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The Destruction of Cities in the Ancient Greek World

Integrating the Archaeological and Literary Evidence Sylvian Fachard Edward M. Harris

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The book studies examples of destruction of Ancient Greek cities and provides examples of human resilience and economic recovery following catastrophe.

November 2021 253 x 177 mm c.350pp 978-1-108-49554-7 Hardback £75.00 / US$99.99 X

Native Americans in British Museums

Living Histories Jack Davy

First hand accounts of Native American experiences in the UK museum space, highlighting problems and proposing policybased solutions.

Elements in Critical Heritage Studies

July 2021 229 x 152 mm c.75pp 978-1-108-82943-4 Paperback £15.00 / US$20.00 P

Understanding Islam at European Museums

Magnus Berg and Klas Grinell

Contemporary exhibitions of historic Islamic artifacts in European museums fail to foster tolerance and understanding of Islam and Muslims.

Elements in Critical Heritage Studies

August 2021 229 x 152 mm c.75pp 978-1-108-74419-5 Paperback £15.00 / US$20.00 P

At Home in Roman Egypt

A Social Archaeology Anna Lucille Boozer

This book draws together a wide range of evidence across disciplines to show how the ordinary people of Roman Egypt experienced and enacted change.

October 2021 253 x 177 mm c.350pp 978-1-108-83092-8 Hardback £75.00 / US$99.99 X

Ethnographic Returns

Memory Processes and Archive Film Anne Gustavsson

This Element stresses and explores the affective and political dimension of ethnographic returns.

Elements in Critical Heritage Studies

August 2021 229 x 152 mm c.75pp 978-1-108-82342-5 Paperback £15.00 / US$20.00 P

Power from Below in Premodern Societies

The Dynamics of Political Complexity in the Archaeological Record T. L. Thurston Manuel Fernandez-Gotz

This volume challenges traditional narratives on power, moving away from elite-centered models and focusing instead on the archaeology of commoners.

November 2021 254 x 178 mm c.350pp 978-1-316-51539-6 Hardback £75.00 / US$99.99 X

The Nile

Mobility and Management Judith Bunbury and Reim Rowe

The Nile crosses North Africa and the ten thousand years of civilisation that it has nurtured.

Elements in Ancient Egypt in Context

August 2021 229 x 152 mm c.75pp 978-1-108-82648-8 Paperback £15.00 / US$20.00 P

POLITICS, SOCIAL THEORY, HISTORY OF IDEAS

Contestations of the Liberal International Order

A Populist Script of Regional Cooperation, Fredrik Söderbaum Kilian Spandler, Agnese Pacciardi

This Element discusses institutional cooperation in populist foreign policy and its implications for the Liberal International Order.

Elements in International Relations

July 2021 229 x 152 mm c.75pp 978-1-00-901597-4 Paperback £15.00 / US$20.00 P

Why Bad Policies Spread (and Good Ones Don’t)

Charles R. Shipan Craig Volden

In our federal system good policies can spread, but systematic issues can prevent this and allow bad policies to spread.

Elements in American Politics

September 2021 229 x 152 mm c.75pp 978-1-00-910030-4 Hardback £39.99 / US$49.99 X

Political Thought in Portugal and its Empire, c.1500–1800

Volume 1

Pedro Cardim Nuno Goncalo Monteiro

Demonstrates the wealth of political thought from early modern Portugal and its empire through a selection of writings by Portuguese and Luso-Brazilian authors.

Cambridge Texts in the History of Political Thought

October 2021 216 x 138 mm c.250pp 978-1-108-41827-0 Hardback £64.99 / US$84.99 P

The Partisan Next Door

Stereotypes of Party Supporters and Consequences for Polarization in America Ethan C. Busby, Adam J. Howat Jacob E. Rothschild Richard M. Shafranek

We use text analysis and experimental methods to explore Americans’ stereotypes of partisans and how those influence partisan polarization.

