Books Received

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

Advanced Democracies

Democracy in Europe: The EU and National Polities. By Vivien A. Schmidt. Oxford University Press, 2006. 317 pp.

Electing America’s Governors: The Politics of Executive Elections. By David L. Leal. Palgrave Macmillan, 2006. 247 pp.

Europe as Empire: The Nature of the Enlarged European Union. By Jan Zielonka. Oxford University Press, 2006. 293 pp.

In a Shade of Blue: Pragmatism and the Politics of Black America. By Eddie S. Glaude, Jr. University of Chicago Press, 2007. 189 pp.

Native Vote: American Indians, The Voting Rights Act, and the Right to Vote. By Daniel McCool, Susan M. Olson, and Jennifer Robinson. Cambridge University Press, 2007. 232 pp.

Running for Judge: The Rising Political, Financial, and Legal Stakes of Judicial Elections. Edited by Matthew J. Streb. NYU Press, 2007. 253 pp.

Africa

Democratic Reform in Africa: Its Impact on Governance & Poverty Alleviation. Edited by Muna Ndulo. Ohio University Press, 2006. 304 pp.

Political Parties in Africa: Challenges for Sustained Multiparty Democracy. By M.A. Mohamed Salih. International IDEA, 2007. 143 pp.

The Role of the Press and Communication Technology in Democratization: The Nigerian Story. By Aje-Ori Agbese. Routledge, 2006. 119 pp.

Violence, Political Culture and Development in Africa. Edited by Preben Kaarsholm. Ohio University Press, 2006. 208 pp.

Asia

Asian New Democracies: The Philippines, South Korea and Taiwan Compared. Edited by Hsin-Huan Michael Hsiao. Taiwan Foundation for Democracy, 2006. 304 pp.

Beyond Suspicion? The Singapore Judiciary. By Francis T. Seow. Yale University Southeast Asia Studies, 2006. 405 pp.

Charm Offensive: How China’s Soft Power is Transforming the World. By Joshua Kurlantzick. Yale University Press, 2007. 306 pp.

Citizens, Democracy, and Markets Around the Pacific Rim: Congruence Theory and Political Culture. Edited by Russell J. Dalton and Doh Chull Shin. Oxford University Press, 2006. 312 pp.

India’s 2004 Elections: Grass-roots and National Perspectives. Edited by Ramashray Roy and Paul Wallace. Sage, 2007. 341 pp.

Legitimizing Military Rule: Indonesian Armed Forces Idealogy, 1958–2000. By Salim Said. Pustaka Sinar Harapan, 2006. 312 pp.

Political Parties in South Asia: The Challenge of Change. By K.C. Suri. International IDEA, 2007. 144 pp.

Soeharto’s Armed Forces: Problems of Civil Military Relations in Indonesia. By Salim Said. Pustaka Sinar Harapan, 2006. 298 pp.

Eastern Europe and the Former Soviet Union

Fighting Poverty and Reforming Social Security: What Can Post-Soviet States Learn from the New Democracies of Central Europe? Edited by Michael Cain, Nida Gelazis, and Tomasz Inglot. Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, 2007. 183 pp.

The Liberal Project and the Transformation of Democracy: The Case of East Central Europe. By Sabrina P. Ramet. Texas A&M University Press, 2007. 178 pp.

Nations in Transit 2006: Democratization from Central Europe to Eurasia. Edited by Jeannette Goehring. Freedom House, 2006. 710 pp.

Out of Order: Russian Political Views in an Imperfect World. By Ellen Carnaghan. Penn State University Press, 2007. 330 pp.

Realities of Transformation: Democratization Policies in Central Asia Revisited. Edited by Andrea Berg and Anna Kreikemeyer. ISBS, 2006. 267 pp.

Realm of the Black Mountain: A History of Montenegro. By Elizabeth Roberts. Cornell University Press, 2007. 521 pp.

The Rise and Fall of Communism in Russia. By Robert V. Daniels. Yale University Press, 2007. 481 pp.

Russia’s Revolution: Essays 1989–2006. By Leon Aron. AEI Press, 2007. 374 pp.

Russian Foreign Policy in the Twenty-first Century and the Shadow of the Past. Edited by Robert Legvold. Columbia University Press, 2007. 534 pp.

Latin America and the Caribbean

Democracies in Development: Politics and Reform in Latin America. By J. Mark Payne et al. Inter-American Development Bank, 2007. 332 pp.

Intervention Without Intervening: The OAS Defense and Promotion of Democracy in the Americas. By Andrew F. Cooper and Thomas Legler. Palgrave Macmillan, 2006. 184 pp.

La Nación Soñada: Violencia, Liberalismo y Democracia en Colombia. By Eduardo Posada-Carbó. Fundación Ideas para la Paz, 2006. 383 pp.

Peace, Democracy, and Human Rights in Colombia. Edited by Christopher Welna and Gustavo Gallon. University of Notre Dame Press, 2007. 455 pp...