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Book SynopsisThis book examines the role of the emerging African nations in the new international order of the twenty-first century. Since the end of the Cold War, little significance has been placed on the African continent in the security and political considerations of the Western world. However, post-9/11 international security has been redefined, and new challenges have been identified. Thus, at the beginning of the twenty-first century, Africa is facing a variety of new security challenges. Africa has become an increasingly important battleground in the fight against terrorism. Since the beginning of 2011, the new revolutions, now known as the Arab Spring, that swept through North Africa have created new challenges for the African continent and are compounding the African peoples' struggles for poverty alleviation, state stability, security, socio-political and socio-economic development, democracy, and good governance. In addition to these crises of civil war, ethnic conflict, state insecurity, and rampant corruption at all levels, the HIV/AIDS pandemic has ravaged the continent for the past four decades. The only major pan-African organizationthe African Unionis unable to lead and defend the continent effectively. At this crucial period when the continent is confronted with these myriad of security challenges, it needs effective, strong leadership that possesses both human and natural resources to play a leadership role in Africa and lead the continent in the new global order of the twenty-first century. The contributors to this volume analyze many of these issues and place them in the wider context of global security.Trade ReviewA collection of eleven well-researched and well-written essays assembled by one of Africa's finest and most brilliant scholars of our times, Africa in the New World Order painstakingly addresses major problems which have bedeviled Africa's orderly march to progress, growth, and development. It is indisputably a curtain raiser and a must read for anyone interested in understanding peace and security challenges in Africa. -- Adeoye A. Akinsanya, Nasarawa State UniversityThis edited volume deals with the state of affairs in Africa, half a century after independence, and its role in the increasingly interdependent world order of the 21st century. Africa, according to the book, has a rich legacy and is part of the rich narrative of humanity. The post-independence reality, however, demonstrates that the lack of good governance, the security dilemma in general, and the dearth of selfless and transformative leadership have complicates situations in Africa, hampers development, and disempowers the people. This book is informative, educational, and is a good read for scholars, diplomats, graduate students, and the general public interested to learn about the economic, political, and social intricacies within the continent and beyond. -- Getachew Metaferia, Morgan State UniversityIn this fascinating and engaging volume, Abegunrin and the other contributors take the reader through the multi-dimensional security problems and challenges facing Africa in the twenty-first century. The work utilizes an interdisciplinary framework that integrates the tools of various disciplines to skillfully analyze these complex issues. Compelling, insightful, and persuasive, this book is an important addition to the literature on African peace and security studies. It is not only policy relevant; it is a valuable resource for the general reader interested in Africa in the contemporary global order. -- Adebayo Oyebade, Tennessee State UniversityTable of ContentsIntroduction- Olayiwola Abegunrin Part 1: African Security Perspective Chapter 1: Leadership Problem and Africa’s Security Challenges in the New International Order- Olayiwola Abegunrin Chapter 2: Nigeria and the Emergency of Boko Haram: Anatomy of A Weak State- Olusoji Akomolafe Chapter 3: The 2002 Rebellion, Civil War and Presidential Election Crisis of 2010 in Cote D’Ivoire- Balla M. Keita Part 2: African Security in Regional Perspectives Chapter 4: The Niger Delta: A Tenuous and Perilous Security Condition- Sabelle Ogbobode Abidde Chapter 5: Political Instability and Prospect for Economic Security in the Democratic Republic of Congo- Olayiwola Abegunrin Chapter 6: Security Dilemma: Post-Independence Arrangements between North-South Sudan- Benjamin A. Machar Chapter 7: Revolutions Across North Africa: What Will Be Their Impact on the Rest of Africa- Mohammed El-Khawas Chapter 8: Appraising Africa’s Fifty Years of Independence: The Struggle of Attaining Viable Peace and Security- Alem Hailu Part 3: African Security in Global Perspectives Chapter 9: The Domestic and Global Implications of the Niger Delta Crisis- Sabella Ogbobode Abidde Chapter 10: Somalia in the Horn African security Equation since September 11, 2001- Christopher Daniels Chapter 11: The African Condition: Islam and International Terrorism- Sulayman S. Nyang

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Book SynopsisTrade ReviewTimor-Leste provides most interesting insights into the political history that led to the birth of the country as an independent nation. . . .The authors have chronicled the development of Timor-Leste in a highly readable form. Beyond those interested in learning about the development of Timor-Leste in the twelve years since its independence, the book will be useful for national leaders, development planners, policy makers and those in international organizations working in post-conflict countries seeking to give advice by way of example. No country’s journey ever ends, so it will be interesting to follow Timor-Leste’s development to 2030. This book provides a baseline for putting in perspective what is to come. * AFICS Bulletin *The authors of Timor-Leste: The History and Development of Asia’s Newest Nation have chronicled very well the early years of development of Timor-Leste as a sovereign state. Beyond those interested in learning about the development of Timor-Leste since its independence, the book will be useful for political leaders, development planners, policy makers, and those working for international organizations in post-conflict countries. No country’s journey ever ends, so it will be interesting to follow Timor-Leste’s development to 2030. This book provides a baseline for putting into perspective what is to come. * ACUNS *This book is a rich source of lessons for many small nations around the world struggling to harness their natural resources for the improvement of their people. It is not just that Timor-Leste is a new nation; it is even more important that it is a smart nation judging from the innovations it has put in its constitutions and the institutions that it has created to help advance the welfare of its people. This book is a powerful testimony of how a new nation can rise from tragedy to triumph by adopting smart development policies and institutions. -- Calestous Juma, Harvard UniversityThe authors have examined, with the trained and clinical eyes of fine economists, the entire fabric of Timor-Leste’s socio economic structure, from natural resource investment to climate change, from food and agriculture to the empowerment of the vulnerable, and to the implementation of the millennium development goals. There is a wealth of statistics, garnered with circumspection and presented with clarity, which support the authors’ overall contention of a devastated country in the process of recovery, and a realistic assessment of assets, both current and potential, particularly in respect of oil and gas in the Timor Sea. -- Jamsheed Marker, former Personal Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General for East Timor and author of East Timor: a Memoir of the Negotiations for Independence (2003)Timor-Leste: The History and Development of Asia’s Newest Nation offers a fresh perspective on Timor-Leste's extraordinary journey over the past decade. -- Ameerah Haq, United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Field Support and Head of the United Nations Integrated Mission in Timor-LesteThis book is a must read for anyone interested in understanding Timor-Leste and will be in years to come the benchmark of future studies on the country. -- Victor Savage, National University of SingaporeThe book of Abraham Joseph and Takako Hamaguchi is highly welcome. It gives an incomparable analysis of the challenge successfully faced by Timor-Leste as a new and fragile state. …It is to be hoped that thanks to this book other fragile states will break the vicious circle of state fragility as done by Timor-Leste. -- Patrick Guillaumont, Université d'Auvergne, former member of the United Nations Committee for Development PolicyJoseph and Hamaguchi, expertly, professionally, and credibly, describe the history and the current realities of Timor-Leste. They go on to present the information from which potential collaborative blueprints for the near future of this new dynamic nation may be drawn upon as it progresses into in its second decade—a decade expected to match or even exceed the development of the first decade. -- John E. Steffens, University of OklahomaThe book co-authored by Abraham Joseph and Takako Hamaguchi Timor-Leste: The History and Development of Asia's Newest Nation is an excellent contribution in the area of post-conflict studies - the emergence of a country from total destruction at the time of its independence and within a decade moves from recovery to enter the development phase. It is a true testament to what can be realized when government and people come together to help rebuild a country that is not afraid of taking the reigns to establish itself as a stronger nation, thereby building a better future for its people. It is a must read for policymakers, academics, the private sector and NGOs/CSOs. -- Afaf Konja, Spokesperson for the President of the United Nations General Assembly 68th SessionTable of ContentsForeword by José Ramos-Horta Preface and Acknowledgement Introduction: Emergence of Asia’s Newest Nation Chapter 1: Timor-Leste and Its Economic History in Brief Chapter 2: Declaring Development as a Right Chapter 3: Investing with Natural Resource Endowments Chapter 4: Promoting Agriculture and Food Security Chapter 5: Empowering the Vulnerable Chapter 6: Mitigating and Adapting to Climate Change Chapter 7: Implementing Millennium Development Goals Chapter 8: Partnering with the World Community Chapter 9: From Tragedy to Triumph – Building the Foundation of Modern Timor-Leste

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Book SynopsisThis book elucidates the tension between the European Union’s normative and empirical dimensions underlying Israeli–European Union relations, and uses this uneasy relationship as a case study through which to bridge the theoretical gap between “Normative Power Europe” scholarship and European Union external perceptions studies.Trade ReviewPardo…is the most prominent of these Israeli researchers, and his latest book is therefore a most welcome addition to the field. Pardo’s main contribution is that he connects his own findings on external Israeli perceptions of the EU, Europe more generally, and individual member countries to the literature on the EU’s normative power. Pardo has correctly identified a certain lacuna, which he fills with many years of careful research, both quantitative and qualitative, on Israeli perceptions of the EU…. [T]his book is a most valuable contribution to the discourse, and its author remains a towering figure in the academic literature on EU–Israel relations. * Israel Journal of Foreign Affairs *This book offers a fascinating study into Israeli perceptions on a number of key foreign policy issues. It looks into Israel’s relations to Europe and to NATO. It chronicles how Israeli politicians flirted with membership of the European Economic Community in the 1950s and more recently the European Union (EU) and examines how NATO membership is perceived in the country. Through the Normative Power Europe framework, media analysis and survey research Pardo offers a careful narrative of how Israelis see themselves in the world today and how foreign policy has developed accordingly. He finds that although Israel sees itself as a nation that is close to Europe, he finds very limited diffusion of EU norms and values into Israeli society and politics. This fascinating book is a must read for anyone with an interest in Israel-Europe relations. -- Amy Verdun, University of Victoria, Co-editor of the Journal of Common Market StudiesThe complexity of the EU’s relationship with Israel has been a neglected topic in recent years. Normative Power Europe Meets Israel: Perceptions and Realities fills this gap. It provides depth and richness to our understanding of one of the EU’s most complicated, yet crucially important, relationships. -- Richard G. Whitman, Global Europe Centre, University of KentThis is an important book not only because it provides an empirically rich account of the EU’s relations with Israel, which is undoubtedly one of the most fascinating and challenging areas for EU foreign policy, but also because it heralds a new generation of normative power Europe studies. Rather than rejecting the concept, the author takes the normative power approach to the next level by carefully and provocatively focusing on two core tensions: external perceptions (within third countries) and trade, economic and scientific agendas (from the EU). Therefore Pardo’s arguments should be must-read for all scholars and practictioners working on the EU in world politics. -- Jan Orbie, Ghent UniversityTable of ContentsIntroductionNormative Power Europe Meets Israel Chapter 1 Normative Power Europe in Israeli Eyes Chapter 2 The Seventh Would-Be Member State of the European Economic Community Chapter 3 Normative Power Europe and Perceptions as Cultural Filters: Israeli Civic Studies as a Case-Study with Natalia Chaban Chapter 4When a Lioness Roars: The Union’s Guidelines Prohibiting the Allocation of Funds to Israeli Entities in the Occupied Territories Chapter 5An Elusive Desire: Israeli Perceptions of NATO ConclusionNormative Power Europe as Israel’s Negative “Other”

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Book SynopsisThis book elucidates the tension between the European Unionâs normative and empirical dimensions underlying IsraeliâEuropean Union relations, and uses this uneasy relationship as a case study through which to bridge the theoretical gap between âœNormative Power Europeâ scholarship and European Union external perceptions studies.Trade ReviewPardo…is the most prominent of these Israeli researchers, and his latest book is therefore a most welcome addition to the field. Pardo’s main contribution is that he connects his own findings on external Israeli perceptions of the EU, Europe more generally, and individual member countries to the literature on the EU’s normative power. Pardo has correctly identified a certain lacuna, which he fills with many years of careful research, both quantitative and qualitative, on Israeli perceptions of the EU…. [T]his book is a most valuable contribution to the discourse, and its author remains a towering figure in the academic literature on EU–Israel relations. * Israel Journal of Foreign Affairs *This book offers a fascinating study into Israeli perceptions on a number of key foreign policy issues. It looks into Israel’s relations to Europe and to NATO. It chronicles how Israeli politicians flirted with membership of the European Economic Community in the 1950s and more recently the European Union (EU) and examines how NATO membership is perceived in the country. Through the Normative Power Europe framework, media analysis and survey research Pardo offers a careful narrative of how Israelis see themselves in the world today and how foreign policy has developed accordingly. He finds that although Israel sees itself as a nation that is close to Europe, he finds very limited diffusion of EU norms and values into Israeli society and politics. This fascinating book is a must read for anyone with an interest in Israel-Europe relations. -- Amy Verdun, University of Victoria, Co-editor of the Journal of Common Market StudiesThe complexity of the EU’s relationship with Israel has been a neglected topic in recent years. Normative Power Europe Meets Israel: Perceptions and Realities fills this gap. It provides depth and richness to our understanding of one of the EU’s most complicated, yet crucially important, relationships. -- Richard G. Whitman, Global Europe Centre, University of KentThis is an important book not only because it provides an empirically rich account of the EU’s relations with Israel, which is undoubtedly one of the most fascinating and challenging areas for EU foreign policy, but also because it heralds a new generation of normative power Europe studies. Rather than rejecting the concept, the author takes the normative power approach to the next level by carefully and provocatively focusing on two core tensions: external perceptions (within third countries) and trade, economic and scientific agendas (from the EU). Therefore Pardo’s arguments should be must-read for all scholars and practictioners working on the EU in world politics. -- Jan Orbie, Ghent UniversityTable of ContentsIntroduction Normative Power Europe Meets Israel Chapter 1 Normative Power Europe in Israeli Eyes Chapter 2 The Seventh Would-Be Member State of the European Economic Community Chapter 3 Normative Power Europe and Perceptions as Cultural Filters: Israeli Civic Studies as a Case-Study with Natalia Chaban Chapter 4 When a Lioness Roars: The Union’s Guidelines Prohibiting the Allocation of Funds to Israeli Entities in the Occupied Territories Chapter 5 An Elusive Desire: Israeli Perceptions of NATO Conclusion Normative Power Europe as Israel’s Negative “Other”

