Herbert M. Levine is a freelance writer and editor (nonfiction). His publications include 36 books and more than 75 articles. Subjects include: American government, state and local government, world politics, terrorism, arms control, state and local government, public administration, civil liberties, gun control, illegal drugs, chemical and biological weapons, and immigration. His articles have appeared in newspapers, magazines, journals, and reference books (including an encyclopedia). He served as a consultant for book projects on counterterrorism and evaluated and edited the work of academics and former government officials for that project.

He holds a Ph.D. in public law and government from Columbia University. He taught political science for 20 years at the University of Southwestern Louisiana. He has edited numerous doctoral dissertations. He advised dissertation writers on the substance and style of their work and directed them to publishing markets. Dr. Levine is an expert in APA and Chicago writing requirements.

He has edited numerous doctoral dissertations. Both as an academic and writer/editor, he has been particularly interested in encouraging students (both undergraduate and graduate) to publish their academic work. He advised them on the substance and style of their work and directed them to publishing markets. Some of these students were successful in achieving their publication goal.

Publications

• My publications include not only specialized academic works in political science for a professional audience, but writing directed to the college student, young adults, and the general public, as well. My work consists of books; articles for journals, magazines, newspapers; and book reviews.

• Point-Counterpoint: Readings in American Government. 7th ed., Belmont, Calif.: Wadsworth/Thomson Learning, 2004; 6th ed., New York: St. Martin's Press, 1998; 5th ed., 1995; 4th ed., 1992; 3rd ed., 1989; 2nd ed., Glenview, Ill.: Scott, Foresman, 1983; 1st ed., Morristown, N.J.: General Learning Press, 1979
• ETA: Profile of a Terrorist Group (with Yonah Alexander and Michael S. Swetnam). Ardsley, N.Y.: Transnational Publishers, 2001.
• Chemical and Biological Weapons in Our Times. New York: Franklin Watts (Grolier), 2000.
• Animal Rights (American Issues Debated series). Austin, Tex.: Raintree/Steck-Vaughn, 1998.
• Gun Control (American Issues Debated series). Austin, Tex.: Raintree/Steck-Vaughn, 1998.
• Immigration (American Issues Debated series). Austin, Tex.: Raintree/Steck-Vaughn, 1998.
• The Drug Problem (American Issues Debated series). Austin, Tex.: Raintree/Steck-Vaughn, 1998.
• More Than a Uniform: A Navy Woman in a Navy Man's World (with Captain Winifred Quick Collins). Denton, Tex.: University of North Texas Press, 1997.
• Study Guide to Accompany "The Politics of American Government (Wayne, Mackenzie, O'Brien and Cole)." New York: St. Martin's Press, 2nd ed. 1998; 1st ed., 1995
• Teacher's Guide to Accompany "The Politics of American Government (Wayne, Mackenzie, O'Brien and Cole)." New York: St. Martin's Press, 2nd ed., 1998; 1st ed., 1995
• AnimalScam: The Beastly Abuse of Human Rights (with Kathleen Marquardt and Mark LaRochelle). Washington, D.C.: Regnery Gateway, 1993
• What If the American Political System Were Different? Armonk, N.Y.: M.E. Sharpe, 1992
• Political Issues Debated: An Introduction to Politics, 4th ed. Englewood Cliffs, N.J.: Prentice-Hall, 1993; 3rd ed., 1990; 2nd ed., 1987; 1st ed., 1982
• The Conduct of American Foreign Policy Debated (with Jean Edward Smith). New York: McGraw-Hill, 1990
• Handbook for Facilities Managers (with Sue Bronston). Washington, D.C.: Office of Construction Management, Department of the Interior, 1989
• World Politics Debated: Readings in Contemporary Issues, 4th ed. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1992; 3rd ed., 1989; 2nd ed., 1986; 1st ed., 1983
• Civil Liberties and Civil Rights Debated (with Jean Edward Smith). Englewood Cliffs, N.J.: Prentice-Hall, 1988
• The Cold War Debated (with David Carlton). New York: McGraw-Hill, 1988
• Public Administration Debated. Englewood Cliffs, N.J.: Prentice-Hall, 1988
• Consent of the Governed: A Study of American Government (with Marcel Lewinski, Gary Capurro, Eileen Clancy, and Don Nicholes). Glenview, Ill.: Scott, Foresman, 1987 (and 1988 edition)
• The Nuclear Arms Race Debated (with David Carlton). New York: McGraw-Hill, 1986
• Challenge of Controversy: American Political Issues in Our Times. Englewood Cliffs, N.J.: Prentice-Hall, 1985
• The Politics of State and Local Government Debated: Readings in Accountability, Responsiveness, and Efficiency. Englewood Cliffs, N.J.: Prentice-Hall, 1985
• An American Guide to British Social Science Resources (with Dolores Owen). Metuchen, N.J.: Scarecrow Press, 1976
• Communism and Democracy: Principles and Practices. Dubuque, Iowa: Kendall/Hunt Publishing Co., 1971
• The Politics of Strategic Airlift. Ph.D. dissertation, Columbia University, 1969

