Robert W Jackman: 2 books

Book cover of Before Norms

Before Norms

Institutions and Civic Culture

by Robert W. Jackman, Ross Alan Miller
Language: English
Release Date: December 21, 2009

The potato famines of the nineteenth century were long attributed to Irish indolence. The Stalinist system was blamed on a Russian proclivity for autocracy. Muslim men have been accused of an inclination to terrorism. Is political behavior really the result of cultural upbringing, or does the vast...
Book cover of Power without Force

Power without Force

The Political Capacity of Nation-States

by Robert W. Jackman
Language: English
Release Date: June 2, 2010

Decolonization after World War II led to a significant global increase in the number of states. Each new nation was born with high expectations. But these hopes were soon eroded by the ineffectiveness and capriciousness of many of the new regimes. In many states military juntas have become the order...
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