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Spring 2023
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Spring 2023
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AMERICAN POLITICS & GOVERNMENT
Gender and Elections
Shaping the Future of American Politics
Fifth edition
Edited by Susan J. Carroll
Richard L. Fox
Kelly Dittmar
The fifth edition of Gender and Elections identifies the myriad ways gender influences electoral politics through the 2020 national elections.
December 2021 229 x 152 mm c.400pp
PB, HB, EB, HE
978-1-00-905592-5 Paperback
£26.99 / US$34.99 X
An Introduction to American Politics
Second edition
Walter J. Stone
James A. McCann
A brief, analytical introduction to American politics, organized around the themes of representation and self-interest.
June 2021 253 x 177 mm 280pp
PB, HB, EB, HE
978-1-108-73804-0 Paperback
£29.99 / US$39.99 X
From David Walker to the Present
Edited by Sherrow O. Pinder
A unique collection of articles and speeches by prominent African American activists, spanning over 150 years of black political thought.
November 2019 246 x 189 mm 370pp
PB, HB, EB, HE
978-1-316-64899-5 Paperback
£40.99 / US$50.99 X
Enduring Principles and Critical Choices
Fourth edition
Marc Landy
Prompts students to consider how the past shapes the present and future of American politics and government.
March 2019 234 x 177 mm 524pp
PB, HB, EB, HE
978-1-108-45783-5 Paperback
£31.99 / US$50.99 X
Third edition
Herman Lelieveldt
Sebastiaan Princen
An introduction to the European Union from a comparative politics perspective, systematically analysing its functioning through comparison with national political systems.
Cambridge Textbooks in Comparative Politics
April 2023 242 x 180 mm c.380pp
18 b/w illus. 1 map 15 tables PB, HB, EB, HE 978-1-00-931834-1 Paperback £27.99 / US$75.00 X
Dawson
Floris de Witte
An accessible and interdisciplinary take on EU law and governance, situating EU law in its political, social and cultural context.
May 2022 244 x 170 mm c.300pp
PB, HB, HE
978-1-108-79943-0 Paperback
£29.99 / US$38.99 X
Ramona Coman
Amandine Crespy
Vivien A. Schmidt
An original new textbook providing an up-to-date, critical perspective of how the EU works, and what issues it faces, in the post-crisis era.
August 2020 246 x 189 mm 444pp
13 b/w illus. 1 map 12 tables
PB, HB, EB, HE
978-1-108-71177-7 Paperback £29.99 / US$38.99 X
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Movements and Contentious Politics
Fourth edition
Sidney Tarrow
A fully updated edition of this classic study, now covering movements including the Arab Spring and the 2021 Capitol attack.
Cambridge Studies in Comparative Politics
August 2022 229 x 152 mm c.350pp
PB, HB, EB, HE
978-1-00-921984-6 Paperback £22.99 / US$29.99 P
Stability and Fragility
Edited by Susanne A. Wengle
An accessible, nuanced introduction to contemporary Russian politics with the theme of stability vs. fragility as its overarching framework.
November 2022 246 x 189 mm c.425pp
PB, HB, EB, HE 978-1-00-916590-7 Paperback £29.99 / US$39.99 X
Democracies of the Modern World
Fourth edition
Kenneth Newton
Jan W. van Deth
Now in its fourth edition, this textbook gives a comprehensively updated account of the government and politics of democratic states.
Cambridge Textbooks in Comparative Politics
January 2021 247 x 174 mm 452pp
PB, HB, EB, HE
978-1-108-92739-0 Paperback £34.99 / US$44.99 X
Gerardo L. Munck
Juan Pablo Luna
An engaging introduction to Latin America with a fresh, thematic approach to key political and social issues.
June 2022 246 x 189 mm 658pp
PB, HB, HE
978-1-108-70855-5 Paperback £34.99 / US$44.99 X
Fourth edition
James L. Gelvin
The fourth edition of this awardwinning account of the conflict between Israel and Palestine for students and general readers.
