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Systemic Transitions
Palgrave Macmillan 2009; US$ 110.00When do systemic transitions, periods in which the pre-eminence of one state gives way to another, occur? What makes them probable? Do they, or must they, always take the same form? more...
Puzzles of the Democratic Peace
Palgrave Macmillan 2005; US$ 41.00Ever since the revival of Kant's Perpetual Peace thesis, the linkages between democracy and peace has been a central topic in international relations research, with sustained debate over whether it exists and if it does, why it does. In this stimulating volume, two leading IR scholars place the democratic peace debate within a broader context, including... more...
North and South in the World Political Economy
Wiley 2009; US$ 121.95A broad yet distinctive analysis of the growing political, economic, and social gap existing between the world’s northern and southern hemispheres. Featuring papers selected by the ISA President from the 2006 annual meeting, this upper-level volume examines the genesis of the North-South divide, the ongoing policy problems between developed and... more...
Limits to Globalization
Taylor and Francis 2009; US$ 43.95In the post-Cold War era, economic globalization has loomed, at least for some, as the world system's next crisis carrier, creating winners and losers and trampling on the distinctiveness of local cultures. Yet the liberal assumption is that if the market does its job, the poor will catch up to the rich via trade-driven growth and the economies of... more...
Globalization as Evolutionary Process
Taylor and Francis 2007; US$ 51.95The term globalization has gained widespread popularity; yet most treatments are either descriptive and/or focused on changes in economic interconnectivity. In this volume the concept is seen in broader terms as leading international experts from a range of disciplines develop a long-term analysis to address the problems of globalization. ... more...
Strategic Rivalries in World Politics
Cambridge University Press 2008; US$ 34.00Examines cases of strategic rivalries and identifies the extent of their effect on international conflict. more...
Causes of War
Wiley 2009; US$ 109.95Written by leading scholars in the field, Causes of War provides the first comprehensive analysis of the leading theories relating to the origins of both interstate and civil wars. Utilizes historical examples to illustrate individual theories throughout Includes an analysis of theories of civil wars as well as interstate wars -- one of the only... more...
The Arc of War
University of Chicago Press 2011; US$ 27.00In this far-reaching exploration of the evolution of warfare in human history, Jack S. Levy and William R. Thompson provide insight into the perennial questions of why and how humans fight. Beginning with the origins of warfare among foraging groups, The Arc of War draws on a wealth of empirical data to enhance our understanding of how war began... more...
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