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Book SynopsisU.S.Africa Relations: From Clinton to Obama is an examination and analysis of U.S.Africa relations during the Clinton, George W. Bush, and Obama administrations. It covers the entire continent with an inclusion of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Nigeria, South Africa, Ethiopia, Egypt, Libya, Tunisia, Uganda, and Rwanda. Some of the issues addressed in the analysis include the militarization of Africa within the context of the war on terror and the creation of the Africa Command; the Arab Spring and questions concerning the U.S. role in Egypt, Tunisia, and Libya; the Great Lakes region and the role or lack thereof of the United States, beginning with a discussion of U.S. support for various leaders from Mobutu (DRC) to Kabila (DRC) to Kagame (Rwanda), and Museveni (Uganda) who did and do not act in accordance with the U.S. policy of encouraging democracy. The role of Africans in U.S.Africa relations is examined in the book. For example, many African leaders expressed their disapproval of the creation of the Africa Command, and African leaders refused to have it housed on their soil. The book discusses how African leaders and Africans can work with the United States to encourage economic development by establishing and upholding the rule of law, respecting human rights, and creating and maintaining transparency in the government and business activities. The role of African-descended people in U.S.Africa relations is also addressed in terms of African American celebrities, scholars, and businesspeople. In sum, it appears on the surface that the United States has become more involved in African affairs due to new postCold War realitiesit is the only remaining superpower; the war on terror extends to Africa; more Africans have migrated to the United States; and trade relations have deepened due to the Africa Growth and Opportunity Act and the need to import oil and gas from various African countries. At the same time, the U.S. policy has not veered far from national security interests and the promotion of democracy regardless of who is in the White House.Table of ContentsIntroduction: Cassandra R. Veney Chapter One: Rethinking US-Africa Democracy Relations in Obama’s First Term Rita Kiki Edozie Chapter Two: Fighting Poverty and Improving Human Development in Africa: Opportunities for U.S. Engagement John Mukum Mbaku Chapter Three: US-Africa Relations and AFRICOM: Problems, Possibilities, and Limitations Edmond Keller Chapter 4: Promoting or Resisting Change? The United States and the Arab Spring in North Africa with an Emphasis on Egypt Ahmed Ali Salem Chapter Five: US-Africa Relations With the Big Three: Ethiopia, Nigeria, and South Africa Cassandra R.Veney Chapter Six: US Policy in the Great Lakes Region Emizet Francois Kisangani Chapter Seven: Black Man’s Burden: African American Celebrities and Philanthropy Zine Mugabane Chapter Eight: The African Diaspora’s Role in Forging US-Africa Relations Paul Tiyambe Zeleza

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Book SynopsisUsing case studies from around the world, this book analyzes the recent wave of social movement and protests.Trade ReviewThis book provides a very sophisticated and thoroughly insightful analysis of social mobilization at the beginning of the twenty-first century. It is an innovative and remarkably perceptive study of the significance and varieties of contemporary social mobilizations and their consequences. -- Bogdan Szajkowski, University of ExeterSituating the recent wave of social movements within a broader, global, context marked by, among other things, the failures of the neoliberal world order, this collection of essays brings a much-needed comparative dimension to the analysis of 'contentious politics' in the twenty-first century. A valuable contribution to the growing field of social movement studies. -- Umut Ozkirimli, Center for Middle Eastern Studies, Lund UniversityA critical research collection, written by inspiring social movements' scholars, comprises case studies from Tunisia, Spain, Greece, Iceland, Netherlands, the United Kingdom, the United States, Mexico, and Turkey. In about seven years and more (2008–2015) of the enduring global political-economic crisis and its repercussions, we are witnessing not only waves of social movement mobilizations but also a more mature, rich, and creative theoretical and empirical scholarship as offered by this book. -- Miri Gal-Ezer, Kinneret CollegeTable of ContentsChapter 1: Seeking (and Finding) Democracy, Mark Purcell Chapter 2: The Indignados and the Global Diffusion of Forms of Protest Against Authoritarianism and Structural Adjustment Programs, Ernesto Castañeda Chapter 3: The Greek Social Movements and an Analysis of the Reaction in Greece to the Gezi Park Protests, Gökçe Bayındır Goularas Chapter 4: # Yo Soy 132: A Networked Social Movement of Mexican Youth, Luis Rubén Díaz Cepeda Chapter 5: Deconstructing Neo-Patrimonial System via Humor: Gezi Park “Çapulcu” Protests in Turkey, Nahide Konak and Rasim Özgür Dönmez Chapter 6: Squatting (in Turkey): A Practice of Transforming Public Spaces into Commons?, Helga Rittersberger-Tılıç Chapter 7: Occupying Power: Strategies for Change in Occupy London, Sam Halvorsen and Simon Thorpe Chapter 8: Wildfire Movement’s Crashing on the Local Trenches: A Comparison of Occupy Los Angeles and Occupy Amsterdam, Walter Nicholls and Justus Uitermark Chapter 9: Political Economy of European Mobilization: Why Did the Anti-Austerity Movements Fail, Beyza Ç. Tekin and Rıfat Barış Tekin

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Book SynopsisUsing case studies from around the world, this book analyzes the recent wave of social movement and protests.Trade ReviewA critical research collection, written by inspiring social movements' scholars, comprises case studies from Tunisia, Spain, Greece, Iceland, Netherlands, the United Kingdom, the United States, Mexico, and Turkey. In about seven years and more (2008–2015) of the enduring global political-economic crisis and its repercussions, we are witnessing not only waves of social movement mobilizations but also a more mature, rich, and creative theoretical and empirical scholarship as offered by this book. -- Miri Gal-Ezer, Kinneret CollegeSituating the recent wave of social movements within a broader, global, context marked by, among other things, the failures of the neoliberal world order, this collection of essays brings a much-needed comparative dimension to the analysis of 'contentious politics' in the twenty-first century. A valuable contribution to the growing field of social movement studies. -- Umut Ozkirimli, Center for Middle Eastern Studies, Lund UniversityThis book provides a very sophisticated and thoroughly insightful analysis of social mobilization at the beginning of the twenty-first century. It is an innovative and remarkably perceptive study of the significance and varieties of contemporary social mobilizations and their consequences. -- Bogdan Szajkowski, University of ExeterTable of ContentsChapter 1: Seeking (and Finding) Democracy, Mark Purcell Chapter 2: The Indignados and the Global Diffusion of Forms of Protest Against Authoritarianism and Structural Adjustment Programs, Ernesto Castañeda Chapter 3: The Greek Social Movements and an Analysis of the Reaction in Greece to the Gezi Park Protests, Gökçe Bayındır Goularas Chapter 4: # Yo Soy 132: A Networked Social Movement of Mexican Youth, Luis Rubén Díaz Cepeda Chapter 5: Deconstructing Neo-Patrimonial System via Humor: Gezi Park “Çapulcu” Protests in Turkey, Nahide Konak and Rasim Özgür Dönmez Chapter 6: Squatting (in Turkey): A Practice of Transforming Public Spaces into Commons?, Helga Rittersberger-Tılıç Chapter 7: Occupying Power: Strategies for Change in Occupy London, Sam Halvorsen and Simon Thorpe Chapter 8: Wildfire Movement’s Crashing on the Local Trenches: A Comparison of Occupy Los Angeles and Occupy Amsterdam, Walter Nicholls and Justus Uitermark Chapter 9: Political Economy of European Mobilization: Why Did the Anti-Austerity Movements Fail, Beyza Ç. Tekin and Rıfat Barış Tekin

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Book SynopsisThis book presents critical perspectives on the impacts of globalization in Africa with particular reference to the crisis of development and governance, the crisis of peace and security, and the environmental crisis. It explores both global and local factors that exacerbate these crises, and seeks solutions to these challenges. With a strong slant on African experience and perspectives, the book reveals that globalization has presented Africa with both challenges and opportunities for governance and existence in an increasingly inter-connected planet.Trade ReviewThis is a rich and timely collection of essays that examine how Africa is coming to terms with the challenges of globalization. It illuminates in bold relief the theory and empiricism of globalization in Africa from the perspectives of development, security, and environment. The contributors to this volume have delivered powerful and refreshing analyses of a highly dynamic and controversial phenomenon in Africa. -- Isaac Albert, University of IbadanWith the consistent trend in Democratic reversals—as in Eastern and Central Africa, the resurgence and deepening of economic and financial crises in most African countries, alarming environmental degradation and neglect, and the phenomenal rates of unemployment in the face of remarkable economic growth, with a sharp focus and nuanced methodology, this book pointedly speaks to some of the core issues critical to any meaningful engagements with, and the resolution of the contradictions of democracy, development, environment and security in Africa. It is not only a must- read for students and scholars of globalization and Africa: it is a collector's item! -- Shuaibu A. Ibrahim, President of the Nigerian Political Science AssociationThis edited volume fills a significant intellectual void in the theoretical and practical discourses on globalization by profoundly capturing the African voices. The 20 chapter contributions of the book and the eloquent forward by the renowned Professor Alfred Zack-Williams have brilliantly elucidated the conceptual debates on globalization from African perspectives, the protracted history of the phenomenon on the African continent, and how globalization has impacted development, governance, peace and security in Africa. This book is path-breaking and I consider it a must read for all students, policy makers, researchers and lecturers interested in understanding how historical and contemporary forces, agencies and processes of transnationalization have impacted Africa, as well as what Africa and African agencies could do to maximize the advantages of globalization and minimize its negative externalities. -- Kenneth Omeje, University of BradfordGlobalization in Africa: Perspectives on Development, Security, and Environment fills a long-standing need in the literature for a historically anchored, culturally sensitive, and yet analytically balanced non-Western approach to globalization. Although all the essays in this smartly edited collection approach globalization from a distinctly ‘Southern’ perspective, this does not, as is sometimes the case, lead to a dilution of critical judgment. On the contrary, the contributors, working with conceptual and methodological tools from across the social sciences, interpret classic and emergent themes in African development with the aid of thoughtful and innovative theoretical standards. The overall result is an important collection that promises to be of continued interest to graduate students and scholars of African history and African social thought, development experts, policy makers, and theorists and historians of globalization across the world. -- Ebenezer Obadare, University of KansasTable of ContentsForeword by Alfred Zack-Williams Part I: Conceptual Discourse Chapter 1: Introduction: The Challenges of Globalization in Africa, Usman A. Tar Chapter 2: Globalization: A Conceptual Analysis, Etham B. Mijah Part II: Development and Governance Chapter 3: How Globalization Underdeveloped Africa, Lucky Imade Chapter 4: Africa and the Globalization of High-Tech Capitalism, Moses E. U. Tedheke Chapter 5: The Global Financial Crisis and Its Impact on Africa, Malami Muhammad Maishanu Chapter 6: Globalization, Neoliberal Governability, and Agrarian Transformation in Africa, Dauda Abubakar Chapter 7: Globalization, Neoliberalism, and Higher Education in Africa, Nickanor Amwata Owuor Chapter 8: Globalization and Foreign Relations in Eastern Africa, Macharia Munene Chapter 9: Globalization and Multinational Corporations in Africa, Charles Pen Onwurah and Hezekiah Abalaka Usman Chapter 10: Globalization, Gender, and Rural Livelihood in Africa: A Study of Kilba Women in Adamawa State, Nigeria, Nachana’a Alahira David Part III: Peace and Security Chapter 11: Globalization and Africa’s Security Challenges for the Twenty-First Century, Kursim Leonard-Fwa Chapter 12: Globalization and Transnational Terrorism: Linkage between Global Terrorist Organizations, Muritala Babatunde Hassan and Jamilu Ibrahim Mukhtar Chapter 13: Globalization and New Waves of Terrorism in Africa, Jonathan Sule Maiangwa Chapter 14: Globalization and “Small Wars” in Africa: The Case of Niger Delta, Nigeria, Chukwuma Osakwe, Otoabasi Akpan, and Ubong Essien Umoh Chapter 15: Globalization of Violence: Terrorism and its Impact on (Inter)national Security, Omon Merry Osiki Chapter 16: Globalization and Political Islam: The Rise of Islamist Movement in North Africa, Tukur Abdulkadir Chapter 17: Globalization, Conflict, and Peacebuilding in Africa, Usman A. Tar and Mala Mustapha Part IV: Environment and Sustainability Chapter 18: Globalization, Ecology, and Land Degradation in Africa, Taiye Oluwafemi Adewuyi Chapter 19: Globalization and Climate Change in Africa: The Challenges of Double Exposure?, Sharkdam Wapmuk and Usman A. Tar Part V: Conclusion Chapter 20: Conclusion: The Prospects of Globalization in Africa, Usman A Tar About the Contributors