March 2021 228 x 152 mm 334pp
PB, HB, EB, HE
978-1-108-73863-7 Paperback £24.99 / US$32.99 X
The Past of the Present
Second edition
Frederick Cooper
A history of decolonisation and independence, this text helps students understand how Africa’s global position has emerged since 1940.
New Approaches to African History, 13 July 2019 228 x 152 mm 336pp 41 b/w illus. 4 maps
PB, HB, EB, HE 978-1-108-72789-1 Paperback £22.99 / US$28.99 X
Seventh edition
Tracy H. Slagter
John D. Van Doorn
Foreword by William Slomanson
A user-friendly, comprehensive, and modern account of international law combining political science and law for students at multiple levels.
November 2022 244 x 170 mm c.600pp
PB, HB, EB, HE
978-1-108-81389-1 Paperback £39.99 / US$49.99 X
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Third edition
Gregory B. Weeks
Michael E. Allison
A textbook providing theoretical and historical analyses for understanding contemporary USLatin American relations.
January 2023 244 x 170 mm c.326pp 14 b/w illus. 8 tables PB, HB, EB, HE 978-1-00-920596-2 Paperback £31.99 / US$42.99 X
Making, Breaking, and Upholding Global Rules
Leslie Johns
Teaches how and why states make, break, and uphold international law using accessible explanations and contemporary international issues.
June 2022 246 x 189 mm 582pp
PB, HB, HE 978-1-108-98665-6 Paperback £37.99 / US$49.99 X
Cecily Rose, Niels Blokker
Daniëlla Dam-de Jong
Simone van den Driest
Robert Heinsch
Erik Koppe
Nico Schrijver
Provides an accessible, balanced, and nuanced introduction to public international law, with examples of how the law applies in practice.
March 2022 244 x 170 mm 396pp
PB, HB, EB, HE
978-1-108-43262-7 Paperback
£32.99 / US$42.99 X
Cher Weixia Chen
Alison Dundes Renteln
This book provides an interdisciplinary overview of international human rights issues, covering a wide range of understudied and emerging topics.
August 2022 246 x 189 mm 606pp
PB, HB, HE
978-1-108-73538-4 Paperback
£31.99 / US$41.99 X
Nikolas K. Gvosdev
Jessica D. Blankshain
David A. Cooper
This book translates US foreign policymaking theory into practical analytic tools for those preparing to be national security professionals.
April 2019 253 x 177 mm 436pp
40 b/w illus. 2 tables
PB, HB, EB, HE
978-1-108-44768-3 Paperback
£27.99 / US$35.99 X
Politics, Law, Practice
Fourth edition
Ian Hurd
This fourth edition introduces modern international organizations, highlighting the legal and political features of the most important global institutions.
August 2020 244 x 170 mm c.330pp
PB, HB, EB, HE
978-1-108-81431-7 Paperback
£29.99 / US$38.99 X
International Humanitarian Law in War
Third edition
Gary D. Solis
This book introduces students to the essential questions of the law of armed conflict and international humanitarian law.
October 2021 254 x 178 mm c.850pp
PB, HB, EB, HE
978-1-108-92693-5 Paperback
£44.99 / US$58.99 X
A Guide to the Debate
Third edition
Andrew E. Dessler
Edward A. Parson
Provides concise, thorough overview of science, technology, economics, policy, politics of climate change in a single volume.
August 2019 247 x 174 mm 278pp
28 b/w illus.
PB, HB, EB, HE
978-1-316-63132-4 Paperback
£34.99 / US$44.99 X
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Ideas, Activism, Policy
Third edition
Neil Carter
Revised to include new discussions on climate justice, green political parties, climate legislation and recent environmental struggles.
August 2018 247 x 174 mm 456pp
PB, HB, EB, HE
978-1-108-45924-2 Paperback
£30.99 / US$42.99 X
Problems, Policy and Practice
Hayley Stevenson
This introduction to global environmental politics examines why environmental challenges occur and how we can effectively respond to them.
