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WW Norton & Co Ways of War and Peace
Book SynopsisIn the wake of the Cold War, as the international community struggles to accommodate change, the author of this study directs our attention to the classic theorists, Thucydides, Rousseau, Locke and others.
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LUP - University of Michigan Press Constructivism Reconsidered Past Present and
Book SynopsisExplores Constructivism's theoretical, empirical, and methodological strengths and weaknesses, and debates what these say about its past, present, and future to reach a better understanding of international relations (IR) in general and how Constructivism informs IR in particular.Trade ReviewConstructivism Reconsidered is the major assessment of constructivism to date. It makes an important and lasting contribution to IR theory, and all those who want to understand constructivism or use it in their work need to read this book."" - John A. Vasquez, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign""The editors and authors have put together an intriguing volume taking stock of constructivism in its third decade. Many times edited volumes are forced into a false coherence that appears coerced after only a few pages. What distinguishes this volume is its retention of a dizzying variety. Much like any delicious tasting menu or omakase experience, the reader will find in this volume many ideas to savor, and a few that either leave a bitter taste, or leave one scratching her head pondering what was that?"" - Ted Hopf, National University of Singapore
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LUP - University of Michigan Press The Politics of Millennials
Book SynopsisExplores the factors that shape the Millennial generation's unique political identity, how this identity conditions political choices, and how this cohort's diversity informs political attitudes and beliefs. The book explores politics from a generational perspective, first, and then combines this with other group identities.
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LUP - University of Michigan Press Pride Not Prejudice National Identity as a
Book SynopsisNumerous studies have suggested that more peaceful relations are likely only if countries submerge or paper over existing national identities by promoting universalism. Pride, Not Prejudice argues, to the contrary, that affirmation of national identities may be a more effective way to build international cooperation.Table of Contents“Chung makes important and fascinating points with large implications about how states can overcome elements of national identity that emphasize the distinctiveness, and often superiority, of the state over relevant others.”- Joslyn Barnhart, Wesleyan University“. . . advances a novel, even counterintuitive, solution to a frustratingly enduring problem among Northeast Asia’s states and, most especially for the United States since two of the three countries are its most important regional allies.”- Bridget L. Coggins, University of California, Santa Barbara
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LUP - University of Michigan Press Developing States Shaping Citizenship
Book SynopsisAt the nexus of political science, development studies, and public policy, Developing States, Shaping Citizenship analyses an overlooked driver of political behaviour: citizens' past experience with the government through service provision.
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The University of Michigan Press Radicalization in Theory and Practice
Book SynopsisIdentifies the mechanisms that explicitly link radical religious beliefs and radical actions. The book describes its nature, singles out the mechanisms that enable radicalism to produce its effects, and develops a conceptual architecture to help scholars and policy-makers to address and evaluate radicalism - or what often passes as such.Trade ReviewThis important book offers a clear contribution to the literature through its focus on multi-faceted and non-linear explanations for radicalization. The collection emphasizes the importance of local and social contexts in understanding how radicalization is made possible." —Christopher Baker-Beall, Bournemouth UniversityTable of Contents List of illustrations Radicalization and Religious Violence in Western Europe: An Introduction, Thierry Balzacq and Elyamine Settoul Part I. Theories 1. Economic Perspectives, Tim Krieger and Daniel Meierricks 2. Social Movement Research, Daniela I. Pisoiu 3. Islamic Doctrines, Mohamed-Ali Adraoui 4. Conversion Models, Juliette Galonnier 5. Social Psychology, John Morrison Part II. Patterns of Radicalization in Western Europe 6. Belgium, Sarah Teich 7. France, Elyamine Settoul 8. Germany, Robert Pelzer and Mika Moeller 9. Spain, Rut Bermejo 10. United Kingdom, Tahir Abbas Conclusion, Valérie Amiraux Contributors
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The University of Michigan Press Youth without Representation
Book SynopsisProvides an holistic account of youths’ marginalization in legislatures, cabinets, and candidacies for office through a comparative lens. The authors argue that youths’ underrepresentation in political office constitutes a democratic deficit and provide ample evidence for why they think that youth must be present in politics at much higher rates.Table of Contents Chapter 1. Introduction Chapter 2. Why we need increased youth representation Chapter 3. Youths’ underrepresentation in national parliaments Chapter 4. Youth representation across party delegations in parliament Chapter 5. Young politicians in cabinet Chapter 6. Youth as candidates and elected representatives Chapter 7. Explaining (more) variation in youth representation: Insights from an original survey in Sweden and Switzerland Chapter 8. Conclusions
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LUP - University of Michigan Press Struggles for Political Change in the Arab World
Book SynopsisExplains how relevant political players in Arab countries among regimes, opposition movements, and external actors have adapted ten years after the onset of the Arab Spring. It includes contributions on Egypt, Morocco, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Algeria, Sudan, Lebanon, Iraq, Jordan, Yemen, and Tunisia.Table of Contents List of Figures List of Tables Acknowledgments PREFACE Hicham Alaoui Introduction Struggles for Political Change in the Arab World: Regimes, Oppositions, and External Actors after the Spring Hesham Sallam, Lisa Blaydes, and Amr Hamzawy I. Regime Strategies of Control Chapter 1 Authoritarian Narratives and Practices in Egypt Amr Hamzawy Chapter 2 The People Vs. the Palace: Power and Politics in Morocco since 2011 Samia Errazzouki Chapter 3 Kuwait’s Changing Landscape: Palace Projects and the Decline of Rule by Consensus Farah Al-Nakib Chapter 4 The Decay of Family Rule in Saudi Arabia Michael Herb Chapter 5 Syria’s Repressive Peace Samer Abboud II. Opposition Mobilization Strategies and Obstacles to Reform Chapter 6 Mobilization without Movement: Opposition and Youth Activism in Jordan Sean Yom Chapter 7 Cycles of Contention in Lebanon Lina Khatib Chapter 8 Algeria: Anatomy of a Revolutionary Situation Thomas Serres Chapter 9 The Nexus of Patronage, Petrol, and Population in Iraq David Siddhartha Patel Chapter 10 Understanding the Roots, Dynamics, and Potential of an “Impossible” Revolution: The Prospects and Challenges of Democratization in Sudan Khalid Mustafa Medani Chapter 11 Tunisia: The Challenges of Party Consolidation and the Specter of Authoritarian Reversal Lindsay J. Benstead Chapter 12 Examining Yemen’s Post-2011 Trajectory: From Reform to War to Many Yemens April Longley Alley III. Transnational Influences Chapter 13 U.S. Influence on Arab Regimes: From Reluctant Democracy Supporter to Authoritarian Enabler Sarah Yerkes Chapter 14 Chinese Soft Power Projection in the Arab World: From the Belt and Road Initiative to Global Pandemic Response Lisa Blaydes Chapter 15 Iran’s Culture Wars in the Arab World Abbas Milani Chapter 16 The Arab Counter-Revolution: The Formation of a Regional Alliance to Undermine the Arab Spring Toby Matthiesen Chapter 17 Myths of Expansion: Turkey's Changing Policy in the Arab World Ayça Alemdaroğlu and Gönül Tol Conclusion: The Ongoing Struggle for Political Reform in the Arab World Larry Diamond List of Contributors
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LUP - University of Michigan Press In Defense of Free Speech in Universities A
Book SynopsisIn this book, Amy Lai examines the current free speech crisis in Western universities. She studies the origin, history, and importance of freedom of speech in the university setting, and addresses the relevance and pitfalls of political correctness and microaggressions on campuses.Table of Contents Preface and Acknowledgments Introduction Part One Chapter One: Free Speech in Western Universities Chapter Two: Academic Freedom: History, Definitions, and Democratic Significance Chapter Three: Campus Free Speech and Academic Freedom Part Two Chapter Four: Free Speech, Compelled Speech, Facts/Falsehoods/Unpopular Opinions Chapter Five: Political Correctness, Harassment/Discrimination/Hate Speech, Microaggression Chapter Six: Deplatforming, Trigger Warning, Safe Space Part Three Chapter Seven: The United Kingdom: Human Rights Act, a New Bill, and the Uncertain Future of Campus Speech Chapter Eight: The United States: First Amendment, Speech Policies, and Promising but "Not Quite There Yet" Results Chapter Nine: Canada: The (Ir)Relevance of the Charter to Campus Free Speech Conclusion
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LUP - University of Michigan Press Seeds of Mobilization The Authoritarian Roots of
Book SynopsisSouth Korea is sometimes held as a dream case of modernization theory, a testament to how economic development leads to democracy. Seeds of Mobilization takes a closer look at the history of South Korea to show that Korea’s advance to democracy was not linear.Trade ReviewJoan Cho unpacks the long-term impact of economic development in South Korea on both worker and student organizations, and its consequent impact on democratization. Her nuanced theory on the sociopolitical impact of industrial complexes and labor unions, as well as that of college campuses and student organizations, is a very welcome contribution to the burgeoning literature on democratization, especially on South Korea." - Elvin Ong, National University of SingaporeTable of Contents List of Figures List of Tables Abbreviations A Note on Romanization Acknowledgments 1. Introduction: Re-examining South Korea’s Democratization 2. Industrialization as a (De)stabilizing Force 3. Manufacturing Protests: Ecology of Industrial Complexes and Development of the Labor Movement 4. Learning to Dissent: Education and Authoritarian Resilience 5. From College Campuses to Ballot Boxes: Mobilizing for Democratic Reforms 6. Beyond the Democratic Transition: Democratization and Generational Divide in South Korea 7. Conclusion: Development, Democracy, and Authoritarian Legacy Appendix: Datasets and Data Sources Bibliography Index