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Book SynopsisGlobal Geopolitical Power and African Political and Economic Institutions: When Elephants Fight describes the emergence and nature of the prevailing African political and economic institutions in two periods. In the first, most countries adopted political and economic institutions that funneled significant levels of political and economic power to the political elites, usually through one- or no-party (military) political systems, inward-oriented development policies, and/ or state-ledand often state-ownedindustrialization. In the second period, most countries adopted institutions that diluted the overarching political and economic power of ruling elites through the adoption of de jure multiparty electoral systems, more outward-oriented trade policies, and the privatization of many state owned or controlled sectors, though significant political and economic power remains in their hands. The choices made in each period were consistent with prevailing ideas on governance and development,Trade ReviewThis well-documented, thought-provoking book represents an excellent synthesis of trends in African politics and economics since the era of independence to the present. Quinn links changes in sub-Saharan states to global shifts, notably the post–WW II rush of decolonization and post–Cold War moves toward greater liberalization. The first period ranged from Ghana’s 1957 independence to the post–1965 wave of military coups. During this period, international power shifted from multipolarity, in which France and Great Britain were major players, to US–USSR bipolarity. The second period started around 1989 and continued to about 1996, with American global preeminence, the partial decay of single party–dominant systems, and the facade of competitive elections in Africa. Quinn’s greatest contribution comes through integrating historical events with changed economic theories and centers of power. He demonstrates statistical links between higher levels of civil and political rights and state ownership of non-oil and non-mineral industries. Quinn concludes that since the Cold War, the “outward appearance” of African political and economic institutions shifted somewhat. Reforms were carried out largely to satisfy donors. To institutionalize “real” democratic competition, however, repeated competitive elections with established procedures are essential. Africa’s “new road … seems to be one of emerging capitalism with weakly institutionalized electoral regimes, with usually one dominant political party.” Summing Up: Highly recommended. Graduate students and faculty. * CHOICE *When Elephants Fight is a lengthy explanation of how African politicians and elected leaders have dealt with an imposed hierarchical relationship even as their citizen constituents have developed new and greater social service expectations (e.g. modern schools, clinics, transportation) without delays or corruption and with greater independence from U.S. or World Bank demands via Structural Adjustment Programs which have increased the price of basic foodstuffs, petrol, and electricity. Students taking Quinn’s course and charged with producing term or semester papers — or even a Master’s thesis — and needing to understand these complex ‘hierarchical relationships,’ may find the scholarly language he relies upon to be a challenge, but they can benefit from the structure of the book: the sub-chapter headings; the extensive footnotes associated with each chapter; the ‘Conclusions’ associated with each chapter; and the long bibliography. * Peace Corps Worldwide *The monograph is convincing and Quinn’s intricate theoretical linkage from international system and domestic factors to political and economic governance outcomes in Africa is a valuable contribution to the field. . . Africanists will benefit from Quinn’s careful consideration of the overall effect of changes in the international system on politics across the sub-Saharan Africa. Meanwhile International Relations scholars will be grateful for how he maps out how hierarchical relations between states can affect regional politics during periods that are critical junctures. * African Affairs *Scholars and students alike will benefit from Quinn’s clearly written and clear-sighted analysis of the phases of African development from the colonial era to the present time. Unlike others, Quinn demonstrates the many and varied interactions between changes in the international arena and the transformations that have taken place in Africa’s domestic political arrangements and the economic policies of African governments. -- Michael Lofchie, UCLAGlobal Geopolitical Power and African Economic and Political Institutions is a major work of scholarship. Quinn provides an authoritative treatment of how the political economy of Sub-Saharan Africa responded to the massive shifts represented by World War II and the end of the Cold War. The range of issues explored in this lucid exposition is comprehensive, notably in relation to changes in political systems and economic policies. Quinn’s forward-looking treatment also offers stimulating ideas about how Africa will evolve as a whole in the context of the War on Terror, the rise of China, and other significant contemporary developments. This book is essential reading for those with general interests in Africa, along with readers looking for a compelling analysis of the politics and economics of that region. -- Patrick James, University of Southern CaliforniaTable of ContentsChapter 1: Geopolitics, International Relations, and sub-Saharan Africa Chapter 2: The First International Geopolitical Shift: African Decolonization in International and Regional Contexts Chapter 3: The Consolidation of Political Power in Africa: The Rise of One- and No-party States Chapter 4: The Consolidation of Economic Power in Africa: Inward-Oriented Development and Majority State Ownership Chapter 5: The Second Geopolitical Shift: African Political and Economic Reforms in International and Regional Contexts Chapter 6: The Partial Decentralization of Political Power in Africa: Limited Multiparty Competition and Rising Civil Society Chapter 7: The Partial Fragmentation of Economic Power in Africa: The Liberalization of Economic Policies and Partial Privatization Chapter 8: Prior Majority State Ownership, Geopolitical Shifts, and Later Political Liberalization in Africa: A Statistical Analysis Chapter 9: Conclusions: When Elephants Fight

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Book SynopsisThis book explores the domestic and international relations of countries in the Middle East and North Africa using the focus of ideas and repeat interactions employed by constructivism. This book incorporates rich history and analyses of political trends and figures of the region to develop a deeper understanding of Middle East politics.Table of ContentsI. Introduction: The Constructivists’ Middle East II. Where it all Begins: Egypt before and After the Arab Spring III. Turkey and Iran: Republican and Islamic IV. The Maghreb V. Iraq: From the Past to the Present VI. Syria and Lebanon: The Alawis in Syria, and the Maronites and Shias in Lebanon VII. Israel and the Palestinians VIII. The Gulf Monarchies: Religiosity and Capitalism IX. Yemen X. Conclusion

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Book SynopsisIn this book, author David N. Levy uses Machiavelliâs conflict between the elite and the people as the lens through which to understand the other major features of his republicanism. Through analyzing his Discourses on Livy, Levy shows that Machiavelliâs principles can provide support for, and constructive criticism of, modern liberal democracy.Trade ReviewDavid Levy’s Wily Elites and Spirited Peoples offers fresh insight into Machiavelli's singular conception of the few and the many, and the respective roles that elites and the people should play in the politics of republics. Levy manages to stay true to Machiavelli's writings and to draw insights from them for contemporary liberal democracy. -- John P. McCormick, Professor of Political Science, University of ChicagoTable of ContentsIntroduction: Returning to Machiavelli Chapter 1: From Class Conflict, Liberty Chapter 2: War, Empire and Democracy Chapter 3: Corruption: Its Causes, Uses and Remedies Chapter 4: The Princely Republic Chapter 5: Conclusion Appendix: Machiavelli and the Question of Perennial Problems Bibliography

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Book SynopsisThis book is an in-depth study of the transformations in Central Europe in the years since the fall of Communism. In a comparative analysis of geopolitical, ethical, cultural, and socioeconomic shifts, this essential text investigates the post-communist countries.Trade ReviewKavaliauskas provides rare depth and breadth of understanding across disciplinary divisions and across a variety of scholarly perspectives of the monumental and ongoing transformations in the heart of Europe. With an inquisitive yet unobtrusive gaze this book reveals for the reader the particularities but also the resonances and connections between diverse transition experiences. -- Annette Freyberg-Inan, University of AmsterdamTomas Kavaliauskas is an emphatic observer of the post-communist predicament. This catching set of essays on the contemporary condition of Central Europe, dense with philosophical allusions, cultural detail, and political insight, and written in an inimitable style, makes an unusual and refreshing, even romantic piece of scholarship. -- Maria Mälksoo, University of Tartu, EstoniaThis is more than a book about the extraordinary changes in Central Europe. It is about the struggle for national and cultural identity in a troubled part of the world. The scholarship displayed by Kavaliauskas is as impressive as his civic engagement. -- Catalin Avramescu, University of BucharestIn a 1980 essay on central Europe, Timothy Garton Ash observed that central Europeans are the "Europeans who ... know what it is really about and we can learn from them." It is "the kingdom of the spirit." Kavaliauskas's work should be read with Garton Ash's words in mind; it underscores that central Europe is still unique in so many ways. A major strength of the book is that Kavaliauskas (a Lithuanian) brings the Baltic states very much back into the discourse about central Europe. There is more to central Europe than Poland, the Czech Republic, Hungary, and the Balkans. However, this is basically a series of essays on culture, memory, history, identity, and philosophy; it is not a social science analysis of "stages of transition and consolidated democratization," but rather thoughtful and learned reflections on a profound historical moment of a region still caught between East (Russia) and West. The transition and transformations are still not complete. Having achieved a "negative freedom," can central Europe make positive use of the freedom that it gained in 1989? From the Pink Tank case to profound questions of memory, readers can still learn from Kavaliauskas's reflections. Summing Up: Recommended. Graduate, research, and professional collections. * CHOICE *A collection of thoughtful essays on the embattled liberal values in post-communist polities, this volume is. . . of significant contribution to the ongoing debates on the distinctions between liberal and illiberal nationalism, and on the causes of the conservative−populist backlashes in countries such as Slovakia, Hungary, Poland and Romania. Kavaliauskas successfully scrutinizes political, social and cultural trends in a maddeningly diverse region. . . The book is thus a gripping political and intellectual ethnography. * International Affairs *Table of ContentsChapter 1. Defining Central Europe as a Post-communist Region Chapter 2. Positive and Negative Freedom in Central Europe Before and After 1989 Chapter 3. Virtual and Real Freedom in Central Europe after 1989 Chapter 4. The Complete and Incomplete Transition in Central Europe Chapter 5. Fluctuating Socio-economics and Post-Socialist Inverted Morals Chapter 6. The Salvation of the Two Europes in 1968 from the Perspective of 1989 Chapter 7. Vilnius 10 Group—Geopolitical Emancipation or a Lost Opportunity for Angelic Moral Politics?

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Book SynopsisAlthough many scholars have studied terrorism, few scholars have ever studied terrorism from the aspect of its initial origins in social movements. Not only is research concerning this phenomenon outdated, but there has also been no consensus as to what causes terrorism. Many contemporary terrorist organizations were once social movements that formed for a specific purpose using nonviolent tactics to accomplish their agenda. Eventually, terrorist tactics became the method of choice for these once peaceful social movements.Volatile Social Movements and the Origins of Terrorism: The Radicalization of Change, by Christine Sixta Rinehart, focuses on why this transition occurred; why did a peaceful social movement transition to a terrorist organization? The case studies in this book include the Muslim Brotherhood, the ETA, the FARC, and the LTTE. The study focuses on the individual characteristics, group dynamics, and external forces that caused social movements to use terrorist tactics. ItTrade ReviewThis timely book considers multiple manifestations of political violence in the United States and abroad. Rinehart specifically seeks to discover the causal factors of radicalization in mass movements—the group dynamics that transform nonviolent social movements into organizations employing terrorism. Three radicalizing factors are identified: charismatic leaders deciding to use terrorism, obediently implemented by followers; frustration as the political goals of a movement are not accomplished by peaceful means and violence ensues; ascendance of violent personalities to leadership positions in social movements. This multidisciplinary conceptual framework is applied to four case studies: the Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood, the Basque Euzkadi ta Askatasuna of Spain, Fuerzas Armados Revolucionarios de Colombia, and Ceylon's Liberation of Tigers of Tamil Eelam. The concluding chapter analyzes the similarities and differences among the case studies and points to future research topics such as the radicalizing impact of universities, the utility of Marxist ideology, reasons for dissolution of terrorist groups, and the rise of religious terrorism, a most relevant phenomenon to policy makers worldwide. This is a good start on the study of radicalization, an extremely complex phenomenon in need of more extensive and methodologically complex examination. Summing Up: Recommended. All readership levels. * CHOICE *An interesting and important account of the role of certain types of social movements in originating and causing terrorism. The author points out that while many terrorist organizations had begun as social movements seeking to achieve their objectives through nonviolent tactics, over time terrorist tactics became their 'method of choice.' To explain how such transitions from non-violence to violence occurred, the author examines the individual characteristics, group dynamics, and external forces in how such phenomena occurred in the case studies of the Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood, the Basque ETA in Spain, the FARC in Colombia, and the LTTE in Sri Lanka. The author finds that terrorist groups emerge from social movements under certain conditions that include the presence of frustration 'that led to aggression' and leadership by a charismatic leader that possesses a 'violent personality' (pp.141-142). Also of interest is the author’s recommendation for future research, particularly the call for scholars to 'study why terrorist organizations disaffiliate or die.' (p.143) * Perspectives on Terrorism *Table of ContentsIntroduction: The Radicalization of Social Movements and Political Parties Chapter 1. Revolutionizing Terrorism: The Radicalization of Hasan al-Banna and the Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood Chapter 2. Radicalizing Ekin: The Transformation of Euzkadi ta Askatasuna (ETA) Chapter 3. Forsaking Colombia: The Creation and Radicalization of the Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia (FARC) Chapter 4. Ceylon Tigers: The Creation and Radicalization of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) Conclusion and Analysis