November 2017 247 x 174 mm 366pp
PB, HB, EB, HE
978-1-107-54753-7 Paperback
£29.99 / US$37.99 X
Second edition
Colin Bird
An updated, comprehensive, and thematic introduction to political philosophy, enabling readers to reflect critically on a variety of political issues.
Cambridge Introductions to Philosophy
April 2019 247 x 174 mm 380pp
PB, HB, EB, HE 978-1-108-43755-4 Paperback £17.99 / US$23.99 X
Second edition
Niccolo Machiavelli
Quentin Skinner
Russell Price
Fully updated for the first time after thirty years, this new edition includes a thoroughly revised introduction by Quentin Skinner.
Cambridge Texts in the History of Political Thought
January 2019 216 x 138 mm 202pp
1 map
PB, HB, EB, HE 978-1-316-50926-5 Paperback £10.99 / US$14.99 X
Second edition
Edited and translated by Victor Gourevitch
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
The new edition of this comprehensive and authoritative anthology of Rousseau’s major later political writings, in up-to-date English translations.
Cambridge Texts in the History of Political Thought
November 2018 216 x 138 mm 412pp
PB, HB, EB, HE 978-1-316-60544-8 Paperback £17.99 / US$21.99 X
Second edition
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Edited by Victor Gourevitch
The new edition of this comprehensive and authoritative anthology of Rousseau’s important early political writings in faithful English translations.
Cambridge Texts in the History of Political Thought
November 2018 216 x 138 mm 516pp
PB, HB, EB, HE
978-1-316-60554-7 Paperback £19.99 / US$25.99 X
Paul M. Kellstedt
Guy D. Whitten
Steven A. Tuch
Teaches students how to use SPSS to conduct the statistical analyses most commonly used in political science.
September 2022 254 x 178 mm c.100pp
PB, HB, EB, HE
978-1-00-924820-4 Paperback £14.99 / US$19.99 X
Paul M. Kellstedt
Guy D. Whitten
Steven A. Tuch
Teaches students how to use Stata to conduct the statistical analyses most commonly used in political science.
September 2022 254 x 178 mm c.100pp
PB, HB, EB, HE
978-1-00-924824-2 Paperback £14.99 / US$19.99 X
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Paul M. Kellstedt
Guy D. Whitten
Steven A. Tuch
Teaches students how to use R to conduct the statistical analyses most commonly used in political science.
September 2022 254 x 178 mm c.100pp
PB, HB, EB, HE 978-1-00-924891-4 Paperback £14.99 / US$19.99 X
Paul M. Kellstedt
Guy D. Whitten
Steven A. Tuch
This text links the complementary processes of research design and statistical analysis in assessing causal relationships in the social sciences.
September 2022 253 x 177 mm 308pp
PB, HB, EB, HE
978-1-107-56916-4 Paperback £44.99 / US$57.99 X
A Hands-on Introduction
Donald P. Green
This introduction to social experiments brings abstract concepts to life with lively examples and a hands-on approach.
September 2022 254 x 177 mm 162pp
PB, HB, EB, HE
978-1-00-918696-4 Paperback £22.99 / US$29.99 X
Behavioral Political Science in the 21st Century
Alex Mintz
Nicholas A. Valentino
Carly Wayne
The first textbook to present a framework of the Behavioral Political Science paradigm for understanding political decisionmaking.
December 2021 253 x 177 mm 294pp
PB, HB, EB, HE
978-1-00-901485-4 Paperback £39.99 / US$49.99 X
Second edition
Scott Gehlbach
An accessible treatment of important formal models of domestic politics, fully updated and now including a chapter on nondemocracy.
Analytical Methods for Social Research
September 2021 253 x 177 mm c.275pp
15 b/w illus. 1 table
PB, HB, EB, HE
978-1-108-74191-0 Paperback £29.99 / US$39.99 X
Skyler J. Cranmer
Bruce A. Desmarais
Jason W. Morgan
Pioneering introduction of unprecedented breadth and scope to inferential and statistical methods for network analysis.
