Volume 8 Part 1 January 1978
British Journal of Political
Cambridge University Press British Journal of Political Science
Editor: IVOR CREWE, University of Essex Review Articles Editor: JOHN GRAY, Jesus College, Oxford
Editorial Board BRIAN BARRY, University of Chicago HUGH BERRINGTON, University of Newcastle upon Tyne IVOR CREWE, University of Essex ROBERT DOWSE, University of Exeter JACK HAYWARD, University of Hull ANTHONY KING, University of Essex MAURICE KOGAN, Brunei University ARBND LIJPHART, University of Leiden KENNETH MINOOUE, London School of Economics and Political Science SAMUEL C. PATTBRSON, University of Iowa ROBERT D. PUTNAM, University of Michigan AUSTIN RANNEY, American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research
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Br. Jnl. of Political Science, 8, 1 (i) New From The Institute for the Study of Human Issues ESSAYS IN UNDERSTANDING LATIN AMERICA by Kalman H. Silvert "... these scholarly essays contain so many insights into Latin America that they •are truly timeless/' Library Joumal Essays in Understanding Latin America is Kalman Silvert's last book on the area to which he made such outstanding scholarly contributions. After discussing the role that the social sciences themselves must play in the complex web of research, politics, and policy, he goes on to criticize U.S. actions towards Latin America and to predict the future alternatives for the region. A master work both in political theory and in political analysis, Essays in Under- standing Latin America is a book that no one interested in either subject should fail to read. Hardbound, 256 pp. $14.95
TERMS OF CONFLICT: Ideology in Latin American Politics Inter-American Politics Series, Vol. 1 edited by Morris J. Blachman & Ronald G. Hellman "... fin's is a useful collection of essays exploring ideology in its various national manifestations, in Brazil, Peru, Uruguay, Argentina, as well as in a general Latin America overview. One interesting study is devoted to the ideological content of U.S. hemispheric policy." Foreign Affairs The book is of interest to students of Latin American politics and international affairs as well as to students of the problems of social change. Hardbound, 288 pp. $8.95
AUTHORITARIANISM IN MEXICO Inter-American Politics Series, Vol. 2 edited by Jose Luis Reyna & Richard S. Weinert "...this kind of work was badly needed.. .all the essays show notable concern with economic relations, avoiding the fallacy of viewing the political system as isolated from the rest of society." Choice Authoritarianism in Mexico focuses on the manner in which the government has con- sistently reduced social protest by integrating the masses into corporatist organizations. The volume offers predictions about the future trends in Mexican politics, economics, and international affairs. Hardbound, 256 pp. $11.50
WHITE BRITAIN AND BLACK IRELAND: The Influence of Stereo- types on Colonial Policy by Richard Ned Lebow "... all students of the Irish question will be rewarded by reading it." American Historical Review Professor Lebow presents a penetrating analysis of the perceptual constraints limiting British policy toward Ireland in the 19th century and suggests how these factors operated in other colonial situations in Asia and Africa. Hardbound, 160 pp. $10.95
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January '78 RED YEARS/BLACK YEARS: A Political History of Spanish Anarchism by Robert W. Kern "It seems unlikely that this study will have any serious rival as a broad overall account of Spanish anarchism for some time." Stanley G. Payne In Red Years/Black Years Robert Kern has written a compelling yet balanced account that begins with the emergence of the Confederacion Nacional del Trabajo (CNT) in 1911 and ends with the collapse of the movement in 1937. It traces the early attempts to organize the working classes; the strikes, lockouts, and assassinations; the exile of the anarchists during the Primo de Rivera dictatorship; and finally the victory and the tragedy of the 1930's — a decade that saw the anarchists begin a social revolution in Catalonia, take positions of power in both the regional and national governments, and then lose it all almost overnight, in a bloody conflict with the communists and Catalan regionalists. The research for the book included interviews with surviving participants as well as a detailed examination of anarchist archives. Hardbound, 360 pp. $17.50 Paperbound, 360 pp. $ 7.95
February '78 ORIGINS OF THE STATE: The Anthropology of Political Evolution edited by Ronald Cohen & Elman R. Service The authors present distinct theoretical positions and as a result the book fully repre- sents the "state of the art" in state origins. The volume includes considerations of such variables as population size, social stratification, irrigation systems, center-periphery relations, and long-distance trade. Hardbound, 208 pp. $14.95
March '78 "WHITEFELLA BUSINESS": Aborigines in Australian Politics edited by Michael C. Howard "Whitefella Business" analyzes the position of Aborigines in Australian society and the government's attempts to promote political integration. This is a major work about the evolution of a people whose life until now has always been "open to the vagaries of consent by others." Hardbound, 192 pp. $14.95
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(iii) THE SCOTTISH GOVERNMENT YEARBOOK 1978 Editors - Dr Henry M. Drucker and Michael G. Clarke
The first of what is to be a series of annual volumes surveying the state and development of politics in Scotland over the previous year. Prepared by the University of Edinburgh Unit for the Study of Government in Scotland, it is an essential reference tool for anyone researching into British Govern- ment at this crucial time in the devolution debate. All academic and institutional libraries should have a copy on their shelves.
Contents of the book include papers on the role of the Secretary of State for Scotland, the Scottish Development Agency, Opposition in Local Government, analysis of the May 1977 Local Election Results, Bibliography of more than 1200 publications on Scottish Government and appendices dealing with the structure of the Scottish Office and Scottish Local Government.
An essential reference work
Hardback 260 pp. 9x5.75 in. £7.50
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