, Alejandro
In 2006, Felipe Calderón narrowly defeated Andrés Manuel López Obrador in Mexico's hotly contested presidential election. Mexico's 2006 presidential race demonstrated the importance of contested...
Publication Type: Book
Published Date: August 2009 More

Cover of Bringing Outsiders InBringing Outsiders In: Transatlantic Perspectives on Immigrant Political Incorporation
by Hochschild, Jennifer L.; Mollenkopf, John
For immigrants, politics can play a significant role in determining whether and how they assimilate. In Bringing Outsiders In, leading social scientists present individual cases and work toward a...
Publication Type: Book
Published Date: June 2009 More

Cover of World PoliticsWorld Politics: Interests, Interactions, Institutions
by Frieden, Jeffry; Lake, David A.; Schultz, Kenneth A.
This new introduction to world politics by three leading scholars offers a contemporary analytical approach based on the way political scientists study international relations today. Each chapter...
Publication Type: Edited Work
Published Date: June 2009 More

The Past and Future of the Separation of Human Rights into Categories
by Marks, Stephen
It is a commonplace to recall that the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) integrated civil and political rights (CPR) with economic, social, and cultural rights (ESCR), and that the two...
Published Date: April 2009 More
Cover of Emperor QianlongEmperor Qianlong: Son of Heaven, Man of the World
by Elliot, Mark C.
During the 64 years of Qianlong’s rule, China’s population more than doubled, its territory increased by one-third, its cities flourished, and its manufactures — tea, silk, porcelain — were...
Publication Type: Book
Published Date: April 2009 More

Cover of Measuring IdentityMeasuring 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

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