HUP 2008 Election: Foreign Policy

The Quest for Democracy in Iran: A Century of Struggle against Authoritarian Rule; Fakhreddin Azimi; The Constitutional Revolution of 1906 launched Iran as a pioneer in a movement to establish democratic rule in the non-Western world. This book provides essential context for understanding modern Iran.

The Taliban and the Crisis of Afghanistan: Robert D. Crews and Amin Tarzi, Editors; Grounding their analysis in a deep understanding of the country's past, leading scholars of Afghan history, politics, and culture show how the Taliban was less an attempt to revive a medieval theocracy than a complex force shaped by history and international politics.

The Iraq War: A Military History; Williamson Murray and Major General Robert H. Scales, Jr.; ”A superlative record of the invasion—part history, part critique and part doctrinal template for the future...explained clearly without losing the depth required to make this a serious study.”
—The Economist

On Nuclear Terrorism: Michael Levi; “We wish...that the current and incoming national security advisor and secretaries of State, Defense and Homeland Security [would] read Michael Levi's On Nuclear Terrorism and make it a top priority to ensure that everything that can be done to foil a nuclear attack by terrorists is being done.”—Los Angeles Times

Beyond Terror and Martyrdom: The Future of the Middle East; Gilles Kepel; This book sounds the alarm to the West and Islam that the exhausted narratives of terrorism and martyrdom are bankrupt—neither productive of democratic change in the Middle East nor of unity in Islam.

Energizing China: Reconciling Environmental Protection and Economic Growth; Michael B. McElroy, Chris P. Nielsen, and Peter Lydon; Given the risks of climate change, is there a shared responsibility to help China respond to the environmental effects of its coal dependence? This volume seeks integrated strategies to address a range of harmful emissions.

Grassroots Political Reform in Contemporary China: Elizabeth J. Perry, Merle Goldman, Editors; “A wide-ranging look at...governance issues in China today...The individual chapters attest to extensive field research...yielding new and provocative insights.” —Pacific Affairs

Comrades!: A History of World Communism; Robert Service; “A wide-ranging history that traces communism's intellectual origins back through early modern Europe to ancient Greece as well as its modern spread to countries covering a third of the earth's surface...One of the best-ever studies of his subject.”—The Economist

Starved for Science: How Biotechnology Is Being Kept Out of Africa; Robert Paarlberg, Foreword by Norman Borlaug and Jimmy Carter; In a book sure to generate intense debate, Paarlberg details how this cultural turn against agricultural science among affluent societies is now being exported, inappropriately, to Africa.

Democracies in Development: Politics and Reform in Latin America; Mark Payne, Daniel Zovatto, Mercedes Mateo Díaz, Editors; Analyzes the effects of institutions on the functioning of democratic systems and offers conclusions about the types of reforms that may hold promise for strengthening democracy.

The Constitution's Text in Foreign Affairs: Michael D. Ramsey; “Ramsey evaluates the debate concerning presidential and congressional powers in foreign affairs...[and] argues that the Constitution's text is the crucial guide to explaining how the founders saw the separate and shared powers of the two branches.”—Choice

Contested Lands: Israel-Palestine, Kashmir, Bosnia, Cyprus, and Sri Lanka; Sumantra Bose; Ethno-national conflict is among the most urgent issues of international politics. Looking closely at five flashpoints, Bose examines how can peace be kept between warring groups with seemingly incompatible claims.

Kashmir: Roots of Conflict, Paths to Peace; Sumantra Bose; In 2002, India and Pakistan mobilized for war over the long-disputed territory of Kashmir, sparking panic around the world. Drawing on extensive firsthand experience in the contested region, Bose reveals how the conflict became a grave threat and suggests feasible steps toward peace.

Religion and Nationalism in Iraq: A Comparative Perspective; David Little, Donald K. Swearer, Editors; This volume provides a comparative consideration of attempts to manage and resolve nationalist conflicts in Bosnia, Sri Lanka, and Sudan, and examines how lessons from those situations might inform similar efforts in Iraq.

Empire: Michael Hardt, Antonio Negri; “Spanning nearly 500 pages of densely argued history, philosophy and political theory...[this] book is full of...bravura passages. Whether presenting new concepts...or urging revolution, it brims with confidence in its ideas.” —New York Times

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