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Brought to you by Penguin. Civil wars are the biggest danger to world peace today - this book shows us why they happen, and how to avoid them. Most of us don't know it, but we are living in the world's greatest era of civil wars. While violence has declined worldwide, civil wars have increased...

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER A leading political scientist sounds the alarm on the increasing likelihood of a second civil war in the United States—and shows how to stop it before it’s too late. “Required reading for anyone invested in preserving our 246-year experiment in self-government...

É preciso soar o alarme: à medida que as democracias retrocedem e os cidadãos se tornam mais polarizados, as guerras civis se tornarão ainda mais generalizadas e durarão mais do que no passado. Uma milícia de extrema direita planeja sequestrar a governadora de Michigan e julgá-la por...

In environments characterized by rapid political change, limited rule of law, and endemic corruption, moderate citizens have rational reasons to favor ideologically extreme groups.

De la guerra civil española a la toma del Capitolio. La obra que desentraña qué conduce al peor de los conflictos Con el mundo al borde del caos, ¿podemos predecir qué países sufrirán una guerra civil? Basándose en investigaciones y lecciones de más de 20 países, Walter identifica...