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Yale University Press
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English
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In this wide-ranging and original book, James C. Scott analyzes failed cases of large-scale authoritarian plans in a variety of fields. He argues that centrally managed social plans derail when they impose schematic visions that do violence to complex interdependencies that are not - and cannot be - fully understood. Further the success of designs for social organization depends on the recognition that local, practical knowledge is as important as...
12) Middle East authoritarianisms: governance, contestation, and regime resilience in Syria and Iran
Publisher
Stanford University Press
Pub. Date
2013
Language
English
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Ember in the ashes novel volume 3
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Beyond the Empire and within it, the threat of war looms ever larger as the Blood Shrike, Helene Aquilla, Laia of Serra, and Elias Veturius all face increasing dangers.
The Blood Shrike, Helene Aquilla, is assailed on all sides. Emperor Marcus, haunted by his past, grows increasingly unstable, while the Commandant capitalizes on his madness to bolster her own power... the lives of all those in the Empire hang in the balance. Far to the east, Laia...
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Research in the history of economic thought and methodology volume Volume 38B
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Emerald Publishing
Pub. Date
2020.
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English
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