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Politics 2014 press.princeton.edu Table of Contents 1 New & Featured Titles 18 Comparative Politics 4 International Politics 20 Princeton Studies in Muslim Politics 7 Princeton Studies in International History 21 Political Sociology & Politics 24 Political Economy 8 American Politics & Policy 27 Law & Legal Theory 11 Princeton Studies in American Politics 30 Political Philosophy & Theory 12 Politics & Society in 20th-Century America 37 Education Policy 14 America in the World 37 Of Related Interest 15 Political Methodology 40 Index | Order Form 16 Political Behavior Forthcoming Currency Politics The Political Economy of Exchange Rate Policy Je ry A. Frieden “This excellent book is for anyone who has ever wondered about the origins of the Eurozone, the causes of the currency crises, and the importance of the classical gold standard. Frieden combines lively historical narratives with statistical analyses to show that currency politics are pretty much the same across time and space. No other author could bring out the common threads running through the book’s cases so clearly.” New —J. Lawrence Broz, University of San Diego The Silent Sex Gender, Deliberation, and Institutions “Currency Politics is an ambitious book on an Christopher F. Karpowitz & Tali Mendelberg important topic. Frieden is one of the best political economists and one of the best scholars writing on “The Silent Sex o ers a powerful and relentless this subject.” analysis of the silencing of women in decision —Sebastian Edwards, University of California, Los making. Karpowitz and Mendelberg show over and Angeles and author of Toxic Aid over—with well-crafted experiments, observational data, and deep analysis—how majority-rule institu- The exchange rate is the most important price in any tions silence all women who nd themselves in the economy, since it a ects all other prices. Exchange minority regardless of expertise and experience.” rates are set, either directly or indirectly, by gov- —Nancy Burns, University of Michigan ernment policy. Exchange rates are also central to the global economy, for they profoundly in uence “The Silent Sex explores the gender imbalance in all international economic activity. Despite the deliberative participation, a pervasive problem critical role of exchange rate policy, there are few in politics and social interaction. Karpowitz and de nitive explanations of why governments choose Mendelberg bring together an unusually rich the currency policies they do. Filled with in-depth combination of clear theorizing, deep background cases and examples, Currency Politics presents a in several social science disciplines, convincing comprehensive analysis of the politics surrounding empirical research, and thought-provoking policy exchange rates. recommendations.” January 2015. 320 pages. 13 line illus. 27 tables. —Nannerl O. Keohane, former president of Duke Cl: 978-0-691-16415-1 $39.95 | £27.95 University and Wellesley College Bringing clarity and insight to one of today’s most contentious debates, The Silent Sex provides important new ndings on ways to bring women’s voices into the conversation on matters of common concern. 2014. 472 pages. 43 line illus. 48 tables. Pa: 978-0-691-15976-8 $35.00 | £24.95 Cl: 978-0-691-15975-1 $95.00 | £65.00 NEW & FEATURED TITLES Forthcoming Forthcoming Forthcoming Caught American Insecurity Confronting Political Islam The Prison State and the Why Our Economic Fears Lead Six Lessons from the West’s Past Lockdown of American Politics to Political Inaction John M. Owen IV Marie Gottschalk Adam Seth Levine “Combining scholarship with “Gottschalk’s book is a tour “Developing a groundbreaking important policy proposals, Con- de force. Caught constitutes a theory about the di culties of fronting Political Islam successfully searing critique of current incar- collective action in American puts forth a set of recommenda- ceration policies and prevailing politics, this book considers how tions for U.S. grand strategy to- approaches to prison reform. It is interest groups, public political ward Islamism. This engaging and brilliantly argued, breathtakingly participation, and the respon- accessible book does a good job capacious in its informational siveness of elected o cials play a relating past ideological struggles reach, and intellectually bold. A role in the distinct lack of policies to the current ‘long war’ against stunning achievement.” aimed at ameliorating the e ects religiously oriented terrorism.” —Mary Fainsod Katzenstein, of economic insecurity in the —Daniel Nexon, Georgetown Cornell University United States. One of the most University important books in decades.” “This is the most comprehensive, December 2014. 224 pages. 4 line illus. —James N. Druckman, North- 6 tables. 