The Power of Identity

After a long period of neglect political scientists are again noticing identity politics. Hoover′s book is beautifully written brief by comprehensive and appropriate for a wide range of undergraduate courses. Most impressive Hoover links micro-level processes (human development and the construction of individual identities) with macro-politics (the formation and maintenance of organized systems of power) examining among other topics gender multiculturalism and the sources and consequences of democracy and authoritarianism.―Alec Stone SweetUniveristy of California Irvine