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      The Invention of Power

      Bruce de Mesquita

      In the tradition of Sapiens and Why Nations Fail, this book solves one of the great puzzles of history: why did the West become the most powerful civilization in the…

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      The Dictator’s Handbook: Why Bad Behavior is Almost Always Good Politics

      Alastair Smith,Bruce de Mesquita

      Now featuring a new chapter on the rise of illiberalism worldwide. The essential book that lays out the real rules of politics: leaders do whatever keeps them in power, regardless…

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      The Invention of Power: Popes, Kings, and the Birth of the West

      Bruce de Mesquita

      In the tradition of Why Nations Fail, this book solves one of the great puzzles of history: Why did the West become the most powerful civilization in the world?

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      The Spoils of War: Greed, Power, and the Conflicts That Made Our Greatest Presidents

      Alastair Smith,Bruce de Mesquita

      Two eminent political scientists show that America’s great conflicts, from the Revolutionary War to the War on Terror, were fought not for ideals, or even geopolitical strategy-but for the individual…

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      The Trial of Ebenezer Scrooge

      Bruce Bueno de Mesquita

      What happened to Ebenezer Scrooge after he was visited by the three spirits? This novel, written in Dickensian style, remakes some of Dickens’s well-known characters and provides the redemption of…

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      Principles of International Politics

      Bruce Bueno de Mesquita

      No other introductory text delivers such an easily-understood contemporary explanation of international politics, while truly enabling students to learn how to use the key concepts and models themselves

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      Prediction: How to See and Shape the Future with Game Theory

      Bruce Bueno de Mesquita

      Using Game Theory (a theory based on the rationale that everyone acts in their own self-interest) he can foretell and even engineer events.

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      The Predictioneer’s Game: Using the Logic of Brazen Self-Interest to See and Shape the Future

      Bruce Bueno De Mesquita

      From one of the country’s most respected, progressive, and controversial political scientists comes a startling, revelatory look into the use of game theory to make predictions about future events.

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      The War Trap

      Bruce Bueno de Mesquita,Bruce Bueno de Mesquita

      This illuminating work is a masterful study that delves into the causes of war using a wholly new approach. Utilizing the assumptions of rational behavior, de Mesquita focuses on the…

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      Strategy, Risk and Personality in Coalition Politics: The Case of India

      Bruce Bueno de Mesquita

      This book, originally published in 1975, presents a theory of behaviour in coalitions. The theory is able to explain long- and short-term consequences of coalitions presenting a careful analysis of…

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      War and Reason: Domestic and International Imperatives

      Bruce Bueno de Mesquita,David Lalman,Bruce Bueno de Mesquita

      In this work two theorists of international relations analyze the strategies designed to avoid international conflict. Using a combination of game theory, statistical analysis and case histories, the authors evaluate…

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      European Community Decision Making: Models, Applications, and Comparisons

      This volume illuminates the politics of issue resolution within the European Community by evaluating and comparing competing models of decision making, one emphasizing the co-operative nature of political processes, the…

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      Governing for Prosperity

      How do political institutions help promote prosperity in some countries and poverty in others? What can be done to encourage leaders to govern for economic growth? In this volume, political…

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      Dissolving Boundaries

      Explores whether and the extent to which the boundaries between comparative politics and international relations are and should be dissolved. This title looks at the relationship between and the issues…

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      Red Flag Over Hong Kong

      Bruce Bueno de Mesquita,David H. Newman,Alvin Rabushka

      A guide to the turbulent future of Hong Kong. It begins with a concise historical overview, tracing how Hong Kong with its unique geographical setting, textbook free market economy, and…

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      The Logic of Political Survival

      Bruce Bueno de Mesquita,Alistair Smith,Randolph M. Siverson,James D. Morrow

      An ambitious theoretical and empirical study of the effect of political institutions on leadership survival, the character of public policy, and economic development.

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      The Strategy of Campaigning: Lessons from Ronald Reagan and Boris Yeltsin

      Kiron K. Skinner,Serhiy Kudelia,Bruce Bueno de Mesquita,Condoleezza Rice

      Ronald Reagan and Boris Yeltsin were two of the most galvanizing and controversial political figures of our time. This book explores how both men overcame defeat early in their political…

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      The Origin and Prevention of Major Wars

      In this volume a distinguished group of political scientists and historians examine the origins of major wars and discuss the problems in preventing a nuclear war.

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      The Scientific Study of Peace and War: A Text Reader

      John A. Vasquez, Mackie Scholar in International Relations, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign,Marie T. Henehan

      The contributors of this book suggest methodologies for a systematic analysis of historical examples, using controlled observation, the collection of evidence, and careful inferences.

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