Books Received
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The books listed below were recently received By the editors. A listing here does not preclude a review in a future issue.
Advanced Democracies
After Bush: The Case for Continuity in American Foreign Policy. By Timothy J. Lynch and Robert S. Singh. Cambridge University Press, 2008. 382 pp.
Churchill's Promised Land: Zionism and Statecraft. By Michael Makovsky. Yale University Press, 2008. 342 pp.
The Death of Social Democracy: Political Consequences in the 21st Century. By Ashley Lavelle. Ashgate, 2008. 221 pp. [End Page 172]
Democracy in the States: Experiments in Election Reform. Edited By Cruce E. Cain, Todd Donovan, and Caroline J. Tolbert. Brookings Institution Press, 2008. 238 pp.
Democratic Reform in Japan: Assessing the Impact. Edited By Sherry L. Martin and Gill Steel. Lynne Rienner, 2008. 252 pp.
The European Union. By Duncan Watts. Edinburgh University Press, 2008. 314 pp.
The European Union and Border Conflicts: The Power of Integration and Association. Edited By Thomas Diez, Mathias Alber, and Stephan Stetter. Cambridge University Press, 2008. 265 pp.
A Government Ill Executed: The Decline of the Federal Service and How to Reverse It. By Paul C. Light. Harvard University Press, 2008. 278 pp.
Money in the House: Campaign Funds and Congressional Party Politics. By Marian Currinder. Westview, 2008. 230 pp.
Public Culture: Diversity, Democracy, and Community in the United States. Edited By Marguerite S. Shaffer. University of Pennsylvania Press, 2008. 392 pp.
Race and American Political Development. Edited By Joseph Lowndes, Julie Novkov, and Dorian Warren. Routledge, 2008. 348 pp.
Today's American: How Free? Edited By Arch Puddington, Thomas O. Melia, and Jason Kelly. Freedom House, 2008. 163 pp.
Africa
Democracy and the Rise of Women's Movements in Sub-Saharan Africa. By Kathleen M. Fallon. Johns Hopkins University Press, 2008. 168 pp.
Human Rights in African Prisons. Edited By Jeremy Sarkin. Ohio University Press, 2008. 254 pp.
Liberia: The Violence of Democracy. By Mary H. Moran. University of Pennsylvania Press, 2006. 190 pp.
No-Party Democracy: Ugandan Politics in Comparative Perspective. By Giovanni Carbone. Lynne Rienner, 2008. 258 pp.
The Resolution of African Conflicts: The Management of Conflict Resolution & Post-Conflict Reconstruction. Edited By Alfred Nhema and Paul Tiyambe Zeleza. OSSREA in association with Ohio University Press, Unisa Press, and James Curry, 2008. 207 pp.
The Roots of African Conflicts: The Causes and Costs. Edited By Alfred Nhema and Paul Tiyambe Zeleza. OSSREA in association with Ohio University Press, Unisa Press, and James Curry, 2008. 244 pp.
Traditional Justice and Reconciliation after Violent Conflict: Learning from African Experiences. Edited By Luc Huyse and Mark Salter. International IDEA, 2008. 204 pp.
Trade Unions and the Coming of Democracy in Africa. Edited By Jon Kraus. Palgrave Macmillan, 2007. 296 pp. [End Page 173]
Asia
China's Changing Political Landscape: Prospects for Democracy. By Cheng Li. Brookings Institution Press, 2007. 352 pp.
China's Great Leap: The Beijing Games and Olympian Human Rights Challenges. Edited By Minky Worden. Seven Stories Press, 2008. 336 pp.
China's Republic. By Diana Lary. Cambridge University Press, 2008. 225 pp.
Crossed Swords: Pakistan, Its Army, and the Wars Within. By Shuja Nawaz. Oxford University Press, 2008. 655 pp.
Democracy and Diversity: Political Engineering in the Asia-Pacific. By Benjamin Reilly. Oxford University Press, 2008. 227 pp.
Democratization in Confucian East Asia: Citizen Politics in China, Japan, Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan, and Vietnam. By Zhengxu Wang. Cambria Press, 2008. 254 pp.
Democratization in Taiwan: Challenges in Transformation. Edited By Philip Paolino and James Meernik. Ashgate, 2008. 193 pp.
Dissident Democrats: The Challenge of Democratic Leadership in Asia. Edited By John Kane, Haig Patapan, and Benjamin Wong. Palgrave Macmillan, 2008. 304 pp.
East Asian Multilateralism: Prospects for Regional Stability. Edited By Kent E. Calder and Francis Fukuyama. Johns Hopkins University Press, 2008. 281 pp.
Myths and Realities: The Democratization of Thai Politics. By Tamada Yoshifumi. Kyoto University Press and Trans Pacific Press, 2008. 356 pp.
Political Change in China: Comparisons with Taiwan. Edited By Bruce Gilley. Lynne Rienner, 2008. 260 pp.
Religion and Democracy in Taiwan. By Cheng-Tian Kuo. State University of New York Press, 2008. 161 pp.
Latin America and the Caribbean
Constructing Democratic Governance in Latin America. Edited By Jorge I...