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Book SynopsisRadicals in Power examines the unexplored history of the Sixties and the New Left. Based on interviews with the elected New Left radicals in each of their cities, author Eric Leif Davin details the birth and evolution of a local and regional progressive politics that has, heretofore, been overlooked.Trade ReviewThis book argues persuasively that the New Left did not end when SNCC, SDS, and the Black Panthers crashed and burned. Radicalism continued in electoral form in locations like Berkeley, Madison, Ann Arbor, and the State of Vermont, achieving significant reforms. What held these efforts together, Davin proposes, was a political culture left of liberalism but not quite socialism that he calls Left Populism, and compares to the rhetoric and music of the 1930s. Overall, he contrasts electoral New Leftism with the historic practice of Left parties in the United States to run local candidates solely for 'educational' purposes, hence to be unprepared to govern when their candidates win. -- Staughton Lynd, author of "Stepping Stones: Memoir of a Life Together"Focusing on a wide variety of leftists who have been elected to office, Eric Davin’s Radicals in Power challenges the predominant view that the New Left disintegrated after the 1960s. His work should provoke a reconsideration of the New Left’s legacy and the possibilities for a locally-based populist movement today. -- Peter B. Levy, York CollegeDavin (Univ. of Pittsburgh) argues that historians have overlooked 1960s–70s radicals' forays into electoral politics, where he sees both traction and meaningful political change for the Left. He largely focuses on college towns and the election of student radicals to a variety of city councils, particularly analyzing left-leaning third parties such as the Peace and Freedom Party (California) and the Human Rights Party (Michigan) and their members' transition from opposition to incorporation into the Democratic Party. Davin demonstrates the importance, possibilities, and limitations of local politics. Summing Up: Recommended. Graduate students, faculty. * CHOICE *Davin has been interested in this topic for forty years, and during the 1970’s and 1980’s he interviewed most of the people who won the races that are covered in the book. A great deal of the book consists of the interviews. If he hadn’t conducted those interviews in the past, the book could not have been written, because many of the key figures are no longer living. It would be a blessing if legislators and judges would read this book, because they might learn how much harm is done when people are blocked from electoral activity. Unfortunately, the publisher has put a price of $80 on the book. If enough libraries buy the book, the publisher will create a paperback, which will be considerably cheaper. Please ask your local library to buy the book. * Ballot Access News *In Radicals in Power Davin introduces us to New Left activists using electoral politics to create radical change. Davin calls this the Electoral New Left. . . . His work is a welcome addition to the argument that the New Left lasted longer and was more diverse than first accounts suggest. . . . The book’s case-study approach works well. . . . Davin is the first to provide sustained and comparative analysis of New Left electoral work.In Radicals in Power Davin introduces us to New Left activists using electoral politics to create radical change. Davin calls this the Electoral New Left. . . . His work is a welcome addition to the argument that the New Left lasted longer and was more diverse than first accounts suggest. . . . The book’s case-study approach works well. . . . Davin is the first to provide sustained and comparative analysis of New Left electoral work. * Essays in History *Table of ContentsAcknowledgments Introduction From Protest to Power: The Electoral New Left and the Long Sixties 1. The Liberation of Berkeley 2. A Freak for Sheriff 3. Kent State—And After 4. Madison: Two Wars at Home 5. The People's Party 6. Passing Through: Human Rights in Ann Arbor 7. Digging In: Human Rights in Ypsilanti 8. Urbana: Power on the Prairie 9. Marx in Motown 10. Democratic Socialists of America 11. Boston: A Socialist on Beacon Hill 12. Santa Cruz: Surf City Socialists 13. Vermont Exceptionalism Conclusion: The Electoral New Left and Local Left Populism Index About the Author

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Book SynopsisThe American people generally perceive that the United States is headed in the wrong direction, US influence worldwide is waning, Capitol Hill is not adequately representing the public's interests, and their personal economic wellbeing is in jeopardy. This book squarely tackles the list of fault lines currently facing the United States, including, among others, Beltway dysfunctionalism, concentrated wealth and income not seen since the late 1920s, an ultra-expensive and inefficient health-care system, runaway entitlement spending, stagnant upward mobility, debilitating crony capitalism, and incoherent foreign policy. Even more importantly, the book offers explicit policy recommendations for solving each fault line, relying extensively on best practices in the public and private sectors both at home and abroad. Moreover, the author emphasizes that the United States is entering a special period which provides it with advantages not found anywhere else in the worlda major energy boom, favTrade ReviewWith Earl Fry we never lose our time. Clear, factual, and analytical. This book is about big questions and important answers. A must read. -- Stéphane Paquin, École nationale d'administration publiqueThis book is beneficial because of its breadth—topics including foreign and defense policy, education, healthcare, and infrastructure—as well as an approach that highlights best practices garnered from a synthesis of the scholarly literature, public policy reports by practitioners, and Earl Fry’s own research. As an expert on intergovernmental relations, Fry calls for renewal at the local, state, and national levels of American government. This book should be of interest to anyone displeased with the current climate in Washington, D.C., as well as those who want to rebuild U.S. competitiveness in the globalized world. -- Samuel Lucas McMillan, Lander University, author of The Involvement of State Governments in U.S. Foreign RelationsAt a time when many pundits are either naively optimistic or dyspeptically pessimistic about the future of the United States, Earl Fry is a refreshing contrast. He frankly acknowledges America’s challenges but offers a way forward. Let the American Renaissance begin! -- David Campbell, University of Notre DameTable of ContentsChapter 1: America’s Quest to Remain a Superpower and to Provide an Exceptional Quality of Life for Its Citizens Chapter 2: America on the Brink—Corrosive Government Practices in “Versailles on the Potomac” Chapter 3: The Erratic Efforts of the U.S. Federal System to Cope with Entitlements and Health Care Chapter 4: The American Dream in Question: Major Societal Cleavages Chapter 5: In Search of a Coherent Foreign and Defense Policy Chapter 6: Upward or Downward Trajectory? The U.S. in the UnchartedWaters of Globalization, Technology Change, and Creative Destruction Chapter 7: Solutions to Governance Problems Chapter 8: Leveraging U.S. Strengths to Enhance International Competitiveness and the Individual’s Quality of Life Chapter 9: Life in Renaissance America and the World Surrounding It, 2030

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Book SynopsisThe American people generally perceive that the United States is headed in the wrong direction, US influence worldwide is waning, Capitol Hill is not adequately representing the public's interests, and their personal economic wellbeing is in jeopardy. This book squarely tackles the list of fault lines currently facing the United States, including, among others, Beltway dysfunctionalism, concentrated wealth and income not seen since the late 1920s, an ultra-expensive and inefficient health-care system, runaway entitlement spending, stagnant upward mobility, debilitating crony capitalism, and incoherent foreign policy. Even more importantly, the book offers explicit policy recommendations for solving each fault line, relying extensively on best practices in the public and private sectors both at home and abroad. Moreover, the author emphasizes that the United States is entering a special period which provides it with advantages not found anywhere else in the worlda major energy boom, favTrade ReviewWith Earl Fry we never lose our time. Clear, factual, and analytical. This book is about big questions and important answers. A must read. -- Stéphane Paquin, École nationale d'administration publiqueThis book is beneficial because of its breadth—topics including foreign and defense policy, education, healthcare, and infrastructure—as well as an approach that highlights best practices garnered from a synthesis of the scholarly literature, public policy reports by practitioners, and Earl Fry’s own research. As an expert on intergovernmental relations, Fry calls for renewal at the local, state, and national levels of American government. This book should be of interest to anyone displeased with the current climate in Washington, D.C., as well as those who want to rebuild U.S. competitiveness in the globalized world. -- Samuel Lucas McMillan, Lander University, author of The Involvement of State Governments in U.S. Foreign RelationsAt a time when many pundits are either naively optimistic or dyspeptically pessimistic about the future of the United States, Earl Fry is a refreshing contrast. He frankly acknowledges America’s challenges but offers a way forward. Let the American Renaissance begin! -- David Campbell, University of Notre DameTable of ContentsChapter 1: America’s Quest to Remain a Superpower and to Provide an Exceptional Quality of Life for Its Citizens Chapter 2: America on the Brink—Corrosive Government Practices in “Versailles on the Potomac” Chapter 3: The Erratic Efforts of the U.S. Federal System to Cope with Entitlements and Health Care Chapter 4: The American Dream in Question: Major Societal Cleavages Chapter 5: In Search of a Coherent Foreign and Defense Policy Chapter 6: Upward or Downward Trajectory? The U.S. in the UnchartedWaters of Globalization, Technology Change, and Creative Destruction Chapter 7: Solutions to Governance Problems Chapter 8: Leveraging U.S. Strengths to Enhance International Competitiveness and the Individual’s Quality of Life Chapter 9: Life in Renaissance America and the World Surrounding It, 2030

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Book SynopsisIn this collection of essays, anthropologists of religion examine the special challenges they face when studying populations that proselytize. Conducting fieldwork among these groups may involve attending services, meditating, praying, and making pilgrimages. Anthropologists participating in such research may unwittingly give the impression that their interest is more personal than professional, and inadvertently encourage missionaries to impose conversion upon them. Moreover, anthropologists' attitudes about religion, belief, and faith, as well as their response to conversion pressures, may interfere with their objectivity and cause them to impose their own understandings on the missionaries. Although anthropologists have extensively and fruitfully examined the role of identity in researchparticularly gender and ethnic identityreligious identity, which is more fluid and changeable, has been relatively neglected. This volume explores the role of religious identity in fieldwork by examiTrade ReviewMissionary Impositions is a superb exploration of the question of identity formation and self-awareness in the field and the way these processes help shape our understanding and misunderstanding of what actually goes into anthropological fieldwork. More specifically, it raises the question of how much an anthropologist’s belief biases her/his understanding of the study of religion and relationship with those who are believers, including missionaries who may be in the field area. ... Missionary Impositions shows the way toward true reflexivity and empathy with those among whom we work. * Missiology: An International Review *This collection of provocative essays reveals the challenges, anxieties, and dilemmas involved in the ethnographic study of religion and faith. These are valuable and honest assessments and reflections—full of insight for those who find themselves negotiating their personal and research identities while being objects of proselytizing. -- Kevin K. Birth, Queens College, City University of New YorkMissionary Impositions is a fine collection of reflections on how a fieldworker's relationship to religion, whether one of doubt, faith, or something else, influences their relationship to the people they encounter and the process of doing ethnography. It raises many fascinating and indeed profound questions about the nature of anthropology as knowledge, not only what implicit assumptions anthropologists make about their subjects, but also what those subjects think about anthropologists, and how their mutual misunderstandings both enable working relationships while troubling the conscience and confidence of the people involved. Many chapters also dwell on the often neglected emotional and experiential side of fieldwork, and suggest that personal involvement in the lives of one's research community can lead to greater insight. The chapters describe a variety of types of field setting in many different kinds of religious community and many different types of research, and will contribute to ongoing debates about ethnographic practice and anthropological epistemology. -- Ryan Schram, University of SydneyThe one thing that every ethnographer brings to the field is her or his own self, complete with histories, beliefs, identities, habits, and bodily dispositions that can open ethnographic doors – or close them. With this thoughtful collection of essays, we finally have a whole book that grapples with the special challenges that this inescapable fact brings to the anthropology of religion. Reflexive without being solipsistic, sensitive without being alarmist, this book raise enough provocative questions to encourage anyone from a beginning student to a seasoned ethnographer to rethink what it means to study religion ‘in the wild.' -- Jon Bialecki, University of California, San DiegoConducting fieldwork on and writing ethnography about populations that practice proselytizing religions poses a particular challenge to researchers. As the case studies in this book evidently show, this creates both ethical dilemmas and spaces for engagement which are difficult to handle but also highly informative. This book deals directly with these dilemmas as it demonstrates the authors' attempts to cope with the particular way of being in-between that doing religious ethnography requires. . . .The open attitude that the authors exhibit toward these dilemmas works well and demonstrates clearly that these questions involve complex relations and require ongoing consideration during fieldwork. . . .All the chapters describe how the authors strive to find the best way to dwell in the in-between that fieldwork involves. . . .[T]he book contributes to anthropological research as a whole by putting central methodological and epistemological dilemmas of the discipline into particularly sharp relief. * Journal of Anthropological Research *This collection of essays drives home the multiply experienced reality that ethnographic fieldwork is a demanding enterprise involving the entire selfhood – intellectual, emotional, physical, psychological and spiritual – of the researcher; no part can conveniently be packed up and left at home. The potentially transformative power of ethnography is implicated here and this elegantly presented volume – with rich bibliographies for students and practitioners alike – invites us to consider the ways that our own selves may be reconfigured and reconstituted, even ‘bent out of shape’, in our unremitting quest to penetrate the inner life-worlds of others. * Culture and Religion *Table of ContentsIntroduction: Writing Religion James Bielo Chapter 1: Flirting with Conversion: Negotiating Researcher Non-Belief with Missionaries Hillary K. Crane Chapter 2: Chasing the Wind: The Challenges of Studying Spirit Possession Susan M. Kenyon Chapter 3: How “They” Construct “Us”: Reflections on the Politics of Identity in the Field Jennifer A. Selby Chapter 4: Revisiting The Inner Life: Self-Reflexive Ethnography and Emotional Enculturation Daniel Washburn Chapter 5: I’m Just a Soul Whose Intentions are Good: Observations from the Back Pew Lisa DiCarlo Chapter 6: Silence, Betrayal, and Becoming Within the Interpretive Gap of Participant-Observation Katharine L. Wiegele Chapter 7: Blind in a Land of Visionaries: When a Non-Pilgrim Studies Pilgrimage Deana L. Weibel