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The University of Michigan Press Negro Thought in America 18801915
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The University of Michigan Press Youth without Representation
Book SynopsisProvides an holistic account of youths’ marginalization in legislatures, cabinets, and candidacies for office through a comparative lens. The authors argue that youths’ underrepresentation in political office constitutes a democratic deficit and provide ample evidence for why they think that youth must be present in politics at much higher rates.Trade ReviewThis book is a unique take on the issue of youth representation, making the case for their participation in parliaments and cabinets. This well-researched, data-driven study will make a significant contribution to our understanding of why young citizens are underrepresented in parliaments and cabinets around the world." —Holly Ann Garnett, Associate Professor of Political Science at the Royal Military College of Canada in Kingston"This will be the most important book in its field and it will gain much attention among scholars of youth politics and especially youth political representation." —Devin K. Joshi, Singapore Management UniversityTable of Contents Chapter 1. Introduction Chapter 2. Why we need increased youth representation Chapter 3. Youths’ underrepresentation in national parliaments Chapter 4. Youth representation across party delegations in parliament Chapter 5. Young politicians in cabinet Chapter 6. Youth as candidates and elected representatives Chapter 7. Explaining (more) variation in youth representation: Insights from an original survey in Sweden and Switzerland Chapter 8. Conclusions
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LUP - University of Michigan Press Struggles for Political Change in the Arab World
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LUP - University of Michigan Press In the Lurch
Book SynopsisSome of theatre’s most powerful works in the past thirty years fall into the category of ‘verbatim theatre’, socially engaged performances whose texts rely on word-for-word testimony. But in this moment of what Ryan Claycomb terms the ‘rightward lurch’ of western democracies, does this idealized space of democratic deliberation remain effective?Table of ContentsAcknowledgments Introduction: In the LurchOne: Democratic Deliberation and the Theatricalized Public SphereTwo: Debating in UtopiaThree: Feeling TogetherFour: The Opposite of Empathy is Suspicion Coda: Nostalgia; or, the Pastness of the PresentBibliography
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The University of Michigan Press State Institutions Civic Associations and
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The University of Michigan Press In Defense of Free Speech in Universities
Book SynopsisIn this book, Amy Lai examines the current free speech crisis in Western universities. She studies the origin, history, and importance of freedom of speech in the university setting, and addresses the relevance and pitfalls of political correctness and microaggressions on campuses.Trade Review“Amy Lai provides a much-needed cross-national perspective on the problem of censorship in Western universities. Read this brave book, and raise your own voice in defense of freedom.”—Jonathan Zimmerman, Berkowitz Professor in Education, University of Pennsylvania“As book bans, trigger warnings, and deplatforming foster scepticism toward freedom of expression, Amy Lai offers a necessary defense of the legal and philosophical underpinnings of the right to dissent. Reframing contemporary questions of academic freedom through readings from Milton, Locke, Kant, J.S. Mill, and Rawls, she underscores its value and our collective obligation to maintain difficult conversations on sensitive cultural and political questions. Anyone concerned with these issues will find much in this book to enlighten, provoke, and disquiet them, and much to reconsider, or dissent from, in her unflinching analysis of recent flashpoints in Canada, the United States, and the United Kingdom.”—Brendan de Caires, Executive Director of PEN CanadaTable of Contents Preface and Acknowledgments Introduction Part One Chapter One: Free Speech in Western Universities Chapter Two: Academic Freedom: History, Definitions, and Democratic Significance Chapter Three: Campus Free Speech and Academic Freedom Part Two Chapter Four: Free Speech, Compelled Speech, Facts/Falsehoods/Unpopular Opinions Chapter Five: Political Correctness, Harassment/Discrimination/Hate Speech, Microaggression Chapter Six: Deplatforming, Trigger Warning, Safe Space Part Three Chapter Seven: The United Kingdom: Human Rights Act, a New Bill, and the Uncertain Future of Campus Speech Chapter Eight: The United States: First Amendment, Speech Policies, and Promising but "Not Quite There Yet" Results Chapter Nine: Canada: The (Ir)Relevance of the Charter to Campus Free Speech Conclusion
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The University of Michigan Press Seeds of Mobilization
Book SynopsisSouth Korea is sometimes held as a dream case of modernization theory, a testament to how economic development leads to democracy. Seeds of Mobilization takes a closer look at the history of South Korea to show that Korea’s advance to democracy was not linear.Trade ReviewJoan Cho unpacks the long-term impact of economic development in South Korea on both worker and student organizations, and its consequent impact on democratization. Her nuanced theory on the sociopolitical impact of industrial complexes and labor unions, as well as that of college campuses and student organizations, is a very welcome contribution to the burgeoning literature on democratization, especially on South Korea." - Elvin Ong, National University of SingaporeTable of Contents List of Figures List of Tables Abbreviations A Note on Romanization Acknowledgments 1. Introduction: Re-examining South Korea’s Democratization 2. Industrialization as a (De)stabilizing Force 3. Manufacturing Protests: Ecology of Industrial Complexes and Development of the Labor Movement 4. Learning to Dissent: Education and Authoritarian Resilience 5. From College Campuses to Ballot Boxes: Mobilizing for Democratic Reforms 6. Beyond the Democratic Transition: Democratization and Generational Divide in South Korea 7. Conclusion: Development, Democracy, and Authoritarian Legacy Appendix: Datasets and Data Sources Bibliography Index
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The University of Michigan Press CzechoSlovakia
Book SynopsisAs the clock struck midnight on December 31, 1992, Czechoslovakia, the only genuine democracy in post-World War I Central-Eastern Europe, broke up into two independent successor states. This book explores the failed search for a postcommunist constitution and it records in a lively style a singular instance of the peaceful settlement of an ethnic dispute. For more than three years after the implosion of the Communist regime in 1989, the Czechs and Slovaks negotiated the terms of a new relationship to succeed the centralized federation created under communism. After failing to agree to the terms of a new union, the parties agreed on an orderly breakup. In the background of the narrative loom general issues such as: What are the sources of ethnic conflict and what is the impact of nationalism? Why do ethnic groups choose secession and what makes for peaceful rather than violent separation? What factors influence the course of postcommunist constitutional negotiations, which are inevi
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LUP - University of Michigan Press Dividing the Rulers How Majority Cycling Saves Democracy
Book SynopsisThe election of populist politicians in recent years seems to challenge the very idea of democracy. This book argues that majority rule is not to blame; rather, the institutions that stabilize majorities are responsible for the seeming suppression of minority interests.Trade ReviewThe key question—how to ensure that the losers of the electoral game are defended in a way that both protects their own interests and that of the broader political system—is a central one for scholars of democracy, especially those who focus on societies divided along ethnic, religious, linguistic, or similar cleavages." - Benjamin Reilly, University of Western Australia
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LUP - University of Michigan Press Democracy and Imperialism Irving Babbitt and
Book SynopsisExamines Irving Babbitt's unique contribution to understanding the quality of foreign policy leadership in a democracy, as he showed that a democratic nation's foreign policy is a product of the moral and cultural tendencies of the nation's leaders and that the substitution of expansive, sentimental Romanticism for the religious and ethical traditions of the West would lead to imperialism.Trade ReviewThe author does a masterful job of laying out Babbitt's views on the sources of imperialism in mistaken notions of human character and, especially, failures of personal and national self-control. The result is a substantial contribution to political theory properly understood, to our understanding of an important but too-little-known political philosopher, and most interestingly to the developing field of International Relations theory." - Bruce Frohnen, Ohio Northern University"This book is timely in light of recent political developments that question the once unassailable normative status of liberal democracy. Babbitt develops a theory of the moral-cultural dangers associated with the democratic spirit. As an expert on Babbitt's thinking and one who is versed in contemporary IR theory, Dr. Smith is well-positioned to serve this need." - Ryan R. Holston, Virginia Military Institute
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LUP - University of Michigan Press Opposing Power
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LUP - University of Michigan Press Democracys Meanings
