Political Science and International Studies
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Barack Obama's America
How New Conceptions of Race, Family, and Religion Ended the Reagan Era John Kenneth White Research and reflections on the American demographic shift that led to the election of President Barack Obama 6 x 9. 320 pgs. 14 tables. 2009
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Conflict Resolution in the Twenty-first Century
Principles, Methods, and Approaches Jacob Bercovitch and Richard Jackson A textbook for students and a must-have guide for practitioners 8.5 x 11. 240 pgs. 7 tables, 6 figures. 2009
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Curbing Bailouts
Bank Crises and Democratic Accountability in Comparative Perspective Guillermo Rosas 6 x 9. 224 pgs. numerous tables, charts, and formulas. 2009
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Grassroots at the Gateway
Class Politics and Black Freedom Struggle in St. Louis, 1936-75 Clarence Lang Offers a new conceptualization of black workingclass participation in the civil rights movement 6.125 x 9.25. 344 pgs. 11 B&W photographs. 2009
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The Price of Racial Reconciliation Ronald W. Walters Presents the conceptual difficulties involved in the project of racial reconciliation by a comparative analysis of South African Truth and Reconciliation and the demand for Reparations in the United States 6 x 9. 264 pgs. 10 tables. 2008
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Imagining America in 2033 How the Country Put Itself Together after Bush Herbert J. Gans A utopian narrative 6 x 9. 224 pgs. 2008
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Handbook of War Studies III
The Intrastate Dimension Manus I. Midlarsky, ed. Original work from leading international relations scholars on domestic strife, ethnic conflict, and genocide 6 x 9. 392 pgs. 8 figures, 8 tables, 1 appendix. 2009
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Treaty Politics and the Rise of Executive Agreements
International Commitments in a System of Shared Powers Glen S. Krutz and Jeffrey S. Peake Executive agreements offer both the president and Congress a more efficient way to conduct international affairs 6 x 9. 264 pgs. 7 figures, 12 tables. 2009
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Americans, Congress, and Democratic Responsiveness Public Evaluations of Congress and Electoral Consequences David R. Jones and Monika L. McDermott The public's satisfaction with Congress determines policy shifts as well as turnovers at election time 6 x 9. 216 pgs. 26 tables, 12 figures. 2009
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No Boundaries
Transnational Latino Gangs and American Law Enforcement Tom Diaz An alarming report on Latino crime gangs and the efforts of U.S. law enforcement to contain them 6 x 9. 360 pgs. 2009
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The Information Master Jean-Baptiste Colbert's Secret State Intelligence System Jacob Soll A fascinating inquiry into Jean-Baptiste Colbert's collection of knowledge 6 x 9. 304 pgs. 11 B&W photographs. 2009
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Law and Democracy in the Empire of Force
H. Jefferson Powell and James Boyd White, editors Neither law nor democracy can survive where the empire of force dominates 6 x 9. 296 pgs. 2009
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Guns, Democracy, and the Insurrectionist Idea Joshua Horwitz and Casey Anderson Does the gun lobby threaten the democratic institutions safeguarding individual liberty in America? 6 x 9. 296 pgs. 2009
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The Playing Fields of Eton Equality and Excellence in Modern Meritocracy Mika LaVaque-Manty Can equality and excellence coexist in a democratic society? 6 x 9. 248 pgs. 4 B&W photographs. 2009
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Best Sellers
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The Cult of Statistical Significance How the Standard Error Costs Us Jobs, Justice, and Lives Stephen T. Ziliak and Deirdre N. McCloskey How the most important statistical method used in many of the sciences doesn't pass the test for basic common sense 6 x 9. 352 pgs. 15 tables, 8 figures. 2008
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Dying Inside The HIV/AIDS Ward at Limestone Prison Benjamin Fleury-Steiner A graphic exposé of the inhumane treatment of HIV-positive inmates in U.S. prisons 6 x 9. 248 pgs. 2 figures. 2008
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Small Change Money, Political Parties, and Campaign Finance Reform Raymond J. La Raja A rich analysis of the colorful and contentious history of campaign finance reform 6 x 9. 304 pgs. 15 tables, 14 charts. 2008
