Book Reviews

Book reviewed in this article:
Garretón M., Manuel Antonio, and Edward Newman, eds. Democracy in Latin America: (Re)constructing Political Society.
Joseph, Gilbert M., ed. Reclaiming the Political in Latin American History: Essays from the North.
O'Dougherty, Maureen. Consumption Intensified: The Politics of Middle-Class Daily Life in Brazil.
Carey, David, Jr. Our Elders Teach Us: Maya-Kaqchikel Historical Perspectives.
Stephen, Lynn./ Zapata Lives! Histories and Cultural Politics in Southern Mexico.     

Book Reviews

Book reviewed in this article:
Javier Santiso, Latin America's Political Economy of the Possible: Beyond Good Revolutionaries and Free-Marketeers.
Donna Lee Van Cott, From Movements to Parties in Latin America: The Evolution of Ethnic Politics.
Steven Levitsky and Maria Victoria Murillo, eds., Argentine Democracy: The Politics of Institutional Weakness.
Harold A. Trinkunas, Crafting Civilian Control of the Military in Venezuela: A Comparative Perspective.     

Book Reviews

Book reviewed in this article:
Jewish Lands in Judea, Samaria, the Gaza District, and East Jerusalem (in Hebrew), by Eyal Zamir and Eyal Benvenisti.
Building a Palestinian State: The Incomplete Revolution, by Glenn E. Robinson.
Christian Communities in Jerusalem and the West Bank Since 1948: An Historical, Social and Political Study, by Daphne Tsimhoni.
Christians in the Holy Land, edited by Michael Prior and William Taylor.
The Decline of Eastern Christianity Under Islam: From Jihad to Dhimmitude, by Bat Ye'or. Madison, NJ:
Traditional Egyptian Christianity: A History of the Coptic Orthodox Church, by Theodore Hall Patrick. Greensboro,
Sovereign Creations: Pan-Arabisrn and Political Order in Syria and Iraq, by Malik Mufti.
L'Affaire Zeghar: ddliquescence d'un Etat, l'AlgCrie sous Chadli. By Hanafi Taguemout.
Human Rights and Reform: Changing the Face of North African Politics, by Susan E. Waltz. Berkeley:
Small Islands, Big Politics: The Tonbs and Abu Musa in the Persian Gulf, Hooshang Amirahmadi, editor.     

Book Reviews

Book reviewed in this article:
The Brotherhood in Saffron: The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh and Hindu Revivalism By W. K. Andersen andD. S. Damle
Dominance and Mobilization: Rural Politics in Western Uttar Pradesh 1930–1980 By Zoya Hasan
The State, Political Processes and Identity: Reflections on Modern India Edited by Zoya Hasan, S. N. Jha and Rasheeduddin Khan.
The Indian Ocean: Explorations in History, Commerce and Politics Edited by Satish Chandra.
The Indian Ocean and The Superpowers By Rasul 8.
The Troubled Region: Issues of Peace and Development in Southeast Asia Edited by Parimal Kumar Das.
Postwar Vietnam: Dilemmas in Socialist Development Edited by David G. Marr, and Christine P. White. Ithaca, N. Y.
Historical Dictionary of Vietnam By William J. Duiker.
Historical Dictionary of Bangladesh By Craig Baxter and Syedur Rahman.
A Culture in Search of Survival: The Phuan of Thailand and Laos By Snit Smuckarn and Kennan Dreazeale.
Filipino Politics: Development and Decay By David Wurfel.
Singapour 1959–1987: Genese d'un nouveau pays industriel By Jean-Louis Margolin
Legends of People, Myths of State: Violence, Intolerance and Political Culture in Sri Lanka and Australia By Bruce Kapferer.
John Fairbank and the American Understanding of Modern China By Paul M. Evans.
J. A. Hobson: A Reader Edited fry Michael Freeden.     

Reviews

Books reviewed:
Moreno Cebrián El virreinato del marqués de Castelfuerte 1724–1736: el primer intento borbónico por reformar el Perú
Schwaller The Church in Colonial Latin America
Uribe-Uran Honorable Lives: Lawyers, Family, and Politics in Colombia, 1780–1850
López-Alves State Formation and Democracy in Latin America, 1810–1900
Bieber Power, Patronage, and Political Violence: State Building on a Brazilian Frontier, 1822–1889
Scott Slave Emancipation in Cuba: The Transition to Free Labor, 1860–1899
Suárez Imposing Decency: The Politics of Sexuality and Race in Puerto Rico, 1870–1920
Hora The Landowners of the Argentine Pampas. A Social and Political History 1860–1945
Brennan and Pianetto Region and Nation: Politics, Economy and Society in Twentieth Century Argentina
Klarén Peru: Society and nationhood in the Andes
Grandin Streets, The Blood of Guatemala. A History of Race and Nation
Serbin Secret Dialogues: Church-State Relations, Torture, and Social Justice in Authoritarian Brazil
Kingstone and Power Democratic Brazil. Actors, institutions and Processes
Piedra and Sonnleitner (eds) Democracia en tierras indÕgenas: Las elecciones en Los Altos de Chiapas (1991–1998)
Harris To Make the Earth Bear Fruit: Ethnographic Essays on Fertility, Work and Gender in Highland Bolivia
Agier Anthropologies du Carnaval: la ville la fête et l'Afrique à Bahia
Wade Music, Race, and Nation: Música Tropical in Columbia     

