Books by IWP Faculty
My Vision of America
The Most Important Speeches of the 40th President of the United States
Publication Date: April 2004
As President of the United States, Ronald Wilson Reagan continually emphasized the values to which he attributed American greatness. These were, first and foremost, support of political and economic liberty, private initiative, tradition, and patriotism. {read more}
Covering the Intifada
How the Media Reported the Palestinian Uprising
Publication Date: July 2003
A pathbreaking study of both electronic and print coverage by the elite U.S. media during the second Palestinian uprising against Israel. The author assesses the charge of media bias and discusses whether the Fourth Estate has lived up to its claim to provide an informed, accurate, and dispassionate "first draft" of history. {read more}
Faith, Family, Friends
A Few Glances at the Life of Thomas Patrick Melady: Diplomat, Educator, Soldier
Publication Date: 2003
In this engaging and elegantly written memoir, Thomas Patrick Melady describes how his personal and educational experiences as well as his involvement with the Catholic Church and the Republican Party shaped his character in academia and public service. {read more}
Spanish Carlism and Polish Nationalism: The Borderlands of Europe in the 19th and 20th Centuries
Publication Date: 2003
After the Holocaust: Polish-Jewish Conflict in the Wake of World War II
Publication Date: 2003
In Western popular discourse there exists an assumption that "Poles killed Jews" during and following the Holocaust. Further, some have even claimed that Jewish deaths in Poland in the wake of the Second World War are attributable to a Polish desire to bring to completion the Nazi plan of extermination. {read more}
Poland's Transformation: A Work in Progress
Publication Date: 2003
This is a collection of essays on current Polish affairs, co-edited by Dr. Chodakiewicz, who also contributed two scholarly articles. {read more}
Globalization: Prospects for Peace, Prosperity and World Order
Cantigny Conference Series, Conference Report
Publication Date: 2002
Edited volume summarizing the proceedings of the McCormick Tribune Foundation / Institute of World Politics conference on globalization, held in Chicago in 2002. {read more}
The Military Relationship Between China and Russia
Publication Date: 2002
The Military Relationship Between China and Russia is an exploration of what is perhaps the most vital element of the emerging strategic ties between Moscow and Beijing - their military dimension. It is the second installment in the American Foreign Policy Council's five-volume monograph series on Sino-Russian relations. {read more}
Beyond Nunn-Lugar
Curbing the Next Wave of Weapons Proliferation Threats from Russia
Publication Date: 2002
With so many analyses already available of U.S.-Russian cooperative threat reduction efforts it is not obvious why one should bother with yet another. There are, however, three good reasons for doing so. {read more}
Heaven on Earth: The Rise and Fall of Socialism
Publication Date: 2002
A finalist for the 2003 Independent Publisher Book Awards, Heaven on Earth: The Rise and Fall of Socialism traces this fiery trajectory through portraits of the thinkers and leaders who developed the theory of socialism, led it to power and presided over its collapse. {read more}