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Book SynopsisThis project analyzes how political women rhetorically performâdiscursively, visually, and physicallyâtheir positions of power and how these performances are read, time again, against and with other women who have held similar positions in different geopolitical locations.Trade ReviewTransnational Feminist Rhetorics and Gendered Leadership in Global Politics offers an important contribution to and promises to spark new conversations about transnational feminist and rhetorical scholarship. Richards demonstrates a distinctive ability to sustain and focus on the potential of the discourses and practices of women world leaders to serve as radical departures from the assumptions about leadership in and across nation-state contexts, as well as re-instantiations of neoliberal logics underpinning the nation-state. Richards moves elegantly from the narratives of power produced by and about individuals to collective considerations of political women in order to identify structures and strategies that frame and promote the naturalness or inevitability of women leaders, and the public histories they animate in transnational contexts. -- Adela Licona, University of ArizonaRebecca Richards’ insightful and compelling book, Transnational Feminist Rhetorics and Gendered Leadership in Global Politics, is a must-read for audiences invested in feminist rhetorics and women’s leadership. Richards’ astute analysis of a range of multimodal texts reveals the impactful rhetorical strategies that shape identities of women world leaders and their work. Besides the major contributions Richards makes to feminist rhetorical scholarship, she intervenes significantly in conversations relating to transnational, citizenship, genre, and media studies. Situated in the recent past and contemporary moment, Richards’ study has much to say to our current situation as well as to the future prospect of women in leadership positions around the globe. -- Jessica Enoch, University of MarylandThe Oval Office, like its equivalent in other nation-states, has traditionally been viewed as masculine rhetorical space. In this insightful study, Rebecca Richards explores how women world leaders navigate these spaces, and, most importantly—explains why their presence on the world stage is so rare. Anyone interested in the gendered dynamics of political office will be fascinated by this book. -- Roxanne Mountford, University of KentuckyTable of ContentsTable of Contents Foreword Preface Acknowledgments Chapter 1. Confronting the Doxa of the Nation-State: Transnational Rhetorics and Women World Leaders Chapter 2. Daughters of Destiny: Narrations of the Nation-State in Autobiographies of Women World Leaders Chapter 3. Rewriting Public Histories: Political Women, Embodied Mimicry, and the Biopic Chapter 4. Access Denied: Creating a Corporate Rhetor for Women World Leaders Chapter 5. Will the Real “Iron Lady” Please Stand Up?: Cyborgian Politics from Margaret Thatcher to Hillary Clinton Conclusion Epilogue Appendix A. List of Women World Leaders Appendix B. Brief Biographical Information of Political Women in this Book Bibliography Index About the author

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Book SynopsisThis book offers a comprehensive examination of ChinaSouth Korea relations after their diplomatic normalization in 1992, paying close attention to the most recent controversies in the bilateral relationship after the turn of the century. Inspired by the sharp contrast between their booming economic exchanges and declining political relations in recent years, this book posits that the so-called end of ChinaSouth Korea honeymoon actually reflects two emerging features in the bilateral relationship. The first is a process of strategic adjustments in East Asia prompted by the new reality of a rising China, and to a lesser extent, a rising South Korea. The second regards both countries' domestic politics: traditional state autonomy in foreign policymaking is being challenged by better-informed and more assertive general publics who raise, frame, and highlight issues and effectively press their governments for action. In this book, the developments of ChinaSouth Korea relations are analyzed Trade ReviewYe’s book contributes to the literature in a timely manner, and provides insights into maintaining stable bilateral relations. * Pacific Affairs *This volume by Min Ye is focused on relations between China and South Korea and offers not simply a comprehensive and insightful analysis of this very important relationship but also how the changing dynamics of this relationship affects the international relations of Northeast Asia overall and what the changing dynamics of this relationship are likely to bring as this new century continues to unfold. It is a welcome addition to the literature on the international relations of Northeast Asia and offers a solid and thoughtful analysis of a relationship that is often reduced to its connection to the behavior of North Korea. As a result, it is required reading for scholars interested in Asian Security and the development of the region’s economy as well as for scholars interested in alliances and international relations in general. -- Dennis Patterson, Texas Tech UniversityMin Ye provides an excellent and timely examination of China-South Korean ties that goes beyond what is happening at the elite level to also include needed attention on lower, ‘bottom-up’ elements of the relationship. Few books have been able to capture the complexity of the relationship as this one does. This book is essential reading for those seeking clarity and depth on China, South Korea, and the future of Northeast Asia. -- Terence Roehrig, United States Naval War CollegeTimely written, tightly framed, and carefully reasoned, this excellent book successfully investigates the dynamic multidimensional interactions of Sino-South Korea relations in a comprehensive and balanced way. Its insightful and informative analysis will make it essential reading for scholars as well as policy makers. -- Zhang Qingmin, Peking UniversityTable of Contents1 A Brief Review of China-South Korea Relations 2 Understanding the New Dynamics in China-South Korea Relations 3 Economics-Politics Nexus between China and South Korea 4 “Soft” Clashes in China-South Korea Relations 5 China-South Korea Free Trade Agreement: A Springboard to the Future? 6 Balancing between Allies and Rivals: External Players of China-South Korea Relations 7 Setting Sail in the New Century

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Book SynopsisIn Immigration and Regional Integration in a Globalizing World, Christopher White makes an important contribution to the immigration debate by investigating the relationship between two of the most important forces shaping the current international systeminternational migration and regional integration. The ability to manage the movement of people across national borders is considered one of the primary responsibilities of the nation-state, but international migration always involves more than one country. The world has become increasingly globalized and international migration has followed suit. The vast majority of states have come to realize that successful and effective migration policies involve cooperation and coordination with other states, sometimes by choice and sometimes by necessity. However, these efforts, both regionally and globally, are often highly contentious and result in conflict internally and externally. Managing migration and integration are key concerns for governments in nearly every region of the world and will take on even greater importance as globalization and technological advances shrink distances and bring us closer together. White uses an evidence-based approach to understanding immigration and economic integration to debunk the migration myth that sees a strong connection between these two factors. Contrary to prevailing assumptions, the main argument is that there is no substantial relationship between the international migration and regional integration, despite the political rhetoric that generates enormous fear and anxiety surrounding these issues. Instead of conflating them, countries can consider the benefits of integration policies without worrying about migration and can consider migration policies without concern for integration. This book is for anyone concerned about the issue of immigration and its relationship to trade liberalization and regional integration.Trade ReviewThe book makes an important contribution to the description of EU integration and the mobility experience through the lens of a North American scholar, providing numerous levels of comparisons between the EU, NAFTA and other regional integration communities in Latin America, Africa, Asia and Oceania..... Written in a clear style...the book provides a number of empirical examples from all over the world, which makes it pleasant reading. * Journal of Common Market Studies *The author investigates the relationship between two of the most controversial issues of our time: 'international migration' and 'regional integration'; and comes up with a surprising and daring argument that: 'there is no relationship between the two, despite the political rhetoric that generates enormous fear and hyperbole surrounding these issues.' This is a must-read study for anyone who wants to understand these issues nowadays. -- Adrien M. Ratsimbaharison, Benedict CollegeTable of ContentsChapter 1: Introduction Chapter 2: International Migration and Regional Integration Chapter 3: Theoretical Framework Chapter 4: Europe Chapter 5: North America Chapter 6: The Rest of the World Chapter 7: Ending the Immigration Debate

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Book SynopsisThis empirical case study of the current transformation of Chinese agriculture explores the role of property institutions, peasant differentiation, and rural politics in the formation of a market for agricultural landâa crucial step in the transition from smallholder farming to large commercial enterprises.Trade ReviewIn China’s Agrarian Transition, René Trappel makes a fine contribution to the scholarly literature examining the direction and purpose of reforms to rural land use in contemporary China.... Well written, strongly argued and based on impressive empirical evidence, this undoubtedly is an excellent addition to the growing body of studies on China’s land regime. It deserves to be read by all scholars and students of rural development and agrarian change in contemporary China. * China Quarterly *This is a succinct and empathetic analysis of the endless muddling-through of agrarian reforms in China. By placing us in their restrictive yet enabling contexts, Dr. Trappel helps us understand the expectations, frustrations, and hopes of Chinese peasants, rural cadres, government officials, and political leaders. -- Lianjiang Li, University of Hong KongChina’s agrarian society is in the midst of an historical fundamental change. René Trappel’s volume captures and illuminates the urgent issues of this transition and adopts the specific and understudied point of view of villagers whose lives are being altered. His careful fieldwork provides the basis for a clear understanding of the struggles facing China’s smallholders as they encounter far more powerful actors and economic forces. This volume represents systematic hypothesis testing that applies an historical institutional approach and process tracing animated by extensive first-hand in-depth interviews. His well-supported yet contentious argument contributes tremendously to the debate on how to understand the problems that result from the myriad changes to institutions structuring agrarian and rural life. In short, this volume is a must-read for any China watcher interested in considering the winners and losers of China’s great agrarian transition. -- John A. Donaldson, Singapore Management UniversityThis book offers an exciting new perspective on the forces transforming rural China. Based on a wide range of sources—from interviews to central government documents to rental contracts between rural households and companies—René Trappel convincingly uncovers the many structural factors presently leading to the commodification of farmland without actual privatization. The main argument of the book cuts to the heart of the debate about how we should interpret the recent past, present, and future of Chinese agriculture and rural society. Lucidly written and carefully argued, this book is well suited for undergraduate and graduate courses on rural China. -- Stig Thøgersen, Aarhus UniversityTable of ContentsChapter 1: Introduction Chapter 2: Theoretic Framework and Research Design Chapter 3: Collective Land and Household Responsibility System Chapter 4: Peasant Differentiation and Smallholder Frustration Chapter 5: Local State and Agrarian Transition Chapter 6: The Commodification of Farmland Chapter 7: Conclusion

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Book SynopsisWhile serving in United Nations peacekeeping missions, some peacekeepers sexually exploit and abuse the local population, a fact which erupted into a scandal published by many media outlets in 2005 and 2006. This book analyzes factors which may increase the risk of such behavior as well as measures the UN has taken which may have decreased the number of incidents. Using a mixed methods design, the book argues that previous analyses have been largely undertheorizedwith the exception of gender theoriesand turns to criminology to look at the phenomenon of so-called Sexual Exploitation and Abuse (SEA) in a new light. The three risk factors found to increase the likelihood of SEAs are an environment of sexual violence in the mission's host country, the presence of internally displaced persons close to the mission, and a lack of supervised or regulated contact with the local population. In turn, the presence of an office whose purpose is to collect reports and investigate allegations, training on preventing SEAs for the incoming peacekeepers, and campaigns to empower the local population on these issues all seem to reduce the risk of sexual exploitation and abuse occurring. By using a statistical analysis followed by case studies of the UN peacekeeping missions in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Liberia, and the Golan Heights, the author demonstrates the importance these factors have in the peacekeepers' behavior on the mission, providing a solid basis upon which future policy recommendations can be made.Trade ReviewThis is the book we have been waiting for! Neudorfer’s research shows us which factors contribute to an increase in sexual exploitation and abuse in UN peacekeeping missions, and more importantly, which factors and policies can and do prevent abuse. Essential reading for anyone interested in ensuring peacekeeping operations protect the people they are sent to aid. -- Dyan Mazurana, Tufts UniversityThis research is the first of its kind that analyzes risk factors and the effectiveness of prevention efforts regarding sexual exploitation and abuse (SEA) in UN peacekeeping operations, by applying theories of criminology. It was able to confirm the relationship between several prevention measures and reduction of SEA allegations, and some areas that showed a potential link. The research sheds light on the unexplored area of risk and prevention of SEA, and provided useful practical clues not only for academics but also for the UN and States' policy makers, as well as for managers and commanders in the field in planning their operation. -- Ai Kihara-Hunt, University of EssexTable of ContentsChapter 1: Boys Will Be Boys? Chapter 2: UN Peacekeeping Mission: An Overview Chapter 3: Issues Surrounding Sexual Exploitation and Abuse Chapter 4: Theorizing Crime and Misconduct in an Internationalized Setting Chapter 5: Choice of Methods Chapter 6: The Big Picture: Statistical Effects of Risk and Prevention Factors on SEAs Chapter 7: MONUC/MONUSCO: At the Center of International Attention Chapter 8: UNMIL: Making the Case for Education Chapter 9: UNDOF: The Counter-Example Chapter 10: Results of Risk and Prevention Factor Analysis

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Book SynopsisWhat is the proper relationship of religion to power? In this collection of essays, a group of interdisciplinary scholars address that question, building on the scholarship of the late Dr. Jean Bethke Elshtain. The first section of this book provides the reader with three previously unpublished essays by Elshtain on the subject of political sovereignty, followed by an interview with the noted ethicist and political theorist. Dr. Elshtain questions the nature of sovereignty in a world where some have elevated the state and the self above the authority of God himself. In the second section of the book, Sovereignty through the Ages, four scholars explore some of the key questions raised by Dr. Elshtain's work on Just War, resistance to tyranny, political liberalism, and modernity, questioning the ways in which sovereignty may be conceived to reinforce the limitations of human societies and yet seek the greater good. In the third section of the book, entitled Sovereignty in Context, three essays extend her analysis of sovereignty to different contexts Latin America, the Islamic world, and the international system as a whole, all the while demonstrating the importance of how religious interpretation contributes to our understanding of political power.Trade ReviewJean Elshtain, God rest her soul, did not play games. She treated the questions of justice and human dignity to which she devoted her life with deadly seriousness and with all the moral and intellectual clarity they demanded. This magnificent, readable volume represents a fitting tribute to Elshtain's enormous vitality and humanity insofar as it beckons all of us to join the all-embracing conversation she carried on throughout her inspiring career. -- Timothy Samuel Shah, Religious Freedom Project, Georgetown UniversityTable of ContentsChapter 1. Introduction John H.A. Dyck, Paul S. Rowe, and Jens Zimmermann Chapter 2. Jean Bethke Elshtain: a retrospective Paul S. Rowe Chapter 3. The Myth of the Sovereign Self Jean Bethke Elshtain Chapter 4. Religion, Enlightenment, and a Common Good Jean Bethke Elshtain Chapter 5. Bonhoeffer for Political Thought Jean Bethke Elshtain Chapter 6. An Interview with Jean Bethke Elshtain Chapter 7. Mars Bound: Limited War and Human Flourishing Marc Livecche Chapter 8. Incarnational Sefhood: Dietrich Bonhoeffer as Guide to the Political Ethics of Jean Bethke Elshtain Jens Zimmermann Chapter 9. Sovereignty and Chastened Liberalism M. Christian Green Chapter 10. Sovereign Selves: ‘We have met the Enemy and He/She is Us’! John H.A. Dyck Chapter 11. God and Power in the Global North and Latin America: a comparative analysis based on Elshtain’s Sovereignty Andrés Pérez-Baltodano Chapter 12. No God but god? Nominalism and Political Islam Paul S. Rowe Chapter 13. ‘Revolutions’ in Political Theology: Protestantism and the International State System Robert Joustra

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Book SynopsisManaging post-conflict progress has been an elusive task for policymakers and other stakeholders. This book discusses domestic peace, security, and development in Sierra Leone, and argues for human security as the basis for building a sustainable post-conflict environment.Trade ReviewHuman Security and Sierra Leone’s Post-Conflict Development is an empirically grounded and theoretically sophisticated analysis of the political predicament of an African state, Sierra Leone. Although the book is primarily about Sierra Leone, the analyses in it also heavily draw upon the experiences of other post-colonial African states. Dr. Wiafe-Amoako sees ensuring 'human security' as the key for overcoming the challenges faced in Africa by fragile states as well as by those in the post-conflict phase. A new paradigm of thought in our quest for solutions to an old problem, this is a timely book and a must-read for policy-makers and Africanists alike. -- Seifudein Adem Ph.D, associate director, Institute of Global Cultural Studies, State University of New York, Binghamton, New YorkIn its country profile, the British Broadcasting Corporation noted that Sierra Leone ‘emerged from a decade of civil war’ which did not only cause the death of thousands of its people, but also a war which was marked with a ‘lasting feature … of atrocities committed by rebels, whose trademark was to hack off the hands or the feet of its victims.’ It is in this regard that I view Francis Wiafe-Amoako’s Human Security and Sierra Leone’s Post-Conflict Development as one of a kind. Even though there are many books and articles which have dealt with post-conflict reconstruction in Africa, none of them has so particularly focused on human security. Of all of a conflict-ridden country’s resources, human resources are the key victim. This is because conflict does not only cause death and incapacitation of people, it also devastates the trust environment, the key mechanism of social capital. This is often to a point where even when open hostility is declared to be over, a sense of fear and insecurity continues to loom over the area concerned, making it difficult for survivors to return home to resume normal life. I thus recommend Human Security and Sierra Leone’s Post-Conflict Development to government officials and their development partners as well as college and graduate instructors and students with an interest in Sierra Leone in particular and Africa in general. -- Ben K. Fred-Mensah, Howard UniversityTable of ContentsForeword by Ali A. Mazrui Preface Chapter 1: Introduction Chapter 2: Human Security and the Conflict Puzzle Chapter 3: Political and Civil Reforms Chapter 4: Economic Reforms Chapter 5: Personal Security Reforms Chapter 6: Human Security and Sierra Leone’s Post-Conflict Reforms

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Book SynopsisThis book weaves together the life stories of five extraordinary contemporary Tibetans involved in environmental protection (as well as a host of secondary characters): Tashi Dorje, a well-known and celebrated environmentalist; Karma Samdrup, a philanthropist, businessman, and environmentalist; Rinchen Samdrup, Karma's brother, another extraordinary environmentalist; Gendun, a painter, historian, and researcher from Amdo; and Musuo, a Tibetan from the Dechin area of northwest Yunnan who founded the Khawakarpo Culture Society. In the politically fraught and ever-worsening situation for Tibetans within China today, it is often said that the only possible path for a better solution will be through a change in the way that the majority Chinese society thinks about and understands Tibetans, their aspirations, histories, and desires. This book provides the first such account by drawing readers in with beautiful narrative prose and fascinating stories, and then using their attention to demystify Tibetans, cultivating in the reader a sense of empathy as well as facts upon which to rebuild an intercultural understanding. It is the first work that seriously aims to let the Chinese public understand Tibetans as both products of an admirable culture and as complex individuals negotiating religious ideals, economic change, and sociopolitical constraints. In short it opens up a whole new way of understanding Tibet. Trade ReviewIn weaving together the life stories five extraordinary contemporary Tibetans involved in environmental protection, this book shows Tibetans as both products of an admirable culture and as complex individuals negotiating religious ideals, economic change, and sociopolitical constraints. In short, it opens up a whole new way of understanding Tibet. * Tibet Foundation Newsletter *This book is a must read not only for scholars and experts interested in contemporary Tibet but for anyone concerned with environmental issues. The author addresses one of the most fundamental problems, which concerns the whole world: the ecological protection of Tibet, a country that became a colony of China in the 1950s and is currently facing the looting of its natural resources. He highlights the many difficulties met by environmentalists in China and especially Tibetans, and the risks they face, including long prison terms and even murder. This book also demonstrates that ecology is a field where Tibetans and Chinese can meet on an equal footing and work together in mutual respect. Nevertheless, their fight is far from over and recurring events show that Chinese authorities continue to trample their own laws and to destroy the Tibetan environment, without respect for its holy sites, its rivers, its pastures, or its land. * Etudes Mongoles & Sibériennes, Centrasiatiques & Tibétaines (EMSCAT) *No writer in China today has done more to document environmental activism on the vast expanse of the Tibetan plateau. A superb storyteller and a keen observer of everyday life, Liu Jianqiang takes us on a journey in which we encounter histories of development, cosmologies of sacred landscapes, and activist struggles to protect animals, pastureland, mountains, and ways of life under threat. At once detailed ethnography, gripping travelogue, and probing investigative journalism, Liu shows us that the struggle to control the Tibetan plateau—its resources, religious practices, ecological systems, and livelihoods—is an incomplete project, never-ending, and fraught with danger. He convinces us that the struggle must include, whatever the future brings, the life lessons, visions, and voices of the Tibetan people. -- Ralph A. Litzinger, Duke UniversityTibetan Environmentalists in China is a richly detailed, intensely personal account of the lives of Tibetans who stand at the forefront of environmental activism. It is simultaneously an account of the author’s journey from ignorance to a deep and compassionate understanding of Tibetan culture, including the religious beliefs, ritual practices, and everyday concerns that make Tibetan regard for nature a subject deserving of the sustained and careful attention that this book provides. Based on extensive interviews and site visits, the book is a fascinating, revealing, and at times troubling rendering of contemporary Han-Tibetan relations. -- Chris Coggins, Bard College at Simon's RockTable of ContentsChapter One: Seeking Buddha Chapter Two: Coming Out Chapter Three: Wasteland Chapter Four: Love Chapter Five: Seeking the Way Chapter Six: Running away Chapter Seven: Homecoming Epilogue: Return to Lhasa Appendix: Interview Time and Location

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Book SynopsisThis work provides a statement on the question of place-based activism and its relationship to powerful forces of international capital. The essays offer arguments and information on how local experience interacts with the world at large. The places disccused include Los Angeles and New York.Trade ReviewA valuable book....of theoretical interest to scholars in all areas of political science from American Politics to International Relations. It holds practical advice for activists, whether community based or members of international organizations. * H-Net: Humanities and Social Science Reviews Online *A genuinely original contribution that will open up a field of inquiry and thinking. Especially valuable is the attempt to relate ethnic and intra-ethnic studies in the United States to the larger processes of diasporic movements and metropolitan cultures, which has not been done before and is brilliantly articulated in the introductory essay. -- Harry Harootunian, New York UniversityTable of ContentsChapter 1 Beware of the M-Word Part 2 Part I: Introduction: Theoretical Issues Chapter 3 Transnational Sociocultural Formations Chapter 4 Place-Based Imagination: Globalism and the Politics of Place Chapter 5 Indigeneous Struggles and the Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie Part 6 Part II: Transnationalism and Ethnic Identities: Labor, Capital, and the Problem of Community Chapter 7 Asians on the Rim: Transnational Capital and Local Community in the Making of Asian America Chapter 8 Chinese Illegals are American Labor Chapter 9 Organizing Labor among Difference: The Impact of Race/Ethnicity, Citizenship, and Gender on Working Class Solidarity Chapter 10 Natives and Nations: Identity Formation in Postcolonial Melanesia Chapter 11 The Indigenization of Ethnicity: Capital and Community in Maori Tribalism Part 12 Part III: Contra Developmentalism: The Political Ecology of Indigenism Chapter 13 Place, Economy, and Culture in the Imagination of a Post-Development Era Chapter 14 Globalization and Environmental Resistance Politics Chapter 15 Political Organizing in the Land of the Great Spirit. Tunkashila: A Conversation with Joann Tall Chapter 16 Beyond Unity: Transcommunal Roots of Coordination in the Iroquois Model of Cooperation and Diversity Part 17 Part IV: Conclusion Chapter 18 Rethinking Difference and Gender: Women and the Politics of Place

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Book SynopsisThe contributors of this thoughtful book explore the role and influence of political leadership through a rigorous comparative analysis of regional-level dynamics in Europe.Trade Review[This book offers] a wealth of research and findings for those interesting in the Europeanization of Southern Europe...[and] constitutes an important challenge to much political science literature of the past decade. * South European Society and Politics *Table of ContentsChapter 1 Introduction Chapter 2 Parties and Territory in Portuguese Politics Chapter 3 Transforming Local Culture: Territorial Governance in the Italian South Chapter 4 From Identity to Collective Action: Building Political Capacity in French Regions Chapter 5 Interest Groups and Territorial Governance: The Multilevel Representation of Agriculture in Two French Regions Chapter 6 Creation of a Bureaucratic Style: Spanish Regions and EU Structural Funds Chapter 7 Building Effective Institutions: Italian Regions and the EU Structural Funds Chapter 8 Party Politics and Regional Strategies in Spain

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Book SynopsisThe contributors of this thoughtful book explore the role and influence of political leadership through a rigorous comparative analysis of regional-level dynamics in Europe.Trade Review[This book offers] a wealth of research and findings for those interesting in the Europeanization of Southern Europe...[and] constitutes an important challenge to much political science literature of the past decade. * South European Society and Politics *Table of ContentsChapter 1 Introduction Chapter 2 Parties and Territory in Portuguese Politics Chapter 3 Transforming Local Culture: Territorial Governance in the Italian South Chapter 4 From Identity to Collective Action: Building Political Capacity in French Regions Chapter 5 Interest Groups and Territorial Governance: The Multilevel Representation of Agriculture in Two French Regions Chapter 6 Creation of a Bureaucratic Style: Spanish Regions and EU Structural Funds Chapter 7 Building Effective Institutions: Italian Regions and the EU Structural Funds Chapter 8 Party Politics and Regional Strategies in Spain

