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Editor's Introduction Editor's Introduction

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Jeffrey C. Isaac

Perspectives on Politics / Volume 8 / Issue 04 / December 2010, pp 1001 - 1004

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S1537592710003142 (About DOI), Published online: 23 November 2010

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When the State Speaks, What Should It Say? The Dilemmas of Freedom of Expression and Democratic Persuasion When the State Speaks, What Should It Say? The Dilemmas of Freedom of Expression and Democratic Persuasion

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Corey Brettschneider

Perspectives on Politics / Volume 8 / Issue 04 / December 2010, pp 1005 - 1019

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S1537592710003154 (About DOI), Published online: 23 November 2010

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Exit Rights and Entrance Paths: Accommodating Cultural Diversity in a Liberal Democracy Exit Rights and Entrance Paths: Accommodating Cultural Diversity in a Liberal Democracy

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Sigal Ben-Porath

Perspectives on Politics / Volume 8 / Issue 04 / December 2010, pp 1021 - 1033

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S1537592710003166 (About DOI), Published online: 23 November 2010

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The Dark Side of American Liberalism and Felony Disenfranchisement The Dark Side of American Liberalism and Felony Disenfranchisement

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Mary Fainsod Katzenstein, Leila Mohsen Ibrahim and Katherine D. Rubin

Perspectives on Politics / Volume 8 / Issue 04 / December 2010, pp 1035 - 1054

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S1537592710003178 (About DOI), Published online: 23 November 2010

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Redefining Russia: Hybrid Regimes, Fieldwork, and Russian Politics Redefining Russia: Hybrid Regimes, Fieldwork, and Russian Politics

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J. Paul Goode

Perspectives on Politics / Volume 8 / Issue 04 / December 2010, pp 1055 - 1075

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S153759271000318X (About DOI), Published online: 23 November 2010

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Puzzles versus Problems: The Alleged Disconnect between Academics and Military Practitioners Puzzles versus Problems: The Alleged Disconnect between Academics and Military Practitioners

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Michael W. Mosser

Perspectives on Politics / Volume 8 / Issue 04 / December 2010, pp 1077 - 1086

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S1537592710003191 (About DOI), Published online: 23 November 2010

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Writing Culture Doctrine: Public Anthropology, Military Policy, and World Making Writing Culture Doctrine: Public Anthropology, Military Policy, and World Making

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Robert Albro

Perspectives on Politics / Volume 8 / Issue 04 / December 2010, pp 1087 - 1093

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S1537592710003208 (About DOI), Published online: 23 November 2010

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Scholars and Security Scholars and Security

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Paul Bracken

Perspectives on Politics / Volume 8 / Issue 04 / December 2010, pp 1095 - 1099

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S153759271000321X (About DOI), Published online: 23 November 2010

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Social Science Research and Military Agendas: Safe Distance or Bridging a Troubling Divide? Social Science Research and Military Agendas: Safe Distance or Bridging a Troubling Divide?

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Craig Calhoun

Perspectives on Politics / Volume 8 / Issue 04 / December 2010, pp 1101 - 1106

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S1537592710003221 (About DOI), Published online: 23 November 2010

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The Risks of Scholarly Militarization: A Feminist Analysis The Risks of Scholarly Militarization: A Feminist Analysis

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Cynthia Enloe

Perspectives on Politics / Volume 8 / Issue 04 / December 2010, pp 1107 - 1111

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S1537592710003233 (About DOI), Published online: 23 November 2010

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Striking the Right Balance: Of High Walls and Divisions of Labor Striking the Right Balance: Of High Walls and Divisions of Labor

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Ronald R. Krebs

Perspectives on Politics / Volume 8 / Issue 04 / December 2010, pp 1113 - 1116

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S1537592710003245 (About DOI), Published online: 23 November 2010

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Critical Thinking and Its Discontents Critical Thinking and Its Discontents

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Paul Yingling

Perspectives on Politics / Volume 8 / Issue 04 / December 2010, pp 1117 - 1121

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S1537592710003257 (About DOI), Published online: 23 November 2010

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Author's Response Author's Response