Elements in American Politics

October 2021 229 x 152 mm c.75pp 978-1-00-910031-1 Hardback £39.99 / US$49.99 P

African Interventions

State Militaries, Foreign Powers, and Rebel Forces Emizet F. Kisangani Jeffrey Pickering

A rich and accessible examination of military intervention on the African continent, from both foreign and African military actors.

December 2021 229 x 152 mm c.292pp 978-1-108-42622-0 Hardback £64.99 / US$84.99 P

The Dynamics of Public Opinion

Mary Layton Atkinson K. Elizabeth Coggins James A. Stimson and Frank R. Baumgartner

This Element develops an explanation of how and why all public policy preferences move over time.

Elements in American Politics

September 2021 229 x 152 mm c.75pp 978-1-00-910059-5 Hardback £39.99 / US$49.99 C

We God’s People

Christianity, Islam and Hinduism in the World of Nations Jocelyne Cesari

The politicization of Christianity, Islam, and Hinduism originated with the dual global dissemination of the nation-state alongside the western concept of religion.

March 2021 228 x 152 mm c.200pp 978-1-108-42929-0 Hardback £74.99 / US$99.99 P

How the East Was Won

Barbarian Conquerors, Universal Conquest and the Making of Modern Asia Andrew Phillips

The epic story of how Mughal, Manchu and English East India Company ‘barbarians’ laid the foundations for today’s Asian superpowers.

LSE International Studies

August 2021 228 x 152 mm 300pp 978-1-107-12097-6 Hardback £74.99 / US$99.99 P

Defending Iran

From Revolutionary Guards to Ballistic Missiles Gawdat Bahgat Anoushiravan Ehteshami

An authoritative analysis of Iran’s defense doctrine and security policies set within the context of security and political relations in the Middle East.

October 2021 229 x 152 mm c.288pp 978-1-108-47678-2 Hardback £64.99 / US$84.99 P

Health Policy in Asia

A Policy Design Approach M. Ramesh Azad S. Bali

Studies the design of health systems in Asia and assesses their efforts to achieve and sustain universal health care.

Cambridge Studies in Comparative Public Policy

October 2021 229 x 152 mm c.250pp 978-1-108-48353-7 Hardback £75.00 / US$99.99 X

Kashmir in the Aftermath of Partition

Shahla Hussain

Historically grounded study of post-partition Kashmir that places Kashmir and Kashmiris at the centre of the historical debate.

June 2021 228 x 152 mm 402pp 978-1-108-49046-7 Hardback £75.00 / US$99.99 C

Contesting Sovereignty

Power and Practice in Africa and Southeast Asia Joel Ng

Examines and compares diplomatic practices and normative change in the African Union and ASEAN.

July 2021 229 x 152 mm c.300pp 978-1-108-49061-0 Hardback £75.00 / US$99.99 X

Roadblock Politics

The Origins of Violence in Central Africa Peer Schouten

Through the lens of roadblocks, Schouten offers a unique explanation of what drives conflict and state formation in Central Africa.

October 2021 229 x 152 mm c.256pp 978-1-108-49401-4 Hardback £64.99 / US$84.99 P

The Power of Polls?

A Cross-National Experimental Analysis of the Effects of Campaign Polls Jason Roy, Shane P. Singh Patrick Fournier

This Element provides a comprehensive assessment of the power of polls and the implications for poll reporting in contemporary elections.

Elements in Campaigns and Elections

September 2021 978-1-108-79246-2 Paperback £15.00 / US$20.00 P

A Moral Political Economy

Present, Past, and Future Federica Carugati Margaret Levi

This Element moves toward building a new moral political economy, offering a theory of change and principles for institutional redesign.

Elements in Political Economy

June 2021 229 x 152 mm c.75pp 978-1-108-81939-8 Paperback £15.00 / US$20.00 P

Land, the State, and War

Property Institutions and Political Order in Afghanistan Jennifer Brick Murtazashvili Ilia Murtazashvili

The first detailed study of institutional economics and public choice traditions in Afghanistan.

