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general interestForthcomingForthcomingDemocracy and KnowledgeGod and Race in AmericanPoliticsInnovation and Learning inClassical AthensJosiah Ober“Josiah Ober introduces Athens to students ofinstitutional design and institutional design tostudents of Athens in an exercise of trailblazingscholarship and analysis.”—Philip Pettit, Princeton UniversityJosiah Ober holds the Constantine MitsotakisChair in the School of Humanities and Sciencesat Stanford University.A Short HistoryMark A. Noll“[A] magisterial account of the interplay of raceand religion in America from slavery to today.’”—Peter L. Berger, author of The Sacred CanopyMark A. Noll is the Francis A. McAnaney Professorof History at the University of Notre Dame.2008. 224 pages. 3 line illus. 8 tables.Cl: 978-0-691-12536-7 22.95 13.50November 2008. 368 pages. 15 halftones. 9 line illus. 19 tables.Cl: 978-0-691-13347-8 29.95 17.95NewNewElectronic ElectionsWhen I’m Sixty-FourThe Perils and Promises ofDigital DemocracyR. Michael Alvarez & Thad E. HallThe Plot against Pensions and thePlan to Save ThemTeresa Ghilarducci“At last! A robust, reliable, and highly readablereaffirmation of the right to retire. TeresaGhilarducci . . . tells it straight: what’s right, what’swrong, and what should be done.”—James K. Galbraith, University of Texas, AustinTeresa Ghilarducci holds the Irene and Bernard L.Schwartz Chair of Economic Policy Analysis at theNew School for Social Research. She is also the2006–2008 Wurf Fellow at Harvard Law School.2008. 384 pages. 7 line illus. 28 tables.Cl: 978-0-691-11431-6 29.95 17.95 Electronic Elections cuts through the media spinto assess the advantages and risks associatedwith different ways of casting ballots—andshows how e-voting can be the future of American democracy.R. Michael Alvarez is professor of political scienceat the California Institute of Technology. ThadE. Hall is assistant professor of political scienceand research fellow at the Institute of Public andInternational Affairs at the University of Utah.2008. 232 pages. 11 line illus. 19 tables.Cl: 978-0-691-12517-6 29.95 17.95To receive notices about new books, subscribe for email at: press.princeton.edu/subscribe

general interestNewNewSwindledChina’s New ConfucianismThe Dark History of Food Fraud, fromPoisoned Candy to Counterfeit CoffeeBee WilsonPolitics and Everyday Life in aChanging SocietyDaniel A. Bell“Marvellous and horrifying. . . . We’re all caughtin a food web, and Wilson shows us with urgentclarity how slender its strands are, and how littlewe can really trust them.”—Diane Purkiss, Independent“The groundbreaking yet effective arguments inthis book will elicit much discussion. I enthusiastically support and endorse this book withoutreservation.”—Chen Lai, Peking UniversityBee Wilson writes a weekly food column forLondon’s Sunday Telegraph and is a former foodcritic for the New Statesman.2008. 400 pages. 53 halftones.Cl: 978-0-691-13820-6 26.95 15.95For sale only in North America and the PhilippinesIn this entertaining and illuminating book, one ofthe few Westerners to teach at a Chinese university draws on his personal experiences to paint anunexpected portrait of a society undergoing fasterand more sweeping changes than anywhere elseon earth. China’s New Confucianism makes thecase that as the nation retreats from communism,it is embracing a new Confucianism that offers acompelling alternative to Western liberalism.NewDaniel A. Bell is professor of political philosophyat Tsinghua University in Beijing.Code RedAn Economist Explains How to Revivethe Healthcare System withoutDestroying ItDavid DranoveCode Red lays the foundation for a thrivinghealthcare system and is indispensable foranyone trying to make sense of the thorny issuesof healthcare reform.David Dranove is the Walter McNerney Distinguished Professor of Health Industry Management at Northwestern University’s KelloggSchool of Management.2008. 296 pages. 1 halftone. 11 tables.Cl: 978-0-691-12941-9 29.95 17.952008. 264 pages.Cl: 978-0-691-13690-5Edited by Daniel A. BellNewConfucian Political EthicsEthikon Series in Comparative Ethics2007. 288 pages.Pa: 978-0-691-13005-7Cl: 978-0-691-13004-0 19.95 11.95 60.00 35.00Also by Daniel A. BellOne of Choice’s Outstanding Academic Titles for 2007Beyond Liberal DemocracyPolitical Thinking for an East AsianContext2006. 400 pages.Pa: 978-0-691-12308-0Cl: 978-0-691-12307-3press.princeton.edu 26.95 15.95 25.95 14.95 67.50 40.00