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Michael W. Mosser

Perspectives on Politics / Volume 8 / Issue 04 / December 2010, pp 1123 - 1124

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The Mindsets of Political Compromise The Mindsets of Political Compromise

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Amy Gutmann and Dennis Thompson

Perspectives on Politics / Volume 8 / Issue 04 / December 2010, pp 1125 - 1143

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Legislative Obstruction Legislative Obstruction

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David R. Mayhew

Perspectives on Politics / Volume 8 / Issue 04 / December 2010, pp 1145 - 1154

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S1537592710002203 (About DOI), Published online: 23 November 2010

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Soviet Studies, National Security and the Production of “Useful” Knowledge Soviet Studies, National Security and the Production of “Useful” Knowledge - A Discussion of Know Your Enemy: The Rise and Fall of America's Soviet Experts

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Stephen E. Hanson

Perspectives on Politics / Volume 8 / Issue 04 / December 2010, pp 1155 - 1158

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Karen L. Dawisha

Perspectives on Politics / Volume 8 / Issue 04 / December 2010, pp 1158 - 1162

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Michael D. Kennedy

Perspectives on Politics / Volume 8 / Issue 04 / December 2010, pp 1163 - 1166

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S1537592710002239 (About DOI), Published online: 23 November 2010

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Why Intelligence Fails: Lessons from the Iranian Revolution and the Iraq War. By Robert Jervis Why Intelligence Fails: Lessons from the Iranian Revolution and the Iraq War. By Robert Jervis

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James H. Lebovic

Perspectives on Politics / Volume 8 / Issue 04 / December 2010, pp 1167 - 1169

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S1537592710002240 (About DOI), Published online: 23 November 2010

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Robert Jervis

Perspectives on Politics / Volume 8 / Issue 04 / December 2010, pp 1169 - 1170

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S1537592710002252 (About DOI), Published online: 23 November 2010

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The Limits of U.S. Military Capability: Lessons from Vietnam and Iraq. By James H. Lebovic The Limits of U.S. Military Capability: Lessons from Vietnam and Iraq. By James H. Lebovic

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Robert Jervis

Perspectives on Politics / Volume 8 / Issue 04 / December 2010, pp 1170 - 1172

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James Lebovic

Perspectives on Politics / Volume 8 / Issue 04 / December 2010, pp 1172 - 1173

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A Culture of Corruption: Everyday Deception and Popular Discontent in Nigeria. By Daniel Jordan Smith A Culture of Corruption: Everyday Deception and Popular Discontent in Nigeria. By Daniel Jordan Smith

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Eric M. Uslaner

Perspectives on Politics / Volume 8 / Issue 04 / December 2010, pp 1175 - 1176

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Daniel Jordan Smith

Perspectives on Politics / Volume 8 / Issue 04 / December 2010, pp 1176 - 1177

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S153759271000229X (About DOI), Published online: 23 November 2010

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Corruption, Inequality, and the Rule of Law: The Bulging Pocket Makes the Easy Life. By Eric M Uslaner Corruption, Inequality, and the Rule of Law: The Bulging Pocket Makes the Easy Life. By Eric M Uslaner

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Daniel Jordan Smith

Perspectives on Politics / Volume 8 / Issue 04 / December 2010, pp 1177 - 1178

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Eric M. Uslaner

Perspectives on Politics / Volume 8 / Issue 04 / December 2010, pp 1178 - 1179

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Queer Mobilizations: LGBT Activists Confront the Law. Edited by Scott Barclay, Mary Bernstein, and Anna-Maria Marshall. New York: New York University Press, 2009. 448p. $89.00 cloth, $28.00 paper. Queer Mobilizations: LGBT Activists Confront the Law. Edited by Scott Barclay, Mary Bernstein, and Anna-Maria Marshall. New York: New York University Press, 2009. 448p. \$89.00 cloth, \$28.00 paper.

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Perspectives on Politics / Volume 8 / Issue 04 / December 2010, pp 1181 - 1182

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Humanitarianism in Question: Politics, Power, Ethics. Edited by Michael Barnett and Thomas G. Weiss. Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press, 2008. 320p. $19.95.

