BROOKINGS INSTITUTION PRESS
Inheriting Syria: Bashar's Trial by Fire (May, $27.95) by Flynt Leverett evaluates Syria's position under Bashar al-Asad, both political and geographic, in light of current Mideastern developments.
CAMBRIDGE UNIV. PRESS
Deadly Connections—States That Support Terrorism (Mar., $30) by Daniel Byman, an international security consultant, examines the different types of support that Mideastern and South Asian states provide and their motivations for doing so.
IVAN R. DEE
The New New Left: How American Politics Works Today (May, $25) by Steven Malanga attributes the growing contrast between tax consumers and taxpayers to the growth of the public-sector employee unions and the war on poverty.
ISI BOOKS
It Takes a Family: Conservatism and the Common Good (July, $25) by Republican Senator Rick Santorum of Pennsylvania assesses how well Americans have cared for various kinds of "capital"—social, moral, economic, cultural and educational—and emphasizes families' role in achieving the common good. Advertising. Author publicity.
American Conservatism: An Encyclopedia (Aug.; $55, paper $32), edited by Jeremy Beer, Bruce Frohnen and Jeffrey O. Nelson, orients readers to the people and ideas that have shaped American conservatism. Advertising.
NELSON CURRENT
The Savage Solution (Apr., $25.99) by Michael Savage. Savage offers a third dose of bitter medicine to heal America's liberal maladies.
PALGRAVE MACMILLAN
Sandstorm: Policy Failure in the Middle East (July, $24.95) by Leon Hadar presents a critique of the controversial U.S. foreign policy in the Middle East.
PELICAN
Reclaiming Liberty (Mar., $25) by James Ronald Kennedy encourages a society free of big government interference.
PRINCETON UNIV. PRESS
The Return of the "L" Word: A Liberal Vision for the New Century (May, $24.95) by Douglas S. Massey evaluates liberals' mistakes over the last 20 years, then sets forth a set of liberal principles to explain how markets work in society.
RANDOM HOUSE
The Survivor: President Clinton and His Times (May, $27.95) by John F. Harris. The Washington Post reporter who covered Clinton for a decade assesses the former president's tenure and impact.
LYNNE RIENNER
The United Arab Emirates: A Study in Survival (Apr., $63.50) by Christopher M. Davidson takes an in-depth look at the United Arab Emirates and the federation position within the international system.
M.E. SHARPE
Projecting Politics: Political Messages in American Film (May, $68.95) by Terry Christensen and Peter J. Haas examines the relationship between American politics and film from Birth of a Nation to Fahrenheit 9/11.
TRANSACTION
Magnolias Without Moonlight: The American South from Regional Confederacy to National Integration (June, $29.95) by Sheldon Hackney explores the political transformation of the South and the role that "identity politics" plays.
UNIV. OF ALABAMA PRESS
Democracy and America's War on Terror (Mar., $38.75) by Robert L. Ivie argues that international terrorism is best addressed by strengthening America's democratic practices.
UNIV. OF NOTRE DAME PRESS
John Witherspoon and the Founding of the American Republic (Apr., $22.50) by Jeffry H. Morrison examines the political thinking and career of one of America's overlooked founding fathers.
YALE UNIV. PRESS
Saving Our Environment from Washington: How Congress Grabs Power, Shirks Responsibility, and Shortchanges the People (Apr., $25) by David Schoenbrod, an experienced environmental advocate, explains why letting the EPA dictate to the nation is a mistake.