1 map. synthetic, and compelling Cl: 978-0-691-16314-7 $29 .95 | £19.95 account of what is driving penal western University trends in America today. For con- “American Insecurity addresses a Forthcoming temporary scholars and activists, wide range of political situations Caught is certain to become a to explain why the economic dis- The Impression of common starting point for future locations that have a ected tens In uence debates about what direction of millions of Americans have Legislator Communication, policy reform and social activism not led to political countermo- Representation, and should take.” bilization. It presents an entirely Democratic Accountability —Jonathan Simon, author of novel idea: that self-undermining Justin Grimmer, Sean J. Governing through Crime: How rhetoric will systematically lead Westwood & Solomon the War on Crime Transformed to undermobilization precisely Messing American Democracy and Created when speci c challenges are “The Impression of In uence throws a Culture of Fear discussed. This book is a winner.” new light on the credit-claiming January 2015. 456 pages. 8 line illus. —Frank R. Baumgartner, Universi- behavior of members of the U.S. Cl: 978-0-691-16405-2 $35.00 | £24.95 ty of North Carolina, Chapel Hill House. The topical book makes February 2015. 248 pages. 22 line illus. a strong case for the idea that 30 tables. politicians need to generate the Cl: 978-0-691-16296-6 $29.95 | £19.95 impression that they are cooking up bene ts for those back home. This is the most convincing and interesting work about the credit-claiming front that has appeared in a long time.” —David Mayhew, Yale University December 2014. 208 pages. 22 line illus. 20 tables. Pa: 978-0-691-16262-1 $29.95 | £19.95 Cl: 978-0-691-16261-4 $95.00 | £65.00 PRESS.PRINCETON.EDU NEW & FEATURED TITLES 1 New New New Paperback Paradoxes of Liberal Fragile by Design The NSA Report Democracy The Political Origins of Banking Liberty and Security in a Islam, Western Europe, and Crises and Scarce Credit Changing World the Danish Cartoon Crisis Charles W. Calomiris & The President’s Review Paul M. Sniderman, Michael Stephen H. Haber Group on Intelligence Bang Petersen, Rune Slothuus “Brilliant. [I]f you are looking and Communications & Rune Stubager for a rich history of banking over Technologies Richard A. Clarke, Michael J. “Taking its starting point the last couple of centuries and Morell, Geo rey R. Stone, Cass from the infamous Danish the role played by politics in R. Sunstein & Peter Swire cartoon crisis and the clash of that evolution, there is no better democratic values and Muslim study. It deserves to become a “The report is a brilliantly read- fundamentalism that followed, classic.” able guide to the world [Edward] this engagingly written, meth- —Liaquat Ahamed, New York Snowden revealed; its clarity of odologically sophisticated, and Times Book Review analysis, proceeding from funda- creative study of public opinion The Princeton Economic History of the Western mental principles, impeccable. adds substantially to a growing World . Governments around the body of research into this ‘clash 2014. 624 pages. 30 line illus. world would do well to re ect on Cl: 978-0-691-15524-1 $35.00 | £24.95 of civilizations.’ . This superb the principles that underpin The analysis of the nuances of public NSA Report and relate them to morality convincingly eschews New their own intelligence-gathering simple answers to important and Good-Bye Hegemony! activities.” complex questions.” Power and In uence in the —Kieron O’Hara and Nigel —Geo rey Evans, University of Global System Shadbolt, Science Oxford Simon Reich & This is the o cial report that is “The paradox of liberal democ- Richard Ned Lebow helping shape the international racy is that, at the height of the “This beautifully provocative debate about the unprecedented Danish cartoon controversy, the book turns the mainstream surveillance activities of the Nation- Danes did not launch a broadside debate on the global power shift al Security Agency. Commissioned attack against the civil liberties of upside down. Reconceptualizing by President Obama following their Muslim minority. The pages the relationship between power disclosures by former NSA of this book bring that paradox and in uence, it refutes the contractor Edward J. Snowden, and alive with compelling theoretical widespread view that the United written by a preeminent group of and methodological arguments. States must remain the world’s intelligence and legal experts, the This is a splendid work of schol- hegemon and provides the report examines the extent of NSA arship.” blueprint for a more cooperative programs and calls for dozens of —James L. Gibson, Washington U.S. foreign policy. A must-read urgent and practical reforms. The University in St. Louis for all who care about the world’s result is a blueprint showing how 2014. 208 pages. 14 line illus. 29 tables. future.” the government can rea rm its Cl: 978-0-691-16110-5 $35.00 | £24.95 —Harald Mueller, executive commitment to privacy and civil director of the Peace Research liberties—without compromising Institute, Frankfurt national security. 2014. 208 pages. 6 tables. 2014. 288 pages. 4 line illus. 2 tables. Pa: 978-0-691-16043-6 $24.95 | £16.95 Pa: 978-0-691-16320-8 $16.95 | £11.95 Cl: 978-0-691-16042-9 $95.00 | £65.00 2 NEW & FEATURED TITLES New New Thinking about Liberalism Strategic Reassurance Leadership The Life of an Idea and Resolve Nannerl O.