Eric Grynaviski is an Associate Professor of Political Science and International Affairs at George Washington University, Washington, DC. His first book, Constructive Illusions (2014), won the American Political Science Association's Robert L. Jervis and Paul W. Schroeder Best Book Award for International History and Politics. Grynaviski is a member of the American Political Science Association and the International Studies Association. His work has appeared in International Organization, International Theory, Security Studies, the European Journal of International Relations, and the Review of International Studies.

'… well-written and impressively researched … filled with both theoretical and empirical innovations … Grynaviski provides a welcome critique of state- and leader-centric accounts of international politics.' Paul K. MacDonald, Perspectives on Politics

• Acknowledgements; List of abbreviations; Introduction; 1. Power from the margins; 2. Rebels or savages; 3. Pirates and hookahs; 4. Red, blue, or gray; 5. Pigs and papists; 6. Islands or canned goods; 7. The daredevil and his porter; 8. Joe and the Sheikh; Conclusion; Collections and government documents consulted; Index.

Eric Grynaviski is an Associate Professor of Political Science and International Affairs at George Washington University, Washington, DC. His first book, Constructive Illusions (2014), won the American Political Science Association's Robert L. Jervis and Paul W. Schroeder Best Book Award for International History and Politics. Grynaviski is a member of the American Political Science Association and the International Studies Association. His work has appeared in International Organization, International Theory, Security Studies, the European Journal of International Relations, and the Review of International Studies.

'… well-written and impressively researched … filled with both theoretical and empirical innovations … Grynaviski provides a welcome critique of state- and leader-centric accounts of international politics.' Paul K. MacDonald, Perspectives on Politics

• Acknowledgements; List of abbreviations; Introduction; 1. Power from the margins; 2. Rebels or savages; 3. Pirates and hookahs; 4. Red, blue, or gray; 5. Pigs and papists; 6. Islands or canned goods; 7. The daredevil and his porter; 8. Joe and the Sheikh; Conclusion; Collections and government documents consulted; Index.

Eric Grynaviski is an Associate Professor of Political Science and International Affairs at George Washington University, Washington, DC. His first book, Constructive Illusions (2014), won the American Political Science Association's Robert L. Jervis and Paul W. Schroeder Best Book Award for International History and Politics. Grynaviski is a member of the American Political Science Association and the International Studies Association. His work has appeared in International Organization, International Theory, Security Studies, the European Journal of International Relations, and the Review of International Studies.

'… well-written and impressively researched … filled with both theoretical and empirical innovations … Grynaviski provides a welcome critique of state- and leader-centric accounts of international politics.' Paul K. MacDonald, Perspectives on Politics

• Acknowledgements; List of abbreviations; Introduction; 1. Power from the margins; 2. Rebels or savages; 3. Pirates and hookahs; 4. Red, blue, or gray; 5. Pigs and papists; 6. Islands or canned goods; 7. The daredevil and his porter; 8. Joe and the Sheikh; Conclusion; Collections and government documents consulted; Index.