Cambridge Studies in Economics, Choice, and Society

August 2021 229 x 152 mm c.380pp 978-1-108-49341-3 Hardback £90.00 / US$120.00 X

Performing Power in Nigeria

Identity, Politics, and Pentecostalism Abimbola A. Adelakun

Uses extensive archival material, interviews and fieldwork to explore how Nigerian Pentecostals mark their selfdistinction as a people of power.

African Identities: Past and Present

November 2021 229 x 152 mm c.290pp 978-1-108-83107-9 Hardback £75.00 / US$99.99 X

The Emergence and Revival of Charismatic Movements

Argentine Peronism and Venezuelan Chavismo Caitlin Andrews-Lee

Andrews-Lee offers a novel explanation for the persistence of charismatic movements and highlights the resulting challenges for democracy.

July 2021 228 x 152 mm c.300pp 978-1-108-83147-5 Hardback £75.00 / US$99.99 X

Black Markets and Militants

Informal Networks in the Middle East and Africa Khalid Mustafa Medani

An explanation of why youth join militant organizations and how informal networks influence the character and objectives of social movements.

September 2021 229 x 152 mm c.210pp 978-1-108-83251-9 Hardback £75.00 / US$99.99 X

The Logic of Capital

An Introduction to Marxist Economic Theory Deepankar Basu

An accessible, rigorous presentation of Marx’s argument in the three volumes of Capital and of longstanding debates in Marxist economics.

September 2021 228 x 152 mm c.370pp 978-1-108-83200-7 Hardback £90.00 / US$120.00 X

Vernacular Rights Cultures

The Politics of Origins, Human Rights, and Gendered Struggles for Justice Sumi Madhok

Tracks the critical conceptual vocabularies and the gendered subaltern politics of rights and human rights in South Asia.

September 2021 228 x 152 mm c.280pp 978-1-108-83262-5 Hardback £75.00 / US$99.99 X

Garments without Guilt?

Global Labour Justice and Ethical Codes in Sri Lankan Apparels Kanchana Ruwanpura

Explores how labour struggles in the post-1977 period in Sri Lanka provided important resistance to capitalist processes.

September 2021 228 x 152 mm c.180pp 978-1-108-83201-4 Hardback c. £75.00 / c. US$105.00 C

Rethinking Comparison

Innovative Methods for Qualitative Political Inquiry Erica S. Simmons Nicholas Rush Smith

Brings together chapters from more than a dozen leading methods scholars to revolutionize qualitative research design.

November 2021 229 x 152 mm c.225pp 2 b/w illus. 2 tables 978-1-108-83279-3 Hardback c. £75.00 / c. US$99.99 P

Medical Innovation and Disease Burden

Conflicting Priorities and the Social Divide in India Sobin George

Discusses the need for a responsible innovation framework for India that balances priorities of public health and industry goals.

June 2021 228 x 152 mm 226pp 978-1-108-83230-4 Hardback £75.00 / US$99.99 X

Environmentalism and Global International Society

Robert Falkner

Explains how environmentalism became a fundamental norm in international relations and explores the impact of the greening of international society.

Cambridge Studies in International Relations, 156

July 2021 229 x 152 mm c.320pp 1 table 978-1-108-83301-1 Hardback £75.00 / US$99.99 C

Epicentre to Aftermath

Rebuilding and Remembering in the Wake of Nepal’s Earthquakes Michael Hutt Mark Liechty Stefanie Lotter

Analyses the impact of the 2015 Nepal earthquakes and the need to understand disasters in their cultural and political context.

August 2021 228 x 152 mm c.400pp 978-1-108-83405-6 Hardback £90.00 / US$120.00 X

Mobility as Capability

Women in the Indian Informal Economy Nikhila Menon

The book provides valuable insights on the dynamics of women’s mobility, autonomy and agency in India’s informal labour market.

August 2021 228 x 152 mm c.300pp 978-1-108-83642-5 Hardback £75.00 / US$99.99 X

The Dragon from the Mountains

The CPEC from Kashgar to Gwadar Matthew McCartney

Utilising the contemporary China-Pakistan relationship, economic theory and history, this book evaluates if China can spark Pakistan’s growth.

