Political Science and International Relations: New Titles http://www.press.umich.edu/rss/newPolisci.xml New Political Science and International Relations Books en-us ump.webmaster@umich.edu Dying Inside: The HIV/AIDS Ward at Limestone Prison | by Benjamin Fleury-Steiner http://www.press.umich.edu/titleDetailDesc.do?id=17471 A graphic exposé of the inhumane treatment of HIV-positive inmates in U.S. prisons. Politics in the Pews: The Political Mobilization of Black Churches | by Eric L. McDaniel http://www.press.umich.edu/titleDetailDesc.do?id=322916 Examines the factors underlying the political mobilization of Black churches. Neither German nor Pole: Catholicism and National Indifference in a Central European Borderland | by James E. Bjork http://www.press.umich.edu/titleDetailDesc.do?id=217738 A unique study of the importance of religious identification in a multi-national region . International Political Earthquakes | by Michael Brecher http://www.press.umich.edu/titleDetailDesc.do?id=293883 A preeminent scholar examines the global causes and consequences of international conflict. Capitol Investments: The Marketability of Political Skills | by Glenn R. Parker http://www.press.umich.edu/titleDetailDesc.do?id=323198 Members of Congress purposefully develop expertise to improve their employment prospects after they leave office. Sacred Violence: Torture, Terror, and Sovereignty | by Paul W. Kahn http://www.press.umich.edu/titleDetailDesc.do?id=336363 Is torture the inevitable reaction to terrorism? Are Worker Rights Human Rights? | by Richard P. McIntyre http://www.press.umich.edu/titleDetailDesc.do?id=189253 In a global economy, workers must assert their collective rights as workers in order to win human rights as individuals. The Supreme Court on Trial: How the American Justice System Sacrifices Innocent Defendants | by George C. Thomas III http://www.press.umich.edu/titleDetailDesc.do?id=119352 Has the American criminal justice system abandoned its duty to protect the innocent?. Beyond Sputnik: U.S. Science Policy in the Twenty-First Century | by Homer A. Neal, Tobin L. Smith, and Jennifer B. McCormick http://www.press.umich.edu/titleDetailDesc.do?id=22958 A timely introduction to all facets of U.S. national science policy. Good Money: Birmingham Button Makers, the Royal Mint, and the Beginnings of Modern Coinage, 1775-1821 | by George Selgin http://www.press.umich.edu/titleDetailDesc.do?id=307069 Private Enterprise and the Foundation of Modern Coinage. To See Ourselves as Others See Us: How Publics Abroad View the United States after 9/11 | by Ole R. Holsti http://www.press.umich.edu/titleDetailDesc.do?id=148997 As anti-American sentiment grows abroad, the U.S. is losing the power of persuasion. Federalism: Political Identity and Tragic Compromise | by Malcolm M. Feeley and Edward Rubin http://www.press.umich.edu/titleDetailDesc.do?id=106254 New analysis of a fundamental concept in politics and law, by a pair of influential and respected scholars. Imagining America in 2033: How the Country Put Itself Together after Bush | by Herbert J. Gans http://www.press.umich.edu/titleDetailDesc.do?id=226276 A utopian narrative. The American Voter Revisited | by Michael S. Lewis-Beck, William G. Jacoby, Helmut Norpoth, and Herbert F. Weisberg http://www.press.umich.edu/titleDetailDesc.do?id=92266 Presenting a new classic in political psychology and voter behavior. The Umma and Dawla: The Nation State and the Arab Middle East | by Tamim Al-Barghouti | Pluto Press http://www.press.umich.edu/titleDetailDesc.do?id=343644 This unique book should be required reading for students of Middle East international relations and Islamic political theory. Deployed: How Reservists Bear the Burden of Iraq | by Michael Musheno and Susan M. Ross http://www.press.umich.edu/titleDetailDesc.do?id=262968 The stories of the citizen soldiers of an Army Reserve unit who were among the first wave of reservists mobilized after September 11. Distrusting Democrats: Outcomes of Participatory Constitution Making | by Devra C. Moehler http://www.press.umich.edu/titleDetailDesc.do?id=203954 Does participation lead citizens of new democracies to invest or disinvest in democracy? Small Change: Money, Political Parties, and Campaign Finance Reform | by Raymond J. La Raja http://www.press.umich.edu/titleDetailDesc.do?id=293864 A rich analysis of the colorful and contentious history of campaign finance reform. When Courts and Congress Collide: The Struggle for Control of America's Judicial System | by Charles Gardner Geyh http://www.press.umich.edu/titleDetailDesc.do?id=106478 NEW IN PAPER! Can our nation's judiciary remain independent, in light of the battle over judicial appointments? Mark One or More: Civil Rights in Multiracial America | by Kim M. Williams http://www.press.umich.edu/titleDetailDesc.do?id=17441 NEW IN PAPER! The little-known story of the struggle to include a multiracial category on the U.S. census, and the profound changes it wrought in the American political landscape. Racial Union: Law, Intimacy, and the White State in Alabama, 1865-1954 | by Julie Novkov http://www.press.umich.edu/titleDetailDesc.do?id=89977 A stunning exploration of America's attitudes on interracial marriage. The Cult of Statistical Significance: How the Standard Error Costs Us Jobs, Justice, and Lives | by Stephen T. Ziliak and Deirdre N. McCloskey http://www.press.umich.edu/titleDetailDesc.do?id=186351 How the most important statistical method used in many of the sciences doesn't pass the test for basic common sense. In Defense of Monopoly: How Market Power Fosters Creative Production | by Richard B. McKenzie and Dwight R. Lee http://www.press.umich.edu/titleDetailDesc.do?id=93419 A provocative defense of market dominance. Fighting for Public Services: Better Lives, A Better World | by Fritz Keller and Andreas Hoferl | Pluto Press http://www.press.umich.edu/titleDetailDesc.do?id=343759 This book celebrates the centennial anniversary of Public Services International. The Price of Racial Reconciliation | by Ronald W. Walters http://www.press.umich.edu/titleDetailDesc.do?id=135227 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.