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This work studies the nature of Venetian rule over the Slavs of Dalmatia during the 18th century, focusing on the cultural elaboration of an ideology of empire that was based on a civilizing mission toward the Slavs.
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For seven years in the 1970s, the author lived in a village in northeast China as a farmer. In 1989 he... Læs mere
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In this book of brilliantly erudite and precise discussions, which also serves as an introduction to Pierre... Læs mere
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Stuart Kirsch is Assistant Professor of Anthropology at the University of Michigan. He has consulted widely... Læs mere
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This book introduces to statebuilding literature the case of Japan, demonstrating the ways in which farmer negotiations with warlords formed the bedrock of a medieval economy that enabled the consolidation of the state.
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Stones of Hope shows how African human rights activists have opened new possibilities for justice in the everyday lives of the world's most impoverished peoples.
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The book explains why some Third World states have centralized, conventional military forces while others rely on militias, paramilitaries,... Læs mere
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Chronicling the rise of the Iraqi public sphere from 1921 to 1958, The Other Iraq reveals Iraqi intellectuals' democratic and pluralistic ideals, deconstructing the notion that Iraq has always been a totalitarian, artificial state, torn by sectarian violence.
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"Mr. Johnson's research on the Chinese Communists' wartime expansion, according to the documentation recorded by Japanese intelligence and his comparison of it with that of the Yugoslav Communists, is a pathbreaking work in comparative history."--John K. Fairbank.
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"The Frame translation of the complete essays was initially published in 1957 in The complete works of Montaigne."--T.p. verso.
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This revised edition not only brings the original analysis up to date but adds two new chapters: one on terrorism, the most celebrated form of political violence throughout the 1970s, and one on theories of revolution from Brinton to the present day.
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