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 Barack Obama's America: How New Conceptions of Race, Family, and Religion Ended the Reagan Era | by John Kenneth White http://www.press.umich.edu/titleDetailDesc.do?id=17422 Research and reflections on the American demographic shift that led to the election of President Barack Obama. Conflict Resolution in the Twenty-first Century: Principles, Methods, and Approaches | by Jacob Bercovitch and Richard Jackson http://www.press.umich.edu/titleDetailDesc.do?id=106467 A textbook for students and a must-have guide for practitioners. Curbing Bailouts: Bank Crises and Democratic Accountability in Comparative Perspective | by Guillermo Rosas http://www.press.umich.edu/titleDetailDesc.do?id=1050729 Grassroots at the Gateway: Class Politics and Black Freedom Struggle in St. Louis, 1936-75 | by Clarence Lang http://www.press.umich.edu/titleDetailDesc.do?id=354425 Offers a new conceptualization of black workingclass participation in the civil rights movement. The Price of Racial Reconciliation | by Ronald W. Walters http://www.press.umich.edu/titleDetailDesc.do?id=135227 NEW IN PAPER! 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. 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 NEW IN PAPER! A utopian narrative. Handbook of War Studies III: The Intrastate Dimension | edited by Manus I. Midlarsky http://www.press.umich.edu/titleDetailDesc.do?id=348477 Original work from leading international relations scholars on domestic strife, ethnic conflict, and genocide. Treaty Politics and the Rise of Executive Agreements: International Commitments in a System of Shared Powers | by Glen S. Krutz and Jeffrey S. Peake http://www.press.umich.edu/titleDetailDesc.do?id=363522 Executive agreements offer both the president and Congress a more efficient way to conduct international affairs. Americans, Congress, and Democratic Responsiveness: Public Evaluations of Congress and Electoral Consequences | by David R. Jones and Monika L. McDermott http://www.press.umich.edu/titleDetailDesc.do?id=365482 The public's satisfaction with Congress determines policy shifts as well as turnovers at election time. No Boundaries: Transnational Latino Gangs and American Law Enforcement | by Tom Diaz http://www.press.umich.edu/titleDetailDesc.do?id=287594 An alarming report on Latino crime gangs and the efforts of U.S. law enforcement to contain them. The Information Master: Jean-Baptiste Colbert's Secret State Intelligence System | by Jacob Soll http://www.press.umich.edu/titleDetailDesc.do?id=243021 A fascinating inquiry into Jean-Baptiste Colbert's collection of knowledge. Law and Democracy in the Empire of Force | H. Jefferson Powell and James Boyd White, editors http://www.press.umich.edu/titleDetailDesc.do?id=360278 Neither law nor democracy can survive where the empire of force dominates. Guns, Democracy, and the Insurrectionist Idea | by Joshua Horwitz and Casey Anderson http://www.press.umich.edu/titleDetailDesc.do?id=180934 Does the gun lobby threaten the democratic institutions safeguarding individual liberty in America? The Playing Fields of Eton: Equality and Excellence in Modern Meritocracy | by Mika LaVaque-Manty http://www.press.umich.edu/titleDetailDesc.do?id=186189 Can equality and excellence coexist in a democratic society? No Middle Ground: How Informal Party Organizations Control Nominations and Polarize Legislatures | by Seth E. Masket http://www.press.umich.edu/titleDetailDesc.do?id=349912 The new political machines fuel partisanship by supporting only candidates who follow the party's agenda. The U.S. Army Stability Operations Field Manual : U.S. Army Field Manual No. 3-07 | by The United States Army http://www.press.umich.edu/titleDetailDesc.do?id=1308805 Field Manual 3-07, Stability Operations, represents a milestone in Army doctrine. To Shake Their Guns in the Tyrant's Face : Libertarian Political Violence and the Origins of the Militia Movement | by Robert H. Churchill http://www.press.umich.edu/titleDetailDesc.do?id=327258 Did a long-standing and libertarian understanding of the American Revolution create the perfect climate for the militia movement in the United States? America at Risk: Threats to Liberal Self-Government in an Age of Uncertainty | edited by Robert Faulkner and Susan Shell http://www.press.umich.edu/titleDetailDesc.do?id=263002 A group of eminent thinkers and writers address the question, what are some of the greatest dangers facing America today? Judges and Unjust Laws: Common Law Constitutionalism and the Foundations of Judicial Review | by Douglas E. Edlin http://www.press.umich.edu/titleDetailDesc.do?id=319239 Judges have a legal obligation to overrule unjust laws. Dying Inside: The HIV/AIDS Ward at Limestone Prison | by Benjamin Fleury-Steiner http://www.press.umich.edu/titleDetailDesc.do?id=17471 A graphic expose 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.