{"product_id":"paradox-of-power-the-logics-of-state-weakness-in-eurasia-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 postsocialist space, and more broadly in areas of the developing world. Challenging the widespread assumption that these \"weak states\" inevitably slide toward failure, \u003ci\u003eParadox of Power\u003c\/i\u003e 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\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Pittsburgh Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/03\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 344\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\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\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780822964414\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/01\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJohn Heathershaw \u003c\/b\u003eis 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 \u003ci\u003ePost-Conflict Tajikistan: The Politics of Peacebuilding and the Emergence of Legitimate Order\u003c\/i\u003e and coauthor of \u003ci\u003eDictators without Borders: Power and Money in Central Asia.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eEdward Schatz\u003c\/b\u003e 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 \u003ci\u003ePolitical Ethnography: What Immersion Contributes to the Study of Power\u003c\/i\u003e and the author of\u003ci\u003e Modern Clan Politics: The Power of \"Blood\" in Kazakhstan and Beyond.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"University of Pittsburgh Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":40201442754675,"sku":"9.78E+12","price":35.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_0d0767a2-d790-4775-b028-04f1910c0713.jpg?v=1656165007","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/en-de\/products\/paradox-of-power-the-logics-of-state-weakness-in-eurasia-9780822964414","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}