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Criminology 23
Political Science 27
Sociology 33
Anthropology 39
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Business and Economics 47
Now Available as an eBook 51
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Bestsellers 58
Index 60
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This catalog ranges from a whimsical yet engrossing investigation into the
adventures of a best-selling eighteenth-century explorer, The Intriguing Life
and Ignominious Death of Maurice Benyovszky, to a revisionist examination
of America’s reaction to Soviet success in space, After Sputnik. It includes the
absorbing memoir of an Armenian who witnessed the genocide as a soldier
forced to serve in the Ottoman Turkish army, and restores the memory of
Sasha Pechersky, who led the only successful escape from a Nazi death camp.
It includes important contributions to the social scientific oeuvre: Dialogical
Social Theory, the late, great theorist Donald Levine’s final work, In the Cross
of Reality, a translation of Eugen Rosenstock-Huessy’s masterpiece, Soziologie,
Volume 1, and A Worker’s Economist, which traces John R. Commons’
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TheIntriguingLifeand
IgnominiousDeathofMauriceBenyovszky
Andrew Drummond
Explores the hidden truths behind a larger-than-life adventurer
Tales of exploration and adventure were wildly popular in the 18th century. When
Maurice Benyovszky’s “authentic” posthumous memoir was published in 1790, it was
aninstantsensation,andwastranslatedintoseverallanguagesandadaptedforthetheater
and opera. With tales of daring escapes from Siberian prisons, of epic victories of 33 men
overcoming 3,000 angry natives, and of being crowned King of Madagascar, who could
not be caught up in Benyovszky-mania?
Theself-identified“HungarianBaronMauriceAugusteAladarBenyofszky,Counsellor
to Prince Albert, Duke of Saxony, Colonel (in the service) of her Apostolic Royal
Imperial Majesty, the Queen of Hungary, and officer of a regiment of the
confederation of the republic of Poland” was, in fact, only confirmed to be an officer
in a regiment. The truth is that while he did escape from Russian captors and visited
Japan, Formosa, China, and Madagascar, many of the details were simply bogus or
wildly exaggerated. Regardless, these stories still entertain and instruct us about a
world that was still shiny and new, leading us deep into the psyche of the European
and Russian explorers of this time.
With a light, engaging, and farcical wit, Andrew Drummond tells a more accurate
versionofeventsbycompilingotherstatementsfromBenyovszky’stravellingcompanions
and skeptical officials as well as documents from the places he claims to have visited.
Drummond reveals the truths behind such intriguing tales—that early explorers were
astonishinglyunpreparedandthatcolonizationwasoftenmorehorrificthanadventurous.
Andrew Drummond, a writer and translator with a life-long interest in the dustier corners of history,
has published four books all dealing with frankly unbelievable—but exquisitely true—historical
events. He firmly believes that fact is always stranger than fiction.
Biographies of Adventurers Explorers
18th Century History
History
May 2017 • First publication • World
6x9 • 11 bw ill. • 297 pp.
Praise for the author’s previous work,
An Abridged History, nominee for
Saltire Prize First Book of the Year:
“Drummond perfectly captures the
ponderous tone of this strangely endearing
character, with his heavily signalled attempts
at wit and his determination to take his place
in history.”
—The Sunday Times
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Word Plays
Collected Writings on Politics and Culture
Robert Brustein
An insightful dialogue on politics and the dramatic arts today
According to Robert Brustein, the theater should be taken seriously as one of the fine
arts,butitshouldalsobeconsideredameanstoreflectonourworld,times,andculture
from a different perspective. However, this presents a great challenge—the masses
must come to appreciate the theater as a means of leisure, but also one of learning. If
Word Plays tickles your funny bone as well as touches your mind, then Brustein will
have achieved his goal.
Word Plays, a collection of Brustein’s articles, satires, and skits, is his attempt to
both entertain and educate about the current political and cultural environment in
America. Openly positioning himself as a left-leaning political observer, Brustein’s
material is wide-ranging and witty. His provocative views on contemporary politics
and his ease with a broad range of subjects, from Shakespeare to The Sopranos, makes
this an enjoyable, engaging, and reflective volume.
The book is divided into three sections. The first is a set of short essays, many of
which link political themes to the dramatic arts, and others that are purely political
commentary. The second includes a series of “dramatic commentaries”—short skits—
lampooningcontemporarypoliticsandmodernAmericanlife.Thefinalsectionconsists
of “elegies and eulogies” honoring recently deceased icons of the American theater.
Robert Brustein is a playwright, director, actor, and the founding artistic director of two major
theatre companies—the Yale Repertory and American Repertory theatres. He spent thirteen years
as dean of the Yale School of Drama, where he founded Yale Cabaret and Theatre Magazine, and
twenty-one years as professor of English at Harvard, where he founded the Institute for Advanced
Theatre Training. Currently distinguished scholar in residence at Suffolk University, he is a recipient
of the National Medal of the Arts.
Theater History Criticism
Literary Essays
Political Commentary Opinion
Feb 2017 • First publication • World
5.5x8.5 • 150 pp.
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Praise for Winter Passages, also by
Robert Brustein:
“Robert Brustein is the rarest of rare
amphibians: a powerful theater practitioner
who is also a powerful critic. . . . Savvy,
fearless, opinionated, and fathomlessly
curious, he is at once steeped in the classics
and alert to the most recent tremors on the
cultural seismograph. Bravo!”
