Paradox of Power: The Logics of State Weakness in Eurasia by Heathershaw, John

Paradox of Power: The Logics of State Weakness in Eurasia (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780822964414)

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Paradox of Power: The Logics of State Weakness in Eurasia by Heathershaw, John

Paradox of Power: The Logics of State Weakness in Eurasia

$55.00
Paradox of Power: The Logics of State Weakness in Eurasia by Heathershaw, John

Paradox of Power: The Logics of State Weakness in Eurasia

$55.00
Format: Paperback
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"State weakness" is seen to be a widespread problem throughout Central Asia and other parts of post-socialist space, and more broadly in areas of the developing world. Challenging the widespread assumption that these "weak states" inevitably slide toward failure, Paradox of Power takes careful stock of the varied experiences of Eurasian states to reveal a wide array of surprising outcomes. The case studies show how states teeter but do not collapse, provide public goods against all odds, interact with societies in creative ways, utilize coercion effectively against internal opponents, and establish practices that are far more durable than the language of "weakness" would allow. While deepening our understanding of the phenomenon in Eurasia in particular, the essays also contribute to more general theories of state weakness.

Author: John Heathershaw
ISBN-10: 0822964414
ISBN-13: 9780822964414
Publisher: University of Pittsburgh Press
Language: English
Published: 06/10/2017
Pages: 344
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.90lbs
Size: 8.90h x 6.00w x 0.80d

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John Heathershaw is associate professor of international relations at the University of Exeter, UK. He has served on the board of the Central Eurasian Studies Society and the European Society for Central Asian Studies. He is the author of Post-Conflict Tajikistan: The Politics of Peacebuilding and the Emergence of Legitimate Order and coauthor of Dictators without Borders: Power and Money in Central Asia.

Edward Schatz is associate professor of political science at the University of Toronto, where he is also director of its Central Asia Program. A former president of the Central Eurasian Studies Society, he is the editor of Political Ethnography: What Immersion Contributes to the Study of Power and the author of Modern Clan Politics: The Power of "Blood" in Kazakhstan and Beyond.

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