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Political Science & Law 2009 press.princeton.edu CONTENTS 1 General Interest 31 Political Philosophy and Theory 8 American Politics and Policy 39 Law and Legal Theory 12 Princeton Studies in American Politics 42 Judicial Politics 15 Politics and Society in Twentieth- 43 Political Sociology Century America 45 Comparative Politics 16 James Madison Library in American 47 Princeton Studies in Muslim Politics Politics 49 Political Methodology 19 International Politics 49 Education Policy 23 Princeton Studies in International 51 Of Special Interest History and Politics 52 Index/Order Form 25 Political Economy Front cover image:President Barack Obama at the U.S. Capitol. Photo by Pete Souza. February 12, 2009. Forthcoming New 1989 Delete The Struggle to Create Post–Cold The Virtue of Forgetting in the War Europe Digital Age Mary Elise Sarotte Viktor Mayer-Schönberger “Sarotte has written “Human society has a major book about taken for granted the one of the most fact of forgetting. important events at Technology has the end of the cold made us less able war—the interna- to forget, and this tional negotiations change, as Mayer- which culminated Schönberger nicely in the unification of demonstrates, will Germany. Notably, have a profound ef- she has managed fect on society. We as to get access to a culture must think primary sources that carefully and strategi- would be the dream of any historian. She vividly cally about this incredibly significant problem.” describes the efforts of powerful individuals —Lawrence Lessig, author of Remix: Making Art to create order out of fast-moving and chaotic and Commerce Thrive in the Hybrid Economy circumstances. This is a terrific book.” —A. James McAdams, University of Notre Dame Delete looks at the surprising phenomenon of perfect remembering in the digital age, and Based on documents, television broadcasts, and reveals why we must reintroduce our capacity to interviews from many different locations includ- forget. Digital technology empowers us as never ing Moscow, Berlin, Bonn, Paris, and Washington, before, yet it has unforeseen consequences 1989 describes how Germany unified, NATO as well. Potentially humiliating content on expansion began, and Russia got left on the pe- Facebook is enshrined in cyberspace for future riphery of the new Europe. Mary Sarotte explains employers to see. Google remembers everything that while it was clear past a certain point that we’ve searched for and when. The digital realm the Soviet Bloc would crumble, there was noth- remembers what is sometimes better forgotten, ing inevitable about what would follow. and this has profound implications for us all. Mary Elise Sarotte is associate professor of inter- Viktor Mayer-Schönberger is director of the Infor- national relations at the University of Southern mation and Innovation Policy Research Centre at California. the National University of Singapore’s Lee Kuan Princeton Studies in International History and Politics Yew School of Public Policy. November 2009. 336 pages. 20 halftones. 4 maps. 2009. 256 pages. 1 table. Cl: 978-0-691-14306-4 $29.95 | £20.95 Cl: 978-0-691-13861-9 $24.95 | £16.95 Many of the books in this catalog are now being made available as ebook editions that can be purchased from online booksellers. This icon, listed with the title informaton for the print edition, indicates that an electronic edition is available. For more information, please visit our website at press.princeton.edu. New Also by Robert J. Shiller Animal Spirits Honorable Mention, 2008 PROSE Award How Human Psychology Drives the for Excellence in Business, Finance and Economy, and Why It Matters for Global Management, Association of American Capitalism Publishers George A. Akerlof & Robert J. Shiller The Subprime Solution How Today’s Global Financial Crisis “This book is dynamite. It Happened, and What to Do about It is a powerful, cogent, and convincing call for a fun- “Robert Shiller is two for two in predicting damental reevaluation of and identifying bubbles that will burst. This basic economic principles. book is a must read for anyone predicting It presents a refresh- future bubbles or charting the course of ingly new understanding recovery from our current difficulties.” of important economic —Lawrence H. Summers, Harvard University phenomena that standard 2008. 208 pages. 