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Sam was a wonderful friend and mentor when I had the privilege of working with him at CFIA in the 1970s and '80s. He was generous, always thoughtful, conscientiously argumentative and confident when he was right (which was often but not always the case). Political Order in Changing Societies is, in my view, still the outstanding work of the twentieth century in comparative politics. Sam will be missed as a provocative and brilliant scholar, but also as a surprisingly gentle soul. I can...
Elliot Feldman
December 29, 2008 | Washington, DC