Analytical Methods for Social Research
November 2020 228 x 152 mm 314pp
PB, HB, EB, HE
978-1-316-61085-5 Paperback £41.99 / US$54.99 X
Andrew Gelman
Jennifer Hill
Aki Vehtari
A practical approach to using regression and computation to solve real-world problems of estimation, prediction, and causal inference.
Analytical Methods for Social Research
July 2020 246 x 189 mm 548pp
183 b/w illus. 215 exercises
PB, HB, EB, HE 978-1-107-67651-0 Paperback £34.99 / US$44.99 P
Third edition
Paul M. Kellstedt
Guy D. Whitten
The third edition of this classic, best-selling textbook presents an authoritative introduction to the scientific study of politics.
August 2018 253 x 177 mm 340pp
21 b/w illus. 34 tables
PB, EB, HE
978-1-316-64267-2 Paperback £39.99 / US$55.99 X
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Paul M. Kellstedt
Guy D. Whitten
Teaches students how to use R to conduct the statistical analyses most commonly used in political science.
June 2021 280 x 210 mm c.125pp
PB, EB, HE
978-1-108-44603-7 Paperback £19.99 / US$26.99 X
Paul M. Kellstedt
Guy D. Whitten
Teaches students how to use SPSS to conduct the statistical analyses most commonly used in political science.
April 2020 279 x 216 mm 100pp
PB, HB, EB, HE
978-1-108-44793-5 Paperback £15.99 / US$20.99 X
Paul M. Kellstedt
Guy D. Whitten
Teaches students how to use Stata to conduct the statistical analyses most commonly used in political science.
September 2019 279 x 216 mm 102pp
58 b/w illus. PB, EB, HE 978-1-108-44796-6 Paperback £20.99 / US$26.99 X
Principles and Practices
Second edition
John Gerring
Thoroughly updated, this new edition provides an understanding of the case study research method and the tools required for its implementation.
Strategies for Social Inquiry
January 2017 228 x 152 mm 362pp 5 b/w illus. 35 tables
PB, HB, EB, HE
978-1-316-63250-5 Paperback £25.99 / US$35.99 X
Collaboration in the Social, Health and Human Services
Second edition
Donna McAuliffe
Explores the ethical frameworks, policies and procedures of professional practice for multidisciplinary teams.
December 2021 247 x 174 mm c.260pp
PB, HB, EB, HE 978-1-108-96997-0 Paperback £49.99 / US$64.99 X
A Contemporary Approach to Race, Class, and Gender
Second edition
Lisa A. Keister
Darby E. Southgate
Provides a comprehensive introduction to the study of inequality, covering key topics such as race, class and gender.
January 2022 246 x 189 mm 592pp
PB, HB, EB, HE
978-1-108-94066-5 Paperback £34.99 / US$44.99 X
Towards Rights-Based Practice
Fourth edition
Jim Ife
Karen Soldatic
Linda Briskman
Human Rights and Social Work
helps students and practitioners understand how human rights concepts underpin social work.
November 2022 244 x 170 mm c.300pp
PB, HE
978-1-108-82970-0 Paperback £39.99 / US$54.99 X
Fifth edition
Yoshio Sugimoto
Taking a sociological approach, this text provides a sophisticated, highly readable introduction to Japanese society.
November 2020 247 x 174 mm 414pp
PB, EB, HE 978-1-108-72474-6 Paperback £29.99 / US$38.99 X
An Introduction to Demography
Second edition
Dudley L. Poston, Jr
Leon F. Bouvier
Ideal for a first course in demography, this sociologically oriented textbook stresses the individual’s role in population decision-making.
March 2017 253 x 177 mm 532pp 78 b/w illus. PB, HB, EB, HE 978-1-107-64593-6 Paperback £47.99 / US$61.99 X
Andrew Ede
Celebrates the creativity of humanity by examining the history of technology as a strategy to solve real-world problems.
November 2019 247 x 174 mm 332pp 51 b/w illus. 4 maps 22 tables PB, HB, EB, HE 978-1-108-44108-7 Paperback £30.99 / US$40.99 X
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