Recent Acquisitions

March 2011

Perceptions of Cuba : Canadian and American policies in comparative perspective / Lana Wylie

Invitation to law & society : an introduction to the study of real law / Kitty Calavita

Women, work, and politics : the political economy of gender inequality / Torben Iversen and Frances Rosenbluth

The digital origins of dictatorship and democracy : information technology and political Islam / Philip N. Howard

The political right in Israel : different faces of Jewish populism / Dani Filc

The promises of liberty : the history and contemporary relevance of the Thirteenth Amendment / edited by Alexander Tsesis

American Indians and the fight for equal voting rights / Laughlin McDonald

Tort, custom, and karma : globalization and legal consciousness in Thailand / David M. Engel and Jaruwan S. Engel

Latin American politics : an introduction / David Close

Toxic loopholes : failures and future prospects for environmental law / Craig Collins

New faces, new voices : the Hispanic electorate in America / Marisa A. Abrajano, R. Michael Alvarez

Revolutions : a worldwide introduction to social and political contention / Stephen K. Sanderson

The challenge of political Islam : non-Muslims and the Egyptian state / Rachel M. Scott

From the closet to the courtroom : five LGBT rights lawsuits that have changed our nation / Carlos A. Ball

Same-sex marriage in the Americas : policy innovation for same-sex relationships / edited by Jason Pierceson, Adriana Piatti-Crocker, and Shawn Schulenberg

Social capital in developing democracies : Nicaragua and Argentina compared / Leslie E. Anderson

China : the pessoptimist nation / William A. Callahan

Law’s environment : how the law shapes the places we live / John Copeland Nagle

Taking local control : immigration policy activism in U.S. cities and states / Monica W. Varsanyi, editor

Developments in American politics 6 / edited by Gillian Peele

Japan transformed : political change and economic restructuring / Frances McCall Rosenbluth and Michael F. Thies

A foreigner carrying in the crook of his arm a tiny bomb / Amitava Kumar

Out and running : gay and lesbian candidates, elections, and policy representation / Donald P. Haider-Markel

Courts in Latin America / edited by Gretchen Helmke, Julio Ríos-Figueroa

Issues in 21st century world politics / edited by Mark Beeson and Nick Bisley

Latin American politics and development / edited by Howard J. Wiarda, Harvey F. Kline

The Oxford handbook of American political parties and interest groups / edited by L. Sandy Maisel, Jeffrey M. Berry

Why the Constitution matters / Mark Tushnet

China’s peaceful rise in a global context : a domestic aspect of China’s road map to democratization / Jinghao Zhou

Habeas corpus after 9/11 : confronting America’s new global detention system / Jonathan Hafetz

Land, conflict, and justice : a political theory of territory / Avery Kolers

Regulating lobbying : a global comparison / Raj Chari, John Hogan and Gary Murphy

Muslim reformers in Iran and Turkey : the paradox of moderation / Güneş Murat Tezcür

Parties, gender quotas and candidate selection in France / Rainbow Murray

The Ashgate research companion to federalism / edited by by Ann Ward and Lee Ward

Militant Islamist ideology : understanding the global threat / Youssef H. Aboul-Enein

Religion and the American constitutional experiment / John Witte, Jr. and Joel A. Nichols

Theory and methods in political science / edited by David Marsh and Gerry Stoker

James Madison rules America : the constitutional origins of congressional partisanship / William F. Connelly, Jr

November 2010

The American Supreme Court / Robert G. McCloskey ; revised by Sanford Levinson

U.S. foreign policy : the paradox of world power / Steven W. Hook

John Paul Stevens : an independent life / Bill Barnhart and Gene Schlickman

The diplomat’s dictionary / Chas. W. Freeman, Jr

New materialisms : ontology, agency, and politics / Diana Coole and Samantha Frost, eds

The constitution of South Africa : a contextual analysis / Heinz Klug

The last shall be the first : the East European financial crisis, 2008-10 / Anders Åslund

Borderline Japan : foreigners and frontier controls in the postwar era / Tessa Morris-Suzuki

Decision-making in the White House : the olive branch or the arrows / Theodore C. Sorensen ; foreword by John F. Kennedy

Genocide : a comprehensive introduction / Adam Jones

October 2010

U.S. foreign policy : the paradox of world power / Steven W. Hook

The A to Z of United States-Russian/Soviet relations / Norman E. Saul

American Indian politics and the American political system / David E. Wilkins and Heidi Kiiwetinepinesiik Stark

Women and girls in the criminal justice system : policy issues and practices / edited by Russ Immarigeon

Diversity and unity in federal countries / edited by Luis Moreno and César Colino ; senior editor, John Kincaid

Necessary secrets : national security, the media, and the rule of law / Gabriel Schoenfeld

Conventional wisdom and American elections : exploding myths, exploring misconceptions / Jody C. Baumgartner and Peter L. Francia

Partidos políticos e integración Europea / Cesáreo Rodríguez-Aguilera de Prat

September 2010

The state of parties : the changing role of contemporary American parties / edited by John C. Green and Daniel J. Coffey

Noncitizen voting and American democracy / Stanley A. Renshon

Local government in early America : the colonial experience and lessons from the founders / Brian P. Janiskee

American dream dying : the changing economic lot of the least advantaged / Peter D. McClelland and Peter H. Tobin

Why presidents fail / Richard M. Pious

Entertaining politics : satiric television and political engagement / Jeffrey P. Jones

Challenging authority : how ordinary people change America / Frances Fox Piven

United States protocol : the guide to official diplomatic etiquette / Mary Mel French ; foreword by William Jefferson Clinton

Congress shall make no law : the First Amendment, unprotected expression, and the Supreme Court / David M. O’Brien

Approaching democracy / Larry Berman, Bruce Allen Murphy

Rethinking social inquiry : diverse tools, shared standards / edited by Henry E. Brady and David Collier

Regulating low-skilled immigration in the United States / Gordon Hanson

The politically correct university : problems, scope, and reforms / editors, Robert Maranto, Richard E. Redding, Frederick M. Hess