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Book SynopsisIs the process of European integration shifting the targets of social movements from the national arena to the European Union level? Does the EU remain isolated from the reach of national democratic politics? Or are social movements responding to the transnational issues posed by the European Union, but continuing to do so by treading the traditional pathways of nation-specific contentious politics? Addressing these key but hitherto unexplored questions, this groundbreaking volume explores how European citizens are responding to the growing policymaking power of the EU. The contributors argue that the emergence of a supranational realm of European government offers new opportunities and constraints for domestic social actors. In this new transnational realm, groups such as environmentalists, students, and trade unionists can not only undertake traditional domestic forms of contentious action, but also link together across national borders. At the same time, the volume cautions againsTrade ReviewImig and Tarrow have assembled a group of scholars who are at the cutting edge of new methodologies and current political and social transformations. . . . Rich and provocative research. . . . Strongly recommended. * CHOICE *An important work [that] firmly establishes the relationship between social movement literature and European integration studies. . . . Contentious Europeans is rich in detail and judicious in conclusions, and the case studies are first-rate in terms of information and evaluation. -- Robert Ladrech * Race Relations Abstracts *As a study that contributes in multiple ways to two important topics of research, the authors should be praised for their methodological approach as well as for their ability to present a clear typology of social movements' activity within the EU context. All the chapters in the book contribute to shift the focus of analysis from a merely cross-border approach, to the potential for more comprehensive levels of action. * European Political Science *Imig and Tarrow's latest publication is a pioneering work in the field of social movements. It introduces a European dimension to contentious politics, an brings together in one analysis various groups organized around a wide range of issues. * E-Extreme *This is an attractive and valuable collection of scholarship. This is research at its best, and the book deserves wide readership. * American Journal of Sociology *Thoughtful and open-minded, lucid and carefully organized…. It is at the cutting edge of debate about both the European Union and social movements…. This is research at its best, and the book deserves wide readership. -- John A. Hall, McGill University * Contemporary Sociology *Table of ContentsPart 1 Part I: Studying a Moving Target: Theory and Data On European Contention Chapter 2 Studying Contention in an Emerging Polity Chapter 3 Mapping the Europeanization of Contention: Evidence from a Quantitative Data Analysis Part 4 Part II: European Policies and National Responses Chapter 5 Trade Union Organizing at the European Level: The Dilemma of Borrowed Resources Chapter 6 Framing Contention: Dutch and Spanish Farmers Confront the EU Chapter 7 European Farmers and Their Protests Part 8 Part III: Lobbies or Movements? Chapter 9 Lobbying or Protest? Strategies to Influence EU Environmental Policies Chapter 10 Multilevel Action Coordination in European Contentious Politics: The European Women's Lobby Chapter 11 Weak Weapons of the Weak? Transnational Mobilization around Migration Part 12 Part IV: The Formation of European Actors Chapter 13 Media Construction in the Dynamics of Euro-protest Chapter 14 The European Conflict over Genetically-Engineered Crops, 1995-97 Part 15 Part V: Comparisons and Conclusions Chapter 16 Contentious Politics in a Composite Polity

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Book SynopsisUsually described as ''state'' industries, European airlines have been criticized as uncompetitive, overmanned, and subsidized. But this view begs the question of why and how the state became involved in air transport, as well as the question of whether airlines could have succeeded in Europe and elsewhere without government support. The first comparative study of the complicated history of relations between the state and the air transport industry in Europe, the book travels from the earliest scheduled flights down to the era of liberalization and privatization in the 1990s. Martin Staniland concentrates on four key countries-France, Germany, the Netherlands, and the United Kingdom-exploring both the sources of support for airlines in Europe and the reasons why public ownership lost favor as the industry expanded. In particular, he examines links between the airlines on the one hand and national aircraft builders and ministries concerned with defense, foreign policy, and colonial administration on the other hand. The author concludes by considering the crises and restructuring experienced by national airlines in the 1980s and 1990s, and by exploring the related political battles over liberalization and privatization.Trade ReviewUnique in its depth and comparative framework, Government Birds is also the first work to explore both the historical roots of the dynamic process of 'statization' and the reasons why state involvement was logical and even necessary at crucial points in the evolution of the air transport industry. -- Giandomenico Majone, European University InstituteHere is a useful new assessment of how and why European airlines developed the way they have. Given the increasing pace of privatization in Europe, this new study is especially timely in providing a sense of context. After reading this you will better understand why Sabena and Swissair did not make it—and why other flag carriers may succumb as well. * Airways *Government Birds is a must for scholars of air transport. * The Journal Of Transport History *A new, important, and unique analysis of the relationship between state and airline in Western Europe that is tightly focused, engagingly written, and imaginative. The scholarship is extremely impressive, and the research extensive. Indispensable to aviation scholars and very valuable for scholars and advanced students in public policy, political economy, and European politics. -- Hussein Kassim, University of LondonTable of ContentsChapter 1 Introduction Chapter 2 Early Birds, 1919-1939 Part 3 Public Ownership, 1945-1980 Chapter 4 The State as Shareholder Chapter 5 Finance and Regulation Chapter 6 The End of Empire Chapter 7 Airlines and Aircraft Manufacturers Chapter 8 Commercialism and the Culture of Production Part 9 Liberalization and Privatization, 1980-1999 Chapter 11 The United Kingdom Chapter 12 The Netherlands Chapter 13 Germany Chapter 14 France Chapter 15 Conclusion

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Book SynopsisExploring the European UnionOs Odemocratic deficit,O this book traces the halting development of parliamentary democracy at the European level. Arguing that the key actor in this crucial process is the European Parliament, the contributors concentrate on two of the classic functions of a parliament: the legislative and the representative. ParliamentOs current role as co-legislator is the result of a continuous and bitter battle with the Council and the member states for more law-making power. This has led to an increase of Parliament''s authority, especially under the co-decision procedure embedded in the Treaty of Amsterdam. Essential for its representative function is the development of a Europe-wide party system. The contributors analyze the ongoing tensions between party orientations and national loyalties, between national parties and European party groups, and between representatives at the national and regional level. Representing the cutting edge of analysis and empirical research on the European Parliament, this work will be essential reading for all students of the EU.Trade ReviewThis volume represents a broad and comprehensive empirical and analytical overview of recent trends in relation to the evolution of the European Parliament. It is well-research and well-written, presenting a methodical and convincing argument. The extensive use of models, surveys, and empirical data strengthens the weight of the argument and succeeds in challenging many commonly and widely held beliefs about the EP. * Journal of Contemporary European Studies *Table of ContentsChapter 1 Introduction Part 2 Representation Chapter 3 Parties and Voters: The Feasibility of a European System of Political Representation Chapter 4 Can the Circle Be Squared? Political Representation and Political Integration in Europe Chapter 5 Transnational Trends: The Evolution of the European Party System Part 6 Members and Parties Chapter 7 Beneficial Cooperation or Mutual Ignorance? Contacts between MEPs and National Parties Chapter 8 Going Native? Institutional and Partisan Loyalty in the European Parliament Part 9 The Parliament as Legislator Chapter 10 When Words Matter: Informal Rules and the Enlargement Debate Chapter 11 Playing Different Games: The European Parliament and the Reform of Codecision Chapter 12 The European Parliament and Environmental Legislation

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Book SynopsisEven as economic and military walls have come down in the post-Cold War era, states have rapidly built new barriers to prevent a perceived invasion of ''undesirables.'' Nowhere is this more dramatically evident than along the geographic fault lines dividing rich from poor countries: especially the southern border of the United States, and the southern and eastern borders of the European Union. This volume examines the practice, politics, and consequences of building these new walls in North America and Europe. At the same time, it challenges dominant accounts of globalization, in which state borders will be irrelevant to the human experience. In short, the volume brings borders back in to the study of international politics.Trade ReviewAs restrictions on trade, capital, and technology flows come down, border control agencies have often become the fastest growing branches of Western governments. The Wall Around the West tackles head-on the central issue of how to reconcile the conflicting demands of economic growth and social coherence in the context of declining birth rates and immigration pressures. This book provides a penetrating analysis of the basic dilemma confronting Western societies. -- Samuel Huntington, Harvard UniversityThe Berlin Wall may have fallen, but the European Union and the United States have built new walls at their borders to keep out migrants from without. This book admirably combines a comparative approach to both international migration processes and the attempts of states to control and prevent such migrations. With subtlety and historical depth, the authors analyze Latin American, Caribbean, and Eastern European migrations as well as U.S. and European Union migrant deterrence and control policies. -- Jorge I. Dominguez, director of the Weatherhead Center for International Affairs at Harvard UniversityAn important and probing scholarly investigation into one of the most important issues of our time. -- Timothy Garton Ash, St. Antony's College, University of OxfordThis volume is highly recommendable. The volume makes inspiring reading by virtue of its deliberate challenge to radical postmodern theory about the future of the state and its meticulous documentation..... * International Affairs *Highly recommended for courses focusing on immigration, globalisation, and international relations. * Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies *Peter Andreas and Timothy Snyder have put together an excellent book. The essays in this volume offer a critique of the growing literature on globalization, reminding us that, in spite of trendy arguments about the de-territorialization of the state, borders still matter. -- James F. Hollifield, Southern Methodist UniversityThis volume is highly recommendable. The volume makes inspiring reading by virtue of its deliberate challenge to radical postmodern theory about the future of the state and its meticulous documentation. * International Affairs *This is an intelligent and informed work on the subject and an essential reference book for anyone seeking information on trends in Europe and North AmericaTable of ContentsPart 1 Historical and Comparative Perspectives Chapter 2 The Wall after the Wall Chapter 3 The Transformation of Border Controls: A European Precedent? Chapter 4 States and the Regulation of Migration in the Twentieth Century North Atlantic World Chapter 5 Comparative Perspectives on Migration Control: Away from the Border and Outside the State Part 6 US Border Controls Chapter 7 The Political Costs of State Power: Border Control in South Florida Chapter 8 The Remaking of the California-Mexico Boundary in the Age of NAFTA Chapter The Logic a 9 The Logic and Contradictions of Intensified Border Enforcement in Texas Chapter 10 US Border Controls: A Mexican Perspective Part 11 European Border Controls Chapter 12 Gatekeeper for the EU: The Predicament of Eastern Europe Chapter 13 Rio Odra, Rio Buh: Poland, Germany, and the Borders of Twenty-First Century Europe Chapter 14 Border Controls and the Politics of EU Enlargement Chapter 15 The Mobility Money Can Buy: Human Smuggling and Border Control in the European Union Chapter 16 The Wall around the West Chapter 17

