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The Resurgence of the Latin American Left
by Levitsky, Steven
Latin America experienced an unprecedented wave of left-leaning governments between 1998 and 2010. This volume examines the causes of this leftward turn and the consequences it carries for the...
Publication Type: Book
Published Date: July 2011 More

Social Knowledge in the Making
by Lamont, Michèle
Over the past quarter century, researchers have successfully explored the inner workings of the physical and biological sciences using a variety of social and historical lenses. Inspired by these...
Publication Type: Edited Work
Published Date: July 2011 More

Line in the Sand: A History of the Western U.S.-Mexico Border
by St. John, Rachel
Line in the Sand details the dramatic transformation of the western US-Mexico border from its creation at the end of the Mexican-American War in 1848 to the emergence of the modern boundary line in...
Publication Type: Book
Published Date: June 2011 More

His Majesty's Opponent: Subhas Chandra Bose and India’s Struggle against Empire
by Bose, Sugata
The man whom Indian nationalists perceived as the “George Washington of India” and who was President of the Indian National Congress in 1938–1939 is a legendary figure. Called Netaji...
Publication Type: Book
Published Date: May 2011 More

The Perfect Dictatorship? South Korea versus Argentina, Brazil, Chile, and Mexico
by Domínguez, Jorge I.
In 1959 South Korea was mired in poverty. By 1979 it had a powerful industrial economy and a vibrant civil society in the making, which would lead to a democratic breakthrough eight years later. The...
Publication Type: Book Chapter
Published Date: April 2011 More
Understanding Global Trade
by Helpman, Elhanan
Global trade is of vital interest to citizens as well as policymakers, yet it is widely misunderstood. This compact exposition of the market forces underlying international commerce addresses both...
Publication Type: Book
Published Date: April 2011 More

The Park Chung Hee Era: The Transformation of South Korea
by Kim, Byung Kook; Vogel, Ezra F.
In 1959 South Korea was mired in poverty. By 1979 it had a powerful industrial economy and a vibrant civil society in the making, which would lead to a democratic breakthrough eight years later. The...
Publication Type: Book
Published Date: April 2011 More

NAFTA and the Politics of Labor Transnationalism
by Kay, Tamara
When NAFTA went into effect in 1994, many feared it would intensify animosity among North American unions, lead to the scapegoating of Mexican workers and immigrants, and eclipse any possibility for...
Publication Type: Book
Published Date: March 2011 More

Liberty's Exiles: American Loyalists in the Revolutionary World
by Jasanoff, Maya
At the end of the American Revolution, sixty thousand Americans loyal to the British cause fled the United States and became refugees throughout the British Empire. This groundbreaking book offers...
Publication Type: Book
Published Date: February 2011 More

The Future of Power
by Nye, Joseph S., Jr.
In the era of Kennedy and Khrushchev, power was expressed in terms of nuclear missiles, industrial capacity, numbers of men under arms, and tanks lined up ready to cross the plains of Eastern...
Publication Type: Book
Published Date: February 2011 More