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When Courts and Congress Collide The Struggle for Control of America's Judicial System Charles Gardner Geyh Can our nation's judiciary remain independent, in light of the battle over judicial appointments? 6 x 9. 344 pgs. 2 tables. 2006
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Award-Winning Books
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The New Imperial Presidency Renewing Presidential Power after Watergate Andrew Rudalevige Named a Choice Outstanding Academic Title 6 x 9. 376 pgs. 2005
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A Race, Republicans, and the Return of the Party of Lincoln
Tasha S. Philpot Winner: 2008 W. E. B. DuBois Outstanding Book Award given by the National Conference of Black Political Scientists 6 x 9. 224 pgs. 19 figures, 28 tables. 2007
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Solidarity's Secret The Women Who Defeated Communism in Poland Shana Penn Winner: 2005 Heldt Book Prize for Best Book in Slavic/Eastern European/Eurasian Women's Studies given by the Association for Women in Slavic Studies (AWSS) of the American Association for the Advancement of Slavic Studies (AAASS) 6-1/8 x 9-1/4. 400 pgs. 2005
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Announcements
New Series Announcement: Legislative Politics and Policy Making
Series Editors: Janet M. Box-Steffensmeier, Ohio State University and David Canon, University of Wisconsin
We would like to announce our new series "Legislative Politics and Policy Making," which we believe will provide, in the years to come, some much-needed reading material for everyone from The Hill to The Classroom. The series will cover both Congress and state legislatures and welcome both quantitative and qualitative work. We envision a series that the best legislative scholars look to as a place to get their work published in and a series that scholars naturally peruse when striving to keep abreast in the field and choose books for seminars and undergraduate classes. We also see the series broadly as it will encompass work on interactions among Congress and other political entities.
Series editor Janet Box-Steffensmeier has strong interests in legislative politics as well as political behavior and methodology. Her legislative publications include topics of congressional campaign finance, representation and electoral advantage in Congress, legislative success and effectiveness, legislative socialization, position taking, vote choice for members, and a current project on congressional politics of the blue slip.
David Canon is clearly situated in legislative politics as his primary field. He is perhaps best known for his work on race and representation (which concerned behavior in Congress), but he has also published work on congressional elections, political careers in Congress, congressional leadership, and the evolution of the legislative committee system. His work includes traditional roll call analysis, analysis of speeches, sponsorship and co-sponsorship committee assignments, and congressional leadership.
Please note that we are actively seeking experienced political science and legislative politics writers for this series, and would be much obliged to hear about the ideas, projects, and goals of those involved. We look for manuscripts that make an important theoretical contribution, are methodologically rigorous, and address topics of important substantive interest, as well as "insider" books that explore the operation of Congress, edited volumes that provide accessible versions of recent research on Congress and analysis of congressional politics, or cross-over books that address topics such as gender, race, the media, and interest groups and Congress.
Contact editor Melody Herr at mrherr@umich.edu for more information
**************************************************************New Series Announcement: CAWP Series in Gender and American Politics
Series Editors: Susan J. Carroll (Rutgers University) and Kira Sanbonmatsu (Rutgers University)
The CAWP Series in Gender and American Politics publishes innovative work on gender and politics. We invite manuscripts that push the boundaries of current thinking about the intersection of gender and politics; that demonstrate the centrality of gender to our understanding of American democracy; that are attentive to linkages among theory, empirical analysis, and political practice; and that study under-represented groups and under-researched topics within the field of women and politics. We encourage work that recognizes how other categories of analysis, including race, ethnicity, class, and sexuality, help to constitute and inform gender politics. The series is open to a variety of methodological approaches, and favors projects that employ multiple or innovative methods.
The CAWP Series in Gender and American Politics is published by the University of Michigan Press in association with the Center for American Women and Politics (CAWP) at Rutgers University.
