Polsby (University of California-Berkeley) collects recent work in the field of political science. According to the editor, two of the articles presented here "offer reconsiderations of ideas that over the years have given an important sense of orientation to scholars working in two different areas: the study of party competition and the politics of the American states." Global media and politics, Latino politics, and political representation in comparative politics are some other topics discused. Contributors consider recent international cooperation theory and the influence of the agent-structure debate, examine scholarship on international war crime tribunals and transitional justice, and outline what scholars know about the effects of televised political advertising in the US. Annotation ©2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com) Read Less