—Stephen Greenblatt, literary critic

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An Uncertain Ally
Turkey under Erdogan’s Dictatorship
David L. Phillips
Predicts a dangerous, dark future for Turkey under its current president
Under the rule of Recep Tayyip Erdogan Turkey has descended into a dictatorship,
promotes the Islamist agenda, abuses human rights, limits freedom of expression in the
press, and wages war against the Kurds. While Turkey has historically been important
geopolitically,ithasbecomeanoutlierinEuropeandanuncertainallyoftheUnitedStates.
An Uncertain Ally is a straightforward indictment of Erdogan. Drawing on inside
sources in his Justice and Development Party (AKP) and the police, the book reveals
corruption and money laundering schemes that benefitted Erdogan, his cronies, and
family members. Erdogan has polarized Turkish society and created conditions that
led to the coup attempt of July 2016. He has also deepened divisions by accusing
Fethullah Gulen, an Islamic teacher in Pennsylvania, of establishing a parallel state
and masterminding the coup attempt. Erdogan has seized on the failed coup to justify
a witch hunt, arresting thousands and ordering the wholesale dismissal of alleged
coup sympathizers. Rather than foster reconciliation, he pursued vendettas and turned
Turkey into a gulag.
An Uncertain Ally exposes Turkey’s ties to jihadists in Syria and the Islamic State,
questioningitssuitabilityasaNATOmember.UnderErdogan,Turkeyfacesadarkfuture
that poses a danger to the region and internationally.
David L. Phillips is director of the Program on Peace-building and Rights at Columbia University’s
Institute for the Study of Human Rights. Phillips served as foreign affairs expert and senior adviser
to the US Department of State during the administrations of Presidents Clinton, Bush, and Obama.
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Turkey the Ottoman Empire
Middle Eastern Politics
International Relations
Praise for The Kurdish Spring:
“Few scholars know more about the
intricacies of the Kurdish challenges than
David Phillips. He not only knows all the key
players but he also understands thepolitical
dynamics of Kurdish nationalism in today’s
evolving Middle East. The Kurdish Spring
is a must read...”
—Nancy Soderberg,
former deputy national security advisor and
alternaterepresentativetotheUnitedNations

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“Bennett provides a readable and
compelling story, supported by lots of facts, to
demonstrate the pernicious effects politics has
had on veterans programs.”
—Randall G. Holcombe,
DeVoe Moore Professor of Economics,
Florida State University
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Veterans
Economic Policy
Military Studies
Apr 2017 • First publication • World
6x9 • 268 pp.
Paid Patriotism?
The Debate over Veterans’ Benefits
James T. Bennett
What is the true worth of a veteran’s sacrifice?
What does a nation owe its military veterans? Gratitude, esteem, land grants, medical
care, pensions, higher education? Or is serving in the armed forces of one’s country an
obligation to be undertaken without any expectation of compensation? If veterans are
to receive government aid, should a distinction be made between those who served in
wartime or faced enemy fire and those who saw neither war nor combat?
These questions have been answered in varying ways by the American people and
their elected representatives since the Revolutionary War. Paid Patriotism? explores
the genesis and growth of soldiers’ pensions throughout the nineteenth century, the
Bonus experiment after the First World War, the passage and consequences of the
GI Bill of Rights, the growth of the nation’s system of veterans’ hospitals, the evolu-
tion of veterans’ programs during the Cold War and Vietnam, the post-9/11 GI Bill,
and contemporary scandals and reform efforts within the veterans’ bureaucracy,
from its promotion to a cabinet department to wrongdoing in the Veterans Health
Administration.
James T. Bennett examines the complex and politically charged history and heated
present-daydebateofwhatthelatecolumnistWilliamSafirecalledthe“mostsacredcow”
inWashington:theveterans’bureaucracy.Intheend,theUnitedStatesanditscitizensowe
veterans a debt. But how has and how should that debt be honored—and at what cost?
James T. Bennett is professor of economics at George Mason University and a prolific author.
In addition to numerous articles in academic journals, he has authored many books, eleven of
which have been published by Transaction, including Subsidizing Culture, Mandate Madness, and
Corporate Welfare.

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Of Related Interest
Russia and the United States
Pitirim Sorokin
PB 978-1-4128-0618-3
Understanding the Cold War
A Historian’s Personal Reflections
Second edition
Adam B. Ulam
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Peace and War
A Theory of International Relations
Raymond Aron
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Wars Conflicts
Russia the Former Soviet Union
Communism,Post-Communism,Socialism
After Sputnik
America, the World, and Cold War Conflicts
Alan J. Levine
How Soviet success in the race to space ushered in an era of fear
On October 4, 1957 in the midst of the Cold War, the Soviet Union launched Sputnik
I, the first artificial earth satellite. For the West, and especially the United States, it was a
shattering blow to national morale and pride. It led to a deep-seated fear that the Soviet
Union would surpass the United States in both technology and power and that even
nuclear war might be near.
After Sputnik shows that the late 1950s were not an era of complacency and
smugness, but were some of the most anxious years in American history. The Cold
War was by no means a time of peace. It was an era of a different kind of battle—one
that took place in negotiations and in the internal affairs of many countries, but not
always on the battlefield. While many choose to remember President Eisenhower as
a near-pacifist, his actions in Lebanon, the Taiwan Straits crisis, Berlin, and elsewhere
proved otherwise. Seconded by his able secretary of state, John Foster Dulles, he
steered America though some of the most difficult parts of the Cold War, not always
succeeding, but preventing disaster. The Middle East and Berlin crises, the Indonesian
Civil War, Fidel Castro’s rise to power, and other events are all bluntly discussed in
the light of Western, and other, illusions and delusions.