Book SynopsisChallenges conventional wisdom about how the public thinks about and evaluates democracy. Mining both political theory and over 75 years of public opinion data, the book argues that Americans think about democracy in ways that go beyond voting or elected representation.Table of Contents List of figures List of tables Acknowledgements Preface Chapter 1 - Introduction Chapter 2 - What is democracy? Definitions and scholarly disagreements Chapter 3 - Polling the public about democracy Chapter 4 - Creating and validating a typology of democratic meanings Chapter 5 - The correlates of the democracy typology Chapter 6 - Compromise and representation within the democracy typology Chapter 7 - Support for democracy Chapter 8 - Democratic norms and the democracy typology Chapter 9 - Conclusion Appendix - Technical details and supplementary analysis References
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The University of Michigan Press Moderate Modernity
Book SynopsisFocusing on the fate of a Berlin-based newspaper during the 1920s and 1930s, Moderate Modernity chronicles the transformation of a vibrant and liberal society into an oppressive and authoritarian dictatorship.Table of Contents Introduction. “Germany’s Most Modern Newspaper” Tempo, Ullstein, and the late Weimar Republic Chapter 1. 1928-29: Banging the Drum for Democracy “Every Day a Race Against Time!” Technology, Speed, and Sachlichkeit in Tempo Forming Rational Citizens: Tempo’s Definition of Democracy Young Germans as Consumer-Citizens: Representations of Modern Masculinity and Femininity Chapter 2. 1930-31: Adapting to the Crisis Consuming against the Crisis: Tempo’s Vision of a German Consumer Society After 1930Technology vs. the Soul: Tempo’s Discourse of Technology and Speed After 1930Citizen-Consumers During a Time of Crisis: Tempo’s Construction of Modern Masculinity and Femininity After 1930Chapter 3. 1932-33: “Freedom or Dictatorship” “We vow to be happy!” Consumption as Duty in 1932The Political Appeal of Slowness: Technology and Speed During the CrisisThe Oldest Guard Leads the Way: Constructions of Modern Maculinity and Femininity in 193230 January 1933: Ullstein under Hitler“Everybody will have their own car!” Dreams of a “Volkswagen” in TempoYouthful Pessimism: Young Men and Women under Chancellor HitlerThe end of TempoConclusion: Creative Adaptations of Modernity in the Interwar Period
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University of California Press Hannah Arendt in Jerusalem
Book SynopsisExamines the aspects of Hannah Arendt's life and thought including: her complex identity as a German Jew; her commitment to and critique of Zionism and the state of Israel; her works on "totalitarianism", Nazism, and the Eichmann trial; and, her intimate and tense connections to German culture.Trade Review"It is impressive to see an edited collection in which such a high intellectual standard is maintained throughout.... I learned things from almost every one of these chapters." - Craig Calhoun, author of Critical Social TheoryTable of ContentsContributors: Steven E. Aschheim Peter Baehr Richard J. Bernstein Leora Bilsky Richard I. Cohen Bernard Crick Michael Halberstam Agnes Heller Walter Laqueur Yaacov Lozowick Michael R. Marrus Hans Mommsen Gabriel Motzkin Susan Neiman Anson Rabinbach Amnon Raz-Krakotzkin Dana R. Villa Annette Vowinckel Lilliane Weissberg Albrecht Wellmer Moshe Zimmermann
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University of California Press The Challenge of Fundamentalism Political Islam
Book SynopsisOffers an important and disquieting analysis of this particular synthesis of religion and politics. The author sees Islamic fundamentalism as the result of Islam's confrontation with modernity and not only - as it is widely believed - economic adversity.Trade Review"No less than a clarion call to address what Tibi argues are deteriorating world relations before it's too late, this book urges political and religious leaders to foster cultural and religious tolerance among the world's religions."-Publishers Weekly "Tibi is arguing for greater understanding and communication between cultures, as well as for an Islamic enlightenment."-Charles Tripp, Times Literary SupplementTable of ContentsPreface to the updated edition Introduction to the updated edition Preface 1. The Context: Globalization, Fragmentation, and Disorder 2. The Study of Islamic Fundamentalism and the Scope of the Inquiry 3. World Order and the Legacy of Saddam Hussein 4. The Sociocultural Background and the Exposure to Cultural Modernity 5. Cultural Fragmentation, the Decline in Consensus, and the Diffusion of Power in World Politics 6. The Crisis of the Nation-State: Islamic, Pan-Arab, Ethnic, and Sectarian Identities in Conflict 7. The Fundamentalist Ideology: Context and the Textual Sources 8. The Idea of an Islamic State and the Call for the Implementation of the Shari'a/Divine Law 9. Democracy and Democratization in Islam: An Alternative to Fundamentalism 10. Human Rights in Islam and the West: Cross-Cultural Foundations of Shared Values Notes Names index Subject index
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University of California Press Owners of the Map
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University of California Press Owners of the Map Motorcycle Taxi Drivers
Book SynopsisOn May 19, 2010, the Royal Thai Army deployed tanks, snipers, and war weapons to disperse the thousands of Red Shirts protesters who had taken over the commercial center of Bangkok to demand democratic elections and an end to inequality. Key to this mobilization were motorcycle taxi drivers, who slowed down, filtered, and severed mobility in the area, claiming a prominent role in national politics and ownership over the city and challenging state hegemony. Four years later, on May 20, 2014, the same army general who directed the dispersal staged a military coup, unopposed by protesters. How could state power have been so fragile and open to challenge in 2010 and yet so seemingly sturdy only four years later? How could protesters who had once fearlessly resisted military attacks now remain silent? Owners of the Map provides answers to these questions-central to contemporary political mobilizations around the globe-through an ethnographic study of motorcycle taxi drivers in Bangkok. Claudio Sopranzetti explores the unresolved tensions in the drivers' everyday lives, their migration trajectories, consumer desires, and political demands amidst the restructuring of Thai capitalism after the 1997 economic crisis. Reconstructing the entanglements between their everyday mobility and political mobilization, Sopranzetti reveals mobility not just as a strength of contemporary capitalism but also as one of its fragile spots, always prone to disruption by the people who sustain its channels but remain excluded from their benefits. In so doing, Owners of the Map advances an analysis of power that focuses not on the sturdiness of hegemony or the ubiquity of everyday resistance but on its potential fragility as well as the work needed for its maintenance.Trade Review"Essential reading for anyone wishing to understand the events of Bangkok in 2010 and to keep up with the anthropology of mobility and infrastructure." * H-Net *Table of ContentsList of Illustrations Acknowledgments Introduction Prologue PART ONE. MOBILITY 1 • The Unsettled Layers of Bangkok 2 • The Dangers of Mobility 3 • The Unresolved Tensions of Migration 4 • The Paradox of Freedom PART TWO. MOBILIZATION 5 • Fighting over the State 6 • Transforming Desires into Demands 7 • Unraveling the Thai Capital 8 • Combining Powers Epilogue Postscriptum References Index
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University of California Press Feudal Assessments and the Political Community
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University of California Press Parties and Politics in Contemporary Japan
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John Wiley and Sons Ltd Geography and National Identity
Book SynopsisThis volume of especially commissioned essays explores the geography of, and the role of geography in, national and proto--national identity. Place and national identity are bound together. Attachment to the one is almost always inseparable from the sense of the other.Table of ContentsIntroduction: David Hooson (University of California). Part I: Long Established Imperial Identities: 1. European and English Landscapes as National Symbols: David Lowenthal (University College London). 2. From Michelot to Braudel: Personality, Identity and Organization of France: Paul Claval (University of Paris-Sorbonne). 3. National Identity in Vidal's Tableau de la Geographie de la France: Maire-Claire Robic (CNRS, Paris). 4. In Search of Identity: German Nationalism and Geography 1871-1910: Gerhard Sandner (Hamburg University). 5. Berlin or Bonn?National Identity and the Question of the German Capital: Mechtild Rossler (UNESCO World Heritage Centre, Paris). 6. Nationalism and Geography in Modern Japan - 1880s to 1920s: Keiichi Takeuchi (Hitotsubashi University, Tokyo). 7. Russian Geographers and the `National Mission' in the Far East: Mark Bassin (University of Wisconsin-Madison). 8. Ex-Soviet Identities and the Return of Geography: David Hooson (University of California). 9. `National Unity' and National Identities in the People's Republic of China: Lisa E. Husmann (University of California). Part II: Long Submerged Identities: 10. Edgar Kant and Balto-Skandia: Heimatkunde and Regional Identity: (Anne Buttimer (University College, Dublin). 11. Stateless National Identity and French-Canadian Geographic Discourse Vincent Berdoulay: (CNRS, University of Pau, France). 12. Nationalism and Geography in Catalonia: Mo Dolors Garcia-Ramon and Joan Nogue-Font (University of Barcelona, University of Girona). 13. Two Geopolitical Concepts of Poland: Jozef Babicz (Polish Academy of Sciences, Warsaw). 14. The Polish Image of Poland: Ladis K. D. Kristof (Portland State University, Oregon) 15. National Identity of the Ukraine: Ihor Stebelsky (University of Windsor, Canada). 16. Quest for Slovene National Identity: Jospeh Velikonja (University of Washington, Seattle). Part III: Newly Emerging National Identities: 17. Coming to Terms with Australia: J. M. Powell (Monash University, Australia). 18. Geography and National Identity in Australia: O. H. K. Spate (Australian National University). 19. South Australia: Discoverers, Makers and Interpreters: Murray McCaskill (Flinders University of South Australia). 20. Maori Identity and Maori Geomentality: Hong-key Yoon (University of Auckland, New Zealand). 21. Multiple Identities in the South Pacific: Ron Crocombe (University of the South Pacific). 22. Tradition, Culture, and Imposed Change in Indonesia: Cheri K. Ragaz (University of Zurich, Switzerland). 23. Geography, Identity and Patriotism in Argentina: Marcelo Escolar, Silvina Quintero and Carlos Reboratti (University of Buenos Aires). Afterword. Identity Resurgent - Geography Revived: David Hooson (University of California). Index.
