BOOKS IN POLITICAL SCIENCE from Johns Hopkins University Press

Plutocracy in AmericaHow Increasing Inequality Destroys the Middle Class and Exploits the PoorRonald P. Formisano

A hard-hitting analysis of how the disparity between wealth and poverty undermines the common good.

2015 272 pp., 5 b&w illus. 978-1-4214-1740-0 $22.95 hc

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Pain

A Political History

Keith Wailoo

Pain touches sensitive nerves in American liberalism, conservatism, and political life.

2014 296 pp. 11 halftones, 4 line drawings 978-1-4214-1840-7 $24.95 pb

Palace of Ashes

China and the Decline of American Higher Education

Mark S. Ferrara

America is in danger of losing its last great export — higher education.

2015 224 pp. 978-1-4214-1799-8 $29.95 hc

Education and Empowered Citizenship in Mali

Jaimie Bleck

Explores the connections be-tween access to education and political engagement in Mali.

2015 232 pp. 12 line drawings, 1 map 978-1-4214-1781-3 $39.95 pb

Killer Apes, Naked Apes, and Just Plain Nasty People

The Misuse and Abuse of Science in Political Discourse

Richard J. Perry

Misunderstood — or delib-erately twisted — biological science leads to overheated rhetoric and bad policy.

2015 232 pp. 978-1-4214-1751-6 $24.95 hc

Before the Oath

How George W. Bush and Barack Obama Managed a Transfer of Power

Martha Joynt Kumar

An expert on presidential transitions illuminates the factors necessary for a successful handoff.

2015 336 pp. 978-1-4214-1659-5 $39.95 pb

The Transformation of Governance

Public Administration for the Twenty-First Centuryupdated edition

Donald F. Kettl

An updated edition of the classic text on public administration.

2015 240 pp., 5 line drawings 978-1-4214-1635-9 $24.95 pb

Rethinking the Administrative Presidency

Trust, Intellectual Capital, and Appointee-Careerist Relations in the George W. Bush Administration

William G. Resh

Explores the tension between presidents and federal agencies.

2015 208 pp., 17 line drawings 978-1-4214-1849-0 $44.95 pb

Governors, Grants, and Elections

Fiscal Federalism in the American States

Sean Nicholson-Crotty

How partisan politics influence grant-related decisions at the state level.

2015 200 pp., 7 line drawings 978-1-4214-1770-7 $44.95 pb

Democracy in Decline?

edited by Larry Diamond and Marc F. Plattner.

foreword by Condoleezza Rice

Eight preeminent scholars de-bate the future of democracy.

2015 144 pp., 3 line drawings 978-1-4214-1818-6 $22.95 hc

Forging Trust Communities

How Technology Changes Politics

Irene S. Wu

Twenty historical case studies reveal how communi-cation technology allows people to trust one another while mobilizing around a shared cause.

2015 176 pp. 2 halftones, 8 line drawings 978-1-4214-1726-4 $21.95 pb

2015

Pluralism by Default

Weak Autocrats and the Rise of Competitive Politics

Lucan Way

An audacious new explana-tion for the emergence of political pluralism in weak states.

2015 256 pp., 1 line drawing 978-1-4214-1812-4 $44.95 pb

Democratic Transitions

Conversations with World Leaders

edited by Sergio Bitar and Abraham F. Lowenthal

Thirteen former presidents and prime ministers discuss how they helped their countries end authoritarian rule and achieve democracy.

2015 488 pp. 13 halftones, 1 line drawing 978-1-4214-1760-8 $35.00 pb

Crash!

How the Economic Boom and Bust of the 1920s Worked

Phillip G. Payne

The irrationally exuberant highs and lows of the 1920s can help students recognize boom and bust cycles past, present, and future.

2015 152 pp. 6 b&w photos, 5 b&w illus. 978-1-4214-1856-8 $19.95 pb

Otherworldly Politics

The International Relations of Star Trek, Game of Thrones, and Battlestar GalacticaStephen Benedict Dyson

A compelling look at the analogous political worlds of science fiction, fantasy, and international relations.

2015 176 pp. 978-1-4214-1716-5 $24.95 pb

Constitutional Calculus

The Math of Justice and the Myth of Common Sense

Jeff Suzuki

How math trumps tradition in promoting justice, fairness, and a more stable democracy.

2015 296 pp. 7 line drawings, 1 map 978-1-4214-1595-6 $34.95 hc

Fuels Paradise

Seeking Energy Security in Europe, Japan, and the United States

John S. Duffield

Is the quest for true energy security a fool’s errand?

2015 384 pp., 11 graphs 978-1-4214-1673-1 $49.95 pb

American Crossings

Border Politics in the Western Hemisphere

edited by Maiah Jaskoski, Arturo C. Sotomayor, and Harold A. Trinkunas

Who — and what — moves from one country to another has real implications for the ideal of democracy.

2015 248 pp. 1 line drawing, 2 maps 978-1-4214-1830-8 $39.95 pb

Disease Diplomacy

International Norms and Global Health Security

Sara E. Davies, Adam Kamradt-Scott, and Simon Rushton

Have the revised Internation-al Health Regulations allowed states to rise to the challenge of delivering global health security?

2015 192 pp., 2 line drawings 978-1-4214-1648-9 $39.95 pb

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