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Volume 87, Number 5

September/October 2008

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Essays

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Africa

Why Botswana Prospered; The Botswana Defense Force in the Struggle for an African Environment
Africa in World Politics: Reforming Political Order
The Failure of Democracy in the Republic of Congo
The Political Economy of Economic Growth in Africa, 1960-2000, 2 vols

Asia and Pacific

Rivals: How the Power Struggle Between China, India, and Japan Will Shape Our Next Decade
Bhutan: Hidden Lands of Happiness; Texts and Photographs
Asian Islam in the Twenty-first Century
What Does China Think?
China's Water Warriors: Citizen Action and Policy Change

Middle East

The Bin Ladens: An Arabian Family in the American Century
The Taliban and the Crisis of Afghanistan
Ahmadinejad: The Secret History of Iran's Radical Leader
The Fall and Rise of the Islamic State; Islam and the Secular State: Negotiating the Future of Shari'a
The Arab Center: The Promise of Moderation

Eastern Europe and Former Soviet Republics

National Identity and Globalization: Youth, State, and Society in Post-Soviet Eurasia
Television, Power, and the Public in Russia
Communities of the Converted: Ukrainians and Global Evangelism
Flag Wars and Stone Saints: How the Bohemian Lands Became Czech
Petrostate: Putin, Power, and the New Russia
Yeltsin: A Life

Western Hemisphere

Confronting the Coffee Crisis: Fair Trade, Sustainable Livelihoods, and Ecosystems in Mexico and Central America
Policymaking in Latin America: How Politics Shapes Policies; Civil Society and Social Movements: Building Sustainable Democracies in Latin America
Path of Empire: Panama and the California Gold Rush
A Solitary War: A Diplomat's Chronicle of the Iraq War and Its Lessons

Western Europe

What's Wrong With the European Union and How to Fix It; Europe: The State of the Union
Can Europe and China Shape a New World Order?
Dawn, Dusk, or Night: A Year With Nicolas Sarkozy; Mes vacances ratées avec Nicolas Sarkozy
Luck and the Irish: A Brief History of Change From 1970

The United States

Defying Dixie: The Radical Roots of Civil Rights, 1919-1950
The Purpose of the Past: Reflections on the Uses of History
The Way of the Ship: America's Maritime History Reenvisioned, 1600-2000
Counselor: A Life at the Edge of History
The Throes of Democracy: The American Civil War Era, 1829-1877

Military, Scientific, and Technological

Power and Military Effectiveness: The Fallacy of Democratic Triumphalism
The Commission: The Uncensored History of the 9/11 Investigation
Eve of Destruction: The Coming Age of Preventive War; Striking First: Preemption and Prevention in International Conflict
Killing Civilians: Method, Madness, and Morality in War
Organizations at War in Afghanistan and Beyond

Economic, Social, and Environmental

Greening Aid? Understanding the Environmental Impact of Development Assistance
The Holy Grail of Macro Economics: Lessons From Japan's Great Recession
The Economists' Voice: Top Economists Take On Today's Problems
Bits, Bytes, and Balance Sheets: The New Economic Rules of Engagement in a Wireless World
A Question of Balance: Weighing the Options on Global Warming Policies

Political and Legal

Social Movements for Global Democracy
Rising Powers, Shrinking Planet: The New Geopolitics of Energy
Fixing Failed States: A Framework for Rebuilding a Fractured World
Terror and Consent: The Wars for the Twenty-first Century
America Between the Wars: From 11/9 to 9/11

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