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The article reviews several books, including "Catastrophe: What Went Wrong in Zimbabwe?," by Richard Bourne, "Global Financial Crisis: Global Impact and Solutions," edited by Paolo Savona, John J. Kirton, and Chiara Oldani, and "Extremely Violent Societies: Mass Violence in the Twentieth-Century World," by Christian Gerlach.

The article reviews the books "China’s African Challenges," by Sarah Raine, "The Rise of China and India in Africa," edited by Fantu Cheru and Cyril Obi, and "China and India in the Age of Globalization," by Shalendra Sharma.

The article reviews the book "Stealth Conflicts: How the World's Worst Violence is Ignored," by Virgil Hawkins.

The article reviews several books including "The Government and Politics of Modern Cyprus," edited by James Ker-Lindsay and Herbert Faustmann, "Trade, Growth and Poverty Reduction: Least Developed Countries, Landlocked Developing Countries and Small States in the Global Economic System," by T. N. Srinivasan and "The Accidental Guerrilla: Fighting Small Wars in the Midst of a Big One," by David Kilcullen.

The article reviews the book "China’s African Challenges," by Sarah Raine.

The article reviews several books including "Informal Institutions and Democracy: Lessons from Latin America," edited by Gretchen Helmke and Steven Levitsky, "Governing New European Democracies," by Jean Blondel, Ferdinand Müller-Rommel and Darina Malová and "Democracy in the New Europe," by Christopher Lord and Erika Harris.

The article reviews several books including "The Australian Electoral System: Origins, Variations and Consequences," by David M. Farell and Ian McAllister, "Being Arab," by Samir Kassi, and "Catastrophe Remembered: Palestine, Israel and the Internal Refugees," edited by Nur Masalha.

The article reviews several books related to political economy including, "China Comes to Africa: The Political Economy and Diplomatic History of China's Relation With Africa, Ethiopian International Institute for Peace and Development," by Kinfe Abraham, "Africa's Silk Road: China and India's New Economic Frontier, World Bank," by Harry Broadman and "The Rise of China and India: What's in it for Africa?" by Andrea Goldstein, Nicolas Pinaud and Helmut Reisen.

The article reviews several books about international politics including "Israeli Democracy at the Crossroads," edited by Rafael Cohen-Almagor, "Statehood and Security: Georgia after the Rose Revolution," edited by Bruno Coppieters and Robert Legvold, and "The Third Wave of Democaratization in Latin America: Advances and Setbacks," edited by Frances Hagopian and Scott P. Mainwaring.

This article reviews several books about development studies, including "Islamic Perspectives on Wealth Creation," edited by Munawar Iqbal and Rodney Wilson, "Between a Rock and a Hard Place: African NGOs, Donors, and the State," edited by Jim Igoe and Tim Kelsall, "Changing Paths: International Development and the New Politics of Inclusion," edited by Peter P. Houtzager and Mick Moore, and "Democratization Without Representation: The Politics of Small Industry in Mexico," by Kenneth C. Shadlen.

The article reviews several books including "The Case for Direct Democracy," by Tony Adeney, "From Conflict Resolution to Reconciliation," edited by Yaacov Bar-Siman-Tov, "Good Citizenship in America," by David Ricci, "The New White Nationalism in America: Its Challenge to Integration," by Carol M. Swain, and "Democratization in Turkey: The Role of Political Parties," by Huri Tursan.

Reviews the book "Operation Parakram: The War Unfinished," by V. K. Sood and Pravain Sawhney.

Reviews several books. "The Rise of Conservation in South Africa: Settlers, Livestock, and the Environment, 1770-1950," by William Beinart; "Social Death and Resurrection: Slavery and Emancipation in South Africa," by John Edwin Mason; "Apartheid's Festival: Contesting South Africa's National Pasts," by Leslie Witz; "History After Apartheid: Visual Culture and Public Memory in a Democratic South Africa," by Annie E. Coombes.

Reviews several books. "Platypus and Parliament: The Australian Senate in Theory and Practice," by Stanley Bach; "Politics in a Half Made Society: Trinidad and Tobago 1925-2001," by K. Meighoo; "Dalit Assertion and the Unfinished Democratic Revolution: The Bahujan Samaj Party in Uttar Pradesh," by Sudha Pai.

Reviews several books. "The New Regionalism in Africa," edited by J. Andrew Grant and Fredrick Söderbaum; "The Other War: Global Poverty and the Millennium Challenge Account," by Lael Brainard, Carol Graham, Nigel Purvis, Steven Radelet and Gayle E. Smith; "Changing Paths: International Development and the New Politics of Inclusion," edited by Peter P. Houtzager and Mick Moore.

Reviews two books on crime. "Movements in the City: Conflict in the European Metropolis," by Vincenzo Ruggiero; "The Social Control of Cities? A Comparative Perspective," by Sophie Body-Gendrot. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Reviews the book "Law, Capitalism and Democracy: A Sociology of Australian Legal Order," by Pat O'Malley.

Reviews the book "The Phantom Capitalists: The Organisation and Control of Long-Firm Fraud," by Michael Levi.

Reviews the book "Ancient Cultures of Conceit: British University Fiction in the Post-War Years," by Ian Carter.

Reviews the book "The Soccer Tribe," by Desmond Morris.

The article reviews the book "Music and Performance Culture in Nineteenth-Century Britain: Essays in Honour of Nicholas Temperley" edited by Bennett Zon.

The article reviews the book "Britain and Africa Under Blair: In Pursuit of the Good State," by Julia Gallagher.

The article reviews the book "The Struggle for Modern Nigeria: The Biafran War 1967-1970," by Michael Gould.

The article reviews the books "The Dragon's Gift: The Real Story of China in Africa," by Deborah Brautigam and "The New Scramble for Africa,"by Pádraig Carmody.

A review of the book "Africa: A Beginner's Guide," by Tom Young is presented.

The article reviews the book "From Warfare to Welfare: Human Security in a Southern African Context," by Marie Muller and Bas de Gaay Fortman.

Reviews the book "State of the Nation: South Africa 2003-2004," edited by John Daniel, Adam Habib and Roger Southall.

Reviews the book "Beyond State Crisis? Post-Colonial Africa and Post-Soviet Eurasia in Comparative Perspective," edited by Mark Beissinger and Crawford Young.

Reviews the book "The Challenges of Economic and Institutional Reforms in Africa," by George Saitoti.

The article reviews the book "Theory, Change and Southern Africa's Future," edited by Peter Vale, Larry Swatuk and Bertil Oden.

Reviews the book 'Ending Autocracy, Enabling Democracy: The Tribulations of Southern Africa 1960-2000,' by Robert I. Rotberg.

Reviews the book 'An Introduction to African Politics,' by Alex Thomson.

Reviews the book 'From Dictatorship to Democracy: Economic Policy in Malawi 1964-2000,' by Jane Harrigan.

This article reviews the book "The Political Economy of Imperialism: Critical Appraisals," edited by Ronald Chilcote.