BOOKS

When Democracies Choose War: Politics, Public Opinion, and the Marketplace of Ideas
Andrew Z. Katz

What is going on domestically when democracies choose war? Why do some wars of choice generate political opposition while others don't? Is there an internal mechanism that constrains the    More >

Democracy in Crisis: Why, Where, How to Respond
Roland Rich

Democracy is in crisis. After the hope engendered by the Third Wave, democracies around the world are beleaguered with threats from multiple sources. What are these threats? Where did they    More >

International Law in World Politics: An Introduction, 3rd edition
Shirley V. Scott

Reflecting a dramatically changing global context, the third edition of International Law in World Politics introduces the actors, structures, processes, and issues of international law in    More >

Disability and Aging: Learning from Both to Empower the Lives of Older Adults
Jeffrey S. Kahana and Eva Kahana

Choice Outstanding Academic Book! What is the lived experience of previously healthy older adults as they face disability in late life, and how is disability assimilated in their    More >

Mothers at Work: Who Opts Out?
Liana Christin Landivar

Though a majority of mothers of young children are employed outside the home, countless articles have been devoted to anecdotes about highly educated women in high-status occupations    More >

Africa’s Insurgents: Navigating an Evolving Landscape
Morten Bøås and Kevin C. Dunn, editors

Amid an array of shifting national, regional, and global forces, how have African insurgents managed to adapt and survive? And what differences and similarities can be found, both among the    More >

Islamism: A New Totalitarianism
Mehdi Mozaffari

What exactly is Islamism? And what explains its violent expansion in recent decades? Why are Islamists so determined to change the world order? Are there similarities between Islamism and    More >

The Geopolitics of Global Energy: The New Cost of Plenty
Timothy C. Lehmann, editor

In the all-encompassing energy realm, powerful state and private actors determine which of the world's many energy resources are developed ... and how societies are molded to accommodate    More >

Thomas Sankara
Jean-Claude Kongo and Leo Zeilig

His image is unmistakable: with beret and broad grin, Thomas Sankara's picture is pasted on run-down taxis and seen on the walls of local bars throughout Africa. Known widely as the    More >

Roots of African American Violence: Ethnocentrism, Cultural Diversity, and Racism
Darnell F. Hawkins, Jerome B. McKean, Norman A. White, and Christine Martin

What explains the well-documented racial disparities in rates of homicide and other acts of criminal violence in the United States? Critically confronting the conventional narratives that    More >

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