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John Wiley and Sons Ltd A Companion to Contemporary Political Philosophy
Book SynopsisA Companion to Contemporary Political Philosophy Edited by Robert E. Goodin, Philip Pettit and Thomas Pogge Political philosophy has become an increasingly active area of research over the past four decades.Trade Review"This volume does contemporary political philosophy proud.... the real quality of the volume like this is a function of its contributions, and the pieces here could hardly be bettered." Utilitas "It will provide an unrivalled overview of the principal positions and debates in political philosophy over the past thirty years or so. It should establish itself as the standatd one-volume reader for some time to come." Daniel Weinstock, University of MontrealTable of ContentsPreface ix Contributors xi Introduction 1 Robert E. Goodin and Philip Pettit Part I: Disciplinary Contributions 1 Analytical philosophy 7 Philip Pettit 2 Continental Philosophy 39 David West 3 History 72 Richard Tuck 4 Sociology 90 Robert Brown 5 Economics 123 Geoffrey Brennan 6 Political science 157 Robert E. Goodin 7 Legal Studies 183 Tom D. Campbell Part II Major Ideologies 8 Anarchism 215 Richard Sylvan 9 Conservatism 244 Anthony Quinton 10 Feminism 269 Jane J. Mansbridge and Susan Moller Okin 11 Liberaslism 291 Alan Ryan 12 Marxism 312 Barry Hindess 13 Socialism 333 Peter Self Part III Special Topics 14 Autonomy 359 Gerald Dworkin 15 Community 366 Will Kymlicka 16 Contract and consent 379 Jean Hampton 17 Constitutionalism and the rule of law 394 C. L. Ten 18 Corporatism and syndicalism 404 Bob Jessop 19 Democracy 411 Amy Gutmann 20 Dirty Hands 422 C. A. Coady 21 Discourse 431 Ernesto LacLau 22 Distributive Justice 438 Serge-Christophe Kolm 23 Efficiency 462 Russell Hardin 24 Environmentalism 471 John Passmore 25 Equality 489 Richard J. Arneson 26 Federalism 508 William H. Riker 27 International affairs 515 Chirs Brown 28 Legitimacy 527 Richard E. Flathman 29 Liberty 534 Chandran Kukathas 30 Power 548 Terence Ball 31 Property 558 Andrew Reeve 32 Republicanism 568 Knud Haakonssen 33 Rights 575 Jeremy Waldron 34 Secession and nationalism 586 Allen Buchanan 35 Sociobiology 597 Allan Gibbard 36 The state 611 Patrick Dunleavy 37 Toleration and fundamentalism 322 Stephen Macedo 38 Totalitarianism 629 Eugene Kamenka 39 Trust 638 John Dunn 40 Virtue 645 Michael Slote 41 Welfare 651 Alan Hamlin Index 665
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John Wiley and Sons Ltd Democracy
Book SynopsisThis text brings together a range of thinking on democratic theory. It covers a number of issues ranging from the moral significance of political equality to the importance of political deliberation. There is a common emphasis on normative questions about justification, legitimacy, and obligation.Trade Review"...a remarkable collection of recent philosophical reflections on democracy in the Anglo-American analytic tradition." Laurence Piper, Theoria "David Estlund has put together an outstanding collection of philosophical essays about democracy. Estlund's choices are wise, his organization is illuminating, and his introduction alone is worth the price of admission." Joshua Cohen, Massachusetts Institute of Technology "An absolutely first-rate collection, valuable for teachers and students alike. This is an unsurpassed introduction to, and overview of, the very best contemporary thought on the democratic idea." Cass Sunstein, University of ChicagoTable of ContentsAcknowledgements. Introduction: David Estlund. Part I: Procedural Fairness:. 1. Democracy as Equality: Thomas Christiano. 2. The Constitutional Conception of Democracy: Jeremy Waldron. Part II: Ideal Deliberation:. 3. Deliberation and Democratic Legitimacy: Joshua Cohen. 4. Deliberative Politics: Jurgen Habermas. Part III: Wise Decisions:. 5. Open Government and Just Legislation: William Nelson. 6. A Theory of Political Fairness: Charles Beitz. Part IV: Deliberation and Institutions:. 7. Political Quality: David Estlund. 8. Difference as a Resource for Democratic Communication: Iris Young. Part V: Why Vote?:. 9. Toward a Democratic Morality: Geoffrey Brennan and Loren Lomasky. 10. A Causal Responsibility Approach to Voting: Alvin Goldman. Part VI: Formal Models and Normative Theory:. 11. Deliberative Democracy and Social Choice: David Miller. 12. Rousseau's General Will: A Condorcetian Perspective: Bernard Grofman and Scott Feld.. Bibliography. Index.
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Harvard University Press The End of Ideology
Book SynopsisThe End of Ideology has been a landmark in American social thought, regarded as a classic since its first publication in 1962. Daniel Bell postulated that the older humanistic ideologies derived from the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries were exhausted, and that new parochial ideologies would arise.Trade ReviewA very polished book. The overall argument on the relationship of declining religious and rising national feeling is highly appropriate and particularly significant. Bell is obviously completely conversant with recent work by Habermas, Chartier, Gordon, Baker, and Crow, to name but a few authors whose findings he weaves into his own purpose. I was also taken with his thought on the relationship between national feeling in France and the awareness of France's changing place in the world, and with that, of Britain's surprisingly swift advance from 1688 to the middle decades of the eighteenth century. His pages on 'Great Men' as the vehicles of national sentiment are likewise very thoughtful. -- Patrice Higonnet, author of Goodness Beyond VirtuePraise for earlier editions:The End of Ideology was one of the most influential, most controversial, and most misunderstood books about the 1950s. But it is not simply a central text of the intellectual history of those years (although it certainly is that). It is also a provocative discussion by one of America's most creative thinkers of political and philosophical issues that concern us still. -- Alan BrinkleyNo one could consider himself politically literate without an intimate knowledge of the issues foreseen in The End of Ideology. -- Theodore DraperOriginally published in 1960, this collection of essays focuses on the protean nature of American society and the decay of Marxism and other systematic ideologies in the West...Arthur Schlesinger Jr. [has] admired the book's 'unflagging confidence, trenchancy, and authority.' -- Scott Veale * New York Times Book Review *Table of ContentsThe Resumption of History in the New Century Introduction: The Restless Vanity PART 1: AMERICA: THE AMBIGUITIES OF THEORY 1. America as a Mass Society: A Critique 2. The Breakup of Family Capitalism: On Changes in Class in America 3. Is There a Ruling Class in America? The Power Elite Reconsidered 4. The Prospects of American Capitalism: On Keynes, Schumpeter and Gaibraith 5. The Refractions of the American Past: On the Question of National Character 6. Status Politics and New Anxieties: On the "Radical Right" and Ideologies of the Fifties PART 2: AMERICA: THE COMPLEXITIES OF LIFE 7. Crime as an American Way of Life: A Queer Ladder of Social Mobility 8. The Myth of Crime Waves: The Actual Decline of Crime in the United States 9. The Racket-Ridden Longshoremen: The Web of Economics and Politics 10. The Capitalism of the Proletariat: A Theory of American Trade-Unionism 11. Work and its Discontents: The Cult of Efficiency in America PART 3: THE EXHAUSTION OF UTOPIA 12. The Failure of American Socialism: The Tension of Ethics and Politics 13. The Mood of Three Generations: A. The Once-Born, the Twice-Born, and the After-Born B. The Loss of Innocence in the Thirties C. Politics in the Forties D. Dissent in the Fifties 14. Ten Theories in Search of Reality: The Prediction of Soviet Behavior 15. Two Roads from Marx: The Themes of Alienation and Exploitation and Workers' Control in Socialist Thought The End of Ideology in the West: An Epilogue Afterword, 1988: The End of Ideology Revisited Acknowledgment Notes Index
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Harvard University, Asia Center Inklings of Democracy in China
Book SynopsisSince 1979 China’s leaders have introduced reforms that have lessened the state's hold over the lives of ordinary citizens. By examining the growth in individual rights, the public sphere, democratic processes, and pluralization, Ogden seeks to answer questions concerning the relevance of liberal democratic ideas for China.Trade ReviewOgden persuasively argues that in spite of authoritarian political traditions and cultural predilections, China is moving inevitably toward greater democratization and a growing pluralization, which together are contributing to the development of a civil society. Moreover, she explains that China’s expansion of democratic institutions is shaped by Beijing’s rational analysis of what best will serve the Chinese Communist Party in its bid to remain in power; at the same time, she provides a clear-eyed evaluation of the value-laden concepts of equality and freedom that often cloud this controversial issue. -- S. Hart * Choice *
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Harvard University Press End of Arrogance America in the Global
Book SynopsisFree-market capitalism, hegemony, Western culture, peace, and democracy—ideas that shaped world politics in the 20th century and underpinned American foreign policy—have lost their strength. Hegemony (benign or otherwise) is no longer a choice. The authors argue that in the 21st century the U.S. must rely on strategy, make trade-offs, and compete.Trade ReviewIn this little book, two leading scholars offer a manifesto for U.S. leadership in a post-Western international system… Acknowledging that no country has a monopoly on good ideas, the book makes a good case that the United States needs to recast the way it talks about its role in the world. -- G. John Ikenberry * Foreign Affairs *The End of Arrogance makes a strong case for the end of the hegemony of American ideas in the foreign-policy sphere, examines what a more complex and diverse set of influences could create in terms of a future world order, and offers some important advice on how America can keep up in a more competitive world. -- Elizabeth Dickinson * Foreign Policy blog *Dazzling. -- Ronald Brownstein * National Journal *Weber and Jentleson put forward a powerful and provocative view of the coming frontiers for foreign policy—a global competition of ideas. Their arguments pose the right challenge to governments, corporations, and NGOs operating on a global stage, and provide practical advice for what to do about it. -- Janice Stein, Director, Munk School of Global Affairs, University of Toronto
