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Are Muslims Distinctive?

A Look at the Evidence

By: M. Steven Fish

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Are Muslims Distinctive?

A Look at the Evidence

By: M. Steven Fish

Are Muslims Distinctive? represents the first major scientific effort to assess how Muslims and non-Muslims differ--and do not differ--in the contemporary world. Using rigorous methods and data drawn from around the globe, M. Steven Fish reveals that in some areas Muslims and non-Muslims differ less than is commonly imagined. Muslims are not inclined to favor the fusion of religious and political authority or especially prone to mass political violence. Yet there are differences: Gender inequality is more severe among Muslims, Muslims are unusually averse to homosexuality and other controversial behaviors, and democracy is rare in the Muslim world. Other areas of divergence bear the marks of a Muslim advantage: Homicide rates and class-based inequities are less severe among Muslims than non-Muslims. Fish's findings have vital implications for human welfare, interfaith understanding, and international relations.

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Oxford University Press

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0199792887

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9780199792887

Democracy from Scratch

Opposition and Regime in the New Russian Revolution

By: M. Steven Fish

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Democracy from Scratch

Opposition and Regime in the New Russian Revolution

By: M. Steven Fish

This book presents a fresh view of Russian political change in the Gorbachev and early post-Soviet periods not by examining perestroika and glasnost in and of themselves, but by investigating the autonomous political organizations that responded to liberalization. Extensive study of these political groups, in Moscow and several provincial cities, has led M. Steven Fish to conclude that they were shaped to a far greater degree by the nature of the Soviet state than by socioeconomic modernization, political culture, native psychology, or Russian historical tradition. Fish's statist theory of societal change in Russia yields a powerful explanation of why Russia's new political society differs radically not only from the "totalized," sub-jugated country of the pre-1985 period but also from the "civil societies" found in the West and in many developing countries. In addition, the author shows how the legacy of the Soviet experience continues to influence the development--arguably the underdevelopment--of representative political institutions in post-Soviet Russia, making the establishment of stable democracy unlikely in the near term. This book proposes a novel and theoretically sophisticated way to study Russian politics. It offers a rigorous approach to understanding social movements, political party formation, regime change, and democratization in general. While focusing primarily on a single country, it is vigorously comparative at the same time.

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Princeton University Press

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1400821541

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9781400821549

The Handbook of National Legislatures

A Global Survey

By: M. Steven Fish,Matthew Kroenig

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The Handbook of National Legislatures

A Global Survey

By: M. Steven Fish,Matthew Kroenig

Contains survey-based data on the powers of national legislatures worldwide.

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0521514665

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9780521514668

Obsidian

Geology and Archaeology in the North American Southwest

By: M. Steven Shackley

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Obsidian

Geology and Archaeology in the North American Southwest

By: M. Steven Shackley

Obsidian was long valued by ancient peoples as a raw material for producing stone tools, and archaeologists have increasingly come to view obsidian studies as a crucial aid in understanding the past. Steven Shackley now shows how the geochemical and contextual analyses of archaeological obsidian can be applied to the interpretation of social and economic organization in the ancient Southwest. This book, the capstone of decades of investigation, integrates a wealth of obsidian research in one volume. It covers advances in analytical chemistry and field petrology that have enhanced our understanding of obsidian source heterogeneity, presents the most recent data on and interpretations of archaeological obsidian sources in the Southwest, and explores the ethnohistorical and contemporary background for obsidian use in indigenous societies. Shackley provides a thorough examination of the geological origin of obsidian in the region and the methods used to collect raw material and determine its chemical composition, and descriptions of obsidian sources throughout the Southwest. He then describes the occurrence of obsidian artifacts and shows how their geochemical fingerprints allow archaeologists to make conclusions regarding the procurement of obsidian. The book presents three groundbreaking applications of obsidian source studies. It first discusses an application to early Preceramic groups, showing how obsidian sources can reflect the range they inhabited over time as well as their social relationships during the Archaic period. It then offers an examination of the Late Classic Salado in Arizona's Tonto Basin, where obsidian data, along with ceramic and architectural evidence, suggest that Mogollon migrants lived in economic and social harmony with the Hohokam, all the while maintaining relationships with their homeland. Finally, it provides an intensive look at social identity and gender differences in the Preclassic Hohokam of central Arizona, where obsidian source provenance and projectile point styles suggest that male Hohokam sought to create a stylistically defined identity in at least three areas of the Hohokam core area. These male "sodalities" were organized quite differently from female ceramic production groups. Today, obsidian research in the American Southwest enjoys an equal standing with ceramic, faunal, and floral studies as a method of revealing social process and change in prehistory. Shackley's book discusses the ways in which archaeologists should approach obsidian research, no matter what the region, offering a thorough survey of archaeological obsidian studies that will have methodological and theoretical applications worldwide. The volume includes an extensive glossary created specifically for archaeologists.