general interestNewNewTroublemakerThe Fall and Rise of theIslamic StateA Personal History of School Reformsince SputnikChester E. Finn, Jr.“Troublemaker displays the energy and combativeness of a man who knows a good educationcan solve problems and improve lives.”—Phil Brand, Washington TimesChester E. Finn, Jr., is president of the Thomas B.Fordham Foundation, senior fellow at Stanford’sHoover Institution, and senior editor of EducationNext.2008. 368 pages. 1 table.Cl: 978-0-691-12990-7Noah Feldman“A thoughtful meditation on the history, ideals,and revival of sharia—the divine law governingMuslim society.”—Joseph Richard Preville, Christian ScienceMonitorNoah Feldman is professor at Harvard LawSchool.A Council on Foreign Relations Book2008. 200 pages.Cl: 978-0-691-12045-4 22.95 13.50 26.95 15.95New EditionPicture PerfectNewReligion in American PoliticsA Short HistoryFrank LambertReligion in American Politics tells the fascinatingstory of the uneasy relations between religionand politics from the founding to the twenty-firstcentury. Frank Lambert brings rare historicalperspective and insight to a subject that was justas important—and controversial—in 1776 as itis today.Frank Lambert is professor of history at PurdueUniversity.2008. 304 pages.Cl: 978-0-691-12833-7 24.95 14.95Life in the Age of the Photo OpKiku Adatto“In this engrossing analysis of modern imagery,Adatto chronicles the rise of America’s ‘photo-opculture’ and the explosion of social networkingsites, image-conscious photography and theguerilla war between gaffe-seeking journalistsand self-aware politicians. . . . This book is anadmirable analysis of the role of the image inmodern culture and an eloquent defense of whywords still matter.”—Publishers WeeklyKiku Adatto is a Scholar in Residence at HarvardUniversity’s Humanities Center.2008. 304 pages.Pa: 978-0-691-12440-7Cl: 978-0-691-12439-1 19.95 11.95 60.00 35.00To receive notices about new books, subscribe for email at: press.princeton.edu/subscribe

general interestNewNewCop in the HoodDemocracy IncorporatedMy Year Policing Baltimore’sEastern DistrictPeter MoskosManaged Democracy and the Specterof Inverted TotalitarianismSheldon S. Wolin“Riveting . . . an unsparing boys-in-blue procedural that succeeds on its own plentiful—andwonderfully sympathetic—merits.Moskos . . . intermingles cops-and-robbersverisimilitude and progressive social science, yetkeeps his reportage clear-eyed, his conclusionspathos-free. What results is a thoughtful, measuredcritique—of the failed drug war, its discontents,and the self-defeating criminal-justice systemlooming just behind.”—Atlantic“As we’ve come to expect from Sheldon Wolin, atightly argued and deeply revealing book aboutthe dangers of unconstrained capitalism for ourdemocracy.”—Robert B. Reich, University of California,BerkeleyPeter Moskos is assistant professor of law, policescience, and criminal justice administration atthe City University of New York’s John Jay Collegeof Criminal Justice.2008. 256 pages. 2 line illus. 2 tables.Cl: 978-0-691-14008-7 24.95 14.95Democracy Incorporated is one of the mostworrying diagnoses of America’s political ills toemerge in decades.Sheldon S. Wolin is professor emeritus of politicsat Princeton University.2008. 376 pages.Cl: 978-0-691-13566-3 29.95 17.95Also by Sheldon S. WolinWinner of the 2006 David and Elaine Spitz Prize,Conference for the Study of Political ThoughtExpanded EditionPolitics and VisionNewCredit and BlameCharles TillyBrilliantly conceived and masterfully written,Credit and Blame is a book that revolutionizes ourunderstanding of the compliments we pay andthe accusations we make.Charles Tilly (1929-2008) was the Joseph L. Buttenwieser Professor of Social Science at ColumbiaUniversity.2008. 200 pages. 1 halftone. 3 tables.Cl: 978-0-691-13578-6 24.95 14.95Continuity and Innovation in WesternPolitical Thought2006. 784 pages.Pa: 978-0-691-12627-2One of Choice’s Outstanding Academic Titles for 2002Winner of the 2003 David Easton Award, AmericanPolitical Science AssociationHonorable Mention, 2001 Award for BestProfessional/Scholarly Book in Government andPolitical Science, Association of American PublishersTocqueville betweenTwo WorldsThe Making of a Political andTheoretical Life2003. 664 pages.Pa: 978-0-691-11454-5press.princeton.edu 27.95 16.95 37.50 22.50