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Harvard University, The David Rockefeller Center for Latin American Studies The Revolution in Venezuela
Book SynopsisIs Venezuela's Bolivarian revolution under Hugo Chávez truly revolutionary? Some see the president as a shining knight of socialism, while others see him as an avenging Stalinist strongman. But the Chávez government does not fall easily into a seamless fable of emancipatory or authoritarian history, as these distinguished essays make clear.Trade ReviewThomas Ponniah and Jonathan Eastwood have produced an engaging and profoundly thought-provoking collection of essays on Venezuela’s process of political and social change under the late President Hugo Chávez. The volume rises above the simplistic, and often sterile, debates over democracy versus authoritarianism, and capitalism versus socialism that Venezuela’s polarized politics all too frequently elicit. Instead, its high quality analytic and theoretically-driven essays explore the consequences of Venezuela’s political experiment for institutions and individuals in all of their complex, multidimensional, and contradictory nature. In carefully selecting essays that reflect the gamut of political positions, the editors invite us to confront our preconceptions, move past them, and draw our own conclusions about the impact, meaning, and legacy of Venezuela’s ‘revolution.’ -- Eduardo Silva * Contemporary Sociology *This excellent book makes an important contribution to the scholarly debate on the meaning of Venezuela’s Bolivarian Revolution since the democratic election of Hugo Chávez to the presidency in 1998. While some scholars depict the Chávez regime as autocratic and undemocratic, others view Chávez’s Venezuela as embodying 21st-century participatory democracy and socialism. Eastwood and Ponniah have assembled a collection of high-quality, well-researched essays in an attempt to overcome the polarized nature of academic debates on Chávez’s Venezuela… This pathbreaking book shows that the Venezuelan experience with 21st century socialism transcends the country’s borders by planting the seeds of an alternative modernity. -- M. E. Carranza * Choice *
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Harvard University Press Democracy
Book SynopsisTrade ReviewThis absolutely splendid book is a triumph on every level. A first-rate history of the United States, it is beautifully written, deeply researched, and filled with entertaining stories. For anyone who wants to see our democracy flourish, this is the book to read. -- Doris Kearns Goodwin, author of Team of Rivals and The Bully PulpitBrilliantly adapting the provocative format of the Harvard Business School's case study method, Democracy: A Case Study challenges readers to think anew on topics ranging from James Madison's quest for a workable federalism to such modern flashpoints as the power of the Federal Reserve and the Citizens United decision. Each episode is crisp and compelling, entertaining and inspiring. The effect is nothing less than to open the gates of our most elite university to the reading public. -- Roger Lowenstein, author of America's BankDemocracy: A Case Study gives us the facts of key controversies in our history—from the adoption of the Constitution to Citizens United—and invites readers to decide for themselves. This novel approach makes American history a valuable resource for civic education. -- Michael J. Sandel, author of Justice and What Money Can't BuyIn this powerfully provocative exploration of the nation’s core political values, David Moss shows why after more than two centuries we cannot take democracy for granted. Drawing on a number of well-selected case studies, he invites readers to interrogate the fundamental assumptions that have informed our civil society since the ratification of the Constitution. -- Timothy H. Breen, author of Colonial America in an Atlantic WorldIf we are going to breathe new life into democracy, there is no better way to begin than by reacquainting ourselves with our history. David Moss does this brilliantly in Democracy: A Case Study. Through well-chosen examples, drawn from his case-method course at Harvard, he helps us to understand the paths chosen and not chosen, and how each generation has adapted to new realities. Democracy may be something of a contact sport, as he argues, but we can play the game better if we understand the rules and why they keep changing. This timely book goes a long way toward that end. -- Ted Widmer, Brown UniversityThis set of well-documented, accessible essays presents the prickly challenges facing the rapidly changing American democracy, for lawmakers and citizens alike…A sterling educational tool that offers a fresh presentation of how ‘democracy in America has always been a contact sport.’ * Kirkus Reviews (starred review) *It’s hard to imagine a timelier book, given America’s tumultous 2016 elections, than this eminently readable survey of political disputes. * Publishers Weekly *Democracy should command the attention of teachers and students of all ages…Moss’s case studies are engagingly written, well researched, rich in content and context…Moss believes that fierce political conflicts can be constructive if they are mediated by shared ideals. He seems to demonstrate, moreover, that in a world in which ‘alternative facts’ are gaining traction, an informed understanding of the past can help us identify pathways to a prosperous and just democracy. -- Glenn C. Altschuler * Huffington Post *Moss makes [his] argument in his brilliant introductory and concluding chapters, while the core of the book consists of 19 cases from throughout U.S. history that exemplify the complexity of political conflict. -- Suzanne Mettler * Foreign Affairs *If this book does not read like a prediction of the present, then perhaps its sangfroid will nevertheless suit the reader with nerves jangled by the news. David Moss suggests we ought to be overdefensive of democracy; he recommends a salutary ‘political hypochondria.’ It seems an appropriate neurosis for the moment. -- Eric Rauchway * Times Literary Supplement *
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Harvard University Press A Theory of System Justification
Book SynopsisPsychologist John Jost has spent decades researching poor people who vote for policies of inequality and women who think men deserve higher salaries. He argues that the persecuted often justify and defend the very social systems that oppress them because doing so serves a fundamental need for certainty, security, and social acceptance.Trade ReviewWhy do some in the working class vote against their economic interests? Why do some women support Trump? In this long-awaited volume, summarizing 25 years of work, Jost explains why some members of subordinate groups adopt and defend positions objectively at odds with their best interests. A model of social science research, A Theory of System Justification brings the theoretical and empirical rigor of the academy to bear on real-world issues. For those seeking a better grasp of the times in which we live, Jost’s book is appointment reading. -- Christopher S. Parker, author of Change They Can’t Believe InA definitive synthesis of nearly three decades of pathbreaking research on the stubborn human tendency to embrace and defend oppressive systems. In prose that is both erudite and compelling, Jost reveals the insidious role of human psychology in producing and maintaining our most vexing social injustices, from economic inequality and sexual harassment to racial hierarchies and climate change. A Theory of System Justification will be a game-changer for lawyers, policymakers, activists, organizers, and anyone seeking to unearth the deeply rooted sources of our most profound social problems. In short, I can think of no more timely or valuable book. -- Jon Hanson, Harvard Law SchoolSystem justification theory is one of social and psychological science’s most audacious attempts to address scientifically a problem at the heart of philosophy: the problem of ideology. Why do we so often accept the structural conditions into which we are born, conditions that make life less just for us and those around us? In this book, the culmination of decades of research, John Jost, its pioneer, summarizes a quarter-century of its discoveries and challenges. It is an essential resource. -- Jason Stanley, author of How Fascism WorksJost’s theory has far-reaching implications, and he offers numerous insights that political activists and social justice advocates can use to promote change…An essential resource for anyone who would like to better understand human cognition and behavior. -- Evan A. Valdes * Journal of Constructivist Psychology *
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Harvard University Press The Failure of Political Islam
Book SynopsisRoy demonstrates that the Islamic Fundamentalism of today is still the Third Worldism of the 1960s: populist politics and mixed economies of laissez-faire for the rich and subsidies for the poor. In Roy's formulation, those marching today beneath Islam's green banners are the same as the reds of yesterday, with similarly dim prospects of success.Trade ReviewIs theocracy really the future of the world’s one billion Muslims? Or should it be? …Never has the question been as brilliantly argued as in Olivier Roy’s L’echec de l’Islam politique, now available in a superb English translation as The Failure of Political Islam. His closely reasoned, original and unsentimental conclusion is that political Islam has already failed—that ‘Islamism’ has already atrophied into a sterile, hypocritical—and very Western—neofundamentalism… The Failure of Political Islam addresses the history, sociology, economy and ‘geostrategy’ of political Islam, with excellent case studies of Iran and Afghanistan… [A] daring exploration… This book is a corrective of stunning power. -- Peter Theroux * Boston Book Review *If you read only one book on political Islam, this should be it. Olivier Roy…has turned his attention to the phenomenon of Islamic radicalism with remarkable results. On practically every page one finds an interpretation or observation that is provocative and insightful. -- William B. Quandt * Foreign Affairs *The Failure of Political Islam acts as both a keystone and a launchpad to understanding the political ferment in the Arab world today. In the same way we learned that our perception of Communism as a monolithic force was in error, Olivier Roy exposes the political implications of diversity and weakness within Islam. -- Princeton Borough * The Times [UK] *A view of Islam as a religion of political extremism, containing the seeds of its own politicization in a manner inherently incompatible with much of the Western world, has gradually become well entrenched in Western policy circles… In this erudite and powerful book, Olivier Roy persuasively challenges such ahistoricism. Roy…uses his wide-ranging and detailed knowledge of the Muslim world to present a reading of contemporary Islamic movements that provides an important corrective to such gross simplifications. The argument is all the more pertinent at a time when well-known American political scientists see global politics reduced to a ‘clash of civilizations.’ …[This] is a forceful work—an eloquent contribution to an important current debate by a scholar with long experience in the world of political Islam. -- Leonardo A. Villalón * American Political Science Review *Olivier Roy’s examination of ‘political Islam’ has already had an important impact on the study of Islamism. His analysis is carefully defined and clearly presented… Roy’s conclusions are…sophisticated and nuanced. He argues that a particular type of Islamist program has failed and been replaced, not by a non-Islamic mode of thought, but by a different Islamic approach… This book is essential reading for all interested in the late 20th century evolution of movements of religious activism and revival… The issues that [Roy] raises—regarding the nature of Islamist movements and their relationships with modern institutions and concepts—must be dealt with. -- John O. Voll * Middle East Journal *Roy perceptively argues that the attempt to create a universal Islamist state is doomed to failure because of the conflicts between Sunni and Shia forms and other ethnic differences in the Islamic world. His is a keen, timely study; highly recommended. * Library Journal *
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Harvard University Press Out of the Ordinary
Book SynopsisFrom the end of WWI to the 1950s, a group of British writers and artists including George Orwell, Barbara Jones, and Dylan Thomas forged a politics that resisted the empty idealism of their age. Celebrating the wisdom and pragmatism of ordinary life, they offered a remedy for the destructive polarization that afflicts us again today.Trade ReviewAn elegant essay on the need to recognize the value in down-to-earth, small scale activity as well as the grand scheme. -- Andrew Hill * Financial Times *Uncovers a hidden tradition in British politics, one of local attachments and civic pride, which he pieces together from the writings of George Orwell, J. B. Priestley, D. H. Lawrence, and Dylan Thomas, figures who placed as Stears puts it, ‘humble, everyday humanity’ at the center of their optimistic understanding of a politics of a patriotic and progressive left. Orwell et al. are all figures from the past, whose influence peaked during the 1940s. But Stears believes they give hope Britons can escape the current culture war which pits a conservative ‘Us’ against a liberal ‘Them.’ -- Steven Fielding * The Spectator *[An] elegiac study of how our literary and aesthetic past might animate our political future…Stears [is] trying to make the larger point that it is in our daily life that the most significant experiences reside and that politics is too often unhelpfully broad-brush, arrogantly distant from the things that really matter. -- Melissa Benn * New Statesman *Stands as a timely and provocative work of centrism. -- Peter Berard * Los Angeles Review of Books *Beautifully written and evocative, Out of the Ordinary moves artfully between personal narrative and historical reflection, political theory and literary criticism. It is a wonderful book, illuminating and engrossing. -- Nicholas Pearce, University of BathOut of the Ordinary is a brilliant account of a neglected tradition of radical political thought and a compelling contribution to contemporary political debate. Stears deftly evokes a generation of British writers and artists who confronted extremism, technocratic rule, and populism in the mid-twentieth century—and demonstrates that their political thought speaks powerfully to the troubled politics of our own time. -- Benjamin Jackson, University of OxfordOut of the Ordinary is a moving and intimate reflection on a potent, lost moment in British cultural history and what it still might mean for our political imaginations, and in it Marc Stears has found his voice. -- Helen Thompson, Professor of Political Economy, University of CambridgeInspiring and energizing, Out of the Ordinary lays out a vision for social and political progress through solidarity and rooted in everyday human dignity. Against the ideological rigidities of our age and polarization of our thinking, Stears eloquently and movingly draws on a British intellectual lineage represented by George Orwell, Dylan Thomas, and Barbara Jones to show us how tradition can be combined with progress, patriotism with diversity, and individual rights with social duties. -- Danielle Allen, author of Our Declaration and CuzA brilliant, subtle book…Serves up a remarkable lost history of British radical ideas and offers a set of well-conceived policy proposals…Ought to be widely and closely read. As both a historical narrative and a work of political theory, it is an important book. -- Seamus Flaherty * Spiked *Stears’ book cites and quotes exhilarating, vivid, poetic descriptions and invocations of shared ordinary life…There is much to enjoy in this readable book. -- Elizabeth Frazer * Society *
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Harvard University Press Politics against Domination
Book SynopsisTrade ReviewIan Shapiro has written an exceptional book that brings together political philosophy, empirical political science, political economy, history, occasional natural science, and much else. -- Jeffrey Green, University of PennsylvaniaIan Shapiro has the richest knowledge of contemporary politics across the world and the keenest sense of political reality of any American political theorist. Politics against Domination is his trenchant summary of what he has learnt from more than three decades of strenuous inquiry and hard thought. -- John Dunn, University of CambridgeAs Ian Shapiro says, a polity cannot pursue liberty, equality, or justice until it overcomes domination—and this book provides the best way to think about that crucial step that I know of. It is a fine example of his ability to ‘anchor philosophical reflection in real politics,’ thereby showing all of us how to mingle ‘ought’ with ‘can’ in the service of human liberation and dignity. -- Jennifer Hochschild, Harvard UniversityThis is a profound and unmatched study of the order and justice of non-domination. Ian Shapiro makes the case that politics—whether domestic or international—should be about saving citizens from hell, not leading them to heaven. -- Michael Doyle, Columbia UniversityIan Shapiro combines erudite, rigorous political theorizing with a public intellectual’s ability to canvass and illuminate contemporary domestic and global problems. It’s a rare blend, one that makes Politics against Domination a book both for academic syllabi and presidential reading lists. It is a book that has actually changed my mind on how to think about international intervention. -- Anne-Marie SlaughterShapiro’s insights are trenchant, especially with regards to the Citizens United decision, and his counsel on how the ‘status-quo bias’ in national political institutions favors the privileged. After more than a decade of imperial overreach, his restrained account of foreign policy should likewise find support. -- Scott A. Lucas * Los Angeles Review of Books *Shapiro has a brief and compelling section on the importance of hope in his first chapter. This book enacts and encourages hope, with its analytical clarity, deep engagement of complicated political issues that resist easy theorizing, and emphasis on the politically possible. -- Kathleen Tipler * Political Science Quarterly *Offers important insights for thinking about democracy’s prospects. -- Christopher Hobson * Perspectives on Politics *
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Harvard University Press City on a Hill
Book SynopsisFrom the pilgrims to Las Vegas, hippie communes to the smart city, utopianism has shaped American landscapes. The Puritan small town was the New Jerusalem. Thomas Jefferson dreamed of rational farm grids. Reformers tackled slums through crusades of civic architecture. To understand American space, Alex Krieger looks to the drama of utopian ideals.Trade ReviewProvides us with a useful history of the influential ideals—some of them prophetic, some of them unrealistic, and others downright cruel and unjust—that have shaped American cities. -- Shlomo Angel * Wall Street Journal *City on a Hill takes us on a bold, comprehensive journey through the history of American city planning—or rather a history of the American built environment, due to the anti-urban bias that has historically been pinned to American culture…In a time where the future looks darker than ever, Alex Krieger reminds us of how utopian dreams once galvanized American (city planning) history, and shows that our current worries—rather than dreams—require new utopias to be imagined. * ArchDaily *From the Puritans via Jefferson, from millions of immigrants to the hippies and on through the builders of World’s Fairs, Epcot and Las Vegas, each generation has seen America as a utopia, a promised land. But each time those utopias have either ingrained privilege, failed utterly or proved the next generation’s nightmare. This is an extremely readable journey through the successive waves of building that exceptionalist place. * Financial Times *Illuminating…Krieger’s historical analysis is perceptive and pointed, scholarly yet readable. He also speaks to the contemporary world, addressing the energy-wasting sprawl and leapfrog development that plague today’s metropolitan regions. * Chicago Tribune *[A] carefully argued and cinematically sweeping history…In a field crowded with detailed histories of this kind, the book stands out as an invigorating study, rich in the history of ideas about what American urban settlements might have been and still may become. -- Norman Weinstein * Architectural Record *A critically deep dive into the visions of utopia that have shaped American development, City on a Hill outlines the idealisms underlying various urban design movements, starting with the first wave of pilgrims looking for a new start. Krieger honors the grand ideas that have moved America and its cities forward over the centuries but also underwrites with a critical eye the lessons that can be learned as we move forward towards contemporary ideals of sustainability and smart cities today. * Architect’s Newspaper *It’s very well done—a great sweep of material, grand ideas, full of complexity and nuance…A great achievement. -- Richard J. Williams * Times Higher Education *Alex Krieger has written a