A & C Black
(dist. by Consortium)
Going Global: The Essential Guide to Globalization in the 21st Century (June, $19.95) by Michael Moynagh and Richard Worsley defines the meaning and implications.
AK Press
(dist. by Consortium)
The Battle of the Story of the “Battle of Seattle” (Apr., $12) by David Solnit and Rebecca Solnit confronts historical memory regarding the 1999 protests that shut down the city.
Basic Civitas
Party Crashing: How the Hip-Hop Generation Declared Political Independence (Mar., $16.95) by Keli Goff. A young Democratic strategist articulates why a new generation of black voters is leaving the Democratic Party. 3-city author tour.
Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
(dist. by Brookings Institution Press)
Beyond the Facade: Political Reforms in the Arab World (Mar.; $22.95, cloth $57.95), edited by Marina S. Ottaway and Julia Choucair-Vizoso, evaluates reform efforts and examines the diversity of problems in 10 countries.
Chelsea Green
Pearls, Politics, and Power: How Women Can Win and Lead (Apr.; $14.95, cloth $24.95) by Madeleine Kunin puts forth a call to action for more female political leadership.
Chin Music Press
(dist. by Consortium)
Curing Japan’s America Addiction (July, $15) by Minoru Morita argues for a more independent, democratic Japan.
City Lights Books
Baghdad Bonanza: Iraq’s Failed Reconstruction (July, $17.95) by Pratap Chatterjee reveals how U.S. actions and inactions are exacerbating the security crisis. 50,000 first printing. Author tour.
Minnesota Historical Society Press
(dist. by Univ. of Chicago Press)
The Citizen Solution: How You Can Make a Difference (July, $15.95) by Harry C. Boyte offers tools for changing America by focusing on issues close to home.
Oxford Univ. Press
To Lead the World: American Strategy After the Bush Doctrine (July, $17.95), edited by Melvyn P. Leffler and Jeffrey W. Legro. Ten foreign policy analysts provide blueprints for national security and international stability.
Scribner
Palestinian Walks: Notes on a Vanishing Landscape (June, $15) by Raja Shehadeh recounts the author’s wanderings through landscapes ruined by settlements and walls.
Struik Publishers
(dist. by IPM)
Total Onslaught: Apartheid’s Dirty Tricks Exposed (Mar., $18.95) by De Wet Potgieter contains never-before-published information on the machinations of South Africa’s apartheid security apparatus.
Univ. of Michigan Press
The American Voter, Revisited (Apr.; $29.95, cloth $80), edited by Michael S. Lewis-Beck et al., explains political psychology and voter behavior.
Univ. of Minnesota Press
Jim Crow Nostalgia: Reconstructing Race in Bronzeville (May, $18.95) by Michelle R. Boyd focuses on black leaders’ sanitized version of the Chicago neighborhood’s history to attract investors