In this engaging history, Alan J. Levine delves deeply into this often misrepresented
period of history, and provides new insight into one of the most formative decades
in American history.
Alan J. Levine is a historian and adjunct assistant professor of history at Borough of Manhattan
Community College. He specializes in twentieth century international relations and the history of
World War II and the Cold War, and has written eleven books.
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Crucible of a Generation
How the Attack on Pearl Harbor Transformed America
J. Kenneth Brody
A unique recollection of the days surrounding the attack on Pearl Harbor
Crucible of a Generation tells the story of fifteen fateful days that saw the America of
yesterdaystandinghesitantlyonthesidelinesofaworldinflames,finallyplunged,notby
its own will, but by the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, into a new role in a new world.
The story is told through the pages of eight great American newspapers, from The
New York Times to the Chicago Tribune. Collectively, they provide a kaleidoscopic
portrait of the United States from its domestic and foreign policies to its society at
every level. Beautifully illustrated with archival images, wartime posters, and cartoons,
American society is observed from every angle, from blazing headlines to workaday
help-wanted ads. As J. Kenneth Brody shows, the newspapers covered it all: murder
and merchandise, sex and sport, race and religion, the books Americans read, and
the movies they loved.
This unique, retrospective work presents a snapshot of America as a great nation,
poised between its past and its future. Filled with vignettes of American life—from an
eleven-year-old boy trying to join the Navy to its Commander-in-Chief, FDR himself—
Crucible of a Generation is a must-read for those who wish to journey to a time when a
great nation stood at a major crossroads and, much like today, the media had as much
of a say in politics as the politicians themselves.
J. Kenneth Brody served as a World War II naval officer in the Atlantic, Mediterranean, and Pacific
theaters. He practiced law in Seattle and was executive vice president of a Fortune 500 company,
then retired to write the history of his era. He is the author of The Avoidable War and The Trial of
Pierre Laval.
United States History
20th Century History
Media Studies
June 2017 • First publication • World
6x9 • 312 pp. • 42 color/bw ill.
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“As a witness to this book’s era, I find
Crucible of a Generation as accurate as it is
readable and enlivened by touches of humor.
It portrays vividly scenes America can never
forget.”
—Norman J. Wiener, U. S. Army
Counter-Intelligence Corps.
(1943-46, 1951-52)

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Stealth Altruism
Forbidden Care as Jewish Resistance in the Holocaust
Arthur B. Shostak
Despite the horrors of the Holocaust, Jewish strength and caring prevailed
Though it has been nearly seventy years since the Holocaust, the human capacity for
evil displayed by its perpetrators is still shocking and haunting. But the story of the Nazi
attempt to annihilate European Jewry is not all we should remember. Stealth Altruism
tellsofsecret,non-militant,high-riskeffortsby“Carers,”thosevictimswhotriedtoreduce
suffering and improve everyone’s chances of survival. Their empowering acts of altruism
remindusofourinherentlongingtodogoodeveninsituationsofextraordinarybrutality.
Arthur B. Shostak explores forbidden acts of kindness, such as sharing scarce
clothing and food rations, holding up weakened fellow prisoners during roll call,
secretly replacing an ailing friend in an exhausting work detail, and much more. He
explores the motivation behind this dangerous behavior, how it differed when in or
out of sight, who provided or undermined forbidden care, the differing experiences
of men and women, how and why gentiles provided aid, and, most importantly, how
might the costly obscurity of stealth altruism soon be corrected.
To date, memorialization has emphasized what was done to victims and sidelined
what victims tried to do for one another. “Carers” provide an inspiring model and
their perilous efforts should be recognized and taught alongside the horrors of the
Holocaust. Humanity needs such inspiration.
Arthur B. Shostak was a sociology professor at the Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania,
and Drexel University; this is his thirty-fourth book.
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6x9 • 314 pp.
Holocaust Studies
Jewish History
Jewish Studies
“Arthur Shostak deserves much credit for
identifying this issue and researching
it thoroughly.”
—Magda Herzberger,
survivor of Auschwitz-Birkenau,
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Reflections of a Veteran Pessimist
Contemplating Modern Europe, Russia, and Jewish History
Walter Laqueur
A leading historian examines Europe and the Jewish diaspora
Having been exposed early in life to the dangers of extreme nationalism, journalist and
historianWalterLaqueurchosetoalignhisthinkingwithVictorHugo’sidealofa“European
Brotherhood”wheretheEuropeannationswouldmergeintoa“superiorunit”overcoming
war and strife. However, as time wore on and consolidating national solidarities seemed
evermoreimpossible,Laqueurbecamemoreofapessimist.Today,hestillhopesforunity,
butdoubtsthatitwillevercometopass.Thisvolumerepresentstheculminationofthought
of a most noteworthy, contemporary historian.
Reflections of a Veteran Pessimist is divided into four sections: Europe in Decline,
JewsintheTwentiethCentury,RussiaaftertheSovietUnion,andObservations.Having
lived under the Nazi regime, Laqueur is keenly aware of the dangers posed by strident
nationalisminEuropeandrampantreligiouszealotryintheMiddleEast.Reflectingonthe
lingeringfinancialcrisisinEurope,Laqueurobservesitsseriousconsequences—populist
movements and growing opposition to European integration. He notes that the influx
of refugees resulting from Middle Eastern instability have sharpened the challenges
facing Europe and weakened its unity. Laqueur also examines the growth of
authoritariannationalisminRussiaandthedefactorenewaloftheColdWarwiththeWest.