The International Struggle for New Human Rights. Edited by Clifford Bob. Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, 2010. 208p. $22.50.

Waging Humanitarian War: The Ethics, Law, and Politics of Humanitarian Intervention. By Eric A. Heinze. Albany: State University of New York Press, 2009. 220p. $65.00. Humanitarianism in Question: Politics, Power, Ethics. Edited by Michael Barnett and Thomas G. Weiss. Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press, 2008. 320p. \$19.95.

The International Struggle for New Human Rights. Edited by Clifford Bob. Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, 2010. 208p. \$22.50.

Waging Humanitarian War: The Ethics, Law, and Politics of Humanitarian Intervention. By Eric A. Heinze. Albany: State University of New York Press, 2009. 220p. \$65.00.

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Perspectives on Politics / Volume 8 / Issue 04 / December 2010, pp 1182 - 1184

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Global Basic Rights. Edited by Charles R. Beitz and Robert E. Goodin. New York: Oxford University Press, 2009. 272p. $85.00. Global Basic Rights. Edited by Charles R. Beitz and Robert E. Goodin. New York: Oxford University Press, 2009. 272p. \$85.00.

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Perspectives on Politics / Volume 8 / Issue 04 / December 2010, pp 1184 - 1186

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Meeting the Demands of Reason: The Life and Thought of Andrei Sakharov. By Jay Bergman. Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press, 2009. 480p. $39.95 Meeting the Demands of Reason: The Life and Thought of Andrei Sakharov. By Jay Bergman. Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press, 2009. 480p. \$39.95

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Perspectives on Politics / Volume 8 / Issue 04 / December 2010, pp 1186 - 1187

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Frames of War: When Is Life Grievable? By Judith Butler. New York: Verso, 2009. 192p. $26.95 cloth, $16.95 paper.

States of Violence: War, Capital Punishment, and Letting Die. Edited by Austin Sarat and Jennifer L. Culbert. New York: Cambridge University Press, 2009. 332p. $85.00 cloth, $29.99 paper. Frames of War: When Is Life Grievable? By Judith Butler. New York: Verso, 2009. 192p. \$26.95 cloth, \$16.95 paper.

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Perspectives on Politics / Volume 8 / Issue 04 / December 2010, pp 1187 - 1190

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Semi-Citizenship in Democratic Politics. By Elizabeth F. Cohen. New York: Cambridge University Press, 2009. 248p. $80.00. Semi-Citizenship in Democratic Politics. By Elizabeth F. Cohen. New York: Cambridge University Press, 2009. 248p. \$80.00.

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Perspectives on Politics / Volume 8 / Issue 04 / December 2010, pp 1190 - 1191

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Rethinking Rights: Historical, Political, and Philosophical Perspectives. Edited with an Introduction by Bruce P. Frohnen and Kenneth L. Grasso. Columbia: University of Missouri Press, 2009. 288p. $44.95 cloth, $24.95 paper. Rethinking Rights: Historical, Political, and Philosophical Perspectives. Edited with an Introduction by Bruce P. Frohnen and Kenneth L. Grasso. Columbia: University of Missouri Press, 2009. 288p. \$44.95 cloth, \$24.95 paper.

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Perspectives on Politics / Volume 8 / Issue 04 / December 2010, pp 1191 - 1192

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The Politicization of Sexual Violence: From Abolitionism to Peacekeeping. By Carol Harrington. Burlington, VT: Ashgate, 2010. 250p. $99.95. The Politicization of Sexual Violence: From Abolitionism to Peacekeeping. By Carol Harrington. Burlington, VT: Ashgate, 2010. 250p. \$99.95.

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R. Charli Carpenter

Perspectives on Politics / Volume 8 / Issue 04 / December 2010, pp 1192 - 1193

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S1537592710002392 (About DOI), Published online: 23 November 2010

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Justice, Intervention, and Force in International Relations: Reassessing Just War Theory in the 21^st Century. By Kimberly A. Hudson. New York: Routledge, 2009. 208p. $140.00. Justice, Intervention, and Force in International Relations: Reassessing Just War Theory in the 21^st Century. By Kimberly A. Hudson. New York: Routledge, 2009. 208p. \$140.00.

