BOOKS

Oranges in the Sun: Short Stories from the Arabian Gulf
edited and translated by Deborah S. Akers and Abubaker A. Bagader

The stories in Oranges in the Sun capture a distinctly unique vision of the world, embodying the range of emotional and material concerns of the peoples of the Arab Gulf region. The    More >

How Drug Dealers Settle Disputes: Violent and Nonviolent Outcomes
Angela P. Taylor

In this compelling ethnographic study, Angela Taylor delivers an inside view of how drug dealers settle disputes—yielding rich insight into situational theories of violence and the    More >

Understanding Development: Theory and Practice in the Third World, 3rd Edition
John Rapley

This accessible text provides both an assessment of the current state of development theory and an extensive survey of the impact of evolving policies and practices throughout the developing    More >

Europe at Bay: In the Shadow of US Hegemony
Alan W. Cafruny and J. Magnus Ryner

Europe at Bay was completed just before the onset of the financial crisis, and two years before the Eurozone crisis emerged. In contrast to mainstream European integration scholarship that    More >

Power and Security in Northeast Asia: Shifting Strategies
Byung-Kook Kim and Anthony Jones, editors

As China's influence rises and the US attempts to retain its primacy in Northeast Asia, the countries of the region are reconsidering their own security needs—and availing    More >

Peace and the Public Purse: Economic Policies for Postwar Statebuilding
James K. Boyce and Madalene O'Donnell, editors

In the aftermath of violent conflict, how do the economic challenges of statebuilding intersect with the political challenges of peacebuilding? How can the international community help lay    More >

On the Market: Strategies for a Successful Academic Job Search
Sandra L. Barnes

Sandra Barnes presents both big-picture strategic thinking and nuts-and-bolts suggestions to help junior scholars obtain satisfying academic employment in today's highly competitive    More >

Pacific Asia in Quest of Democracy
Roland Rich

What does democracy look like in Pacific Asia? Can democratic governance in the region survive the challenges of corruption, violence, and soft authoritarianism? What impact are economic    More >

Annual Review of Global Peace Operations, 2007
Center on International Cooperation

Unique in its breadth and depth of coverage, the Annual Review of Global Peace Operations presents the most detailed collection of data on peace operations—those launched by the UN, by    More >

When Parties Prosper: The Uses of Electoral Success
Kay Lawson and Peter H. Merkl, editors

Have parties, and party systems, come back to life in the twenty-first century? Are they capable of playing their roles in ways that will foster rather than betray the public interest? These    More >

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