Contemporary America, with its unparalleled armaments and ambition, seems to many commentators a new empire. Others angrily reject the designation. What stakes would being an empire have for our...
On December 26, 2004, giant tsunami waves destroyed communities around the Indian Ocean, from Indonesia to Kenya. Beyond the horrific death toll, this wall of water brought a telling reminder of the...
In this chapter, I examine a topic inadequately addressed in current discusssions about education in developing countries: teaching quality. I argue that teaching quality is important if schools are...
In Globalization and the Poor Periphery before 1950 Jeffrey Williamson examines globalization through the lens of both the economist and the historian, analyzing its economic impact on industrially...
Dozens of states have long been capable of acquiring nuclear weapons, yet only a few have actually done so. Jacques E.C. Hymans finds that the key to this surprising historical pattern lies not in...
World mass migration began in the early nineteenth century, when advances in transportation technology and industrial revolutions at home enabled increasing numbers of people to set off for other...
This report summarizes a workshop organized by the National Academies Roundtable on Science and Technology for Sustainability. The workshop brought together a select group of program managers from...
Mi obra, incluyendo este libro, no es Castrocéntrica, al menos en comparación con una buena parte de los libros y artículos publicados sobre Cuba. El nombre de Fidel Castro no aparece...
Co-Winner of the 2007 Best Book Award, European Politics and Society Section, American Political Science Association
Winner of the 2004 Gabriel Almond Award for Best Dissertation in Comparative...
Among Empires: American Ascendancy and Its Predecessors
A Hundred Horizons: The Indian Ocean in the Age of Global Empire
Globalization and the Poor Periphery before 1950
The Psychology of Nuclear Proliferation: Identity, Emotions and Foreign Policy
Global Migration and the World Economy: Two Centuries of Policy and Performance
Informal Institutions and Democracy: Lessons from Latin America
Linking Knowledge with Action for Sustainable Development: Summary of a Workshop
Cuba hoy: Analizando su pasado, imaginando su futuro
Structuring the State: The Formation of Italy and Germany and the Puzzle of Federalism