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Book Reviews

The Extraordinary Fall of Bo Xilai

Investigating a murder in Chongqing.

By Anne Henochowicz

Winter 2013


Restless Empire

The meaning of Chinese history since 1750.

By Ira Hubert

Winter 2013


The Last Refuge: Yemen, Al-Qaeda, and America’s War in Arabia

The rise of Al-Qaeda in Yemen.

By Laura Kasinof

Winter 2013


Twilight of the Elites

The crisis of values in the land of opportunity.

By Maggie Severns

Fall 2012


Kill or Capture

Reporting on President Obama’s War on Terror.

By Malou Innocent

Fall 2012


Syria: The Fall of the House of Assad

Examining the rise and fall of Bashar Al-Assad.

By Lara Setrakian

Fall 2012


Islamophobia and the Politics of Empire

Pondering the problem of Orientalism in Washington.

By Matthew Duss

Fall 2012


That Used to Be Us

How can the U.S. can catch up with China?

By Tarek Selim

Fall 2012


Reading the Arab Revolts

What to learn—or not—from early drafts of history.

By Issandr El Amrani

Summer 2012


Revolution 2.0

Searching for Wael Ghonim

By Wendell Steavenson

Summer 2012


Thinking, Fast and Slow

How human minds make decisions.

By Sheila Peuchaud

Spring 2012


Carbon Democracy

Examining how oil undermines democracy.

By Jonathan Guyer

Spring 2012


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