Book reviews

The Imaginary War: Understanding the East‐West ConflictBy Mary Kaldor. Oxford: Basil Blackwell. 1990. 290 pp. £19.95.The Nonsuperpowers and South Africa ‐ Implications for U.S. Policy. By Richard J. Payne. Indiana University Press. 336 pp. $35.00.Elites and the Idea of Equality: A Comparison of Japan, Sweden, and the United States. By Sidney Verba, Steven Kelman, Gary R. Orten, Ichiro Miyake, Joji Watonuki, Ikuo Kabashima, G. Donald Ferreer, Jr. Harvard University Press. 276 pp. £10.25.Controlling the Sword: The Democratic Governance of National SecurityBy Bruce Russett. 261 pp. £17.95.America's Germany: John J. McCloy and the Federal Republic of GermanyBy Thomas Alan Schwartz. Harvard University Press: 1991. 404 pp. £23.95.