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Histories of Innocence: Post-War Stories in Peru
by Theidon, Kimberly S.
On November 1, 2006, Peruvian president Alan García announced he would be proposing a new law that would include the death penalty as one sanction for terrorism in the Penal Code. As he argued,...
Publication Type: Book Chapter
Published Date: August 2010 More
Why the Constitution Matters (Why X Matters Series)
by Tushnet, Mark
In this surprising and highly unconventional work, Harvard law professor Mark Tushnet poses a seemingly simple question that yields a thoroughly unexpected answer. The Constitution matters, he...
Publication Type: Book
Published Date: May 2010 More

Mismeasuring Our Lives: Why GDP Doesn't Add Up
by Sen, Amartya; Fitoussi , Jean Paul; Stiglitz, Joseph
In February of 2008, amid the looming global financial crisis, President Nicolas Sarkozy of France asked Nobel Prize–winning economists Joseph Stiglitz and Amartya Sen, along with the...
Publication Type: Book
Published Date: May 2010 More

Book CoverContemporary U.S.-Latin American Relations: Cooperation or Conflict in the 21st Century?
by Domínguez, Jorge I.
Drawing on the research and experience of fifteen internationally recognized Latin America scholars, this insightful text presents an overview of inter-American relations during the first decade of...
Publication Type: Book
Published Date: May 2010 More

Constructing the International Economy
by Abdelal, Rawi E.
Focusing empirically on how political and economic forces are always mediated and interpreted by agents, both in individual countries and in the international sphere, Constructing the International...
Publication Type: Book
Published Date: May 2010 More

Contemporary States of Emergency: The Politics of Military and Humanitarian Interventions
by Good, Mary-Jo DelVecchio
From natural disaster areas to zones of political conflict around the world, a new logic of intervention combines military action and humanitarian aid, conflates moral imperatives and political...
Publication Type: Book Chapter
Published Date: May 2010 More

Nuclear Terrorism CoverNuclear Terrorism: The Ultimate Preventable Catastrophe
by Allison, Graham T., Jr.
A founding dean of Harvard's John F. Kennedy School of Government, Allison applies a long, distinguished career in government and academia to this sobering—indeed frightening—presentation of...
Publication Type: Book
Published Date: April 2010 More

Europe and the Euro (National Bureau of Economic Research Conference Report)
by Alesina, Alberto
It is rare for countries to give up their currencies and thus their ability to influence such critical aspects of their economies as interest and exchange rates. Yet ten years ago a number of...
Publication Type: Book
Published Date: April 2010 More

Israel and Palestine—Two States for Two Peoples: If Not Now, When?
by Kelman, Herbert C.; Martin, Lenore G.; Walt, Stephen M.
The Boston Study Group on Middle East Peace is comprised of professional and academic members with strong interest in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Some have been intensely engaged with this...
Publication Type: Edited Work
Published Date: March 2010 More

Myth of the Social Volcano: Perceptions of Inequality and Distributive Injustice in Contemporary China
by Whyte, Martin K.
Is popular anger about rising inequality propelling China toward a "social volcano" of protest activity and instability that could challenge Chinese Communist Party rule? Many inside and...
Publication Type: Book
Published Date: March 2010 More