Dr. Scott’s CIS Supplemental Reading List Bibliography
Sorted by Call Number / Author
070.449
Tho
Thomas, Helen, 1920-. Watchdogs of democracy?: the waning
Washington press corps and how it has failed the public. New York:
Scribner, 2007.
Veteran journalist Helen Thomas reflects on the changes in political
reportage over the past sixty years. Reflects on the days of frequent
firsthand contact with the president that have evolved to carefully
controlled press conferences. Condemns the reluctance of reporters to
question government representatives, using the run-up to the Iraq War as
an example.
179.3
Mat
Mathews, Dan. Committed: a rabble-rouser's memoir. New York: Atria
Books, 2007.
Dan Mathews, the campaign chief for People for the Ethical Treatment of
Animals, details his career as an animal rights activist, discussing how he
chose his profession and his unorthodox methods of protest, and providing
information about animal experimentation, the fur industry, and factory
farming.
305.569
Ehr
Ehrenreich, Barbara. Nickel and dimed: on (not) getting by in America.
New York: Metropolitan/Owl Book, 2002, c2001.
Author Barbara Ehrenreich relates her experiences from 1998 to 2000,
during which time joined the ranks of the working poor as a waitress,
hotel housekeeper, cleaning woman, nursing home aide, and Wal-Mart
clerk to see for herself how America's "unskilled" workers are able to
survive on only $6 or $7 an hour.
306.362
Ski
Skinner, E. Benjamin. A crime so monstrous: face-to-face with modernday slavery. New York: Free Press, 2009.
An account of slavery in the world today from mega-harems in Dubai to
child markets in Haiti. Presents an inside look at slave sales on five
continents and at the lives of persons who live in slavery or have escaped
bondage as well as those who own slaves.
320 Rob
Robin, Corey, 1967-. Fear: the history of a political idea. Oxford: Oxford
University Press, 2004.
Traces the intellectual history of fear, discussing how politics and culture
have been influenced by fear from prehistoric times to the present.
320.52
Gol
Goldwater, Barry M. (Barry Morris), 1909-1998. The conscience of a
conservative. Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, c2007.
Argues in behalf of the values of conservatism and covers the issues of
civil rights freedoms for farmers and labor, taxes and spending, and the
welfare state. Concludes with comments on education and the Soviet
Union as a menace.
320.52
Smi
Smith, Mark A. (Mark Alan), 1970-. The right talk : how conservatives
transformed the Great Society into the economic society. Princeton :
Princeton University Press, c2007.
The role of rhetoric in the formation of policy -- Economic insecurity and
its rhetorical consequences -- The building of conservatives' intellectual
capacity -- The move to economic arguments by conservative intellectuals
-- The rhetorical adaptations of the Republican Party -- Democrats and the
long shadow of deficit politics -- The republicans' electoral edge on the
economy -- The broad reach and future prospects of economic rhetoric.
Political analyst Mark Smith discusses how the GOP rose to power today
on the basis of economic issues rather than social issues such as abortion
and religious expression. He studies fifty years of speeches, campaign
advertisements, party platforms, and writings to show the Republicans'
"economic justifications for policies they once defended through appeals to
Political analyst Mark Smith discusses how the GOP rose to power today
on the basis of economic issues rather than social issues such as abortion
and religious expression. He studies fifty years of speeches, campaign
advertisements, party platforms, and writings to show the Republicans'
"economic justifications for policies they once defended through appeals to
freedom.".
323.11
Mos
Mosley, Walter. Life out of context: which includes a proposal for the
non-violent takeover of the House of Representatives. New York:
Nation Books, c2006.
324.65
Ove
Overton, Spencer. Stealing democracy: the new politics of voter
suppression. 1st ed. New York: W.W. Norton & Co., c2006.
Presents real life stories to demonstrate how political practices determine
policies on war, schools, clean air, and other related issues. Provides
strategies for restoring government back to the people and renewing parts
of the Voting Rights Act.
324.973
Cam
Campbell, Tracy, 1962-. Deliver the vote: a history of election fraud, an
American political tradition, 1742-2004. 1st Carroll & Graf pbk. ed.
New York: Carroll & Graf, 2006.
Traces the history of election fraud in the United States of America from
the pre-colonial era through the 2004 elections. Sheds light on how
electoral power is often won in America. Chronicles the issues through
stories about public figures, including George Washington, Harry Truman,
Jimmy Carter, and George W. Bush.
327.73
Kin
Kinzer, Stephen. Overthrow: America's century of regime change from
Hawaii to Iraq. 1st ed. New York: Times Books/Henry Holt, 2006.
