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Contents Chapter 1. The Self-Restraining State? 1 Chapter 2. Historical Linkages 16 Chapter 3. Tracking Global Diffusion 33 Chapter 4. The Logic of Strategic Emulation 55 Chapter 5. Trendsetters and Early Adopters, pre-1990 74 Chapter 6. Democratization Scripts and Bandwagoning in Africa 106 Chapter 7. Transitional Myths and Everyday Politics in the Americas 153 Chapter 8. Appeasement via Localization in the Asia Pacific 192 Chapter 9. Membership Rites and Statehood in the New Europe 256 Chapter 10. How Accountability Institutions Matter 310 Chapter 11. Adaptive States: Making and Breaking International Law 350 Notes 361 Index 443 Acknowledgments 479 This page intentionally left blank ...

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