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Political Science

Submerged State How Invisible Government Policies Undermine American Democracy

Mettler Suzanne

ISBN: PB: 9780226521657, ISBN: HB: 9780226521640, University of Chicago Press, October 2011
176 pp., 23x15 cm, 4 tables, 19 line illus.

"Keep your government hands off my Medicare!" Such comments spotlight a central question animating Suzanne Mettler's provocative and timely book: why are many Americans unaware of government social benefits and so hostile to them in principle, even t...

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Political Science

Quality of Government Corruption, Social Trust, and Inequality in International Perspective

Rothstein Bo

ISBN: PB: 9780226729572, ISBN: HB: 9780226729565, University of Chicago Press, September 2011
304 pp., 23x15 cm, 14 tables, 14 halftones, 2 line illus.

The relationship between government, virtue, and wealth has held a special fascination since Aristotle, and the importance of each frames policy debates today in both developed and developing countries. While it's clear that low-quality government in...

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Political Science

Children of Light and the Children of Darkness A Vindication of Democracy and a Critique of Its Traditional Defense

Niebuhr Reinhold

ISBN: PB: 9780226584003, University of Chicago Press, September 2011
224 pp., 20.5x13 cm

"The Children of Light and the Children of Darkness", first published in 1944, is considered one of the most profound and relevant works by the influential theologian Reinhold Niebuhr, and certainly the fullest statement of his political philosophy....

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Middle East

Mobilizing the Faithful Militant Islamist Groups and Their Constituencies

Malthaner Stefan

ISBN: PB: 9783593394121, University of Chicago Press, Campus Verlag, July 2011
260 pp., 22x14 cm

One of the keys to dealing with militant Islamic groups is understanding how they work with, relate to, and motivate their constituencies".Mobilizing the Faithful" offers a pair of detailed case studies – of the Egyptian groups al-Jamaa al-Islamiyya...

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Metropolitan Governance Different Paths in Contrasting Contexts: Germany and Israel

Heinelt Hubert, Razin Eran, Zimmermann Karsten

ISBN: PB: 9783593394015, University of Chicago Press, Campus Verlag, July 2011
350 pp., 22x14 cm

As urban areas have grown and sprawl has spread in recent decades, metropolitan governments around the world have begun to look beyond city borders, establishing regional partnerships to help them deal with issues of transit, resource use, and more"....

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Media Studies

Selling Fear Counterterrorism, the Media, and Public Opinion

Nacos Brigitte L., Bloch-Elkon Yaeli, Shapiro Robert Y.

ISBN: PB: 9780226567198, ISBN: HB: 9780226567181, University of Chicago Press, June 2011
264 pp., 22.6x15 cm, 50 line illus.

While we've long known that the strategies of terrorism rely heavily on media coverage of attacks, "Selling Fear" is the first detailed look at the role played by media in counterterrorism – and the ways that, in the wake of 9/11, the Bush administra...

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America

Why Parties? A Second Look

Aldrich John H.

ISBN: PB: 9780226012742, University of Chicago Press, May 2011
400 pp., 22.6x15 cm, 24 tables, 24 line illus.

Since its first appearance fifteen years ago, "Why Parties?" has become essential reading for anyone wishing to understand the nature of American political parties. In the interim, the party system has undergone some radical changes. In this landmark...

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Political Science

Cultures of Border Control Schengen and the Evolution of European Frontiers

Zaiotti Ruben

ISBN: PB: 9780226977874, ISBN: HB: 9780226977867, University of Chicago Press, April 2011
280 pp., 22.6x15.2 cm, 9 tables, 2 line illus.

In recent years, a number of European countries abolished national border controls in favor of Europe's external frontiers. In doing so, they challenged long-established conceptions of sovereignty, territoriality, and security in world affairs. Set...

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Political Science

Securing Approval Domestic Politics and Multilateral Authorization for War

Chapman Terrence L.

ISBN: PB: 9780226101224, ISBN: HB: 9780226101217, University of Chicago Press, April 2011
208 pp., 22.6x15 cm, 19 tables, 11 line illus.

Among the most momentous decisions that leaders of a state are called upon to make is whether or not to initiate warfare. How their military will fare against the opponent may be the first consideration, but not far behind are concerns about domestic...

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Political Science

Ahead of Change How Crowd Psychology and Cybernetics Transform the Way We Govern

Malik Constantin

ISBN: PB: 9783593392042, University of Chicago Press, Campus Verlag, March 2011
173 pp., 21.6x14 cm

Wars, revolutions, and financial disasters do not have to happen. There are ways to transform governmental policies so as to avoid such catastrophes. What is needed – argues management expert Constantin Malik – is to anticipate change and to prepare...

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