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  • How States Die

    Membership and Survival in the International System

    by Douglas Lemke ...
    When states die, there are massive consequences for neighboring states and sometimes for the entire international system. Somalia's death in 1991 created a safe haven for criminal non-state actors and has unsettled the Horn of Africa for decades. When the Iraqi state was dismantled in 2003, a similar set of consequences plagued the Middle East and the international system more broadly. In How ... Read more

    $25.19 CAD

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

  • Zinc Alloy

    The Complete Comics Collection

    by Donald Lemke ...
    Illustrated by Douglas Holgate ...
    Series series Stone Arch Graphic Novels
    Zack Allen loved comic book superheroes so much that he decided to become one of his own. Now he blasts around Metro City as Zinc Alloy, saving the citizens from disasters and evildoers. In this complete collection of Zinc Alloy adventures, Zack discovers his own origin story, goes head-to-head with the evil Coldfiner, faces off against a robo Frankenstein, and finds out what happens when his ... Read more

    $31.49 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

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    How States Die

    Membership and Survival in the International System

    by Douglas Lemke ...
    Narrated by Stephen Caffrey ...

    Unabridged

    15 hours 48 min

    When states die, there are massive consequences. Somalia's death in 1991 created a safe haven for criminal non-state actors and has unsettled the Horn of Africa for decades. When the Iraqi state was dismantled in 2003, a similar set of consequences plagued the Middle East and the international system more broadly.In How States Die, Douglas Lemke provides an analysis of this phenomenon by ... Read more

    $28.84 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

    Also available as: eBook

    Also available as: eBook

  • Parity and War

    Evaluations and Extensions of The War Ledger

    Edited by Jacek Kugler, Douglas Lemke ...
    Parity and War is an impressive explanation of why peace predominates in the international arena and why, on occasion, wars do start. Useful for college students and scholars alike, the work scrutinzes and tests ideas about power preponderance, first discussed over a decade ago in the widely acclaimed book The War Ledger. An alternative to traditional realism, power preponderence contends that ... Read more

    $71.49 CAD

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  • The Logic of Political Survival

    by Bruce Bueno De Mesquita, Alastair Smith, Randolph M. Siverson, James D. Morrow ...
    The authors of this ambitious book address a fundamental political question: why are leaders who produce peace and prosperity turned out of office while those who preside over corruption, war, and misery endure? Considering this political puzzle, they also answer the related economic question of why some countries experience successful economic development and others do not. The authors construct ... Read more

    $51.99 CAD

  • Dog Man: Mothering Heights: A Graphic Novel (Dog Man #10): From the Creator of Captain Underpants

    by Dav Pilkey ...
    Illustrated by Dav Pilkey ...
    Series Book 10 - Dog Man
    Dog Man and Petey face their biggest challenges yet in the tenth Dog Man book from worldwide bestselling author and illustrator Dav Pilkey.Dog Man is down on his luck, Petey confronts his not so purr-fect past, and Grampa is up to no good. The world is spinning out of control as new villains spill into town. Everything seems dark and full of despair. But hope is not lost. Can the incredible power ... Read more

    $11.19 CAD

  • Paradigms and Sand Castles

    Theory Building and Research Design in Comparative Politics

    by Barbara Geddes ...
    Series series Analytical Perspectives On Politics
    Paradigms and Sand Castles demonstrates the relationship between thoughtful research design and the collection of persuasive evidence in support of theory. It teaches the craft of research through interesting and carefully selected examples from the field of comparative development studies.Barbara Geddes is Professor of Political Science at the University of California, Los Angeles. ... Read more

    $18.39 CAD

  • The Bad Guys in The One?! (The Bad Guys #12)

    by Aaron Blabey ...
    Series Book 12 - The Bad Guys
    NOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE!"I wish I'd had these books as a kid. Hilarious!" -- Dav Pilkey, creator of Captain Underpants and Dog ManThey may look like Bad Guys, but these wannabe heroes are doing good deeds... whether you like it or not! This New York Times bestselling illustrated series is perfect for fans of Dog Man and Captain Underpants.Seriously, WHAT is going on with Snake?! Terrible powers ... Read more

    $7.19 CAD

  • The Nature and Origins of Mass Opinion

    by John R. Zaller ...
    Series series Cambridge Studies in Public Opinion and Political Psychology
    In this 1992 book John Zaller develops a comprehensive theory to explain how people acquire political information from elites and the mass media and convert it into political preferences. Using numerous specific examples, Zaller applies this theory to the dynamics of public opinion on a broad range of subjects, including domestic and foreign policy, trust in government, racial equality, and ... Read more

    $35.99 CAD

  • Mobilizing for Human Rights

    International Law in Domestic Politics

    by Beth A. Simmons ...
    This volume argues that international human rights law has made a positive contribution to the realization of human rights in much of the world. Although governments sometimes ratify human rights treaties, gambling that they will experience little pressure to comply with them, this is not typically the case. Focusing on rights stakeholders rather than the United Nations or state pressure, Beth ... Read more

    $40.79 CAD

  • Partisan Hearts and Minds: Political Parties and the Social Identities of Voters

    by Donald Green, Bradley Palmquist, Eric Schickler ...
    In this, the first major treatment of party identification in twenty years, three political scientists assert that identification with political parties still powerfully determines how citizens look at politics and cast their ballots. Challenging prevailing views, they build a case for the continuing theoretical and political significance of partisan identities.The authors maintain that ... Read more

    $23.09 CAD

  • The Endurance of National Constitutions

    by Zachary Elkins, Tom Ginsburg, James Melton ...
    Constitutions are supposed to provide an enduring structure for politics. Yet only half live more than nine years. Why is it that some constitutions endure while others do not? In The Endurance of National Constitutions Zachary Elkins, Tom Ginsburg and James Melton examine the causes of constitutional endurance from an institutional perspective. Supported by an original set of cross-national ... Read more

    $43.99 CAD