general interestNewNewPolitical HypocrisyHidden in Plain SightThe Mask of Power, from Hobbes toOrwell and BeyondDavid RuncimanThe Tragedy of Children’s Rights fromBen Franklin to Lionel TateBarbara Bennett Woodhouse“David Runciman is a master navigator throughthe psychology of democracy.”—Simon Jenkins, author and journalist“Woodhouse’s superb, nuanced volume demonstrates the importance of treating children withdignity.”—Robert G. Schwartz, executive director of theJuvenile Law CenterPolitical Hypocrisy is a timely, and timeless, bookon the problems of sincerity and truth in politics,and how we can deal with them without slippinginto hypocrisy ourselves. Runciman tackles theproblems through lessons drawn from someof the great truth-tellers in modern politicalthought—Hobbes, Mandeville, Jefferson,Bentham, Sidgwick, and Orwell—and applies hisideas to different kinds of hypocritical politiciansfrom Oliver Cromwell to Hillary Clinton.David Runciman is senior lecturer in politicaltheory at the University of Cambridge and afellow of Trinity Hall.2008. 288 pages. 1 halftone.Cl: 978-0-691-12931-0 29.95 17.95Also by David RuncimanThe Politics of GoodIntentionsHistory, Fear and Hypocrisy in theNew World Order‘[A] lucidly and gracefully written book.”—Richard Falk, International History Review2007. 224 pages.Cl: 978-0-691-12566-4 33.95 19.95Barbara Bennett Woodhouse is the David H.Levin Chair in Family Law and founding directorof the Center on Children and Families at theUniversity of Florida.The Public Square2008. 384 pages. 11 halftones.Cl: 978-0-691-12690-6 27.95 16.95NewMathematics andDemocracyDesigning Better Voting andFair-Division ProceduresSteven J. BramsIn Mathematics and Democracy, Steven Brams,a leading authority in the use of mathematicsto design decision-making processes, showshow social-choice and game theory could makepolitical and social institutions more democratic.Steven J. Brams is professor of politics at NewYork University.2008. 392 pages. 2 line illus. 19 tables.Pa: 978-0-691-13321-8 27.95 16.95

general interestNewNewThe Next JusticeTorture and DemocracyRepairing the Supreme CourtAppointments ProcessChristopher L. EisgruberDarius Rejali“[A] concise and lucid case for a more thoughtfuland workable process.”—Publishers WeeklyChristopher L. Eisgruber is provost and LauranceS. Rockefeller Professor of Public Affairs at Princeton University.2007. 256 pages.Cl: 978-0-691-13497-0“[A] magisterial study of torture and how it hasdeveloped as a social and moral issue with afocus on developments through the last century.”—Scott Horton, Harper’s MagazineDarius Rejali is professor of political science atReed College.2007. 880 pages. 1 halftone. 9 tables.Cl: 978-0-691-11422-4 39.50 23.95 27.95 16.95new paperbacksWith a new preface by the authorThe DifferenceHow the Power of Diversity CreatesBetter Groups, Firms, Schools, andSocietiesScott E. Page“The Difference is brimming with so many intriguing insights and findings that I cannot do justiceto them all.”—Philip E. Tetlock, ScienceScott E. Page is professor of complex systems,political science, and economics at the Universityof Michigan and an external faculty member atthe Santa Fe Institute.Winner of the 2008 Silver Medal in Current Events,Independent PublisherWith a new preface by the authorThe Myth of the RationalVoterWhy Democracies Choose Bad PoliciesBryan Caplan“The best political book this year.”—Nicholas D. Kristof, New York TimesBryan Caplan is associate professor of economicsat George Mason University.2008. 296 pages. 51 line illus. 8 tables.Pa: 978-0-691-13873-2 17.95 10.95Cl: 978-0-691-12942-6 29.95 17.952008. 456 pages. 6 halftones. 43 line illus. 67 tables.Pa: 978-0-691-13854-1 19.95 11.95Cl: 978-0-691-12838-2 27.95 16.95press.princeton.edu

