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Politics, Government, and Law
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Freedom in the World 2010
The Annual Survey of Political Rights and Civil Liberties
Freedom House
“This overview will be indispensable to anyone interested in political and civil liberties.” —PUBLISHERS WEEKLY Freedom in the World is the standardsetting comparative assessment of global political rights and civil liberties. The survey ratings and narrative reports on 193 countries and a group of select territories are used by policy makers, the media, international corporations, and civic activists and human rights defenders to monitor trends in democracy and trackimprovements and setbacks in freedom worldwide. Freedom House is a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization that supports democratic change, monitors freedom, and advocates for democracy and human rights.
Series: Freedom in the World Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc. 978-1-4422-0495-9 • September 2010 • 918 pp. • $49.95 • paper 978-1-4422-0494-2 • September 2010 • 918 pp. • $90.00 • cloth book

Women’s Rights in the Middle East and North Africa
Progress Amid Resistance
2010

Edited by Sanja Kelly and Julia Breslin
“Recommended.” —CHOICE Women’s Rights in the Middle East and North Africa analyzes the status of women in the region. The publication identifies the causes and consequences of gender inequality in the Middle East and provides concrete recommendations for national and international policymakers and implementers. Women’s rights in each country are assessed in five key areas: Nondiscrimination and Access to Justice; Autonomy, Security, and Freedom of the Person; Economic Rights and Equal Opportunity; Political Rights and Civic Voice; and Social and Cultural Rights. Freedom House is a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization that supports democratic change, monitors freedom, and advocates for democracy and human rights.
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc. 978-1-4422-0396-9 • June 2010 • 672 pp. • $49.95 • paper 978-1-4422-0395-2 • June 2010 • 672 pp. • $85.00 • cloth book

Forthcoming

An American Political Archives Reader
Edited by Karen D. Paul, Glenn R. Gray, and L. Rebecca Johnson Melvin
“This work is highly and enthusiastically recommended.” —AMERICAN REFERENCE BOOKS ANNUAL This book brings together in one volume the best and most recent scholarship on congressional collections, providing necessary information for institutions developing their political documentary resources and working toward greater accessibility of political archives. Glenn Gray is archivist at the Central Valley Political Archive and the assistant special collections librarian at the Henry Madden Library at California State University. L. Rebecca Johnson Melvin is librarian and coordinator of the Manuscripts Unit in Special Collections at the University of Delaware Library. Karen Dawley Paul is archivist in the Senate Historical Office.
The Scarecrow Press, Inc. 978-0-8108-6746-8 • 2009 • 488 pp. • $75.00 • cloth

The Gallup Poll
Public Opinion 2009
Edited by Alec M. Gallup and Frank Newport
This work is the only complete compilation of polls taken by the Gallup Organization, the world’s most reliable and widely quoted research firm. It is an invaluable tool for ascertaining the pulse of American public opinion, as well as for documenting changing perceptions over time of crucial core issues. More than just a collection of polls, this book offers in-depth commentary and analysis, placing current topics in a readable, historical context. Breakdowns by sex, age, race, level of education, and other factors enable the reader to grasp major issues quickly. Alec M. Gallup is chairman of the Gallup Poll. Frank Newport is editor-in-chief of the Gallup Poll.
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc. 978-1-4422-0519-2 • August 2010 • 624 pp. • $125.00 • cloth book

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