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Political sociology / Sociology of religion This book will appeal to scholars and policymakers with interests in conflict, foreign interventions, statebuilding, and peacebuilding. ‘This book is a model piece of scholarship in political science. It is eloquently written. It addresses an enormously important topic in global politics and offers nonobvious arguments constructed upon an impressive foundation of original and systematic empirical evidence. It will appeal greatly to scholars of international relations as well as comparative politics, and should offer lessons to policy practitioners and scholars alike.’ Dan Slater, University of Chicago Problems of International Politics
2016 228 x 152 mm 242pp 2 b/w illus. 8 colour illus. 14 tables 978-1-107-16671-4 Hardback £64.99 / US$99.99 For all formats available, see
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When Solidarity Works Labor-Civic Networks and Welfare States in the Market Reform Era Cheol-Sung Lee University of Chicago
For scholars of comparative politics, political sociology and network analysis, Cheol-Sung Lee’s account introduces the notion of ‘embedded cohesiveness’ in order to develop an explanatory model in which labor-civic solidarity and unionpolitical party alliance jointly account for
outcomes of welfare state retrenchment as well as welfare state expansion. Structural Analysis in the Social Sciences, 41
2016 228 x 152 mm 432pp 29 b/w illus. 23 tables 978-1-107-17404-7 Hardback £90.00 / US$120.00 For all formats available, see
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Sociology of religion Spiritual Dimensions of Ageing Edited by Malcolm Johnson University of Bristol
and Joanna Walker University of Southampton
Spirituality in later life has become increasingly significant in the context of extended longevity. This book will inform researchers and practitioners in all fields that relate to older people, especially in social, psychological and health-related domains, and wherever meaning and purpose in ageing are recognised as important for human flourishing. 2016 228 x 152 mm 330pp 978-1-107-09257-0 Hardback £69.99 / US$110.00 For all formats available, see
www.cambridge.org/9781107092570