Political Contingency : Studying the Unexpected, the Accidental, and the Unforeseen.

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History is replete with instances of what might, or might not, have been. By calling something contingent, at a minimum we are saying that it did not have to be as it is. Things could have been otherwise, and they would have been otherwise if something had happened differently. This collection of or...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Shapiro, Ian
Otros Autores: Bedi, Sonu
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : NYU Press, 2007.
Temas:
Since 1989
Political science > Methodology.
Causation > Political aspects.
World politics > 1989-
Imaginary histories.
Politique mondiale > 1989-
Histoire-fiction.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > History & Theory.
Imaginary histories
Political science > Methodology
World politics
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Sumario:History is replete with instances of what might, or might not, have been. By calling something contingent, at a minimum we are saying that it did not have to be as it is. Things could have been otherwise, and they would have been otherwise if something had happened differently. This collection of original essays examines the significance of contingency in the study of politics. That is, how to study unexpected, accidental, or unknowable political phenomena in a systematic fashion. Yitzhak Rabin is assassinated. Saddam Hussein invades Kuwait. Hurricane Katrina hits New Orleans. How might histor.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (305 pages)
ISBN:9780814708828
081470882X

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