Book Reviews

Book reviewed in this article:
Buxton, Julia, and Nicola Phillips, eds. Developments in Latin American Political Economy: States, Markets and Actors.
Van Cott, Donna Lee. The Friendly Liquidation of the Past: The Politics of Diversity in Latin America.
Veltmeyer, Henry, and James Petras. The Dynamics of Social Change in Latin America.
Londregan, John B. Legislative Institutions and Ideology in Chile.
Smith, Clint E. Inevitable Partnership: Understanding Mexico-U.S. Relations.
Przeworski, Adam, Michael E. Alvarez, Jose Antonio Cheibub, and Fernando Limongi. Democracy and Deyelopment: Political Institutions and Well-Being in the Wodd, 1950–1990.     

'The environment in international relations'

Books reviewed in this article:
Desai, U. (ed.), Ecological Policy and Politics in Developing Countries:Economic Growth, Democracy, and Environment
Elliott, L. M., The Global Politics of the Environment
Hayward, T., Political Theory and Ecological Values
Homer-Dixon, T. F., Environment, Scarcity, and Violence
Jameson, F. and Miyoshi, M. (eds), The Cultures of Globalization
Kuetting, G., Environment, Society and International Relations:Towards More Effective International Environmental Agreements
Litfin, K. T. (ed.), The Greening of Sovereignty in World Politics
Maguire, D. C. and Rasmussen, L. L., Ethics for a Small Planet:New Horizons on Population, Consumption, and Ecology
McGinnis, M. V. (ed.), Bioregionalism
Renner, M., Fighting for Survival: Environmental Decline, SocialConflict and the New Age of Insecurity
Schaeffer, R. K. (ed.), Understanding Globalization: The SocialConsequences of Political, Economic, and Environmental Change
Weiss, E. B. and Jacobson, H. K. (eds), Engaging Countries:Strengthening Compliance with International Environmental Accords
Young, O. R. (ed.), Global Governance: Drawing Insights from theEnvironmental Experience     

Political Chronicles

The Commonwealth of Australia January to June 2003 P aul D. W illiams School of Politics and Public Policy, Griffith University
New South Wales January to June 2003 S ean S calmer Politics and International Relations, Macquarie University
Victoria January to June 2003 N ick E conomou Monash University
Queensland January to June 2003 J ohn W anna School of Politics and Public Policy, Griffith University
Western Australia January to June 2003 H arry C. J. P hillips International, Cultural and Community Studies, Edith Cowan University D avid B lack John Curtin Prime Ministerial Library, Curtin University of Technology
South Australia January to June 2003 A ndrew P arkin Political and International Studies, Flinders University
Tasmanian Political Chronicle January to June 2003 R ichard H err School of Government, University of Tasmania
Northern Territory January to June 2003 D avid G arment Faculty of Law, Business and Arts, Northern Territory University
Australian Capital Territory January to June 2003 G wynneth S ingleton Canberra     

Book Reviews

Book reviewed in this article: Alvarez, Sonia E., Evelina Dagnino, and Arturo Escobar, eds. Cultures of Politics/Politics of Cultures: Re-visioning Latin American Social Movements. Huggins, Martha K. Political Policing: The United States and Latin America. Thomas, Kenneth P. Capital Beyond Borders: States and Firms in the Auto Industry, 1960–1994. Brennan, James P., ed. Peronism and Argentina. Munck, Gerardo. Authoritarianism and Democratization: Soldiers and Workers in Argentina, 1976–1983. Stern, Steve J. Shining and Other Paths: War and Society in Peru, 1980–1995.     

Book Reviews

Book reviewed in this article: Stories of Democracy: Politics and Society in Contemporary Kuwait , by Mary Ann Tétreault All in the Family: Absolutism, Revolution, and Democracy in the Middle Eastern Monarchies , by Michael Herb. Saddam's Secrets: The Hunt for Iraq's Hidden Weapons , by Tim Trevan. Endgame: Solving the Iraq Problem‐Once and for All , by Scott Ritter. The Arab Shia: The Forgotten Muslims , by Graham E. A Very Political Economy: Peacebuilding and Foreign Aid in the West Bank and Gaza , by Rex Brynen. Water Politics in the Middle East: A Context for Conflict or Cooperation? , by Mostafa Dolatrar and Tim S. Gray. Water in the Middle East: A Geography of Peace , eds. Hussein A. Amery and Aaron T. Wolfe. Water Conflict: Economics, Politics, Law and the Palestinian‐Israeli Water Resources , by Sharif S. Elmusa. New Encyclopedia of Zionism and Israel , ed. Geoffrey Wigoder. The Oxford History of Islam , ed. John Esposito Islam and Central Asia: An Enduring Legacy or an Evolving Threat ? eds. Roald Sagdeev and Susan Eisenhower.     