September 2021 228 x 152 mm c.280pp 978-1-108-83415-5 Hardback £75.00 / US$99.99 X

In the Shadow of the Mill

Transformation of Workers’ Neighbourhoods in Ahmedabad, 1920s to 2000s Rukmini Barua

Presents a historical ethnography of two workers’ neighbourhoods in Ahmedabad, a city in Western India.

September 2021 228 x 152 mm c.300pp 978-1-108-83811-5 Hardback c. £75.00 / c. US$105.00 C

Militant Competition

How Terrorists and Insurgents Advertise with Violence and How They Can Be Stopped Justin Conrad William Spaniel

An examination of how competition between militant groups influences their behavior, and especially their use of violence.

October 2021 229 x 152 mm c.200pp 24 b/w illus. 4 tables 978-1-108-83418-6 Hardback c. £75.00 / c. US$99.99 P

Representing the Disadvantaged

Group Interests and Legislator Reputation in US Congress Katrina F. McNally

Explores why some members of Congress choose to build legislative reputations as advocates of disadvantaged groups.

December 2021 229 x 152 mm c.300pp 978-1-108-83822-1 Hardback £75.00 / US$99.99 X

News Hole

The Demise of Local Journalism and Political Engagement Danny Hayes Jennifer L. Lawless

Explores how the decline in local political reporting has depressed citizen engagement with local politics in the US.

Communication, Society and Politics

September 2021 229 x 152 mm c.250pp 978-1-108-83477-3 Hardback £69.99 / US$89.99 P

Air Power in the Age of Primacy

Air Warfare since the Cold War Phil Haun Colin Jackson Tim Schultz

Analyzes the effectiveness of post-Cold War air wars in Bosnia, Kosovo, Afghanistan, Iraq, Lebanon, Libya, Yemen, Syria, and against terrorist groups.

October 2021 228 x 152 mm c.250pp 978-1-108-83922-8 Hardback c. £75.00 / c. US$99.99 P

City of Shadows

Slums and Informal Work in Bangalore Supriya RoyChowdhury

Inner city slums, migrant settlements, construction workers, highlight informal work as underpinning urban poverty and marginalization.

September 2021 228 x 152 mm c.200pp 978-1-108-83936-5 Hardback £75.00 / US$99.99 X

Global Governance in a World of Change

Michael N. Barnett Jon C. W. Pevehouse Kal Raustiala

Introduces the idea of modes of governance to compare the causes and consequences of changes in global institutions.

October 2021 229 x 152 mm c.300pp 10 b/w illus. 3 tables 978-1-108-84323-2 Hardback c. £75.00 / c. US$99.99 P

Negotiating the Paris Agreement

The Insider Stories Henrik Jepsen Magnus Lundgren Kai Monheim Hayley Walker

The negotiations of the Paris Agreement on climate change come to life through detailed insider accounts and in-depth analyses.

November 2021 229 x 152 mm c.250pp 978-1-108-84050-7 Hardback £74.99 / US$99.99 P

The Importance of Campaign Promises

Tabitha Bonilla

How do campaign promises affect voter behavior? This study shows how promises polarize voter reactions to candidates who make them.

September 2021 229 x 152 mm c.200pp 978-1-108-84333-1 Hardback £75.00 / US$99.99 X

When People Want Punishment

Retributive Justice and the Puzzle of Authoritarian Popularity Lily L. Tsai

Why are some authoritarian regimes popular with their citizens, while many democratic regimes are mistrusted or held in contempt?

August 2021 229 x 152 mm c.278pp 978-1-108-84147-4 Hardback £64.99 / US$84.99 P

Before and After the Fall

World Politics and the End of the Cold War Nuno P. Monteiro Fritz Bartel

Highlights the changes and continuities in world politics that emerged from the end of the Cold War.