• Contributing author in Scott, Foresman, World Geography: Teacher's Resource Book, Activity Book. Glenview, Ill.: Scott, Foresman, 1989. Pp. 16-17, 27-28, 47-48, 67-68, 88-89, 103-4, 120-21, 136-37, 157-58, and 167-68
• Contributing author in Lawrence Wolken and Janet Glocker, Invitation to Economics, 3rd ed. Glenview, Ill.: Scott, Foresman, 1988. Pp. 76-81, 154-57, 218-21, 296-99, 376-79, and 492-95
• "The Vietnam War: The Domestic Impact," in Marjory Boyer Crane, ed., While Soldiers Fought: War and American Society. Lexington, Mass.: Ginn Press, 1986. Vol. 2, pp. 599-651
• "Joel Le Theule" and "Angus Campbell" in Roland Turner, ed., The Annual Obituary 1980. New York: St. Martin's Press, 1981. Pp. 780 and 781
• Contributing Editor, Academic American Encyclopaedia. Princeton, N.J.: Arete Publishing Co., 1979. (Articles on The Prince, Mein Kampf, Parkinson's Law, Pensees, Principia--Mathematical Principles of Natural Philosophy by Newton, Principia Mathematica, Reflections on the Revolution in France, Robert's Rules of Order, Study of History, Utopia, and The Wealth of Nations)
• Contributing Editor, Political Profiles: The Nixon and Ford Years. New York: Facts on File, 1979. (Articles on John Dunlop, John Love, William Ruckelshaus, James Buckley, Howard Baker, John Stennis, Hale Boggs, Carl Albert, Wilbur Mills, Richard Daley, John Kenneth Galbraith, John Gardner, James Coleman, Armand Hammer, and Daniel Berrigan)
• Contributing Editor, Political Profiles: The Truman Years. New York: Facts on File, 1978. (Articles on Dwight MacDonald and Philip Perlman)
• "The Arms Race: Summary of Proceedings," chapter in David Carlton and Carlo Schaerf, eds., Arms Control and Technological Innovation. London: Croom Helm, 1977. Pp. 11-35