Walter Laqueur was director of the Institute of Contemporary History in London and served as
chairman of the International Research Council of the Center for Strategic and International Studies
in Washington until 2000. He was founder and editor of the Journal of Contemporary History
and other publications. Laqueur taught at Georgetown, Harvard, the University of Chicago, Johns
Hopkins, Brandeis University, and Tel Aviv University.
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History
Political Science Essays
Geopolitics
6x9 • 248 pp.
ReviewsofWalterLaqueur’spreviousworks:
Optimism in Politics:
“Theseessaysaretouching,sensitive,intelligent,
and thoroughly absorbing in a way that blends
history, recollection, and analysis.”
—The Israel Journal of Foreign Affairs
A History of Terrorism:
“Hissurveyofthehistoryofterrorismasastrategy
ofpoliticalviolenceprovidesamuch-
neededhistoricalcontexttoongoingevents.”
—Anthony W. Vassalo, Military Review

HISTORY
Nasser’s Peace
Egypt’s Response to the 1967 War with Israel
Michael Sharnoff
How did Nasser’s views of peace affect the aftermath of the 1967 War?
Gamal Abdel Nasser was arguably one of the most influential Arab leaders in history.
As President of Egypt from 1956 to 1970, he could have achieved a peace agreement
with Israel, yet he preferred to maintain his unique leadership role by affirming pan-Arab
nationalism and championing the liberation of Palestine, a common euphemism for the
destruction of Israel.
In that era of Cold War politics, Nasser brilliantly played Moscow, Washington,
and the United Nations to maximize his bargaining position and sustain his rule
without compromising his core beliefs of Arab unity and solidarity. Surprisingly,
little analysis is found regarding Nasser’s public and private perspectives on peace
in the weeks and months immediately after the 1967 War. Nasser’s Peace is a close
examination of how a developing country can rival world powers and how fluid the
definition of “peace” can be.
Drawing on recently declassified primary sources, Michael Sharnoff thoroughly
inspects Nasser’s post-war strategy, which he claims was a four-tiered diplomatic
and media effort consisting of his public declarations, his private diplomatic
consultations, the Egyptian media’s propaganda machine, and Egyptian diplomatic
efforts. Sharnoff reveals that Nasser manipulated each tier masterfully, providing the
answers they desired to hear, rather than stating the truth: that he wished to maintain
control of his dictatorship and of his foothold in the Arab world.
Michael Sharnoff is an associate professor of Middle East Studies at the Daniel Morgan Academy
and director of the Regional Studies Program. He has written extensively on the Middle East and
completed a PhD in Middle East Studies from King’s College, London.
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Egypt
Israel Palestine
Middle Eastern Politics
Of Related Interest
Nasserist Ideology
Its Exponents and Critics
Nissim Rejwan
HC 978-0-87855-162-0
From June to October
The Middle East Between 1967 and 1973
Itamar Rabinovich and Haim Shaked, editors
HC 978-0-87855-230-6
Egypt and Israel
Prospects for a New Era
David Abshire, editor
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After the War
The Press in a Changing America, 1865–1900
David B. Sachsman, editor
With contributions by Dea Lisica
Explores America’s post-Civil War period through the journalism of the era
Afterthe Civil War, theUnited States becameanation of industrialized cities crisscrossed
by a vast network of railroads. The changes in America were so dramatic that they
transformed the social structure of the country and the nature of journalism.
After the War documents the evolution of post-Civil War America by examining
its journalism, from coverage of politics and reconstruction to sensational reporting
and images of the American people. As America changed, the media changed, and by
the 1870s and 1880s new kinds of daily newspapers had developed. New Journalism
eventually gave rise to Yellow Journalism resulting in big-city newspapers that were
increasingly sensationalistic, entertaining, and designed to attract everyone—includ-
ing the illiterate immigrant poor, whose children translated the stories to them. The
images of the nation’s people as seen through journalistic eyes tell a vibrant story, from
coverage of immigrants—the Irish to the Chinese—to stories about African American
“Black fiends” and Native American “savages.”
After the War presents a panoramic view of social, political, and economic change
in post-Civil War America, exploring the politics of the time, from Reconstruction to the
rise of Jim Crow, and describing the journalism of the age as it entertained the masses,
served the public, and raked the muck. This work will interest scholars and students of
history, journalism, and media studies.
David B. Sachsman holds the George R. West, Jr. Chair of Excellence in Communication and Public
Affairs at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, where he also serves as director of the annual
Symposium on the 19th Century Press, the Civil War, and Free Expression.
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United States 19th Century History
Media Studies
Journalism
6x9 • 351 pp. • 17 bw ill.
Journalism Series
Of Related Interest
Sensationalism
Murder, Mayhem, Mudslinging, Scandals, and
Disasters in 19th-Century Reporting
David B. Sachsman and David W. Bulla, editors
HC 978-1-4128-5171-8
The Civil War and the Press
David B. Sachsman, S. Kitrell Rushing, and
Debra Reddin van Tuyll, editors
HC 978-0-7658-0008-4
Lincoln Mediated
The President and the Press through
Nineteenth-Century Media
GregoryA.BorchardandDavidW.Bulla,editors
HC 978-1-4128-5570-9

HISTORY
US Civil War History
Journalism
Media Studies
A Press Divided
Newspaper Coverage of the Civil War
David B. Sachsman, editor
Now in paperback, A Press Divided provides new insights regarding the sharp political
divisions that existed among the newspapers of the Civil War era. These newspapers
were divided between North and South—and also divided within the North and South.