Lawrence's strategy and tactics in the ARAB revolt

Jason Abbott is Lecturer in International Politics in the Department of Political, International and Policy Studies, the University of Surrey. Formerly a Teaching Fellow at the School of Oriental and African Studies and Lecturer at Nottingham Trent University, he is the author of several publications on South East Asian politics.

Oliver Franks is a postgraduate student in Asian Politics at the School of Oriental and African Studies.     

Political Chronicles

The Commonwealth of Australia January to June 2004 P aul D. W illiams Politics and Public Policy, Griffith University
New South Wales January to June 2004 S arah M addison Politics and International Relations, University of New South Wales
Victoria January to June 2004 N ick E conomou Monash University
Queensland January to June 2004 J ohn W anna Political Science Program, Australian National University, and Politics and Public Policy, Griffith University
Western Australia January to June 2004 H arry C. J. P hillips Parliamentary Fellow, Western Australian Parliament; Adjunct Professor, Edith Cowan University L iz K err A/Principal Research Officer, Legislative Assembly, Parliament of Western Australia
South Australia January to June 2004 H aydon M anning Political and International Studies, Flinders University
Tasmania January to June 2004 R ichard H err School of Government, University of Tasmania
Northern Territory January to June 2004 D avid C arment School of Creative Arts and Humanities, Charles Darwin University
Australian Capital Territory January to June 2004 J anine O'F lynn School of Business and Government, University of Canberra     

Father,son, and holy ghost: Pye,Solomon, and the ‘spirit of Chinese politics’

Abstract

Mao's Revolution and the Chinese Political Culture structurally is two books. The first (parts I and II pp. 1-159) is a discussion of Chinese psychological characteristics based on the author's 1966 dissertation for MIT, The Chinese Revolution and the Politics of Dependency: The Struggle for Change in a Traditional Political Culture. The second (parts III and IV pp. 160-526) is a competent if somewhat narrow think-tank piece written in 1969 on the Hundred Flowers, the Great Leap, and the early phase of the Cultural Revolution.     

Book Reviews

Books reviewed:
Lockhart, Of Things of the Indies: Essays Old and New in Early Latin American History
Barman, Citizen Emperor: Pedro II and the Making of Brazil, 1825–91
Harding, A Refuge in Thunder: Candomblé and Alternative Spaces of Blackness in Brazil
Buffington, Criminal and Citizen in Modern Mexico
Ochoa, Feeding Mexico: The Political Uses of Food since 1910
Clarke, Class, Ethnicity, and Community in Southern Mexico: Oaxaca's Peasantries
Rovira, Women of Maize: Indigenous Women and the Zapatista Rebellion
Assies, The Challenge of Diversity: Indigenous peoples and reform of the state in Latin America
Tulchin and Garland, Social Development in Latin America. The Politics of Reform
Gelles, Water and Power in Highland Peru: the Cultural Politics of Irrigation and Development
Starn, Nightwatch: the Politics of Protest in the Andes
Payne, Uncivil Movements: The Armed Right Wing and Democracy in Latin America
Silva, The Soldier and the State in South America: Essays in Civil-Military Relations
Roniger and Sznajder, The Legacy of Human Rights Violations in the Southern Cone, Argentina, Chile, and Uruguay
Smith, Inevitable Partnership: Understanding Mexico-US Relations
Roniger and Sznajder, (eds.) Constructing Collective Identities and Shaping Public Spheres: Latin American Paths
Larraín, Identity and Modernity in Latin America
Caister, Mexico City: A Cultural and Literary Companion     

Book Reviews

Books reviewed in this issue.
Jorge G. Castañeda and Marco A. Morales, eds., Leftovers: Tales of the Latin American Left.
Larry Diamond, Marc F. Plattner, and Diego Abente Brun, eds., Latin America's Struggle for Democracy.
Thad Dunning, Crude Democracy: Natural Resource Wealth and Political Regimes.
Silvina Gvirtz and Jason Beech, eds., Going to School in Latin America.
John A. Booth and Mitchell A. Seligson, The Legitimacy Puzzle in Latin America: Political Support and Democracy in Eight Nations.
Vicente Palermo, Sal en las heridas. Las Malvinas en la cultura argentina contemporánea.
Ivani Vassoler, Urban Brazil: Visions, Afflictions, and Governance Lessons.
Michelle A. Saint-Germain and Cynthia Chávez Metoyer, Women Legislators in Central America: Politics, Democracy, and Policy.     