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Book SynopsisThis volume forms a picture of the past, present and future of Jewish participation in American politics. It contains chapters by journalists, scholars and practitioners with insights into serious questions about the dilemmas that Jews in public service face, as well as humorous sidelights.Trade ReviewThe experience I had during the 2000 presidential campaign has only deepened my feelings about public service. It reinforced my basic faith in the goodness and tolerance of the American people, my belief that there is an important role for idealism in public life, and my conviction that each individual can make a contribution to a better society. It has also convinced me as never before that American Jews have an important and special role to play in the civic life of this great country. . . . That is the spirit I hope readers—particularly young readers—will draw from this important book. -- Senator Joseph I. Lieberman (D-Conn.), from the IntroductionHe keeps kosher. He walks to shul. He doesn't campaign on Saturdays. He has a wife named Hadassah. He gabs in Yiddish. Mainstream historians will remember the 2000 presidential election campaign for its emptiness, its closeness, its flirtation with endlessness. But Jews will remember it for the Democratic vice-presidential nominee, and for his Jewishness. . . .The nomination came at a moment in history in which it was not unrealistic to believe that Americans of all flavors were less inclined to stress their differences than to celebrate the breakthroughs of another of the groups that provide the American stew with its richness and spice. That was the achievement, and the meaning, of the extraordinary selection of Joseph Isador Lieberman to join the Democratic ticket in what would prove to be an extraordinary political year. -- David M. Shribman, From the Prologue, The Boston GlobeThis book is a first of its kind—an all-in-one encyclopedia that both chronicles the Jewish political experience from Oscar Straus to Joe Lieberman and critically analyzes what it all means. Well-written, insightful, and full of useful information, Jews in American Politics is a must-read for the scholar, the student, and the average citizen alike. -- Senator Charles E. Schumer (D-N.Y.)This book is a brilliant description of the texture and rich heritage of Jewish involvement in American politics. What will really surprise many people is the geographic and ideological diversity of those Jewish Americans who led the way over the years. -- Daniel R. Glickman, former U.S. Secretary of Agriculture and former Congressman (D-Kans.)It's a sign of the increased maturity of American society that Jewish candidates for elected office are now able to run without anti-Semitism posing a serious obstacle in most parts of the United States. And it is a sign of the maturity of American Jews that we are willing to discuss this openly without fear of provoking an anti-Semitic reaction. This book is an excellent example of that discussion—thoughtful, informed, and informative. -- Barney Frank, former Massachusetts congressmanReading Jews in American Politics is like finding a missing puzzle piece. Never before has there been such a detailed account of the Jewish political experience. Using thought provoking essays and compelling statistics, this work tells us where we have been, where we are, and where we are going. It is a must-read for anyone interested in politics and any person with a love of history and heritage. -- Senator Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.)This is a fascinating and comprehensive study of the role Jews have played in American politics and government. Along with documenting their many unique contributions, it is a tribute to their own determination and to the democracy that gave them the opportunity to overcome the barriers of anti-Semitism. -- Hal Bruno, political director, ABC News (retired)Jews have long played an important role in American politics—behind the scenes and, increasingly, in the spotlight. Jews in American Politics tells the story from colonial days to the nomination of Joseph Lieberman for vice president in 2000, and fills a place that has been vacant for too long on our political bookshelves. -- Michael Barone, U.S. News and World ReportLabled as a Solomon Project Book, this volume should be included in all our Reference Collections. It is a complete history of American Jewish politics and the people who contributed to that history. L. Sandy Maisel and Ira N. Forman are to be complimented on this great compilation. * Journal Of Nietzsche Studies *An excellent source of both fact and analysis. * Publishers Weekly *A fascinating compilation of essays and biographical sketches examining Jewish participation in American political life and government. Anyone with an interest in history, government, or politics will want to read the book or browse for chapters of particular appeal. * The Jewish Community Association Of Austin *The book includes an introduction by Lieberman, a series of scholarly essays on Jews in American life, an all-but-mandatory encyclopedia of Jewish politicians, and several databases vital to political addicts. I know what I'll be reading this winter * The Boston Phoenix *Jewish young adults who read this book may be motivated to consider careers in public service. Parents who read it may encourage their children to contemplate such careers. The book may instill in some readers a senses of pride in Jewish contributions to American government. * Cleveland Jewish News *The book is a 'tsimmes' of history, biography, facts, and figures of who's in and who's out. Of why many Jews have shifted to the right while a good portion remained liberal. Of issues other than Israel that mark our consciences. It includes a list of suggested reading and a roster of co-religionists in cabinet, ambassadorial, and mayoral positions as well as those in the House and Senate. Political junkies make space on your desks. * B'nai B'rith Magazine *Great Chanukah Gift for political buffs and students of American politics and history! * The Sourse Israel *This volume examines Jews' participation in politics disproportionate to their numbers (about 2 percent of the U.S. population). It also shows the important role religion has played in shaping Jewish attitudes toward justice and communal responsibility. * The Washington Post *A useful reference volume and a highly readable contribution to political historiography, chronicling American Jewish politicians. Alongside surveys of such big topics as identity, Jewish involvement in the radical left, and the turn toward neoconservatism, the book contains a selection of short biographies and useful lists. At best, a book to have on your desk for odd moments of quiet. At worst, bin Laden's greatest nightmare. * The Weekly Standard *This complete history of American Jewish politics and the people who contributed to that history should be included in all our reference collections. * Journal Of Nietzsche Studies *This book fills a vacuum, documenting the contributions of two centuries of Jewish experience in the history of American Politics. * Foreword Reviews *The editors are to be commended for creating a useful reference work that will be used for years by students of U.S. politics. This book will be a welcome addition to reference desks and general collections in libraries across the country. * CHOICE *This book adds to our understanding of Jews in American politics. * St. Louis Jewish Light *The book is useful and handy in format. * gem *A wonderful new book. * National Journal *The collection of essays, Jews in American Politics, is not simply a 'locate the landsman' exercise but an attempt to address a number of issues—such as Jewish political behavior, Jewish advocacy and the relationship between politics and Jewish identity—along with important demographic information on over 400 biographical profiles. * Jewish Telegraphic Agency *A work of rich merit, brimming with data, Jews in American Politics is likely to engross expert and layman alike. * Hadassah Magazine *Handsome and authoritative book. This volume will entertain, inform and inspire. . . . Encyclopedic book. * Forward *The book contains a wealth of scholarly information. * J. The Jewish News Weekly of Northern California *A major contribution to American Jewish history. We are indebted to the editors for a thorough exploration of the subject. The thought-provoking essays are written by an outstanding group of political scientists, historians, political practitioners and journalists. * Heritage: Florida Jewish News *A remarkable and comprehensive new book. * Chicago Sun-Times *...a treasure trove of Jewish trivia. Jews in American Politics will be a major reference and resource for Jewish political scientists and any Jew involved in or interesed in the Jewish contribution to the American political system. It may also serve to stimulate the entrance of future generations of Jews into politics. * Michigan Jewish History *Only two other Jews have sought a major party nomination for the presidency, according to the book Jews in American Politics. -- Matthew E. Berger * New Jersey Jewish News *Ira Forman, co-editor, said the tradition of reform politics in Minnesota and Wisconsin opened the door to Jews.We can learn that words hurt. And I wouldn't say though, though a lot of people, I'm sure, have forgiven both Jesse Jackson and Robert Byrd for what they've said in the past, a lot of people have not forgotten those words. -- Sen. Joseph Lieberman * CNN *The book is a useful tool and an excellent resource. * Political Studies Review *Table of ContentsChapter 1 Introduction Chapter 2 Prologue: The Lieberman Candidacy Part 3 Part I Themes, Trends, and American Political Institutions Chapter 4 Identity and Polity: Dilemmas of Jewish Leadership Chapter 5 At the Summit: Presidents, Presidential Appointments, and Jews Chapter 6 On the Hill: Jews in the U.S. Congress Chapter 7 On the Bench: The Jewish Justices Chapter 8 Movers, Shakers, and Leaders: Jewish Party Politicians Chapter 9 Who Does What? Jewish Advocacy and Jewish "Interest" Chapter 10 A Part and Apart: Jewish Americans, the Media, and American Politics Chapter 11 The Politics of Minority Consciousness: The Historical Voting Behavior of American Jews Chapter 12 Still Liberal After All These Years? The Contemporary Political Behavior of American Jewry Chapter 13 Right Turn? Jews and the American Conservative Movement Chapter 14 Famished for Justice: The Jew as Radical Chapter 15 Activists and Organizers: Jewish Women and American Politics Chapter 16 Israel and Beyond: American Jews and U.S. Foreign Policy Chapter 17 Hosts not Visitors: The Future of Jews in American Politics Part 18 Part II Biographical Profiles Part 19 Part III Rosters of Jewish Leadership and Voting

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Book SynopsisThis dynamic introduction to contemporary France analyzes the problems and possibilities of democracy in a globalizing world.Trade ReviewThis well-informed and sympathetic interpretive essay employs an unusual topical arrangement but covers important themes of French history and culture, institutions and processes, and current problems. Highly recommended. * CHOICE *Anne Sa'adah has penned a wide-ranging and highly readable textbook. Of particular value is the textbook's historical perspective. Sa'adah shows how the constituent pieces of France's historic identity—Republicanism, Gaullism, colonialialism, and statism—continue to structure political debates and struggles even in today's supposedly 'global,' 'post-national' era. -- Jonah Levy, University of California, BerkeleyI was very impressed with Contemporary France because it gives students a grounding in French history since the Revolution that explains the country's ongoing political divisions and attitudes. At the same time, it covers the institutions of the Fifth Republic and shows them at work, trying to resolve contemporary problems. Easy to follow without being patronizingly simple, it is a book that beginners can understand and the better-informed can appreciate. -- Paul H. Lewis, Tulane UniversityThis book provides the perfect entry into French politics for undergraduates. Along with being beautifully written, it manages to convey complex ideas and trends in French society and history in a way that is appealing and accessible to undergraduates. -- Janet Laible, LeHigh UniversityStudents will find her list of recommended readings, including novels and documents, quite helpful, while professors will appreciate her efforts to place the French experience in a global context. * H-France Review *A remarkably adept analysis built on a wide array of primary sources, including speeches, memoirs, press clippings, and government reports. -- W. Brian Newsome, Alfred UniversityTable of ContentsChapter 1 Introduction: A Democratic Education Part 2 Part I: The Historical and Cultural Foundations of Contemporary French Politics Part 3 Chapter 1: Le Miracle de la France: French Nationalism Chapter 4 Nationalism and the Left: From the Revolution to the Commune Chapter 5 Nationalism and the Right: From the Boulanger Affair to the Great War Chapter 6 World War I Part 7 Chapter 2: World War II and Its Legacies Chapter 8 France, 1939-1945 Chapter 9 Vichy, a Past That Stayed Chapter 10 The Legacies Part 11 Chapter 3: Decolonization and Its Sequels Chapter 12 The Algerian War and Republican Institutions Chapter 13 The Empire Strikes Back: The Algerian War and French Identity Chapter 14 Epilogue Part 15 Chapter 4: Putting Sovereignty First: The Gaullist Vision Chapter 16 The Gaullist Conception of State Sovereignty Chapter 17 Charting Policy Chapter 18 The Gaullist Vision: An Assessment Part 19 Part II: The Institutions, Processes, and Practices of French Politics Part 20 Chapter 5: Political Representation in the Fifth Republic: Back to the Marais? Chapter 21 The Reconstruction of the Left, 1958-1986 Chapter 22 The Failed Recomposition of the Right, 1958-1981 Chapter 23 Institutional and Partisan Confusion, 1984 to the present Chapter 24 Conclusion Part 25 Chapter 6: State-Society Relations in France: An Introduction Chapter 26 Politics and Markets: The Dirigiste State Chapter 27 Selective Capitalism: Social Structure Chapter 28 Capitalism and the Republican Compromise: Ideological Ambiguities Chapter 29 Postwar Economic Growth and Social Change Chapter 30 Conclusion Part 31 Part III: Contemporary Dilemmas Part 32 Chapter 7: Reinventing France: Social Change, Identity, and Citizenship Chapter 33 Winners and Losers in the New France Chapter 34 The New Politics of Identity Chapter 35 Conclusion Part 36 Chapter 8: Getting Past Sovereignty: An Impossible Task? Chapter 37 Rethinking the Means of French Foreign Policy: Sovereignty, Supranationality, and Multilateralism Chapter 38 Testing the Possibilities of French Power: The Yugoslav Disaster Chapter 39 Testing the Possibilities of Supranational Action: Social Protection Chapter 40 Conclusion Part 41 Appendix A: A Chronology of French Regimes Part 42 Appendix B: The Fifth Republic: The Presidents and Their Prime Ministers Part 43 Appendix C: Electoral Laws: An Introduction Part 44 Appendix D: Who's Who in French Politics

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Book SynopsisUnwilling to see Asian American women silenced beneath the noisy discourse of feminists, cultural nationalists, and Eurocentric historians, Wendy Ho turns to spoken stories of mothers and daughters. In this text, she brings Asian American women's experience to the forefront of gender and ethnicity.Trade ReviewProfessor Ho's book is timely and significant. It will make an important contribution to the field of Chinese American Studies and in teasing out multiple intersections of gender, race, and class, an equally significant contribution to feminist work on gender and family relations. -- Judith Newton, (Women's Studies, University of California, Davis)Professor Ho's exploration of 'talk-story' as both a creative process and historical legacy makes clear the potential for misunderstanding as well as for connection and shows how meeting-ground can also become battle-ground. Hers is a complex and hopeful reading, not a romanticized one. -- Valerie Matsumoto, History/Asian American Studies, UCLAThough Ho has written numerous articles on similar topics, hers is the first book to devote ambitious and in-depth study to this subject. Taking Maxine Hong Kingston's The Woman Warrior, Amy Tan's The Joy Luck Club, and Fae Myenne Ng's Bone as her basis, the author looks at the 'talking-story' tradition, which is mainly about mothers and daughters and secondly about fathers and daughters. She offers close readings and detailed analyses and interpretations of these books. Furthermore, she not only gives critical perspectives on Asian (mainly Chinese) Americans, she also presents the history of Chinese immigration to the US and the treatment and images of immigrant Chinese women and men. The book is well-researched with abundant notes and a long list of references. It should be of particular interest to scholars in Asian American studies and women's studies at the upper-division undergraduate level and above.. -- Y. L. Walls, Simon Fraser University * CHOICE *This book contains [the] author's personal experiences as well as well-researched factual accounts. Together, Ho delivers a critical text that opens Asian American mother-daughter writing to intricately intertwined racial, gender and class discussion.... This is a well-researched book that shows originality and scholarship. It is recommended for students, teachers as well as to those who are interested to examine Asian American mother-daughter writing from a scholastic standpoint. -- Ivy Liu Manley, (University of California, Berkeley) * American Studies International *Touching, insightful, and knowledgeable. Wendy Ho combines sympathetic understanding of women's perspectives within a well researched account of those texts social and historical contexts. -- Patricia Chu, (English, George Washington University)Though Ho has written numerous articles on similar topics, hers is the first book to devote ambitious and in-depth study to this subject. Taking Maxine Hong Kingston's The Woman Warrior, Amy Tan's The Joy Luck Club, and Fae Myenne Ng's Bone as her basis, the author looks at the 'talking-story' tradition, which is mainly about mothers and daughters and secondly about fathers and daughters. She offers close readings and detailed analyses and interpretations of these books. Furthermore, she not only gives critical perspectives on Asian (mainly Chinese) Americans, she also presents the history of Chinese immigration to the US and the treatment and images of immigrant Chinese women and men. The book is well-researched with abundant notes and a long list of references. It should be of particular interest to scholars in Asian American studies and women's studies at the upper-division undergraduate level and above. -- Y. L. Walls, Simon Fraser University * CHOICE *

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