Chronicles the history of U.S.-orchestrated regime change in countries and
kingdoms around the world, beginning with Hawaii in 1893 and continuing
into the twenty-first century with the invasion of Iraq.
327.73
Mos
Mosley, Walter. What next: a memoir toward world peace. 1st ed.
Baltimore, Md: Black Classic Press, 2003.
Novelist Walter Mosley looks at America in the wake of the terrorist
attacks of September 11, 2001, pondering the reasons why the United
States has become a target, and calling for African-Americans to drawn
upon their experiences as a repressed people to lead the way to peace.
330.12
Kle
Klein, Naomi, 1970-. The shock doctrine: the rise of disaster capitalism.
1st ed. New York: Metropolitan Books/Holt, 2007.
Reveals how the American government is using public disorientation after
massive shocks such as wars, terrorist attacks, and natural disasters, to
push through unpopular and controversial decisions and policies, creating
an atmosphere of "disaster capitalism" that has shaped the global market
in recent years.
330.951
Mer
Meredith, Robyn. The elephant and the dragon : the rise of India and
China and what it means for all of us. New York: W.W. Norton & Co.,
2008.
Explores the increasingly globalized economies of China and India. Details
the changing trade relationships between China, India, and the West at
the beginning of the twenty-first century. Also discusses the strain on
natural resources around the world as the standard of living in India and
China improves for the poorest citizens.
333.79
Fri
Friedman, Thomas L. Hot, flat, and crowded: why we need a green
revolution-- and how it can renew America. 1st ed. New York: Farrar,
Straus and Giroux, 2008.
Argues that the United States needs to adopt an environmentally friendly
national strategy to be healthier, wealthier, and more secure, innovative,
and productive.
337 Ste
Steingart, Gabor, 1962-. The war for wealth: the true story of
globalization, or why the flat world is broken. New York: McGraw Hill,
c2008.
Examines the negative effects and dangers of globalization, discussing
how India and China are persistently working to redistribute wealth from
the West to Asia. Provides ideas for how the West can regain its strength
as a economic force and how it needs to rethink its trade policies.
337 Sti
Stiglitz, Joseph E. Making globalization work. New York: W.W. Norton &
Co., 2007.
Summarizes the problems of global economic policy focusing on fair trade,
resources, multinational corporations, and the debt burden. Also contains
information on reforming the global reserve system as well as
"democratizing" globalization.
339.46
End
Ending poverty in America: how to restore the American dream. New
York: New Press, 2007.
Examines why poverty continues to grow in America and discusses how
the government can counteract the amount of poverty present in our
society. Features a strategy proposed by John Edwards that is designed to
end poverty in America within the next thirty years.
347.73
Too
Toobin, Jeffrey. The nine: inside the secret world of the Supreme Court.
1st ed. New York: Doubleday, c2007.
Draws on interviews with the nine justices of the Supreme Court to offer
an inside look at the Court's complex dynamic and the changes that may
be in store for key issues, including abortion, civil rights, and presidential
power, after the 2008 presidential election.
364.163
San
Sander, Peter J. Madoff : corruption, deceit, and the making of the
world's most notorious Ponzi scheme. Guilford, CT: Lyons Press,
c2009.
Chronicles the rise of Bernard Madoff from Jewish schoolboy to Wall Street
titan and examines how his implementation of a far-reaching "Ponzi
scheme" scammed thousands of investors out of billions of dollars.
Considers how Madoff was able to accomplish such a feat and explores
how such an occurrence can be kept from happening again.
650.14
Ehr
Ehrenreich, Barbara. Bait and switch: the (futile) pursuit of the American
dream. 1st ed. New York: Metropolitan Books, 2005.
The author addresses the issues of the unemployed white-collar worker
offering a realistic perspective on the corporate world and the difficulty in
finding a job.
813.54
Von
Vonnegut, Kurt. A man without a country. Seven Stories Press 1st ed. New
York: Seven Stories Press, c2005.
Kurt Vonnegut reflects on life in America, drawing on examples from Mark
Twain, Jesus Christ, Abraham Lincoln, and others to explore what it means
to be an American.
921 Wel
Wellstone, Paul David. The conscience of a liberal: reclaiming the
compassionate agenda. 1st University of Minnesota Press ed.
Minneapolis : University of Minnesota Press, 2002, c2001.
Minnesota senator Paul Wellstone recounts his career as a politician,
describes his reasons for being a liberal, and presents his take on
American politics.
956.704
Mit
Mitchell, Greg, 1947-. So wrong for so long: how the press, the pundits-and the president-- failed on Iraq. New York: Union Square Press,
c2008.
