{"product_id":"paradox-of-power-john-heathershaw-9780822964414","title":"Paradox of Power: The Logics of State Weakness in Eurasia","description":"\"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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e John Heathershaw\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0822964414\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780822964414\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Pittsburgh Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/10\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 344\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.90lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 6.00w x 0.80d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/01\/2018","brand":"John Heathershaw","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44761047204095,"sku":"9780822964414","price":55.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_2087759d-90a4-4cf3-b6f5-793c830bcbbd.jpg?v=1706680222","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/paradox-of-power-john-heathershaw-9780822964414","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}