Thesedivisionsreflectedandexacerbatedtheconflictsinpoliticalthoughtthatcausedthe
Civil War and the political and ideological battles within the Union and the Confederacy
about how to pursue the war.
In the North, dissenting voices alarmed the Lincoln administration to such a
degree that draconian measures were taken to suppress dissenting newspapers and
editors, while in the South, the Confederate government held to its fundamental
belief in freedom of speech and was more tolerant of political attacks in the press. This
volume consists of eighteen chapters on subjects including newspaper coverage of the
rise of Lincoln, press reports on George Armstrong Custer, Confederate women war
correspondents, Civil War photojournalists, newspaper coverage of the Emancipation
Proclamation, and the suppression of the dissident press.
ThisbooktellsthestoryofadividedpressbeforeandduringtheCivilWar,discussing
the roles played by newspapers in splitting the nation, newspaper coverage of the war,
and the responses by the Union and Confederate administrations to press criticism.
David B. Sachsman is a professor at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, where he holds
the George R. West, Jr. Chair of Excellence in Communication and Public Affairs. His books include
Sensationalism and The Civil War and the Press.
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6x9 • 8 bw ill. • 418 pp.
Journalism Series
“[A]n enlightening read for Civil War scholars
and enthusiasts and for those interested in the
history of the 19th-cetury press. . . .
Highly recommended.”
—R. Ray, Choice
“A solid work and expression of the press during
this extraordinary period in our history. It would
be, without a doubt, an excellent supplement for
journalism students as well as students studying
media relations.”
—Gemma Puglisi,
JournalismMassCommunicationEducator

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HISTORY
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American Higher Education
in the Postwar Era, 1945–1970
Perspectives on the History of Higher Education, Volume 32
Roger L. Geiger, Nathan M. Sorber, and Christian K. Anderson, editors
Examines the growth of American higher education after World War II
This volume explores the multifaceted and tumultuous transformation of American
higher education after World War II. Returning veterans with GI Bill benefits ushered in
an era of unprecedented growth that fundamentally altered the meaning, purpose, and
structure of higher education by encouraging changes in institutional forms, curricula,
clientele, faculty, and governance.
Charles Dorn discusses how the University of South Florida became the first
public university to explicitly serve the burgeoning urban population with a mix of
liberal arts, the sciences, and career-oriented programs. W. Bruce Leslie and Kenneth
O’Brien explain how teachers colleges were repurposed as state colleges and regional
universities to meet the insatiable demand for traditional studies. Julianna Chaszar
argues that massification raised concerns over diluted standards that led colleges and
universities to experiment with special academic programs for exceptional students.
Timothy Cain reveals the origins of faculty unionism and collective bargaining, and
Roger Geiger discusses the dramatic student protests that rejected the “American Way
of Life” and forever changed higher education. Adam Laats offers a countervailing
example of 1960s upheaval by exploring how evangelical institutions responded to
student protests and social change. Collectively, the contributors describe American
higher education at a critical moment in its history.
Roger L. Geiger is Distinguished Professor of Higher Education at The Pennsylvania State
University and editor of the Perspectives on the History of Higher Education series. Nathan M.
Sorber is assistant professor of higher education at West Virginia University. Christian K. Anderson
is associate professor of higher education in the Department of Educational Leadership and Policies
at the University of South Carolina.
Higher Education
History of Higher Education
20th Century US History
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Shaping the American Faculty
Volume 31
Roger L. Geiger, editor
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The Land-Grant Colleges and the Reshaping
of American Higher Education
Volume 30
Roger L. Geiger and Nathan M. Sorber, editors
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Higher Education for African Americans
Before the Civil Rights Era, 1900-1964
Volume 29
Marybeth Gasman and Roger L. Geiger, editors
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HISTORY
Russia the Former Soviet Union
Social Theory
Sociology
The Russian Intelligentsia
From Torment to Silence
Vladimir C. Nahirny
Vladimir C. Nahirny’s brilliant study of major issues in Russian social and intellectual
historysynthesizeshistoricalandsociologicalperspectivesinananalysisofthenineteenth
century Russian intelligentsia. He clarifies the concept of the intelligentsia itself, analyzes
findingsbearingonthesocialoriginsofdifferentgenerationsofintelligentsia,andenlarges
understanding of conditions that facilitated the emergence of ideological groups among
them. The Russian Intelligentsia develops a conceptually focused view of this distinct
social group, arguing that the Russian intelligentsia can best be understood on the basis
of orientation to ideas rather than on social or occupational position.
Rather than simply providing an intellectual history or biographical sketches
of major figures, Nahirny illuminates these concepts through data, creating an
immersive context unlike other discussions of these groups. This book was, and will
be, of interest to those interested in the problematic and contradictory social-political
roles of intellectuals during this time.
Vladimir C. Nahirny is associate professor of sociology at Hunter College of the City University
of New York. He is co-author, with Joshua Fishman, of Language Loyalty in the United States and
has published numerous articles on ethnicity.
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“Beautifully and skillfully written...
a first-rate contribution. Mr. Nahirny
brilliantly sketches three different
‘formations’ of intellectuals.”