A collection of columns by journalist Greg Mitchell tracing the Iraq War
and critiquing the media's coverage of it. Covers the controversies related
to Donald Rumsfeld, Pat Tillman, "Scooter" Libby, and Ann Coulter.
956.704
Ric
Ricks, Thomas E. Fiasco: the American military adventure in Iraq. New
York: Penguin Press, 2006.
Draws on over 100 senior military officers and over 30,000 pages of
official documents to present the failures of the civilian and military
leadership in Iraq. Argues that American military leaders lead their
soldiers to use methods that guaranteed insurgency. Chronicles the war to
mid-2006 and describes such battles as 2nd Fallujah and Tall Afar.
958.1
Sei
Seierstad, Åsne, 1970-. The bookseller of Kabul. 1st Back Bay pbk. ed. New
York: Back Bay Books/Little, Brown, 2004.
A female journalist from Norway lived with the Khan family in Afghanistan
after the fall of the Taliban. Disguised behind the shapeless burka and
always escorted by a man she recounts the tragedy, contradictions,
rivalries, and daily frustrations of a middle-class Afghan family. There is
much irony here–Sultan, who has risked his life to protect and disseminate
books with diverse points of view, denies his sons the right to pursue an
education and subjects his female relatives to drudgery and humiliation.
970.01
Mur
Murphy, Cullen. Are we Rome?: the fall of an empire and the fate of
America. Boston, MA: Houghton Mifflin, 2007.
Magazine editor and author Cullen Murphy discusses similarities between
the U.S. and the Roman Empire, arguing that the U.S. most resembles
Rome in two areas in which change is possible: governmental corruption
and "arrogant ignorance" of the outside world.
973.91
Jac
Jacoby, Susan, 1945-. The age of American unreason. 1st ed. New York:
Pantheon Books, c2008.
Susan Jacoby explores the dislike of logic and evidence found in and
fostered by the mass media, religious fundamentalism, public education,
and the public. Argues that American dependence on "infotainment" is
responsible for our current age of unreason and argues that this lost of
reason has negatively impacted us an individuals and as a nation.
973.929
Nad
Nader, Ralph. Crashing the party: taking on the corporate government in
an age of surrender. New York: Thomas Dunne Books/St. Martin's Press,
c2002.
Social critic and activist Ralph Nader chronicles the 2000 presidential
campaign, in which he ran for the Green Party, and discusses weaknesses
in the other parties and the future of the political system.
973.931
Gor
Gore, Albert, 1948-. The assault on reason. New York: Penguin Press, 2007.
Critically analyzes the political climate in the United States under the
George W. Bush administration. Exposes the willingness of the American
public to accept the manipulation of the truth by politicians and the media.
Suggests strategies for increasing public awareness of national and
international issues.
George W. Bush administration. Exposes the willingness of the American
public to accept the manipulation of the truth by politicians and the media.
Suggests strategies for increasing public awareness of national and
international issues.
973.931
Koh
Kohut, Andrew. America against the world: how we are different and
why we are disliked. 1st ed. New York: Times Books, 2006.
Uses the global opinion surveys of over 91,000 respondents in fifty nations
to discover how the world views America and its people. Reveals
disconnects between Americans' values and attitudes and the values and
attitudes of the rest of the world. Asserts that the American public's
"exceptional individualism" is the root of much of the anti-American
sentiment. Also describes how Americans' patriotism and religiosity is
misunderstood and exaggerated by critics.
F All
Allende, Isabel. Of love and shadows. Bantam ed. New York: Bantam Books,
1988.
A woman reporter in a Latin American country and a photographer are
sent on a routine assignment. The two uncover a hideous crime, the
revelation of which could challenge the terrorism of the military regime.
F Alv
Alvarez, Julia. Before we were free. 1st Laurel-Leaf ed. New York: Dell
Laurel-Leaf, 2004, c2002.
Anita, a typically self-absorbed twelve-year-old living in the Dominican
Republic in the early 1960s, is surprised to discover her family is involved
in the underground movement to end the bloody rule of the dictator,
General Trujillo.
F Car
Le Carré, John, 1931-. The constant gardener. New York: Pocket Star, 2005,
c2001.
The Constant Gardener Tessa Quayle, young, beautiful, and dearly
beloved to husband Justin, is gruesomely murdered in northern Kenya.
