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Corrupt Circles: A History of Unbound Graft in Peru Written by Alfonso W. Quiroz Copub.: Johns Hopkins University Press In Corrupt Circles Alfonso W. Quiroz gives a definitive and thorough history of Peruvian corruption that dates back to the country’s colonial period. He demonstrates how corruption has been deeply embedded in Peru’s state institutions and has damaged the country’s prospects, and he offers a comprehensive estimate of the costs of corruption to the country’s development. [more]

Religion, Morality, and Community in Post-Soviet Societies Edited by Mark D. Steinberg, Catherine Wanner Copub.: Indiana University Press In the post-Soviet environment of expanded civil freedom with great everyday uncertainty, unhappiness, injustice, and suffering, religious organizations and beliefs in Russia and Eurasia face numerous opportunities and intense challenges. Based on recent research and interdisciplinary methodologies, this volume examines how religious organizations and individuals engage the changing and troubled environment in which they live. The contributions investigate not just Russian Orthodoxy, but also Old Belief, Judaism, Islam, Buriat shamanism, and Catholicism. Among the important questions considered are how religion addresses problems of charity, memory, justice, community, morality, nationalism, democracy, and civil liberties. [more]

Reconsidering Woodrow Wilson: Progressivism, Internationalism, War, and Peace Edited by John Milton Cooper Jr. Copub.: Johns Hopkins University Press Some of today’s premier experts on Woodrow Wilson contribute to this new collection of essays about the former statesman, portraying him as a complex, even paradoxical president. [more]

Migration, Homeland, and Belonging in Eurasia Edited by Cynthia J. Buckley, Blair A. Ruble, Erin Trouth Hofmann Copub.: Johns Hopkins University Press Migration, a force throughout the world, has special meanings in the former Soviet lands. Soviet successor countries, each with strong ethnic associations, have pushed some racial groups out and pulled others back home. Forcible relocations of the Stalin era were reversed, and areas previously closed for security reasons were opened to newcomers. These countries represent a fascinating mix of the motivations and achievements of migration in Russia and Central Asia. Migration, Homeland, and Belonging in Eurasia examines patterns of migration and sheds new light on government interests, migrant motivations, historical precedents, and community identities. [more]

Consumption and Social Change in a Post-Soviet Middle Class Written by Jennifer Patico Copub.: Stanford University Press Consumption and Social Change in a Post-Soviet Middle Class presents a much-needed look at the lives of ordinary people in Russia today, in the process contributing both to postsocialist studies of social change and to broader anthropological theorizations of consumption and value. [more]

Russian Eurasianism: An Ideology of Empire Written by Marlène Laruelle Copub.: Johns Hopkins University Press This volume examines the political presuppositions and expanding intellectual impact of Eurasianism, a movement promoting an ideology of Russian-Asian greatness, which has begun to take hold throughout Russia, Kazakhstan, and Turkey. [more]

Immigration and Integration in Urban Communities Edited by Lisa M. Hanley, Blair A. Ruble, Allison M. Garland Copub.: Johns Hopkins University Press In nations across the globe, immigration policies have abandoned strategies of multiculturalism in favor of a “play the game by our rules or leave” mentality. Immigration and Integration in Urban Communities shows how immigrants negotiate with longtime residents over economic, political, cultural, and linguistic boundaries. [more]

Undeclared War and the Future of U.S. Foreign Policy Written by Kenneth B. Moss Copub.: Johns Hopkins University Press Undeclared wars have a history in the United States almost as old as the country itself and bear an importance that has grown along with the nation’s power, international status, and technological proficiency. Kenneth B. Moss’s highly original argument in Undeclared War and the Future of U.S. Foreign Policy demonstrates that though the framers of the Constitution had a broad notion of the varieties of war and the authority under which they would be undertaken without a formal declaration, Congress and the President are leading the United States into conflicts without fundamental oversight and accountability. [more]

The Soviet Union and the June 1967 Six Day War Edited by Yaacov Ro'i, Boris Morozov Copub.: Stanford University Press Why did the Soviet Union spark war in 1967 between Israel and the Arab states by falsely informing Syria and Egypt that Israel was massing troops on the Syrian border? Based on newly available archival sources, The Soviet Union and the June 1967 Six Day War answers this controversial question more fully than ever before. Directly opposing the thesis of the recently published Foxbats over Dimona by Isabella Ginor and Gideon Remez, the contributors to this volume argue that Moscow had absolutely no intention of starting a war. The Soviet Union's reason for involvement in the region had more to do with enhancing its own status as a Cold War power than any desire for particular outcomes for Syria and Egypt. [more]

Russia and Globalization: Identity, Security, and Society in an Era of Change Edited by Douglas W. Blum Copub.: Johns Hopkins University Press Russia is a battered giant, struggling to rebuild its power and identity in an era of globalization. Several of the essays in this diverse and original collection point to the difficulty of guaranteeing a stable domestic order due to demographic shifts, economic changes, and institutional weaknesses. Other contributors focus on the country's efforts to respond to the challenges posed by globalization, and discuss the various ways in which Russia is reconceptualizing its role as an international actor. [more]

China's Communist Party: Atrophy and Adaptation Written by David Shambaugh Copub.: University of California Press Few if any issues affect the future of China—and hence all the nations that interact with China—more than the nature of its ruling party and government. In this timely study, David Shambaugh argues that although China’s Communist Party (CCP) has been languishing in a protracted state of atrophy, it has also recently embarked on a process of fierce critical introspection, adaptation, and reinvention. By way of assessing its own strengths and weaknesses, as well as its willingness to learn from other communist countries, the party’s aim is to insure its own survival and future dominance in China. [more]

The Art of Conversation: dialogue at the Woodrow Wilson Center Written by George Liston Seay, Peter J. Bean Copub.: Johns Hopkins University Press A collection of conversations from dialogue, a weekly radio and television series of extensive interviews. [more]

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