The Post-American World
by Fareed Zakaria
"With characteristic elegance and insight, Zakaria offers a striking picture of the rapid growth of the non-West." —G. John Ikenberry
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Where Have All the Soldiers Gone? The Transformation of Modern Europe
by James Sheehan
"This gem of a book is the story of the battle between pacifism and militarism in Europe over the past century — and the story of how pacifism won. . . . This book is a model for how good history can be used to explain the present." —Philip H. Gordon
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Artillery of Heaven: American Missionaries and the Failed Conversion of the Middle East
by Ussama Makdisi
"This richly researched study not only accomplishes the historian's basic task of explaining what happened and who was involved. It also contributes to a better understanding of the confrontation between the West and the Middle East in modern times." —L. Carl Brown
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Starved for Science: How Biotechnology Is Being Kept Out of Africa
by Robert Paarlberg
"In this sharply argued book, Paarlberg suggests that African farmers are the victims of an antiscience bias in both their governments and the international community. . . . Carefully argued and grounded in a rich understanding of African agriculture, this no doubt controversial book deserves to be widely read." —Nicolas Van de Walle
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