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Covers origins and development of the U.S. Supreme Court, relation to the otherbranches, modern role in relation to the individual, pressures, operation, members(including short biographies), major decisions through 1996, and key documents such asthe Constitution.Keywords: encyclopedia, legislative branch, supreme courtEncyclopedia of the American Constitution. 2 ed. Levy, Leonard W., and KennethKarst L. New York: Macmillan Reference USA, 2000.http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0029186943/qid=1082425800/sr=1-1/ref=sr_1_1/102-1404922-2673704?v=glance&s=booksIncludes doctrinal concepts of constitutional law; people; judicial decisions, mostly of theSupreme Court; public acts, such as statutes, treaties, and executive orders; and historicalperiods, plus the text of the Constitution itself and other documents 6 volumes. (Out ofprint – limited availability).Keywords: American constitution, administrative law, encyclopediaEncyclopedia of American Foreign Policy. Deconde, Alexander., Richard Burns D.,Fredrik Logevall, and Louise Ketz B. 2nd Ed. Charles Scribner’s Sons, 2001.http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0684806576/qid=1098071782/sr=1-1/ref=sr_1_1/102-1001994-8058503?v=glance&s=booksMuch about the world has changed since 1978, when this encyclopedia's first editionappeared. The Soviet Union has dissolved, Yugoslavia has become a jigsaw puzzle ofsmaller states designed to keep ethnic conflict in check, an oil war raged briefly in thePersian Gulf, Eastern Europe has been freed to find its own way, Israeli and Palestinianleaders met on the White House lawn to sign a peace accord that is fading into memory,and China has experienced both brutal political repression and significant economicreform. The U.S. has had to adjust its foreign policy to fit this post-cold war world.The revised Encyclopedia of American Foreign Policy reflects the challenge the nationhas faced in several ways. The most evident change is the updating of articles such asBalance of power (now briefly discussing George W. Bush's rapid shift in September2001 from unilateralism to collaboration); Cold War evolution and interpretations (notingthe continuity between interpretations of the forces that fueled it and interpretations of itsend); and Dissent in wars (noting the ambivalence of the U.S and its political leaderstoward the 1990s conflicts in the Balkans). Indeed, it now takes four articles to cover thecomplexities of the origins and end of the cold war, whereas the first edition managedwith just one. Thorough updating of history and the collateral changes in U.S. foreignpolicy theories and strategies is evident throughout. The expanded encyclopedia also109