Review Essays

Recently Received Books: Development, Democracy & Health

 

Violence in Developing Countries: War, Memory, Progress

Violence in Developing Countries: War, Memory, Progress
By Christopher Cramer

Bloomington: University of Indiana Press, 2007. 329pp.

*Cross-listed in War, War Crimes & Genocide

Democracy, Freedom and Coercion: A Law and Economic Approach

Democracy, Freedom and Coercion: A Law and Economics Approach
Edited by Alain Marciano and Jean-Michel Josselin

Cheltenham, UK: Edward Elgar Publishing, 2007. 276pp.

*Cross-listed in Theory, Philosophy & History
& International Law & Ethics
& Globalization, Labor & Economic Rights
Dissent from War

Dissent from War
By Martin Ivie

Bloomfield, CT: Kumarian Press, 2007. 240pp.

*Cross-listed in Global Governance & Civil Society
War, War Crimes & Genocide
Counter-Terrorism and the Post-Democratic State

Counter-Terrorism and the Post-Democratic State
Edited by Jenny Hocking and Colleen Lewis

Cheltenham, UK: Edward Elgar Publishing, 2007. 244pp.

*Cross-listed in Humanitarianism, Intervention & Terrorism
& International Law & Ethics

Islam and the Secular State: Negotiating the Future of Shari`a

Islam and the Secular State: Negotiating the Future of Shari`a
By Abdullahi Ahmed An-Na`im

Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 2008. 324pp.

* Cross-listed in Regional Focus on Africa & the Middle East
Religion, Race, Ethnicity & Culture
Democratic Authority: A Philosophical Framework

Democratic Authority: A Philosophical Framework
By David M. Estlund

Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, 2008. 309pp.

* Cross-listed in Theory, Philosophy & History

Globalization, Development and the Mass Media

Globalization, Development and the Mass Media
By Colin Sparks

Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications, 2008. 258pp.

* Cross-listed in Global Governance & Civil Society
Globalization, Labor & Economic Rights

New News Out of Africa: Uncovering Africa's Renaissance

New News Out of Africa:
Uncovering Africa's Renaissance
By Charlayne Hunter-Gault

New York, NY: Cambridge University Press, 2008. 189pp.

* Cross-listed in Regional: Africa & the Middle East

Global Health: Why Cultural Perceptions, Social Representations, and Biopolitics Matter

Global Health: Why Cultural Perceptions,
Social Representations, and Biopolitics Matter
By Mark Nichter

Tuscon, AZ: Uinversity of Arizona Press, 2008. 268pp.

New Rights Advocacy: Changing Strategies of Development and Human Rights NGOs

New Rights Advocacy: Changing Strategies
of Development and Human Rights NGOs
By Paul J. Nelson & Ellen Dorsey

Washington, DC: Georgetown University Press, 2008. 222pp.

* Cross-listed in Global Governance & Civil Society

Human Rights and Structural Adjustment

Human Rights and Structural Adjustment
By M. Rodwan Abouharb & David Cingranelli

New York, NY: Cambridge University Press, 2007. 276pp.

* Cross-listed in Globalization, Labor & Economic Rights

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