In the Shadow of Violence
Title | In the Shadow of Violence PDF eBook |
Author | Douglass C. North |
Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
Pages | 377 |
Release | 2013 |
Genre | Business & Economics |
ISBN | 1107014212 |
This book explains how political control of economic privileges is used to limit violence and coordinate coalitions of powerful organizations.
In the Shadow of Violence
Title | In the Shadow of Violence PDF eBook |
Author | Klaus Schlichte |
Publisher | Campus Verlag |
Pages | 257 |
Release | 2009-04-14 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 3593388170 |
An exploration of the techniques and strategies of successful non-state armed forces.
In the Shadow of Violence
Title | In the Shadow of Violence PDF eBook |
Author | Douglass C. North |
Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
Pages | 377 |
Release | 2012-11-12 |
Genre | Business & Economics |
ISBN | 1139560638 |
This book applies the conceptual framework of Douglass C. North, John Joseph Wallis and Barry R. Weingast's Violence and Social Orders (Cambridge University Press, 2009) to nine developing countries. The cases show how political control of economic privileges is used to limit violence and coordinate coalitions of powerful organizations. Rather than castigating politicians and elites as simply corrupt, the case studies illustrate why development is so difficult to achieve in societies where the role of economic organizations is manipulated to provide political balance and stability. The volume develops the idea of limited-access social order as a dynamic social system in which violence is constantly a threat and political and economic outcomes result from the need to control violence rather than promoting economic growth or political rights.
Paramilitarism
Title | Paramilitarism PDF eBook |
Author | Uğur Ümit Üngör |
Publisher | Oxford University Press, USA |
Pages | 223 |
Release | 2020 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 0198825242 |
From the deserts of Sudan to the jungles of Colombia, from the streets of Belfast to the mountains of Kurdistan, paramilitaries have appeared in violent conflicts. Ungor presents a comparative and global overview of paramilitarism, showing how states use it to successfully outsource mass political violence against civilians.
The Shadow of the Wall
Title | The Shadow of the Wall PDF eBook |
Author | Jeremy Slack |
Publisher | University of Arizona Press |
Pages | 281 |
Release | 2018-04-24 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 0816535590 |
Thanks to hundreds of interviews with Mexican deportees, this book puts a real face on discussions of immigration and border policies--Provided by publisher.
Shadows of War
Title | Shadows of War PDF eBook |
Author | Carolyn Nordstrom |
Publisher | Univ of California Press |
Pages | 310 |
Release | 2004 |
Genre | Business & Economics |
ISBN | 9780520239777 |
Annotation This book captures the human face of the frontlines, revealing both the visible and the hidden realities of contemporary war, power, and international profiteering in the 21st century.
In the Shadow of the Great War
Title | In the Shadow of the Great War PDF eBook |
Author | Jochen Böhler |
Publisher | Berghahn Books |
Pages | 205 |
Release | 2021-01-10 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 1789209404 |
Whether victorious or not, Central European states faced fundamental challenges after the First World War as they struggled to contain ongoing violence and forge peaceful societies. This collection explores the various forms of violence these nations confronted during this period, which effectively transformed the region into a laboratory for state-building. Employing a bottom-up approach to understanding everyday life, these studies trace the contours of individual and mass violence in the interwar era while illuminating their effects upon politics, intellectual developments, and the arts.