Book Reviews

Book reviewed in this article:
Omar Encarnación, The Myth of Civil Society: Social Capital and Democratic Consolidation in Spain and Brazil.
Maria Guadalupe Moog Rodrigues, Global Environmentalism and Local Politics: Transnational Advocacy Networks in Brazil, Ecuador, and India.
Todd Eisenstadt, Courting Democracy in Mexico: Party Strategies and Electoral Institutions.
Luis Rubio and Susan Kaufman Purcell, eds., Mexico Under Fox.
Kevin J. Middlebrook, ed., Dilemmas of Political Change in Mexico.
Katrina Burgess, Parties and Unions in the New Global Economy.     

New Labour: what's published is what counts

Books reviewed in this article:
Barrett-Brown, M. and Coates, K. (1996) The Blair Revelation: Deliverance for Whom?
Blackburn, R. and Plant, R. (eds) (1999) The Labour Government's Constitutional Reform Agenda.
Blair, T. (1996) New Britain: My Vision of a Young Country.
Brivati, B. and Bale, T. (eds) (1997) New Labour in Power: Precedents and Prospects.
Crewe, I., Gosschalk, B. and Bartle, J. (1998) Political Communications: Why Labour Won the General Election of 1997
Denver, D., Fisher, J., Cowley, P. and Pattie, C. (1998) British Elections and Parties Review, Volume 8: The 1997 General Election.
Driver, S. and Martell, L. (1998) New Labour: Politics after Thatcherism.
Ellison, N. (1994) Egalitarian Thought and Labour Politics: Retreating Visions.
Gamble, A. and Wright, T. (1999) The New Social Democracy.
Geddes, A. and Tonge, J. (eds) (1997) Labour's Landslide: The British General Election 1997.
Giddens, A. (1998) The Third Way: the Renewal of Social Democracy.
Hay, C. (1999) The Political Economy of New Labour: Labouring under False Pretences?
Hazell, R. (ed.) (1999) Constitutional Futures: A History of the Next Ten Years.
Jones, T. (1996) Remaking the Labour Party: From Gaitskell to Blair.
Shaw, E. (1996) The Labour Party Since 1945.
Taylor, G. (1997) Labour's Renewal? The Policy Review and Beyond.
Thompson, N. (1996) Political Economy and the Labour Party: The Economics of Democratic Socialism 1884–1995.
Worcester, R. and Mortimore, R. (1999) Explaining Labour's Landslide.     

Book Reviews

Books reviewed in this issue. Magda Hinojosa, Selecting Women, Electing Women: Political Representation and Candidate Selection in Latin America. Katherine Hite and Mark Ungar, eds., Sustaining Human Rights in the Twenty‐First Century: Strategies from Latin America. Diana Kapiszewski, High Courts and Economic Governance in Argentina and Brazil. Patricia Richards, Race and the Chilean Miracle: Neoliberalism, Democracy, and Indigenous Rights. Emma Cervone, Long Live Atahualpa: Indigenous Politics, Justice, and Democracy in the Northern Andes. Guadalupe Correa‐Cabrera, Democracy in “Two Mexicos”: Political Institutions in Oaxaca and Nuevo León.     

Book Reviews

Book reviewed in this article:
Lesley Gill, The School of the Americas: Military Training and Political Violence in the Americas.
Coletta Youngers and Eileen Rosin, eds. Drugs and Democracy in Latin America: The Impact of US. Policy.
Russell Crandall, Guadalupe Paz, and Riordan Roett, eds. The Andes in Focus: Securip, Democracy, and Economic Reforms.
Lawrence Michael Ladutke, Freedom of Expression in El Sahador: The Struggle for Human Rights and Democracy.
Mercedes Prieto, Liberalismo y temor: imaginando los sujetos indgenas en el Ecuador postcolonial, 1895–1950.
David A. Shirk, Mexico's New Politics: me PAN and Democratic Change.     

Book Reviews

Book reviewed in this issue. Andrew F. Cooper and Jorge Heine, eds., Which Way Latin America? Hemispheric Politics Meets Globalization. Javier Corrales and Mario Pecheny, eds., The Politics of Sexuality in Latin America: A Reader on Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Rights. Carol Graham and Eduardo Lora, eds., Paradox and Perception: Measuring Quality of Life in Latin America. Brendan Howe, Vesselin Popovski, and Mark Notaras, eds., Democracy in the South: Participation, the State, and the People. Scott Mainwaring and Timothy R. Scully, eds., Democratic Governance in Latin America. Marcelo Bergman, Tax Evasion and the Rule of Law in Latin America: The Political Culture of Cheating and Compliance in Argentina and Chile.