4 line illus. economic theory has been Cl: 978-0-691-13929-6 $16.95 | £11.95 unable to explain convinc- ingly. Animal Spirits should Second Edition help set in motion an Irrational Exuberance intellectual revolution that will change the way we think about economic depressions, unemployment, poverty, “The first edition of this book was widely read financial crises, real estate swings, and much more.” because of its timing. This one, too, seems —Dennis J. Snower, president of the Kiel Institute for the perfectly timed, coming when we’re starting World Economy to fear we’ve been fooling ourselves. Again…. There’s a world of important information for George A. Akerlof is the Daniel E. Koshland Sr. Distin- everyone.” guished Professor of Economics at the University of —Lyn Miller, USA Today California, Berkeley. Robert J. Shiller is the Arthur M. Okun Professor of Economics at Yale University. 2005. 336 pages. 9 line illus. 4 tables. Cl: 978-0-691-12335-6 $35.00 | £24.95 2009. 248 pages. Cl: 978-0-691-14233-3 $24.95 | £16.95 New The Democracy Index Why Our Election System Is Failing and How to Fix It Heather K. Gerken “What a terrific idea! Heather Gerken makes a powerful argument that with the Democracy Index ranking states and localities, we can create a little competition to improve our electoral process. She makes the bril- liant suggestion that democratic checks should be enlisted to improve democracy itself. In the process of elaborating what may well be the best recent idea for promoting electoral reform, Gerken offers a fun and engaging read. I couldn’t put it down.” —Cass R. Sunstein, coauthor of Nudge: Improving Decisions about Health, Wealth, and Happiness Heather K. Gerken is a professor at Yale Law School, where she teaches election and constitutional law. 2009. 192 pages. 2 tables. Cl: 978-0-691-13694-3 $24.95 | £16.95 press.princeton.edu General Interest • 1 New Forthcoming Inventing the Job of This Time Is Different President Eight Centuries of Financial Folly Leadership Style from George Carmen M. Reinhart & Washington to Andrew Jackson Kenneth S. Rogoff Fred I. Greenstein “This Time Is “Fred Greenstein, Different is a one of the nation’s tremendously ex- best-regarded citing, topical, and observers of the controversial book modern American on the history of presidency, has debt and default. turned his attention This one belongs to our first seven on everyone’s presidents and ren- shelf.” ders characteristi- —Barry Eichen- cally succinct and green, author sage judgments on of The European their performance. Economy since 1945 This is the perfect book for anyone who wants to Throughout history, rich and poor countries understand how our early presidents invented alike have been lending, borrowing, crashing— the job of president.” and recovering—their way through an —Richard J. Ellis, Willamette University extraordinary range of financial crises. Each Fred I. Greenstein is professor of politics emeritus time, the experts have chimed, “this time at Princeton University. is different”—claiming that the old rules of valuation no longer apply and that the new 2009. 176 pages. 7 halftones. Cl: 978-0-691-13358-4 $19.95 | £13.95 situation bears little similarity to past disasters. This book proves that premise wrong. Covering Also by Fred I. Greenstein sixty-six countries across five continents, This New Paperback - Third Edition Time Is Different presents a comprehensive look Fred I. Greenstein, Recipient of the 2004 Presidency at the varieties of financial crises, and guides us Research Group Career Service Award, American through eight astonishing centuries of govern- Political Science Association ment defaults, banking panics, and inflationary The Presidential Difference spikes—from medieval currency debasements Leadership Style from FDR to Barack to today’s subprime catastrophe. Obama Carmen M. Reinhart is professor of economics “If I were to assign at the University of Maryland. Kenneth S. Rog- just one short book off is the Thomas D. Cabot Professor of Public on the modern presi- Policy and professor of economics at Harvard dency, this would University. be it.” November 2009. 400 pages. 62 line illus. 30 tables. —Stephen Hess, Cl: 978-0-691-14216-6 $29.95 | £19.95 Globe and Mail October 2009. 352 pages. 13 halftones. 1 line illus. Pa: 978-0-691-14383-5 $24.95 | £16.95 2 • General Interest New New A Constitution of Many Minds Princeton Readings in Why the Founding Document Doesn’t American Politics Mean What It Meant Before Edited by Richard M. Valelly Cass R. Sunstein “The selection “Sunstein presents an of articles in elegant and fascinating this reader is argument, and he simply superb. consistently tries to The readings play fair with the views correspond with he is assessing. He the breadth of covers many areas and topics covered in has provocative things major introduc- to say about them. A tory textbooks, Constitution of Many and will generate Minds is a fine book much discussion that is sure to provoke and insight. 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