When Justin sets out on a personal odyssey to uncover the mystery of her
death, what he finds could make him not only a suspect, but also a target
for Tessa's killers. A master chronicler of the betrayals of ordinary people
caught in political conflict, John le Carre portrays the dark side of
unbridled capitalism as only he can. In The Constant Gardener he tells a
compelling, complex story of a man elevated through tragedy, as Justin
Quayle, amateur gardener, aging widower, and ineffectual bureaucrat,
seemingly oblivious to his wife's cause, discovers his own natural
resources and the extraordinary courage of the woman he barely had time
to love. Frightening, heartbreaking, and exquisitely calibrated, John le
Carre's new novel opens with the gruesome murder of the young and
beautiful Tessa Quayle near northern Kenya's Lake Turkana, the birthplace
of mankind. Her putative African lover and traveling companion, a doctor
with one of the aid agencies, has vanished from the scene of the crime.
Tessa's much older husband, Justin, a career diplomat at the British High
Commission in Nairobi, sets out on a personal odyssey in pursuit of the
killers and their motive. His eighteenth novel is also the profoundly
moving story of a man whom tragedy elevates. The Constant Gardener is
a magnificent exploration of the new world order by one of the most
compelling and elegant storytellers of our time.
F Lew
Lewis, Sinclair, 1885-1951. It can't happen here. New York: New American
Library, [2005], c1935.
Senator "Buzz" Windrip, having used hot rhetoric, warm folksiness, and
cold calculation to get into the White House, proceeds to bring in his own
paramilitary storm troopers, seizes control of the government, and sets in
motion his totalitarian program.
cold calculation to get into the White House, proceeds to bring in his own
paramilitary storm troopers, seizes control of the government, and sets in
motion his totalitarian program.
F Orw
Orwell, George, 1903-1950. Animal farm. San Diego : Harcourt Brace
Jovanovich, [1990].
A political satire in which the animals take over running the farm, but find
their utopian state turning into a dictatorship.
F Pol
Politically inspired. San Francisco: MacAdam/Cage Pub., c2003.
The president's new clothes / Anne Ursu -- Da' bomb / K. Kvashay Boyle - Where Eric fell / ZZ Packer -- Proper dress / Joan Wilking -- Balancing
genius / Peter Rock -- Jumping Jacks / Doug Dorst -- Innocent / Charles
Baxter -- 9/11 LA Bookstore / Michelle Tea -- Dade County, November
2000 / Jim Shepard -- Mr. MXYZPTLK'S opus / Ben Greenman -- The
winning side / Alicia Erian -- The K chronicles / Keith Knight -- Should I be
scared? / Amanda Eyre Ward -- The patriot actor / Stephen Elliott -- The
great Rushdie / Stewart O'Nan -- Duct soup / Andrew Neilsen/Sparrow -End of the world sex / Tsaurah Litzky -- All in a day's work / Mistress
Morgana -- The one you meet everywhere / Kola Boof -- Eight hundred
pages / Elizabeth Tallent -- I believe I'm in love with the government /
Nasri Hajjaj ; translated by Ibrahim Muhawi -- Memo to our journalists /
Mark Lee -- The Shield / F.S. Yu -- The vampires of Draconian Hill / Brian
Gage/Von Do -- I am a CBU-87/B Combined Effects Munition (CEM) /
David Rees -- Lamentation over the destruction of Ur / Paul LaFarge -Freedom oil / Anthony Swofford -- The smell of despair / Nick Taylor -The designated marksman / Otis Haschemeyer. A collection of short
stories written by a variety of prominent American authors. Each story is a
work of fiction inspired by actual political or social trends in the United
States including political culture, fear, desire, destruction, and war.
F Rob
Robinson, Kim Stanley. Forty signs of rain. Bantam mass market ed. New
York : Bantam Books, 2005.
Legislators are scrambling to solve the increasingly serious problem of
global warming, and when Anna discovers a way to solve the problem
globally, she tries to get the information out to the public before
regulators and other interested parties suppress the evidence.
F Sar
Saramago, Još. Seeing. 1st Harvest ed. Orlando, FL: Harcourt, 2007.
In an unnamed country, heavy rains keep everyone away from the polls
until late afternoon, and when the people finally vote they leave their
ballots blank. The government institutes harsh measures to quell dissent
and they target an eye-doctor's wife for special scrutiny.
F Ste
Steinbeck, John, 1902-1968. In dubious battle. New York: Penguin Books,
2006.
Jim Nolan finds himself leading a group of migrant workers in a strike
against the landowners in California's apple country.
F War
Warren, Robert Penn, 1905-. All the king's men. New York: Harcourt, 2002,
c2001.
Analyzes the relationship between power and corruption by following the
rise and fall of a Southern politician.