BOOKS

From Party Politics to Militarism in Japan, 1924–1941
Kitaoka Shinichi

The years in Japan between June 1924, when a coalition cabinet of three political parties was established, and December 1941, when the country declared war on the United States and Britain,    More >

NATO and the Middle East: In Search of a Strategy
Rolf Schwarz

Over the course of more than seven decades, NATO has sought, but not settled on, an effective strategy for interacting with its neighbors in the Middle East and North Africa. Rolf Schwarz    More >

Introducing Disability Studies, 2nd edition
Ronald J. Berger and Loren E. Wilbers

The new edition of this acclaimed text is an up-to-date introduction to the key themes, research, and controversies in disability studies.               More >

Hack with a Grenade: An Editor’s Backstories of SA News
Gasant Abarder

Hack with a Grenade offers a newspaper editor's perspective on the characters that shape South Africa's psyche. In a book that is one part humor and one part social commentary,    More >

Striking Back: Overt and Covert Options to Combat Russian Disinformation
Thomas Kent

Energizing the debate on how best to expose and deal with Russian propaganda and disinformation, Thomas Kent goes beyond suggesting simple defensive measures. Kent not only calls for more    More >

Dynamics of Democracy in Taiwan: The Ma Ying-jeou Years
Kharis Templeman, Yun-han Chu, and Larry Diamond, editors

During the Ma Ying-jeou presidency in Taiwan (2008–2016), confrontations over relations with mainland China stressed the country’s institutions, leading to a political crisis.    More >

Nixon’s FBI: Hoover, Watergate, and a Bureau in Crisis
Melissa Graves

Polly Corrigan Book Prize Finalist! In 1974, Richard Nixon resigned in disgrace. In 2020, Donald Trump was impeached. Both were investigated by the FBI, an agency under their control. How    More >

Autocracy and Resistance in the Internet Age
Rachel Vanderhill

How do autocratic governments exploit communication technology in their efforts to maintain power? Can prodemocracy activists successfully use that same technology to support the overthrow    More >

The FBI Abroad: Bridging the Gap Between Domestic and Foreign Intelligence
Darren E. Tromblay

How is it that the FBI, a domestic intelligence agency, operates beyond the US borders? What role does the bureau play in emerging democracies? In what ways does it contribute to US    More >

Understanding Contemporary Africa, 6th edition
Peter J. Schraeder, editor

The sixth edition of Understanding Contemporary Africa, and the first under the editorship of Peter Schraeder, combines the strengths of the previous editions with coverage of new topics    More >

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