american politics & policyNewForthcomingThe Persuadable VoterThe Myth of DigitalDemocracyWedge Issues in PresidentialCampaignsD. Sunshine Hillygus &Todd G. Shields“Hillygus and Shields cut through the increasinglystale debate about electoral polarization to showthe real complexity of opinion.”—Richard Johnston, University of PennsylvaniaWith its rigorous multimethod approach andbroad theoretical perspective, The PersuadableVoter offers a timely and thorough understanding of voter decision making, candidate strategy,and the dynamics of presidential campaigns.D. Sunshine Hillygus is the Frederick S. DanzigerAssociate Professor of Government and directorof the Program on Survey Research at HarvardUniversity. Todd G. Shields is professor of politicalscience at the University of Arkansas and directorof the Diane D. Blair Center for Southern Politicsand Society.2008. 272 pages. 21 line illus. 17 tables.Cl: 978-0-691-13341-6 29.95 17.95Matthew Hindman“Hindman’s approach provides an extensive andmultifaceted view of online political content, itsproducers, and its audiences. This book breaksnew ground in important ways, and is likelyto become a modern classic in the field of theInternet and politics.”—Diana Owen, Georgetown UniversityThe Myth of Digital Democracy debunks popularnotions about political discourse in the digitalage, revealing how the Internet has neither diminished the audience share of corporate medianor given greater voice to ordinary citizens.Matthew Hindman is assistant professor of political science at Arizona State University.December 2008. 208 pages. 9 line illus. 20 tables.Pa: 978-0-691-13868-8 22.95 13.50Cl: 978-0-691-13761-2 55.00 32.95NewUncivil DisobedienceNewElectronic ElectionsThe Perils and Promises of DigitalDemocracyR. Michael Alvarez & Thad E. HallStudies in Violence and DemocraticPoliticsJennet KirkpatrickSee page 4 for details.“Kirkpatrick has taken a set of unsavory characters—vigilantes, members of lynch mobs, andfar-right militiamen—studied their arguments,and placed them within the tradition of politicaltheory. . . . The result is a wonderfully illuminatingargument.”—Michael Walzer, Institute for Advanced StudyThe Last FreedomJennet Kirkpatrick is lecturer in political scienceat the University of Michigan.Religion from the Public Schoolto the Public SquareJoseph P. Viteritti2007. 296 pages.Cl: 978-0-691-13011-8102008. 152 pages.Pa: 978-0-691-13877-0Cl: 978-0-691-13709-4 22.95 13.50 40.00 23.95 28.95 16.95To receive notices about new books, subscribe for email at: press.princeton.edu/subscribe