December 2021 229 x 152 mm c.375pp 4 b/w illus. 1 table 978-1-108-84334-8 Hardback c. £75.00 / c. US$105.00 P

Incredible Commitments

How UN Peacekeeping Failures Shape Peace Processes Anjali Kaushlesh Dayal

Even when they don’t want peace, combatants seek out UN peacemaking for its unique tactical, material, and symbolic benefits.

August 2021 229 x 152 mm c.180pp 978-1-108-84322-5 Hardback £75.00 / US$99.99 X

Resisting Extortion

Victims, Criminals, and States in Latin America Eduardo Moncada

New ethnographic data leads to insights into the widespread yet understudied phenomenon of criminal extortion in Latin America.

Cambridge Studies in Comparative Politics

November 2021 229 x 152 mm c.300pp 978-1-108-84338-6 Hardback £75.00 / US$99.99 X

Between Mao and Gandhi

The Social Roots of Civil Resistance Ches Thurber

Asks why some dissident movements adopt nonviolent strategies of resistance, while others choose to take up arms.

July 2021 229 x 152 mm c.260pp 15 b/w illus. 10 tables 978-1-108-84406-2 Hardback £75.00 / US$99.99 C

Economic News

Antecedents and Effects Rens Vliegenthart Alyt Damstra Mark Boukes Jeroen Jonkman

This Element provides a concise review of the existing literature on content, antecedents and consequences of economic news coverage.

Elements in Politics and Communication

June 2021 229 x 152 mm c.75pp 978-1-108-94808-1 Paperback £15.00 / US$20.00 P

The Dravidian Model

Interpreting the Political Economy of Tamil Nadu Kalaiyarasan A. Vijayabaskar M.

Maps the politics and processes contributing to the distinct developmental trajectory of Tamil Nadu, southern India.

August 2021 228 x 152 mm c.220pp 978-1-108-84413-0 Hardback £85.00 / US$110.00 X

Racial Order, Racialized Responses: Interminority Politics in a Diverse Nation

Efrén O. Pérez E. Enya Kuo

Illuminates people of color’s sensitivity to their social station and how it drives their political responses to racial diversity.

Elements in Race, Ethnicity, and Politics

August 2021 229 x 152 mm c.75pp 978-1-108-95853-0 Paperback £15.00 / US$20.00 P

Marketing Democracy

The Political Economy of Democracy Aid in the Middle East Erin A. Snider

By focusing on the construction and practice of democracy aid, this book shows how democracy aid can reinforce, rather than challenge authoritarian regimes.

Cambridge Middle East Studies, 64

December 2021 229 x 152 mm c.250pp 978-1-108-84426-0 Hardback £85.00 / US$110.00 X

International Norms, Moral Psychology, and Neuroscience

Richard Price Kathryn Sikkink

This Element studies six areas of research in neuroscience and moral psychology asking questions surrounding international norms in IR.

Elements in International Relations

August 2021 229 x 152 mm c.75pp 978-1-108-96597-2 Paperback £15.00 / US$20.00 P

South Asian Borderlands

Mobility, History, Affect Farhana Ibrahim Tanuja Kothiyal

New perspectives on the historical, temporal and affective dimensions of borderlands and how they manifest in historical and contemporary experiences.

September 2021 228 x 152 mm c.300pp 978-1-108-84451-2 Hardback £75.00 / US$99.99 X

Modern Dimension Reduction

Philip D. Waggoner

In the big data age, this Element offers many modern methods and opensource code for learning from high dimensional data.

Elements in Quantitative and Computational Methods for the Social Sciences

August 2021 229 x 152 mm c.75pp 978-1-108-98689-2 Paperback £15.00 / US$20.00 P

The Increasing Viability of Good News

Stuart Soroka Yanna Krupnikov

This Element suggests that, despite the negative tone of media coverage the prevalence of positive news is likely to increase.