classic. City on a Hill is a challenge to our country to reject mediocrity for aspiration. It should be taught in every school of planning and design in America and it belongs in the library of every citizen who passionately cares about the beauty, diversity, and livability of our country’s towns and cities. -- Joseph P. Riley, 10-term mayor of Charleston, South Carolina, and cofounder of the Mayors’ Institute on City DesignAlex Krieger offers a lively and highly readable account of how, from the colonial era onward, Americans’ utopian dreams have shaped our cities and can today provide hope for a more just, sustainable, and beautiful future. It is a most welcome view of a persistent strain of aspiration and optimism in our national life. -- Drew Faust, President Emerita, Harvard UniversityIn City on a Hill, Krieger brilliantly demolishes the myth that the ideals of America are somehow rooted in the countryside and disconnected from our cities. He has written not just a history of American urbanism but a history of our attitudes toward cities, reminding us how profoundly our cities, for all their failings, reflect our aspirations. It is a story he tells with such richness and nuance that this book becomes, for all intents and purposes, a history of America itself. -- Paul Goldberger, architecture critic and author of Ballpark: Baseball in the American CityPanoramic, original, and insightful, City on a Hill is a genuine achievement, and reflects and embodies Krieger’s decades-long involvement both with urban design and American urban history. This book deserves to be the most widely read comprehensive history of the American city. -- Robert Fishman, Taubman College of Architecture and Urban Planning, University of MichiganWith vivid, clear prose and striking and complementary images, City on a Hill is a fantastic, comprehensive account of utopian visions in American city planning. -- Frederick Steiner, University of Pennsylvania
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Princeton University Press Hamlets Arab Journey
Book SynopsisTraces the uses of "Hamlet" in Arabic theatre and political rhetoric, and asks how Shakespeare's play developed into a musical with a happy ending in 1901 and grew to become the most obsessively quoted literary work in Arab politics today. This title identifies the French source of the earliest Arabic "Hamlet".Trade Review"Studying productions of Hamlet across the Arab world, including performances in Jordan, Kuwait, Iraq, Egypt, and Syria, Litvin draws broad parallels between the struggles of Shakespeare's protagonist and the frustrated political and cultural hopes of Arab intellectuals. Citing an interesting variety of sources--from videos and reviews to scripts and interviews--the author provides a new perspective on how Shakespearean drama has been appropriated in various international and political contexts."--Choice "An exceptional work that crosses many disciplinary boundaries, Margaret Litvin's Hamlet's Arab Journey not only provides a new approach to the study of international Shakespeare appropriation, but also promises an engaging and narrative-rich point of access to the operations of Arab cultural and political identities."--Lobna Ismail, Theatre Research International "Remarkable and deserving of particular mention, Margaret Litvin's monograph Hamlet's Arab Journey presents far-reaching and unexpected outcomes... Litvin's study, conducted with acumen and passion, uniquely emphasizes the potential impact of translating literature."--Federico Federici, Translation Studies "Hamlet's Arab Journey is an elegantly written, strongly argued book that would enrich courses in Arabic literature, cultural studies, and Middle East history."--Sonali Pahwa, International Journal of Middle East Studies "Reproductions of the revenge drama Hamlet in the Arab world, and the tragic plight of its famous protagonist Hamlet is meticulously followed by Margaret Litvin in her book Hamlet's Arab Journey, which benefits both the study of Arab theater and Shakespearean studies... Litvin eloquently presents an artistic journey of a text that was conceived some four hundred years ago in England and continues to travel around the globe in different garbs. From this point of view, her approach transcends the colonial/post-colonial or influencer/influenced relationships as she presents her subject matter with great caution."--Dina Amin, Journal of Arabic LiteratureTable of ContentsList of Illustrations ix Preface and Acknowledgments xi Note on Transliteration and Translation xvii Introduction 1 "When Shakespeare Travels Abroad" 3 The Global Kaleidoscope 6 Hamlet and Political Agency 8 Chapter 1: Hamlet in the Daily Discourse of Arab Identity 13 "Time Out of Joint": Coming to Terms with History 16 "Shall We Be or Not Be?": Personifying the Group 23 "Words, Words, Words": Forging an Identity 29 "The Play's the Thing" 33 Chapter 2: Nasser's Dramatic Imagination, 1952-64 35 Revolutionary Drama 37 Theatre Joins the Battle 44 Shakespeare on the Sidelines 50 Chapter 3: The Global Kaleidoscope: How Egyptians Got Their Hamlet, 1901-64 53 Beyond Caliban 54 "Bend Again toward France" 59 "Do It, England!" 70 Independence and Soviet Shakespeare 75 Bidayr's "Cruel Text" 85 Chapter 4: Hamletizing the Arab Muslim Hero, 1964-67 91 In Search of Social Justice 93 Psychological Interiority as a Ground for Political Agency 95 Sulayman: "Justice or Oppression? That Is the Puzzle" 95 Al-Hallaj: "Who Will Give Me a Seeing Sword?" 103 De-Hamletized Revivals 111 Chapter 5: Time Out of Joint, 1967-76 114 "Something Is Rotten": Theatre and the 1967 Defeat 116 M artyrs for Justice: "Abstract and Brief Chronicles" of the 1970s 124 Sadat's Open Door: "To Cook or Not to Cook?" 134 A Dilemma 140 Chapter 6: Six Plays in Search of a Protagonist, 1976-2002 142 Silencing Hamlet 144 "A Play Can't Stab" 147 "His Sword Kept Sticking Up" 163 A Prodigal Cousin 173 Post-Political Laughs 179 Epilogue: Hamlets without Hamlet 183 Notes 189 Bibliography 237 Index 257
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Princeton University Press Attention Deficit Democracy
Book SynopsisProvides a fresh perspective on the problem of civic engagement, challenging idealists who aspire to revolutionize democracies and their citizens. This title identifies ways to achieve the political engagement we want and need without resorting to coercive measures such as compulsory national service or mandatory voting.Trade ReviewWinner of the 2012 Book Award, North American Society for Social Philosophy "Acknowledging that there are real limits to how involved citizens will be in political activity, [Berger] develops a sophisticated and balanced argument for policies to enhance political engagement, mainly through institutional changes to encourage and especially to make better use of citizens' activity. The book is clearly written and accessible."--Choice "I applaud Berger's effort to add analytic rigor to discussions that frequently devolve into reflexive paeans to civic engagement."--Justin Buchler, Perspectives on Politics "Arendt and/or Tocqueville scholars may find Attention Deficit Democracy of interest. Berger offers contributions to scholarship on both, although his readings are not revolutionary... [T]he strength of Berger's treatment of Arendt and Tocqueville is not novel interpretations, but the creative application of their thinking in explaining ADD."--Michael T. Rogers, Political Studies ReviewTable of ContentsPreface vii CHAPTER 1: Introduction 1 CHAPTER 2: The Rules of Engagement 24 CHAPTER 3: Political Engagement as Intrinsic Good: Arendt and Company 52 CHAPTER 4: Political Engagement as Instrumental Good: Tocqueville, Attention Deficit, and Energy 83 CHAPTER 5: Is Political Engagement Better Than Sex? 121 CHAPTER 6: Conclusion: Tocqueville vs. the Full Monty 144 Bibliography 175 Index 195
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Princeton University Press God and Race in American Politics A Short
Book SynopsisReligion has been a powerful political force throughout American history. When race enters the mix the results have been some of our greatest triumphs as a nation - and some of our most shameful failures. This book traces the explosive political effects of the religious intermingling with race.Trade ReviewWinner of the 2009 Award of Merit in History/Biography, Christianity Today "Mark A. Noll is one of our leading historians of religion... [God and Race in American Politics] tells us a lot about how we talk about God in politics, yesterday and today. As he does so often, Noll here writes serenely about volatile subjects."--Martin E. Marty, Chronicle of Higher Education "[Noll] has produced yet another admirable synthesis of a huge body of American history and historiography... [T]houghtful Christian readers will find this work indispensable in understanding the big picture of race, religion, and politics in American history."--Paul Harvey, Christianity Today "Noll's incisive history offers a significant introduction to the tangled relationship of race, religion, and politics in America."--Henry L. Carrigan, Jr., Foreword "[T]his work is just the sort of introduction that those unfamiliar with the contours of politics, race and religion need... Concerning the struggle for civil rights, Noll makes a powerful argument. While acknowledging the importance of the courts and community organizing, he aptly points out that religion was the indispensable foundation of the civil rights movement. The conviction that God was on the side of the black freedom struggle was powerful."--Randall J. Stephens, Christian Century "[Noll's] work will be a must read for scholars of U.S. religious and political history."--Choice "With the self-assurance of a skilled painter, Noll applies a series of brushstrokes that define five political alignments, each influenced by the comparative strength of the state, the market, and religion... Noll's is a tragic vision but one that nevertheless brings welcome clarity to the nation's primary moral dilemma."--Andrew Rojecki, Journal of Church History "God and Race in American Politics offers an in-depth view of the way religion has influenced politics and discourse on race and social justice throughout U.S. history. Based on a series of lectures he gave at Princeton in 2006, Noll supports his thesis with a very large body of relevant work and deftly elucidates the notion that opposing appeals to Biblical truth have created complex and, in some cases, contradictory religious and moral ideas."--Peter Lamal, The Humanist "In this important book, Mark Noll, one of the most influential historians of American religion writing today, traces the explosive political effects of the religious intermingling with race."