BROOKINGS INSTITUTION PRESS
Keeping the Compound Republic: Essays on American Federalism (Oct.; $17.95, cloth $42.95) by Martha Derthick discusses the concept of federalism that disperses power between individual voters and political societies or states.
American Metropolitics: Social Separation and Sprawl (Jan.; $29.95, cloth $62.50) by Myron Orfield provides an analysis of the economic, racial, environmental and political trends of the 25 largest metropolitan regions in the U.S.
GEORGETOWN UNIV. PRESS
Women in Combat: Civic Duty or Military Liability? (Sept.; $19.95, cloth $49.95) by Lorry M. Fenner and Marie E. deYoung debates the pros and cons of women in combat.
One America?: Political Leadership, National Identity, and the Dilemmas of Diversity (Oct.; $24.95, cloth $65), edited by Stanley A. Renshon, discusses the role of national leaders at a time when our country has a fragmented national identity.
NEW PRESS
Jews for Buchanan: The Theft of the American Presidency (Sept., $12.95) by John Nichols and David Deschamps takes a comical look at how George W. Bush stole the 2000 presidential election.
NEW SOCIETY
Global Uprising: Confronting the Tyrannies of the 21st Century—Stories from a New Generation of Activists (Nov., $19.95) by Neva Welton and Linda Wolf examines the new global youth movement for peace and justice.
NORTHEASTERN UNIV. PRESS
Economic Warfare: Sanctions, Embargo Busting, and Their Human Cost (Nov.;$24.95, cloth $55) by R. Thomas Naylor looks to prove the futility of forcing political change through economic pressure.
POLITY
War and Power in the 21st Century (Dec., $21.95) by Paul Hirst considers the forces that will drive change in military organizations, create sources of conflict, affect the power of states and determine the nature of the international system.
RANDOM HOUSE
Reprint: Fat Man in a Middle Seat: Forty Years of Covering Politics (Jan., $13.95) by Jack W. Germond.
LYNNE REINER
Electing Jesse Ventura: A Third-Party Success Story (Jan.; $16.95, cloth $45) by Jacob Lentz shows how Minnesota’s unique electoral rules, coupled with on-target campaign dynamics, enabled a third-party candidate to win.
ROUTLEDGE
Neighbors, Not Friends: Iraq and Iran After the Gulf Wars (Sept., $19.95) by Dilip Hiro exposes the complex relationships among Iran, Iraq, the U.S. and the United Nations over the past 10 years.
ROWMAN & LITTLEFIELD
From the Center to the Edge: The Politics and Policies of the Clinton Presidency (Sept., $16.95) by William C. Berman prepares a political interpretation of the Clinton administration.
Grand Theft 2000: Media Spectacle and a Stolen Election (Nov., $19.95) by Douglas Kellner takes a fresh look at the election debacle that made history.
STEERFORTH PRESS
Can Asians Think? (Jan., $14) by Kishore Mahbubani, Singapore’s ambassador to the United Nations, offers a collection of essays on Asia’s role in the global economy. Author tour.
THUNDER'S MOUTH PRESS
Change the World!: An Activist Guide to the Globalization Movement (Nov., $14.95), edited by Mike Prokosch and Laura Raymond, features a guide to political activism and organizing.
The Zapatista Reader (Nov., $18.95), edited by Tom Hayden, offers material by leading Zapatista supporters never previously available in English. Ad/promo. Author tour.
Fall 2001 Trade Paperbacks: Politics
Aug 16, 2001
A version of this article appeared in the 08/13/2001 issue of Publishers Weekly under the headline:
