Perspectives on Political Science

1,957 total articles

A journal of current political science research. Analyzes and connects theoretical developments to real problems of politics. Intended for academic and professional audiences.

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Lindberg, Tod: The Political Teachings of Jesus.(Book review)

Jun 22, 2008; Lawler, Peter Augustine ... Lindberg, Tod The Political Teachings of Jesus New York: HarperCollins 288 pp., $25.95 ISBN 0-06-089863-1 Publication Date: June 2007 It is fashionable among professors of political philosophy to speak of the ancients and ...

Sandoz, Ellis: Republicanism, Religion, and the Soul of America.(Book review)

Jun 22, 2008; Fornieri, Joseph R. ... Sandoz, Ellis Republicanism, Religion, and the Soul of America Columbia: University of Missouri Press 230 pp., $39.95 cloth ISBN 978-0-8262-1726-4 Publication Date: September 2006 A generation ago, the Harvard ...

Johnston, Steven: The Truth about Patriotism.(Book review)

Jun 22, 2008; Bergerson, Peter J. ... Johnston, Steven The Truth about Patriotism Durham, NC: Duke University Press 296 pp., $22.95 paper ISBN 978-0-8223-4110-9 Publication Date: August 2007 The Truth about Patriotism by Steven Johnston, an associate ...

Baker, Carrie N.: The Women's Movement Against Sexual Harassment.(Book review)

Jun 22, 2008; Elman, R. Amy ... Baker, Carrie N. The Women's Movement Against Sexual Harassment New York: Cambridge University Press 286 pp., $80.00 ISBN 978-0-521-70494-6 Publication Date: December 2007 For women's movements, the greatest obstacle to ...

Fritz, Christian G.: American Sovereigns: The People and America's Constitutional Tradition Before the Civil War.(Book review)

Jun 22, 2008; Kelly, William E. ... Fritz, Christian G. American Sovereigns: The People and America's Constitutional Tradition Before the Civil War New York: Cambridge University Press 427 pp., $80.00 ISBN 978-0-521-88188-3 Publication Date: October 2007 ...

The Politics of Presidential Appointments.(Book review)

Jun 22, 2008; Kelly, William E. ... Lewis, David E. The Politics of Presidential Appointments Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press 293 pp., $24.95 ISBN 978-0-691-13544-1 Publication Date: May 2008 At the conclusion of this book, David E. Lewis writes ...

Skowronek, Stephen: Presidential Leadership in Political Time: Reprise and Reappraisal.(Book review)

Jun 22, 2008; Root, Erik S. ... Skowronek, Stephen Presidential Leadership in Political Time: Reprise and Reappraisal 192 pp., $34.95 cloth, $16.95 paper ISBN 978-0700615742 cloth ISBN 978-0700615759 paper Publication Date: February 2008 Stephen ...

Davies, Gareth: Government Grow: Education Politics from Johnson to Reagan.(Book review)

Jun 22, 2008; McCandless, Amy Thompson ... Davies, Gareth See Government Grow: Education Politics from Johnson to Reagan Lawrence: University Press of Kansas 387 pp., $39.95 ISBN 978-0-7006-1532-2 Publication Date: September 2007 Most historians of American ...

Holton, Woody: Unruly Americans and the Origins of the Constitution.(Book review)

Jun 22, 2008; Jordan, Laylon Wayne ... Holton, Woody Unruly Americans and the Origins of the Constitution New York: Hill and Wang 370 pp., $27.00 ISBN 978-0-8090-8061-8 Publication Date: October 2007 The American Revolution was a great leap into the unknown ....

Keller, Morton: America's Three Regimes: A New Political History.(Book review)

Jun 22, 2008; Potter, Edmund D. ... Keller, Morton America's Three Regimes: A New Political History New York: Oxford University Press 336 pp., $27.95 ISBN 978-0-19-532502-7 Publication Date: November 2007 Morton Keller's new work, America's Three Regimes, ...

Storch, Randi: Red Chicago: American Communism at Its Grassroots, 1928-35.(Book review)

Jun 22, 2008; Goldstein, Robert Justin ... Storch, Randi Red Chicago: American Communism at Its Grassroots, 1928-35 Urbana: University of Illinois Press 297 pp., $35.00 ISBN 978-0-252-03206-6 Publication Date: November 2007 In retrospect, Randi Storch's solid new ...

Coleman, John A., SJ, ed.: Christian Political Ethics Comparative Politics.(Book review)

Jun 22, 2008; Burke, John Francis ... Coleman, John A., SJ, ed. Christian Political Ethics Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press 289 pp.; $60.00 cloth, $21.95 paper ISBN 978-0-691-13140-5 cloth ISBN 978-0-691-13481-9 paper Publication Date: December 2007 ...

Foglesong, David S.: The American Mission and the "Evil Empire": The Crusade for a "Free Russia" since 1881.(Book review)

Jun 22, 2008; Mukhina, Irina ... Foglesong, David S. The American Mission and the "Evil Empire": The Crusade for a "Free Russia" since 1881 Cambridge: Cambridge University Press 362 pp., $34.99 ISBN 978-0-5218-5590-5 Publication Date: October 2007 As the book's title suggests, David Foglesong, an associate ...

Robin, Corey: Fear: The History of a Political Idea.(Book review)

Jun 22, 2008; Nickels, Benjamin P. ... Robin, Corey Fear: The History of a Political Idea New York: Oxford University Press 316 pp., $28.00 paper ISBN 0-1951-8912-4 Publication Date: September 2004 September 11, 2001, the war on terror, and the Iraq War have ...

Pettit, Philip: Made with Words: Hobbes on Language, Mind, and Politics.(Book review)

Jun 22, 2008; Ray, Clyde ... Pettit, Philip Made with Words: Hobbes on Language, Mind, and Politics Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press 192 pp., $29.95 ISBN 978-0-691-12929-7 Publication Date: January 2008 Thomas Hobbes has amassed a level of ...