• Articles (Political Science)
• "War on Iraq: America Strikes." (2003) (entire issue of the magazine–published by ABCD Publishing)
• Election 2000: The Real Story. 1, no. 21 (2000) (entire issue of the special collector’s edition—published by Multi-Media International of New York City)
• "Is Gun Control a Solution or a Problem?" Vote Magazine (Premier Issue), May/June 1992, pp. 19-25
• "Leadership in the 100th Congress," American Politics, October 1986, p. 12
• "Western Guilt and Foreign Policy," Policy Review, No. 11 (Winter 1980): 130-34
• "Patrick Caddell," Current Biography, November 1979, pp. 6-9
• "Summary of ISODARCO Sixth Course," Pugwash Newsletter, 14 (July and October 1976): 55-62
• "Here Come Da Judge . . . Again," New Orleans Magazine, September 1977, pp. 90-91
• "Prepare for the Next Entebbe," Chitty's Law Journal, 23 (September 1977): 940-42 (with Yonah Alexander)
• "Genetics and Communism," Colorado Quarterly, 24 (Summer 1975): 17-24
• "Armies of Democracy: A Problem of Historiography," Studies in History and Society, 6 (Spring 1975): 1-30
• "Britain Faces Grim Future," Daily Advertiser (Lafayette, Louisiana), 2 February 1975, pp. 3 and 9 (with Susan Davis)
• "The Professor as Political Candidate: A Louisiana Profile," Louisiana Schools, 49 (May 1972): 3-6
• "Letter from London, I: Life Really Little Different," Sunday Advertiser (Lafayette, Louisiana), 2 July 1972, p. 47
• "Letter from London, V: Commons Rich English Tradition." Sunday Advertiser (Lafayette, Louisiana), 30 July 1972, p. 4
• "Letter from London, VII: American Election Campaign Underway in Britain," Sunday Advertiser (Lafayette, Louisiana), 13 August 1972, pp. 12 and 24
• "The Military-Industrial Complex," University of Southwestern Louisiana History Series (1973)
• "Pentagon Capitalism," Journal of Human Relations, 20 (First and Second Quarters 1972): 116-23
• "Unique Political Problems Faced in Britain," Daily Advertiser (Lafayette, Louisiana), 29 July 1973, p. 64
• "During Current Situation: British Remembering Sorry Times," Daily Advertiser (Lafayette, Louisiana), 18 January 1974

• Articles (Education)"Para-Legal Service by the College Student for the Indigent Defendant," Louisiana Bar Journal, 24 (July 1976): 41-47 (with Anne L. Simon and Albert L. Boudreau, Jr.)
• "Teaching Notes: Para-Legal Training," DEA News, 13 (Spring 1977): 9 (with Anne L. Simon and Albert L. Boudreau, Jr.)
• "College Student Discovers: The [Berlin] Wall Is Educational Experience,” Sunday Advocate Magazine (Baton Rouge, Louisiana), 31 January 1971
• "Letter from London, III: Academic Research Facilities Good," Sunday Advertiser (Lafayette, Louisiana), 16 July 1972
• "University Year for Action: The Campus Moves to the Community," Louisiana Schools, 51 (December 1973): 3-6
• "Letter from London, VI: Cultural Exchange Programs Viewed," Sunday Advertiser (Lafayette, Louisiana), 6 August 1972
• "A Teacher's Dream," Dixie, Sunday-Times Picayune (New Orleans, Louisiana), 17 July 1977, pp. 16-17, 21, and 24

• "The Winifred Quick Collins Story: How One Navy Woman Wrote Her Memoir and Found a Publisher (And How You Can Do the Same)," Minerva: Quarterly Report on Women and the Military 14, no. 1 (Spring 1996): 51-60
• Editor and Contributor, "Diplomatic Dossier," Dossier, September 1986
• "Lily Hood: A Cosmopolitan Entertainer," New Orleans Magazine, January 1980, p. 90
• "One Is Not Enough," Dixie, Sunday Times-Picayune (New Orleans, Louisiana), 4 June 1978, pp. 40-43
• "The Mariners' Satellite: MARISAT," Satellite Pathways, 1 (January-February 1976): 1-6
• "Leigh Hennessy," in "New Faces" Column, Women Sports, January 1975, p. 70
• "Just for Fun: Prof Collects Car Tags," Sunday Advocate Magazine (Baton Rouge, Louisiana), 1 August 1971
• "Abbeville Builds a Community: Social Revolution at Rabbit Hill," Sunday Advocate Magazine (Baton Rouge, Louisiana), 29 August 1971
• "Catholic Chaplain at USL: Father Moag Builds an Army," Sunday Advocate Magazine (Baton Rouge, Louisiana), 26 September 1971
• "Archaeologists See Precious Indian Heritage at Stake," Sunday Advocate Magazine (Baton Rouge, Louisiana), 19 March 1972
• "Letter from London, II: Tourist Scene Quite Varied," Sunday Advertiser (Lafayette, Louisiana), 23 July 1972, p. 19
• "Prize-Winning Pianist Discovers Foreign Study Has Many Advantages," The Acadiana Journal, 8-14 August 1973
• "Written by USL Professors: Original Musical Fantasy Set for Premiere in Lafayette," Daily Advertiser (Lafayette, Louisiana), 4 April 1973