Elements in Politics and Communication

August 2021 229 x 152 mm c.75pp 978-1-108-98708-0 Paperback £15.00 / US$20.00 P

The Politics of LGBT Rights Expansion in Latin America and the Caribbean

Javier Corrales

Analyzes the role of religion, politics and social movements in relation to LGBT rights in Latin America and the Caribbean.

Elements in Politics and Society in Latin America

September 2021 229 x 152 mm c.75pp 978-1-108-99520-7 Paperback £15.00 / US$20.00 P

Global Corpse Politics

The Obscenity Taboo Jessica Auchter

What makes a photograph of a dead body obscene? Auchter’s genealogy of obscenity argues that this process is highly political.

Cambridge Studies in International Relations

November 2021 229 x 152 mm c.270pp 978-1-316-51165-7 Hardback £75.00 / US$99.99 X

Bureaucratic Archaeology

State, Science and Past in Postcolonial India Ashish Avikunthak

An ethnography of archaeological practice in postcolonial India that reveals the bureaucratic culture in the making of knowledge about past.

September 2021 228 x 152 mm c.350pp 978-1-316-51239-5 Hardback £90.00 / US$120.00 X

Movements and Parties

Critical Connections in American Political Development Sidney Tarrow

New account of the interactions between social movements and parties throughout US history and their effects on democracy.

Cambridge Studies in Contentious Politics

August 2021 228 x 152 mm c.288pp 978-1-316-51555-6 Hardback £64.99 / US$84.99 P

Performing Power in Zimbabwe

Politics, Law, and the Courts since 2000 Susanne Verheul

Challenges depictions of law as a façade for political repression by examining political trials in Zimbabwe after 2000.

African Studies, 155

October 2021 229 x 152 mm c.272pp 978-1-316-51586-0 Hardback £85.00 / US$110.00 X

Theorizing World Orders

Cognitive Evolution and Beyond Piki Ish-Shalom Markus Kornprobst Vincent Pouliot

Breaks new theoretical ground by discussing how cognitive evolution contributes to the study of international orders.

November 2021 229 x 152 mm c.280pp 2 tables 978-1-316-51228-9 Hardback £85.00 / US$110.00 X

The American Political Economy

Politics, Markets, and Power Jacob S. Hacker Alexander Hertel-Fernandez Paul Pierson Kathleen Thelen

Drawing together leading scholars, the book provides a revealing new map of the US political economy in crossnational perspective.

September 2021 229 x 152 mm c.400pp 978-1-316-51636-2 Hardback £69.99 / US$89.99 P

Kurdish Politics in Iran

Crossborder Interactions and Mobilisation since 1947 Allan Hassaniyan

A history of the development of the Kurdish national movement in Iran which reflects on seven decades of the movement from 1947.

October 2021 229 x 152 mm c.256pp 978-1-316-51643-0 Hardback £85.00 / US$110.00 X

The Art of Resistance in Islam

The Performance of Politics among Shi’i Women in the Middle East and Beyond Yafa Shanneik

Examines different forms of resistance among Muslim women in the Middle East and in the diaspora.

Cambridge Middle East Studies, 65

November 2021 229 x 152 mm c.288pp 978-1-316-51649-2 Hardback £75.00 / US$99.99 X

Governing Thirdness

State, Society and Non-Binary Identities Muhammad Azfar Nisar

Provides insights about the identity, marginalization and governance of the Khawaja Siraógender nonconforming individuals in Pakistan.

November 2021 978-1-316-51671-3 Hardback TBA / TBA

Apocalypse without God

Apocalyptic Thought, Ideal Politics, and the Limits of Utopian Hope Ben Jones

Explains why apocalyptic thought, despite often being dismissed as bizarre, has persistent appeal in political life.

December 2021 229 x 152 mm c.200pp 978-1-316-51705-5 Hardback £75.00 / US$99.99 X

Words on Fire

Eloquence and Its Conditions Rob Goodman

Ranging from Cicero’s Rome to contemporary politics, Words on Fire is a provocative rethinking of political eloquence for our time.