—Daniel Bell, Harvard University
“Fresh and original, perceptive and
intelligent.... The kind of book I would
gladly assign in my course on
Russian Imperial history.
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Forced into Genocide
Memoirs of an Armenian Soldier in the Ottoman Turkish Army
Adrienne G. Alexanian, editor
With an introduction by Sergio La Porta and a foreword by Israel W. Charny
A conscripted soldier’s story of survival during the Armenian genocide
This memoir recalls Yervant Alexanian’s death-defying experiences in the center of the
Armenian Genocide. Like other Armenians of his generation, he was an eyewitness to
the massacre and dislocation of his family and fellow countrymen in Ottoman Turkey
duringWorldWarI. AlexanianwasconscriptedintotheTurkisharmy—butunlikeothers
so conscripted, he survived.
Alexanian was forced to become an onlooker while he watched the atrocities
unfold. His story of resourceful action and fateful turns is a suspenseful “insider’s
account” of a Genocide survivor. From his singular position, Alexanian was able to
document the tragedy of his people in his journals and diaries, but he also offers us a
behind-the-scenes look into the motivations and actions of Turkish military officials
as they committed the atrocities. His story continues after the war as we follow the
trail of his journey through Europe and finally to America, where he found solace
and was able to start anew with fellow survivors.
No comparable account exists in the literature of the Armenian Genocide. This
edition, translated from Alexanian’s hand-written Armenian-language chronicle,
includes never-before-seen documents and photos that the author preserved. Through
his eyes we relive the astonishing cruelty of the Genocide’s perpetrators—but also rare,
unexpected acts of humanity between victim and oppressor.
Adrienne G. Alexanian is a 2010 recipient of the Ellis Island Medal, an educator, and the daughter
of Yervant Alexanian. Sergio La Porta is Haig and Isabel Berberian Professor of Armenian Studies at
California State University, Fresno. Israel W. Charny is executive director of the Institute on the
Holocaust and Genocide in Jerusalem and past editor of the award-winning Encyclopedia of Genocide.
Personal Memoirs
Turkey the Ottoman Empire
Genocide War Crimes
6x9 • 155 pp. • 57 bw ill.
Armenian Studies Series
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“. . . [H]e painstakingly works to debunk the
alibis, myths, and outright falsehoods long
promoted by Turkey to deny the facts of the
Armenian Genocide. Unforgettable is the way
Alexanian provides humanizing portraits—not
only of the Armenian victims, but also those in
Ottoman Empire who played roles as agents of
mercy or death. His story is long overdue.”
—Andrew Goldberg,
Executive Producer, The Armenian Genocide

BIOGRAPHY
Holocaust
Jewish Studies
Biography
Sasha Pechersky
Holocaust Hero, Sobibor Resistance Leader, and Hostage of History
Selma Leydesdorff
Restores the memory of a Jewish Red Army soldier and death camp survivor
On October 14, 1943 Aleksandr “Sasha” Pechersky led a mass escape of inmates from
Sobibor, a Nazi death camp in Poland. Despite leading the only successful prisoner
revolt at a World War II death camp, Pechersky never received the public recognition
he deserved in the East. This story of a forgotten hero reveals the tremendous difference
inthememorialculturesbetweenWesternandEasternsocietiesandalsohowJewswere
not passive in the face of German violence.
Pechersky, along with other Russian and Jewish inmates who had been prisoners
of the Nazis, was considered suspect by the Russian government simply because he
survived. He was sent to the front in a Red Army penal battalion fighting the Nazis.
After the war, Pechersky was not recognized as a hero. On the contrary, he was
arrested during the Stalinist anti-cosmopolitan campaign (1948–53) and he died in
poverty, social isolation, and despair.
Selma Leydesdorff describes the official silence in the Eastern bloc about
Pechersky’s role in the Sobibor escape and how people slowly came to know truth.
The narrative is partly based on eyewitness accounts from people in Pechersky’s
life, thusly restoring the memory of a hero who was officially forgotten and assessing
the collisions of collective memory held by the East and the West. Specifically, she
critiques the ideological refusal of Eastern societies to acknowledge the suffering of
Jews at Sobibor.
Selma Leydesdorff is professor of oral history and culture at the University of Amsterdam and is
co-editor (with Nanci Adler) of the Memory and Narrative series for Transaction Publishers.
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Of Related Interest
Tapestry of Memory
Evidence and Testimony in Life-Story Narratives
Nanci Adler and Selma Leydesdorff, editors
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Witnessing Australian Stories
History, Testimony, and Memory
in Contemporary Culture
Kelly Jean Butler
HC 978-1-4128-5158-9
Kennan and the Cold War
An Unauthorized Biography
David Felix
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Louis I. Kahn—Architect
Remembering the Man and Those Who Surrounded Him
Charles E. Dagit, Jr.
With a foreword by Nathaniel Kahn
Louis I. Kahn is one of the foremost architects of the twentieth century, having designed
such famous landmarks as the National Assembly Building in Dhaka, Bangladesh; the
Salk Institute in La Jolla, California; and the Kimbell Museum in Fort Worth, Texas. He
planted a seed of inspiration in the architectural field that grew into a towering oak of
lasting influence.
In this commemorative volume, Charles E. Dagit, Jr. shows the power and influence
that Kahn displayed at the University of Pennsylvania’s department of architecture
in the 1960s. Since Dagit knew Kahn personally, this is a factual history as well as a
glimpse into Kahn’s personal wisdom and humanity.