• Review of United States and World Affairs, by Paul Seabury, in Community College Social Science Quarterly, 5 (Winter 1975): 66
• Review of Strategies for Political Participation, by Frank Kendrick, Theodore Fleming, James Eisenstein, and James Burkhart, in Community College Social Science Quarterly, 5 (Winter 1975): 75
• Review of American Foreign Policy, by Henry Kissinger, in Community College Social Science Quarterly, 5 (Summer-Fall 1975): 152
• Review of The Future of Technological Civilization, by Victor Ferkiss, in Community College Social Science Quarterly (Summer-Fall 1975): 150-51
• Review of The Politics of Defense Analysis, by Ralph Sanders, in Social Science Quarterly, 55 (December 1974): 797-98
• Review of The Conservative Tradition in European Thought, by Robert Schuettinger, in Journal of Human Relations, 19 (Third Quarter 1971): 446-49
• Review of Opposing Viewpoints Series, by David L. Bender and Gary E. McCuen, in Community College Social Science Quarterly, 54 (Fall 1973): 672-73
• Review of John Foster Dulles: A Statesman and His Times, by Michael A. Guhin, in International Affairs (London), 50 (January 1974): 171-72
• Review of Liberal America and the Third World, by Robert A. Packenham, in International Affairs (London), 50 (April 1974): 340-41
• Review of To Establish Justice, To Insure Domestic Tranquility: The Final Report of the National Commission on the Causes and Prevention of Violence, in Journal of Human Relations, 19 (Second Quarter 1971): 289-93
• Review of Uprising in East Germany, June 17, 1953, by Arnulf Baring, in Social Science Quarterly, 54 (December 1973): 672-73
• Review of A Second Chance: Amnesty for the First Offender, by Aaron Nussbaum, in Community College Social Science Quarterly, 6 (Summer 1976): 54-55

• Editing assignments with Booz-Allen and Hamilton; Aspen Systems Corporation; America's Promise; Science Applications International Corporation; and National Academy of Sciences.
• Edited grant proposals, government reports, articles, and doctoral dissertations.

Specialities

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American politics, terrorism, world politics, arms control, political science, public policy, gun control, immigration, civil liberties, state and local government, illegal drugs, foreign policy, women in the U.S. Navy, chemical and biological weapons, weapons of mass destruction

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"Herb brought out the best in my book. He has extraordinary talent in copyediting and I was fortunate to obtain his services. After the copyediting was completed, the book reads smooth as glass. The words disappear and the content becomes the only focus for the reader. Herb is gracious in both his copyediting and interaction -- and always timely. It was all I could do to keep up with him -- what a wonderful experience. I have four more books in the series and my only concern is whether Herb will be available. He added amazing value to my book and I will always be grateful to him for his work." — Pete Myers

"I am impressed with this network. I wasn’t expecting this kind of a quick response from multiple, well-qualified editors. I was really surprised after hearing from a few consultants. I believe this is the best approach in the sense that all consultants must be equally competent. However, this system makes it possible for the client to pick the consultant who actually understands the meaning of the client’s write up. This enhances quality of the editing work." — J. Cedric Woods, University of Connecticut

"I found Herbert’s work to be superlative and the turn around time was very fast.  He is an asset to your  [network]. The only thing I regret is not knowing about your [network] and Herbert earlier in my career!" Contact information on request

"Dr. Levine was excellent – provided me with feedback very quickly, and was very helpful.   Should have used this service 6 months ago – saved an enormous amount of stress as I was seriously considering shelving my thesis!!  I also really appreciate the fact that he is there to support if anything should come back after the review -- realizing this is not likely to happen but it is nice to know you have an advocate." Lynda Wilson-Hare