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Antonio Y. Vázquez-Arroyo

Perspectives on Politics / Volume 8 / Issue 04 / December 2010, pp 1193 - 1195

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The Civil Rights Movement and the Logic of Social Change. By Joseph E. Luders. New York: Cambridge University Press, 2010. 260p. $75.00 cloth, $25.99 paper. The Civil Rights Movement and the Logic of Social Change. By Joseph E. Luders. New York: Cambridge University Press, 2010. 260p. \$75.00 cloth, \$25.99 paper.

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Perspectives on Politics / Volume 8 / Issue 04 / December 2010, pp 1196 - 1198

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Perspectives on Politics / Volume 8 / Issue 04 / December 2010, pp 1198 - 1199

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Perspectives on Politics / Volume 8 / Issue 04 / December 2010, pp 1203 - 1205

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Humanitarianism and Suffering: The Mobilization of Empathy. Edited by Richard Ashby Wilson and Richard D. Brown. New York: Cambridge University Press, 2008. 328p. $85.00. Humanitarianism and Suffering: The Mobilization of Empathy. Edited by Richard Ashby Wilson and Richard D. Brown. New York: Cambridge University Press, 2008. 328p. \$85.00.

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Perspectives on Politics / Volume 8 / Issue 04 / December 2010, pp 1205 - 1206

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Political Judgement: Essays for John Dunn. Edited by Richard Bourke and Raymond Geuss. New York: Cambridge University Press, 2009. 368p. $90.00.

Paradoxes of Political Ethics: From Dirty Hands to the Invisible Hand. By John M. Parrish. New York: Cambridge University Press, 2007. 296p. $90.00 cloth, $39.99 paper. Political Judgement: Essays for John Dunn. Edited by Richard Bourke and Raymond Geuss. New York: Cambridge University Press, 2009. 368p. \$90.00.

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David L. Marshall

Perspectives on Politics / Volume 8 / Issue 04 / December 2010, pp 1207 - 1209

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Race or Ethnicity? On Black and Latino Identity. Edited by Jorge J. E. Gracia. Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press, 2007. 304p. $61.00 cloth, $ 23.95 paper. Race or Ethnicity? On Black and Latino Identity. Edited by Jorge J. E. Gracia. Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press, 2007. 304p. \$61.00 cloth, \$ 23.95 paper.

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Margaret Kohn

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Marxism, Fascism, and Totalitarianism: Chapters in the Intellectual History of Radicalism. By A. James Gregor. Palo Alto, CA: Stanford University Press, 2009. 416p. $75.00 cloth, $24.95 paper.

The Anti-Enlightenment Tradition. By Zeev Sternhell. Translated by David Maisel. New Haven: Yale University Press, 2009. 544p. $55.00. Marxism, Fascism, and Totalitarianism: Chapters in the Intellectual History of Radicalism. By A. James Gregor. Palo Alto, CA: Stanford University Press, 2009. 416p. \$75.00 cloth, \$24.95 paper.

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Mark B. Brown

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Daniel I. O'Neill

Perspectives on Politics / Volume 8 / Issue 04 / December 2010, pp 1215 - 1217

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Demanding Democracy: American Radicals in Search of a New Politics. By Marc Stears. Princeton: Princeton University Press, 2010. 256p. $29.95. Demanding Democracy: American Radicals in Search of a New Politics. By Marc Stears. Princeton: Princeton University Press, 2010. 256p. \$29.95.

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Liberal Loyalty: Freedom, Obligation, and the State. By Anna Stilz. Princeton: Princeton University Press, 2009. 264p. $29.95. Liberal Loyalty: Freedom, Obligation, and the State. By Anna Stilz. Princeton: Princeton University Press, 2009. 264p. \$29.95.

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Public Freedom. By Dana Villa. Princeton: Princeton University Press, 2008. 448p. $75.00 cloth, $24.95 paper. Public Freedom. By Dana Villa. Princeton: Princeton University Press, 2008. 448p. \$75.00 cloth, \$24.95 paper.