Beginning with his undergraduate years at the University of Pennsylvania, Dagit takes
readersonanintellectualjourneythroughhispersonalexperienceswithKahnandexplores
Kahn’s interactions with Penn faculty members, including Mario Romanach, Robert Le
Ricolet, and Aldo Giurgola. This first-hand account sheds fascinating new light on one of
the most prominent architects of the twentieth century.
Charles E. Dagit, Jr. taught at Temple University, the University of Pennsylvania, and Drexel
University and is a Fellow of the American Institute of Architects. Awarded the American Institute of
Architects Pennsylvania’s Medal of Distinction, his work has been published in Progressive Architect,
Interiors Magazine, and Yale Perspecta.
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Architects
Biography
Architecture Essays
Mar 2017 • First paperback • World
7x10 • 145 pp. • 27 bw figs. and ill.
“Arts collections strong in architectural
history will welcome this first-person survey
of Louis I. Kahn who built a new breed of
modern architecture.”
—The Bookwatch
“We see a whole new side of this
wonderfully complex man who so
powerfully influenced architecture in the
twentieth century.”
—Rebecca Bushnell,
Dean of the School of Arts and Sciences,
University of Pennsylvania

PSYCHOLOGY
Sociology of Religion
Anthropology
Psychology of Religion
Imagining Mary
A Psychoanalytic Perspective on Devotion to the Virgin Mother of God
Daniel Rancour-Laferriere
A dispassionate analysis of the Virgin Mary throughout history
The Latin adage about the Virgin Mary, de Maria numquam satis, tells us there is “never
enough of Mary.” Breaking new ground in the long tradition of Christian mariology,
Imagining Mary is an interdisciplinary investigation from an atheist point of view—a first
step toward a truly unbiased, psychoanalytic mariology.
From East to West and from the New Testament Mary of Nazareth to Our Lady
of the Good Death in the twentieth century, Imagining Mary examines the mother
of God in her multi-religious and pan-historical context. Daniel Rancour-Laferriere
describes how Mary is represented in a wide variety of cultural artifacts in addition to
the Bible: theological treatises, passion plays, poetry, iconography, papal bulls, ritual
practices, and more. He then explores the why: the psychology of representations of
Mary, especially regarding the basis for transforming Mary into a “goddess,” Mary’s
compassion for her son at the foot of the cross, and the conflict within Mary’s personal
relationship with her son Jesus.
This book will appeal to anyone who has ever wondered, for example, about
the flimsy scriptural basis of beliefs about Mary, the tendency to depict Mary as
an incestuous “bride of Christ,” the notion of Mary’s “loving consent” to her son’s
crucifixion, or the curious appeal of Mary to the terminally ill. One does not need to
be a believer to understand the great appeal, received wisdom, and psychological
effects of Mary through the centuries.
DanielRancour-LaferrieregrewupadevoutRomanCatholic.AsemeritusprofessorattheUniversity
of California, Davis, he continues his psychological research on Christian themes.
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“Daniel Rancour-Laferriere is a
distinguished psychoanalytic scholar who
brings his considerable talents to the exam-
ination of the role of Mary.”
—Paul Elovitz, Editor, Clio’s Psyche

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Thomas S. Szasz
The Man and His Ideas
Jeffrey A. Schaler, Henry Zvi Lothane, and Richard E. Vatz, editors
New insights into Thomas S. Szasz, from those who knew him best
Asitenteredthe1960s,Americaninstitutionalpsychiatrywasthriving,withahighpercentage
ofmedicalstudentschoosingthefield.ButafterThomasS.Szaszpublishedhismasterwork
in 1961, The Myth of Mental Illness, the psychiatric world was thrown into chaos.
Szasz enlightened the world about what he called the “myth of mental illness.” His
point was not that no one is mentally ill, or that people labeled as mentally ill do not
exist. Instead he believed that diagnosing people as mentally ill was inconsistent with
the rules governing pathology and the classification of disease. He asserted that the
diagnosis of mental illness is a type of social control, not medical science.
The editors were uniquely close to Szasz, and here they gather, for the first time, a
group of their peers—experts on psychiatry, psychology, rhetoric, and semiotics—to
elucidate Szasz’s body of work. Thomas S. Szasz: The Man and His Ideas examines his
work and legacy, including new material on the man himself and the seeds he planted.
TheydiscussSzasz’s impactontheirthinkingaboutthedistinctionbetweenphysicaland
mentalillness,addiction,theinsanityplea,schizophrenia,andimplicationsforindividual
freedom and responsibility. This important volume offers insight into and understanding
of a man whose ideas were far beyond his time.
Jeffrey A. Schaler is a psychologist in private practice, author, and a former full-time professor at
American University’s School of Public Affairs in Washington, D.C.
HenryZviLothaneisaclinicalprofessorofpsychiatryatIcahnSchoolofMedicine,MountSinai,N.Y.,
and a psychoanalyst renowned for his books on Daniel Paul Schreber and papers on Sabina Spielrein.
RichardE.VatzisaprofessorofcommunicationatTowsonUniversityinMaryland.Hehaspublished
hundreds of academic pieces, as well as a cutting-edge book on rhetoric, and works as a political
commentator for various media.
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Psychiatry
Psychopathology
Mental Health
6x9 • 212 pp.