December 2021 229 x 152 mm c.200pp 978-1-316-51765-9 Hardback £69.99 / US$89.99 P

Fractured China

How State Transformation Is Shaping China’s Rise Lee Jones Shahar Hameiri

Explains how state transformation processes–the fragmentation, decentralisation and internationalisation of China’s party-state–shape China’s external relations.

October 2021 229 x 152 mm c.280pp 7 b/w illus. 12 tables 978-1-316-51779-6 Hardback c. £75.00 / c. US$99.99 P

Machiavelli Then and Now

Explores Machiavelli’s intellectual engagement with human affairs in a wide triple perspective of history, politics and literature.

November 2021 229 x 152 mm c.370pp 978-1-316-51672-0 Hardback c. £90.00 / c. US$120.00 C

Popular Dictatorships

Crises, Mass Opinion, and the Rise of Electoral Authoritarianism Aleksandar Matovski

Shows that the most widespread and malignant dictatorships today emerge by attracting genuine popular support in societies plagued by crises.

October 2021 229 x 152 mm c.320pp 26 b/w illus. 8 tables 978-1-316-51780-2 Hardback £29.99 / US$39.99 P

The Punjab Borderland

Mobility, Materiality, and Militancy, 1947–1987 Ilyas Chattha

Offers insights into how the new international boundary between India and Pakistan was made, subverted, and transformed.

October 2021 229 x 152 mm c.330pp 978-1-316-51795-6 Hardback c. £85.00 / c. US$110.00 C

Riding the Populist Wave

Europe’s Mainstream Right in Crisis Tim Bale Cristóbal Rovira Kaltwasser

Cutting-edge comparative analysis of the challenges posed by the populist radical right to Western Europe’s Conservative, Liberal and Christian Democratic parties.

August 2021 229 x 152 mm c.300pp 57 b/w illus. 13 tables 978-1-316-51876-2 Hardback £74.99 / US$99.99 P

Gerrymandering the States

Partisanship, Race, and the Transformation of American Federalism Alex Keena Michael Latner Anthony J. McGann McGann Charles Anthony Smith

The first rigorous, big-data investigation of partisan restricting at the state level.

July 2021 229 x 152 mm c.250pp 978-1-316-51812-0 Hardback £64.99 / US$84.99 P

The Sovereignty Cartel

J. Samuel Barkin

A refreshing, unique account of sovereignty as collusion not competition, as a set of property rights shared by states.

August 2021 229 x 152 mm c.270pp 978-1-316-51880-9 Hardback £64.99 / US$84.99 P

Precolonial Legacies in Postcolonial Politics

Representation and Redistribution in Decentralized West Africa Martha Wilfahrt

West Africa’s precolonial kingdoms left behind social norms and identities that affect elite behavior and subnational development today.

Cambridge Studies in Comparative Politics

August 2021 229 x 152 mm c.300pp 978-1-316-51815-1 Hardback £75.00 / US$99.99 X

The Unintended Consequences of Peace

Peaceful Borders and Illicit Transnational Flows Arie Marcelo Kacowicz Exequiel Lacovsky Keren Sasson Daniel F. Wajner

A rigorous global examination of the links between peaceful borders and illicit transnational flows of crime and terrorism.

July 2021 229 x 152 mm c.320pp 978-1-316-51882-3 Hardback £75.00 / US$99.99 X

Rebels and Conflict Escalation

Explaining the Rise and Decline in Violence Isabelle Duyvesteyn

Duyvesteyn critically examines the potential explanations for the escalation and de-escalation during conflicts involving states and non-state actors, such as terrorists and insurgents.

June 2021 229 x 152 mm c.200pp 978-1-316-51847-2 Hardback £75.00 / US$99.99 X

Rioting for Representation

Local Ethnic Mobilization in Democratizing Countries Risa J. Toha

Toha explains why ethnic groups engage in violence during political transition, and why and how this violence eventually declines.

Problems of International Politics

November 2021 229 x 152 mm c.355pp 978-1-316-51897-7 Hardback £90.00 / US$120.00 X

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