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The Disappearing Center: Engaged Citizens, Polarization, and American Democracy. By Alan I. Abramowitz. New Haven: Yale University Press, 2010. 208p. $35.00 cloth, $24.00 paper.

Disconnect: The Breakdown of Representation in American Politics. By Morris P. Fiorina with Samuel J. Abrams. Norman, OK: University of Oklahoma Press, 2009. 376p. $39.95. The Disappearing Center: Engaged Citizens, Polarization, and American Democracy. By Alan I. Abramowitz. New Haven: Yale University Press, 2010. 208p. \$35.00 cloth, \$24.00 paper.

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From Words to Worlds: Exploring Constitutional Functionality. By Beau Breslin. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, 2008. 232p. $50.00. From Words to Worlds: Exploring Constitutional Functionality. By Beau Breslin. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, 2008. 232p. \$50.00.

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Perspectives on Politics / Volume 8 / Issue 04 / December 2010, pp 1228 - 1230

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Democracy in the States: Experiments in Election Reform. Edited by Bruce E. Cain, Todd Donovan, and Caroline J. Tolbert. Washington, DC: Brookings Institution Press, 2008. 256p. $62.95 paper, $26.95 cloth.

The Way We Vote: The Local Dimension of American Suffrage. By Alec C. Ewald. Nashville, TN: Vanderbilt University Press, 2009. 256p. $69.95 cloth, $29.95 paper.

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The Way We Vote: The Local Dimension of American Suffrage. By Alec C. Ewald. Nashville, TN: Vanderbilt University Press, 2009. 256p. \$69.95 cloth, \$29.95 paper.

Discount Voting: Voter Registration Reforms and Their Effects. By Michael J. Hanmer. New York: Cambridge University Press, 2009. 264p. \$79.00.

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Perspectives on Politics / Volume 8 / Issue 04 / December 2010, pp 1230 - 1232

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The Party Decides: Presidential Nominations Before and After Reform. By Marty Cohen, David Karol, Hans Noel, and John Zaller. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2008. 416p. $65.00 cloth, $20.00 paper. The Party Decides: Presidential Nominations Before and After Reform. By Marty Cohen, David Karol, Hans Noel, and John Zaller. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2008. 416p. \$65.00 cloth, \$20.00 paper.

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Steven S. Smith

Perspectives on Politics / Volume 8 / Issue 04 / December 2010, pp 1232 - 1233

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Church, State, and Original Intent. By Donald L. Drakeman. New York: Cambridge University Press, 2009. 297p. $90.00 cloth, $29.99 paper. Church, State, and Original Intent. By Donald L. Drakeman. New York: Cambridge University Press, 2009. 297p. \$90.00 cloth, \$29.99 paper.

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Perspectives on Politics / Volume 8 / Issue 04 / December 2010, pp 1233 - 1234

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Black and Blue: African Americans, the Labor Movement and the Decline of the Democratic Party. By Paul Frymer. Princeton: Princeton University Press, 2007. 224p. $28.95. Black and Blue: African Americans, the Labor Movement and the Decline of the Democratic Party. By Paul Frymer. Princeton: Princeton University Press, 2007. 224p. \$28.95.

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Janice Fine

Perspectives on Politics / Volume 8 / Issue 04 / December 2010, pp 1235 - 1236

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The Partisan Sort: How Liberals Became Democrats and Conservatives Became Republicans. By Matthew Levendusky. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2009. 200p. $57.00 cloth, $19.00 paper. The Partisan Sort: How Liberals Became Democrats and Conservatives Became Republicans. By Matthew Levendusky. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2009. 200p. \$57.00 cloth, \$19.00 paper.

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Cindy D. Kam

Perspectives on Politics / Volume 8 / Issue 04 / December 2010, pp 1236 - 1238

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Bargaining for Brooklyn: Community Organizations in the Entrepreneurial City. By Nicole P. Marwell. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2007. 288p. $55.00 cloth, $22.00 paper. Bargaining for Brooklyn: Community Organizations in the Entrepreneurial City. By Nicole P. Marwell. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2007. 288p. \$55.00 cloth, \$22.00 paper.

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Perspectives on Politics / Volume 8 / Issue 04 / December 2010, pp 1238 - 1239

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