--Spartacus Review "God and Race in American Politics contributes an enlightening historical analysis... It is written with forceful yet well-balanced argument fully achieving its main objective... It serves as a generous, informative guide for a wide readership, finding an audience in the general public as well as culture and religion historians and political scientists."--Adriana Neagu, American, British and Canadian Studies "Noll's book is ... a useful and astutely informed reading of foundational issues and themes that are essential to understanding historic and contemporary race and politics in American religion."--Sylvester A. Johnson, Journal of American History "Mark Noll's brief but incredibly insightful survey of God and Race in American Politics offers one of the most significant analyses of race and religion in American political history... Knoll's analysis of these most complicated issues in American history reveals a narrative of often contradicting religious and moral complexities. He wrestles with his subject, not shying away from this difficult assignment, with moral dexterity, skillful analysis, and solid historic research. Knoll has provided much food for thought."--Trevor O'Reggio, Andrew's University Seminary Studies "The book succeeds admirably as a study of the parallels between religious opinions, electoral strategies, and orientations to state power. Its successes invite further consideration of the messy, embodied modes by which religio-racial identities are enacted and destabilized, and of the role of churches as counterpublics... To acknowledge this is not to overlook the book's power as historical narrative. Rather, that Noll's book gives rise to such questions is an indication of its suggestiveness."--Jason C. Bivins, Journal of ReligionTable of ContentsList of Illustrations ix Acknowledgments xi Introduction 1 Chapter I: The Bible, Slavery, and the "Irrepressible Confl ict" 13 Chapter II: The Origins of African-American Religious Agency 47 Chapter III: The Churches, "Redemption," and Jim Crow 60 Chapter IV: Religion and the Civil Rights Movement 102 Chapter V: The Civil Rights Movement as the Fulcrum of Recent Political History 136 Theological Conclusion 176 Notes 183 Index 203
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Princeton University Press On the Currency of Egalitarian Justice and Other
Book SynopsisG. A. Cohen was one of the most gifted, influential, and progressive voices in contemporary political philosophy. At the time of his death in 2009, he had plans to bring together a number of his most significant papers. This is the first of three volumes to realize those plans. Drawing on three decades of work, it contains previously uncollected articles that have shaped many of the central debates in political philosophy, as well as papers published here for the first time. In these pieces, Cohen asks what egalitarians have most reason to equalize, he considers the relationship between freedom and property, and he reflects upon ideal theory and political practice. Included here are classic essays such as Equality of What? and Capitalism, Freedom, and the Proletariat, along with more recent contributions such as Fairness and Legitimacy in Justice, Freedom and Money, and the previously unpublished How to Do Political Philosophy. On ample display throughout are the clarityTrade Review"While alerting his readers to the difficulties faced by philosophers, Cohen is a source of guidance to those seeking to find their way in the field of political philosophy."--Richard Mullender, Political Studies Review "Cohen wrote with incredible clarity, analyzed with great insight, and argued with the utmost rigor. He did all this while addressing fundamental problems of political philosophy. It will thus be a joy for those interested in these topics to read, or reread, these essays."--Peter Vallentyne, Notre Dame Philosophical ReviewsTable of ContentsEditor's Preface vii Acknowledgments xiii Part One: Luck Egalitarianism Chapter One: On the Currency of Egalitarian Justice 3 Chapter Two: Equality of What? On Welfare, Goods, and Capabilities 44 Afterword to Chapters One and Two 61 Chapter Three: Sen on Capability, Freedom, and Control 73 Chapter Four: Expensive Taste Rides Again 81 Chapter Five: Luck and Equality 116 Chapter Six: Fairness and Legitimacy in Justice, And: Does Option Luck Ever Preserve Justice? 124 Part Two: Freedom and Property Chapter Seven: Capitalism, Freedom, and the Proletariat 147 Chapter Eight: Freedom and Money 166 Two Addenda to "Freedom and Money" 193 Part Three: Ideal Theory and Political Practice Chapter Nine: Mind the Gap 203 Chapter Ten: Back to Socialist Basics 211 Chapter Eleven: How to Do Political Philosophy 225 Chapter Twelve: Rescuing Justice from Constructivism and Equality from the Basic Structure Restriction 236 Works Cited 255 Index 263
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Princeton University Press The Shape of the New
Book SynopsisExamines Adam Smith, Thomas Jefferson, Alexander Hamilton, Charles Darwin, and Karl Marx--heirs of the Enlightenment who embodied its highest ideals about progress--and shows how their thoughts, over time and in the hands of their followers and opponents, transformed the very nature of our beliefs, institutions, economies, and politics--Amazon.com.Trade ReviewOne of Choice's Outstanding Academic Titles for 2016 One of The New York Times 100 Notable Books of 2015 One of Bloomberg Businessweek's Best Books of 2015, chosen by Diana Farrell "I was struck again and again by the extraordinary breadth, erudition and lucidity of this book."--Fareed Zakaria, New York Times Book Review "This is a gem of a book in that it has the audacity to paint in big strokes to portray a great intellectual history that puts our often competing, current belief systems into their 18th and 19th century contexts. In light of the increasingly perplexing news headlines, this type of bold context setting is a real gift."--Diana Farrell, President and chief executive officer, JPMorgan Chase Institute in Bloomberg Best Books of 2015 "Montgomery and Chirot offer a sweeping defense of intellectual liberalism and an examination of its indelible influence on the modern world... Thoughtful, highly readable, and provocative."--ChoiceTable of ContentsPreface ix Acknowledgments xi Introduction: Ideas as Historical Forces 1 PART I: INVENTORS OF MODERNITY AND WHAT BECAME OF THEIR IDEAS 17 1 Adam Smith: The Science of Man, Morality, and Money 19 2 Karl Marx: The Tragic Consequences of a Brilliant Theory 81 3 Charles Darwin: Struggle and Selection in the Realm of Ideas 148 4 Making Democracy: The Jefferson-Hamilton Debates 215 PART II: SECULAR AND RELIGIOUS REACTIONS AGAINST ENLIGHTENMENT 279 5 Counter-Enlightenment: From Antimodernism to Fascism 281 6 Christian Fundamentalism: The Politics of God in America 336 7 Purifying Islam: The Muslim Reaction against the Western Enlightenment 379 Conclusion: The Power of Ideas and the Importance of the Humanities 418 Bibliography 439 Index 473
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Princeton University Press Governing America
Book SynopsisIn recent years, the study of American political history has experienced a remarkable renaissance. In this book, one of the leaders of the resurgence in American political history, assesses its revival and demonstrates how this work not only illuminates the past but also helps us better understand American politics today.Trade Review"Zelizer's essays give the reader a good grasp of the ways that politics has unfolded over the past half century. And the range of topics gives a good sense of where the field lies at this point. The scholarship is impeccable, the sources appropriate, and the tone scholarly without being pedantic. As this collection of Zelizer's finest work indicates, the discipline of history still has room for political history."--John H. Barnhill, Canadian Journal of History "This exhilarating volume deserves a broad readership. It is first and foremost invaluable to graduate students and historians exploring new approaches to American political history. Secondly, it reveals to political scientists the worth of political history, beyond furnishing the raw data for political analysis. Thirdly, it suggests ways in which public historians and policymakers might collaborate in policymaking. Finally, the essays are accessible enough to appeal to the general reader interested in the historical development of modern American politics. Above all, Zelizer's work exemplifies and validates historians' rediscovery of the importance of American politics, albeit more broadly defined than before, as well as vindicates political scientists' recent and continued interest in American history."--Eleanor Thompson, LSE Politics and Policy blog "Governing America: The Revival of Political History is an important instrument to any person hoping to gain a better understanding of the revaluation of political history and the negotiation of the current political landscape of the United States. Both the lay reader and a student of political history would benefit by adding Zelizer's latest to his or her collection."--Chris Dawe, Journal of American Studies of TurkeyTable of ContentsAcknowledgments ix Governing America: An Introduction 1 Part I: Thinking about the Field 9 One: Beyond the Presidential Synthesis: Reordering Political Time 11 Two: Clio's Lost Tribe: Public Policy History Since 1978 41 Three: History and Political Science: Together Again? 60 Four: Rethinking the History of American Conservatism 68 Five: What Political Science Can Learn from the New Political History 90 Part II: Paying for Government: Taxes, Money, and Fiscal Restraint 105 Six: The Uneasy Relationship: Democracy, Taxation, and State-Building Since the New Deal 107 Seven: The Forgotten Legacy of the New Deal: Fiscal Conservatism and the Roosevelt Administration, 1933-1938 124 Eight: "Where Is the Money Coming From?" The Reconstruction of Social Security Finance 153 Nine: Paying for Medicare: Benefits, Budgets, and Wilbur Mills's Policy Legacy 168 Part III: The Rules of the Game: The Politics of Process 193 Ten: Seeds of Cynicism: The Struggle Over Campaign Finance, 1956-1974 195 Eleven: Bridging State and Society: The Origins of 1970s Congressional Reform 221 Twelve: Without Restraint: Scandal and Politics in America 232 Thirteen: Seizing Power: Conservatives and Congress Since the 1970s 259 Fourteen: How Conservatives Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Presidential Power 290 Part IV: Politics and Policy: The Case of National Security 307 Fifteen: Congress and the Politics of Troop Withdrawal, 1966-1973 309 Sixteen: Detente and Domestic Politics 321 Seventeen: Conservatives, Carter, and the Politics of National Security 335 Notes 351 Index 399
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