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University of Arizona Press

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0816523967

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9780816523962

Democracy Derailed in Russia

The Failure of Open Politics

By: M. Steven Fish

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Democracy Derailed in Russia

The Failure of Open Politics

By: M. Steven Fish

Why has democracy failed to take root in Russia? After shedding the shackles of Soviet rule, some countries in the postcommunist region undertook lasting democratization. Yet Russia did not. Russia experienced dramatic political breakthroughs in the late 1980s and early 1990s, but it subsequently failed to maintain progress toward democracy. In this book, M. Steven Fish offers an explanation for the direction of regime change in post-Soviet Russia. Relying on cross-national comparative analysis as well as on in-depth field research in Russia, Fish shows that Russia's failure to democratize has three causes: too much economic reliance on oil, too little economic liberalization, and too weak a national legislature. Fish's explanation challenges others that have attributed Russia's political travails to history, political culture, or to 'shock therapy' in economic policy. The book offers a theoretically original and empirically rigorous explanation for one of the most pressing political problems of our time.

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Cambridge University Press

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1139446851

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9781139446853

Group B Coxsackieviruses

By: Steven Tracy,M. Steven Oberste,Kristen M. Drescher

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Group B Coxsackieviruses

By: Steven Tracy,M. Steven Oberste,Kristen M. Drescher

At last – a volume that virologists have been waiting for: a fully updated new edition of a major study in a key subject area. The first edition of this work, published in 1997, described the molecular biology of coxsackie B viruses, as well as clinical, epidemiological, and immunological aspects of group B coxsackievirus disease. This brand new edition covers all the research accomplishments of the last ten years in this vital area of medicine, including immunopathology.

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Springer Science & Business Media

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3540755462

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Are Muslims Distinctive?

A Look at the Evidence

By: Michael Steven Fish

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Are Muslims Distinctive?

A Look at the Evidence

By: Michael Steven Fish

This study assesses how Muslims and non-Muslims differ - and do not differ - in the contemporary world. Using rigorous methods and data drawn from around the globe, the text reveals that in some areas Muslims and non-Muslims differ less than is commonly imagined. Muslims are not inclined to favour the fusion of religious and political authority nor are especially prone to mass political violence. Yet there are differences. These include gender inequality, democracy, homicide rates, and class-based inequities

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0190252502

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9780190252502

Postcommunism and the Theory of Democracy

By: Richard D. Anderson Jr.,M. Steven Fish,Stephen E. Hanson,Philip G. Roeder

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Postcommunism and the Theory of Democracy

By: Richard D. Anderson Jr.,M. Steven Fish,Stephen E. Hanson,Philip G. Roeder

Why did the wave of democracy that swept the former Soviet Union and Eastern Europe starting more than a decade ago develop in ways unexpected by observers who relied on existing theories of democracy? In Postcommunism and the Theory of Democracy, four distinguished scholars conduct the first major assessment of democratization theory in light of the experience of postcommunist states. Richard Anderson, Steven Fish, Stephen Hanson, and Philip Roeder not only apply theory to practice, but using a wealth of empirical evidence, draw together the elements of existing theory into new syntheses. The authors each highlight a development in postcommunist societies that reveals an anomaly or lacuna in existing theory. They explain why authoritarian leaders abandon authoritarianism, why democratization sometimes reverses course, how subjects become citizens by beginning to take sides in politics, how rulers become politicians by beginning to seek popular support, and not least, how democracy becomes consolidated. Rather than converging on a single approach, each author shows how either a rationalist, institutionalist, discursive, or Weberian approach sheds light on this transformation. They conclude that the experience of postcommunist democracy demands a rethinking of existing theory. To that end, they offer rich new insights to scholars, advanced students, policymakers, and anyone interested in postcommunist states or in comparative democratization.

