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  • Books Received

The books listed below were recently received by the editors. A listing here does not preclude a review in a future issue. [End Page 169]

Advanced Democracies

Building a Civil Society: Associations, Public Life, and the Origins of Modern Italy. By Steven C. Soper. University of Toronto Press, 2013. 310 pp.
Conservative Internationalism: Armed Diplomacy Under Jefferson, Polk, Truman, and Reagan. By Henry R. Nau. Princeton University Press, 2013. 321 pp.
De-mystification of Participatory Democracy: EU Governance and Civil Society. By Beate Kohler-Koch and Christine Quittkat. Oxford University Press, 2013. 218 pp.
Democratising the EU From Below? Citizenship, Civil Society and the Public Sphere. Edited by Ulrike Liebert, Alexander Gattig, and Tatjana Evas. Ashgate, 2013. 199 pp.
Legally Married: Love and Law in the UK and the US. By Scot Peterson and Iain McLean. Edinburgh University Press, 2013. 240 pp.
Lobbying in the European Union: Interest Groups, Lobbying Coalitions, and Policy Change. By Heike Klüver. Oxford University Press, 2013. 278 pp.
A Mere Machine: The Supreme Court, Congress, and American Democracy. By Anna Harvey. Yale University Press, 2013. 366 pp.
Mobilizing Opportunities: The Evolving Latino Electorate and the Future of American Politics. By Ricardo Ramírez. University of Virginia Press, 2013. 177 pp.
Nation of Devils: Democratic Leadership and the Problem of Obedience. By Stein Ringen. Yale University Press, 2013. 250 pp.
The Normalization of the European Commission: Politics and Bureaucracy in the EU Executive. By Anchrit Wille. Oxford University Press, 2013. 243 pp.
Representing Europeans: A Pragmatic Approach. By Richard Rose. Oxford University Press, 2013. 166 pp.
The Spanish Socialist Party and the Modernisation of Spain. By Paul Kennedy. Manchester University Press, 2013. 226 pp.

Africa

Law's Fragile State: Colonial, Authoritarian, and Humanitarian Legacies in Sudan. By Mark Fathi Massoud. Cambridge University Press, 2013. 277 pp.
One-Party Dominance in African Democracies. Edited by Renske Doorenspleet and Lia Nijzink. Lynne Rienner, 2013. 257 pp.
The Road to Democracy in South Africa. Volumes 5 and 6. South African Democracy Education Trust. Unisa, 2013. 2053 pp.
Sure Road? Nationalisms in Angola, Guinea-Bissau and Mozambique. Edited by Eric Morier-Genoud. Brill, 2012. 270 pp. [End Page 170]

Asia

China Across the Divide: The Domestic and Global in Politics and Society. Edited by Rosemary Foot. Oxford University Press, 2013. 231 pp.
I Am Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by The Taliban. By Malala Yousafzai with Christina Lamb. Little, Brown, and Company, 2013. 327 pp.
India and Central Asia: Two Decades of Transition. Edited by P.L. Dash. Oxford University Press, 2012. 230 pp.
Magnificent Delusions: Pakistan, the United States, and an Epic History of Misunderstanding. By Husain Haqqani. PublicAffairs, 2013. 415 pp.
Media Commercialization and Authoritarian Rule in China. By Daniela Stockmann. Cambridge University Press, 2012. 352 pp.
Pakistan: The Garrison State: Origins, Evolution, Consequences, 1947-2011. By Ishtiaq Ahmed. Oxford University Press, 2013. 494 pp.
Political Change in Southeast Asia. By Jacques Bertrand. Cambridge University Press, 2013. 246 pp.
Protesting America: Democracy and the U.S.-Korea Alliance. By Katharine H.S. Moon. University of California Press, 2012. 260 pp.
Realizing Democracy in China: A Collection of Articles and Reports. Edited by Li Fan. World and China Institute, 2012. 214 pp.

Eastern Europe and the Former Soviet Union

Crafting Democracy: Regional Politics in Post-Communist Europe. By Jennifer A. Yoder. Rowman and Littlefield, 2013. 235 pp.
Revolution Stalled: The Political Limits of the Internet in the Post-Soviet Sphere. By Sarah Oates. Oxford University Press, 2013. 225 pp.

Latin America and the Caribbean

Practical Authority: Agency and Institutional Change in Brazilian Water Politics. By Rebecca Neaera Abers and Margaret E. Keck. Oxford University Press, 2013. 263 pp.
The Success of the Left in Latin America: Untainted Parties, Market Reform, and Voting Behavior. By Rosario Queirolo. University of Notre Dame Press, 2013. 205 pp.
War by Other Means: Aftermath in Post-Genocide Guatemala. Edited by Carlota McAllister and Diane M. Nelson. Duke University Press, 2013. 390 pp. [End Page 171]

Middle East

Ashes of Hama: The Muslim Brotherhood in Syria. By Raphaël Lefèvre. Oxford University Press, 2013. 273 pp.
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