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 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.