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Princeton University Press

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0691230943

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9780691230948

They Ran Away With the Circus?

By: M. Steven Smith

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They Ran Away With the Circus?

By: M. Steven Smith

Have you every considered running away from home to join the circus? The Carnival? If so, than read the amazing adventure of a family who decided to sell it all, drop out of society and the American Dream, to run away and join the carnival/circus! With two young children in tow, M. Steven and Darlene took a courageous leap of faith to do something crazy and exciting with their lives. Share their experiences, joys and sorrows, and how they were protected from every danger involved in the often secret, and hidden life of the carnival and circus world.

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Lulu.com

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1411635442

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9781411635449

Hierarchy and Its Discontents

Culture and the Politics of Consciousness in Caste Society

By: Steven M. Parish

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Hierarchy and Its Discontents

Culture and the Politics of Consciousness in Caste Society

By: Steven M. Parish

The caste system fascinates Western scholars because it forms the basis for South Asian society—but how does it affect its participants?

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University of Pennsylvania Press

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1512805432

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9781512805437

The Handbook of National Legislatures

A Global Survey

By: Michael Steven Fish,Professor of Political Science M Steven Fish,Matthew Kroenig

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The Handbook of National Legislatures

A Global Survey

By: Michael Steven Fish,Professor of Political Science M Steven Fish,Matthew Kroenig

This book provides comprehensive survey-based data regarding the powers of national legislatures worldwide.

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0511508255

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9780511508257

Theory of the Firm

Erich Gutenberg’s Foundations and Further Developments

By: H. Albach,K. Brockhoff,E. Eymann,P. Jungen,M. Steven,A. Luhmer

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Theory of the Firm

Erich Gutenberg’s Foundations and Further Developments

By: H. Albach,K. Brockhoff,E. Eymann,P. Jungen,M. Steven,A. Luhmer

This book has an objective and a focus. It provides the reader with: • an in-depth acquaintance with the theory of the firm developed by Erich Gutenberg • an insight into a coherent body of current German research in the theory of the firm. The book is divided into two parts. The first part lays the foundations. It presents Gutenberg's theory of the firm to the English speaking reader. Considering the great importance that Erich Gutenberg has had in Germany and taking into consideration the impact that the translations of his path-breaking three volumes "Principles of Management" have had in France, the Spanish speaking countries, and in Japan, it was felt that it was necessary, on the occasion of his tOOth anniversary, to present a concise summary of his contributions to the theory of the firm to an English speaking scientific community. Six papers present Gutenberg's theory in the light of the theoretical advances that he stimulated as well as in the framework of other theoretical developments like capital market theory, transaction cost theory, principal agent theory, and contract theory. The papers show that Gutenberg's theory is highly relevant for theory and highly influential in the practice of management.

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359

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Springer Science & Business Media

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3642596614

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9783642596612

Sustainable Farmland Management

Transdisciplinary Approaches

By: S. Seymour,M. Steven

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Sustainable Farmland Management

Transdisciplinary Approaches

By: S. Seymour,M. Steven

Examining the relationship between sustainability and farmland management in diffeing tempoarla spatial and production contexts - this book considers famrland multifuctionality, systems and sytemic thinking, the debates over information, knowledge and ethical aspects.

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1845933788

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Book's by M. Steven

Are Muslims Distinctive?

Are Muslims Distinctive?

Democracy from Scratch

Democracy from Scratch

The Handbook of National Legislatures

The Handbook of National Legislatures

Obsidian

Obsidian

Democracy Derailed in Russia

Democracy Derailed in Russia

Group B Coxsackieviruses

Group B Coxsackieviruses

Are Muslims Distinctive?

Are Muslims Distinctive?

Postcommunism and the Theory of Democracy

Postcommunism and the Theory of Democracy

They Ran Away With the Circus?

They Ran Away With the Circus?

Hierarchy and Its Discontents

Hierarchy and Its Discontents

The Handbook of National Legislatures

The Handbook of National Legislatures

Theory of the Firm

Theory of the Firm

Sustainable Farmland Management

Sustainable Farmland Management

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