american politics & policyNewNewThe Presidency in the Era of24-Hour NewsThe Politics of PresidentialAppointmentsJeffrey E. CohenPolitical Control and BureaucraticPerformanceDavid E. Lewis“Jeff Cohen does an outstanding job of explaining how changes in the media fundamentallyaffect presidential leadership.”—George C. Edwards III, Texas A&M UniversityJeffrey E. Cohen is professor of political science atFordham University.2008. 272 pages. 31 line illus. 16 tables.Pa: 978-0-691-13717-9 24.95 14.95Cl: 978-0-691-13306-5 55.00 32.95“In this impressive new book, David Lewis tells uswhy presidents often—but not always—rely onpolitical appointees to staff bureaucracies. Withits mixture of insightful theory, careful statisticaltests, and a deep understanding of how bureaucracies work, this book represents the scientificstudy of bureaucracy at its finest.”—Charles Shipan, coauthor of Deliberate Discretion?David E. Lewis is professor of political science andpublic affairs at Vanderbilt University.NewCreating the NationalSecurity StateA History of the Law ThatTransformed AmericaDouglas T. Stuart“In this lucid, carefully researched, and meticulously argued volume, Douglas Stuart revisitsthe founding legislation of cold war military andforeign policy.”—Richard H. Kohn, University of North Carolina,Chapel HillDouglas T. Stuart holds the J. William Stuart andHelen D. Stuart Chair in International Studies atDickinson College. He is also an adjunct professor at the U.S. Army War College.2008. 360 pages.Cl: 978-0-691-13371-3 35.00 19.952008. 312 pages. 25 line illus. 25 tables.Pa: 978-0-691-13544-1 24.95 14.95Cl: 978-0-691-13342-3 60.00 35.00ForthcomingA Pinnacle of FeelingAmerican Literature and PresidentialGovernmentSean McCannThere is no more powerful symbol in Americanpolitical life than the presidency, and the image ofpresidential power has had no less profound animpact on American fiction. A Pinnacle of Feelingis the first book to examine twentieth-centuryliterature’s deep fascination with the modernpresidency and with the ideas about the relationship between state power and democracy thatunderwrote the rise of presidential authority.Sean McCann is professor of English at WesleyanUniversity.20/21November 2008. 296 pages.Cl: 978-0-691-13695-0 35.00 19.95press.princeton.edu11

american politics & policynew paperbacksWhy We VoteDisarmedHow Schools and CommunitiesShape Our Civic LifeDavid E. CampbellThe Missing Movement for GunControl in AmericaKristin A. Goss“Campbell . . . argues that voter turnout is affected not only by people’s desire to protect theirown interests—the view traditionally taken bypolitical scientists—but by their feelings of civicobligation as well.”—Education Week“Goss has written an excellent book, useful to allstudents of lobbying.”—ChoiceDavid E. Campbell is associate professor of political science at the University of Notre Dame.Kristin A. Goss is assistant professor of public policystudies and political science at Duke University.Princeton Studies in American PoliticsJanuary 2009. 312 pages. 9 line illus. 8 tables.Pa: 978-0-691-13832-9 22.95 13.50Cl: 978-0-691-12424-7 30.95 18.952008. 288 pages. 31 line illus. 35 tables.Pa: 978-0-691-13829-9 22.95 13.50Cl: 978-0-691-12525-1 39.50 23.95One of Choice’s Outstanding Academic Titles for 2007Knocking on the DoorThe Federal Government’s Attempt toDesegregate the SuburbsChristopher Bonastia“Bonastia makes a convincing argument that,with a different type of enforcement agencycombating housing discrimination, progresscould have been greater than it was.”—John E. Farley, ContextsChristopher Bonastia is assistant professor in theDepartment of Sociology at Lehman College,City University of New York.2008. 256 pages.Pa: 978-0-691-13619-6Cl: 978-0-691-11934-212The Welfare StateNobody KnowsDebunking Myths about U.S.Social PolicyChristopher Howard“Smart, wise, synthetic, funny, and iconoclastic. . . required reading for everybody who wants toknow about welfare, about politics, or about theUnited States.”—James A. Morone, author of Hellfire NationChristopher Howard is the Pamela C. HarrimanProfessor of Government and Public Policy at theCollege of William and Mary.2008. 280 pages. 2 line illus. 19 tables.Pa: 978-0-691-13833-6 24.95 14.95Cl: 978-0-691-12180-2 29.95 17.95 22.95 13.50 46.95 27.95To receive notices about new books, subscribe for email at: press.princeton.edu/subscribe

american politics & policyThe Cultural Contradictionsof DemocracyPolitical Thought since September 11John Brenkman“Brenkman is that rare academic who can writewell about both contemporary political practiceand theory. His description of how the Bushadministration was seized by power is insightful,and his critique of contemporary theory starGiorgio Agamben is concise and compelling.”—Michael Roth, San Francisco Chronicle2007. 224 pages.Cl: 978-0-691-11664

Irrational Exuberance and The New Financial Order (both Princeton), among other books. He is the Arthur M. Okun Professor of Economics at Yale University. 2008. 160 pages. 4 line illus. Cl: 978--691-13929-6 16.95 9.95 Forthcoming The Case for Big Government Jeff Madrick