BOOKS

Indonesia: State and Society in Transition
Jemma Purdey, Antje Missbach, and Dave McRae

Indonesia remains a country in transition even now, some two decades after its extraordinary shift from authoritarianism to democracy and from economic crisis to a rapidly growing economy.    More >

Ties That Bind, Ties That Divide: 100 Years of Hungarian Experience in the United States
Julianna Puskás, editor, translated by Zora Ludwig

In Ties That Bind, Ties That Divide, Juliana Puskás, a prominent scholar on immigration, examines the Hungarian-American experience. Often overshadowed by the stories of other    More >

Population and Environment in China
Qu Geping and Li Jinchang

Professors Qu and Li incorporate the results of historical research, current analysis, and forecasting to discuss the relationship between human population and the environment in China.    More >

Embattled Neighbors: Syria, Israel, and Lebanon
Robert G. Rabil

Israel's ongoing dispute with Syria and Lebanon gravely undermines the potential for peace in the Middle East. Charting the course of this triangular relationship since 1948, Robert    More >

Germans and Jews Since the Holocaust: The Changing Situation in West Germany
Anson Rabinbach and Jack David Zipes

Examines the perplexing issues and polemics surrounding the recent reconsideration of the Jewish-German synthesis. In wide-ranging essays, the contributors explore the ways in which    More >

Writing the Book of Esther [a novel]
Henri Raczymow, translated from the French by Dori Katz

Mathieu, the narrator of this novel, is compelled by his older sister's suicide to confront the effects of his family's tragic past. Born after the war, Mathieu is left to grapple    More >

The Dynamics of Soviet Policy in Sub-Saharan Africa
Michael Radu and Arthur J. Klinghoffer

In their provocative account, Radu and Klinghoffer treat Africa not as the passive victim or an inert target of Soviet policy, but as an active participant on the international political    More >

Peacebuilding and Transitional Justice in East Timor
James DeShaw Rae

Did the United Nations successfully help to build a just, peaceful state and society in postconflict East Timor? Has transitional justice satisfied local demands for accountability and/or    More >

Understanding Police Use of Force
Howard Rahtz

Rahtz provides an even-handed and comprehensive discussion of the use of force in law enforcement.    More >

Community Policing: A Handbook for Beat Cops and Supervisors
Howard Rahtz

This practical and clearly written manual explains the advantages and the “how-to” of community policing. Topics include Community-Oriented Policing (COP) vs. traditional police    More >

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