Abstract: | Books Reviewed: Judith Torney-Purta, John Schwille, and Jo-Ann Amadeo (eds.), CivicEducation Across Countries: Twenty-Four National Case Studies from the IEA Civil Education Project Marc Howard Ross and Jay Rothman (eds.), Theory and Practice in Ethic Conflict Management: Theorizing Success and Failure Jane Flax, The American Dream in Black andWhite: The Clarence Thomas Hearings Diana C. Mutz, Impersonal Influence: How Perceptions of mass Collectives Affect Political Attitudes |