“The shocking title The Myth of Mental Illness
was not a scheme to destroy psychiatry but a
freedom manifesto of a self-proclaimed
second Pinel, a battle cry to restore dignity
and freedom of choice to asylum inmates, a
serious call to becoming a critic of the
psychiatric profession and urging it to exam-
ine its ethics and procedures. It was a voice of
conscience that every profession needs.”
—from the Introduction

PSYCHOLOGY
The Dyadic Transaction
An Investigation into the Nature of the Psychotherapeutic Process
Samuel Eisenstein, Norman A. Levy, and Judd Marmor
The Dyadic Transaction presents unique, pioneering research on the nature of
the psychoanalytic therapeutic process by three leading practitioners. The volume
demonstratesthattheprocessofpsychotherapyisaconsequenceofreciprocalinteraction
between the psychotherapist and the patient, rather than merely the result of actions
of the therapist, shedding an important light on how and why psychotherapy works.
A team of three experienced psychoanalysts discretely and independently recorded
their personal observations during a series of therapy sessions. At the same time, the
psychoanalyst conducting the therapy also recorded impressions of each session.
The results show that the therapist is actually an active participant in verbal and
nonverbal interaction. Nonverbal aspects of this exchange are a thoroughly original
aspect of this study.
Originated by Franz Alexander, one of the great pioneers in psychoanalysis and
psychiatry, this experimental approach offers valuable insight into the nature of the
psychotherapeutic process. The basic findings outlined here foreshadow many of the
resultsandnewmethodsofresearchinsubsequentpsychoanalyticstudiesandcontinue
to be highly relevant today. The Dyadic Transaction is a necessary source of material
for psychotherapists, psychoanalysts, psychologists, and psychiatrists.
Samuel Eisenstein (1913–1996) was professor of psychoanalysis and former dean and past
president of the Southern California Psychoanalytic Institute. He coedited Psychoanalytic
Pioneers with Franz Alexander and Martin Grotjahn. Norman A. Levy (1907-2005) was professor
emeritus of psychiatry at the University of Southern California School of Medicine and co-founder
and training analyst emeritus of the Southern California Psychoanalytic Institute. Judd Marmor
(1910-2003) was Franz Alexander Professor Emeritus of Psychiatry at the University of Southern
California School of Medicine. He was author or editor of seven books in the field and was past
president of the American Psychiatric Association and the American Academy of Psychoanalysis.
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Psychotherapy
Psychoanalysis
Psychology
June 2017 • First paperback • World
6x9 • 198 pp.
“[The Dyadic Transaction] transcend[s] . . .
sheer historical value and [is] pertinent to
any psychotherapist’s timeless need to better
understand the phenomenology of psycho-
therapy at the interfaces of
patient, therapist, outcome, and process.”
—Edward F. Sanford,
American Journal of Psychotherapy

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Values, Self and Society
Toward a Humanist Social Psychology
M. Brewster Smith
M.BrewsterSmithsawhimself,andhaslongbeenseenbyothers,asasocialpsychologist
in the tradition of Gordon Allport, Gardner and Lois Murphy, Kurt Lewin, and Muzafer
Sherif. Smith’s unique ability has been to contribute to the emergence of personality as
a differentiated academic field and at the same time to maintain strong interdisciplinary
ties to a variety of fields from sociology to philosophy.
Because of these wide-ranging concerns, the major statements of Brewster Smith
have appeared in diverse places. Values, Self and Society unifies his work on values
and selfhood, humanistic psychology and the social sciences, and humanism and
social issues. Smith was a major thinker at home in the details of psychology and in
the broad areas of public interest and social policy.
In this volume, Smith discusses major issues in terms of the political processes
involved in the public interest. These range from the issue of advocacy within social
research to conceptualizing anew familiar issues within psychology. For the generalist
interested in the broader meanings of social psychology to the specialist aiming to
recapture the big issues with which the field was once identified, this volume is
a must-read.
M. Brewster Smith (1919–2012) was professor emeritus of psychology at the University of
California, Santa Cruz. He was the president of the Joint Commission on Mental Illness and
Health, president of the Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues, and president of the
American Psychological Association.
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Sociology
Social Science Essays
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Of Related Interest
Social Psychology and Human Values
M. Brewster Smith
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Norms, Groups, Conflict, and Social Change
Rediscovering Muzafer Sherif’s Psychology
Ayfer Dost-Gozkan, Doga Sonmez Keith, editors
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Identity and Social Change
Joseph E. Davis, editor
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PSYCHOLOGY
The Mentality of Apes
Wolfgang Köhler
With a new introduction by Jaan Valsiner
Wolfgang Köhler demonstrated that chimpanzees could solve problems by applying
insight.Hisresearchshowedthattheintellectualgapbetweenhumansandchimpanzees
was much narrower than previously thought. The work was revolutionary when
originally published in 1917 in German, but it was largely ignored for decades
because it violated the conventional wisdom that animal behavior is simply the
result of instinct or conditioning.
However, Köhler’s research showed this was not the case. He used four chimps
in his experiments, Chica, Grande, Konsul, and Sultan. The experiments consisted
of placing chimpanzees in an enclosed area and presenting them with a desired
object that was out of reach. In one experiment, Köhler placed bananas outside
Sultan’s cage and two bamboo sticks inside his cage which needed to be put
together to reach the bananas. Köhler demonstrated the solution to Sultan by putting
his fingers into the end of one of the sticks. After some contemplation, Sultan put
the two sticks together and was able to reach the bananas.
As Jaan Valsiner shows in his introduction to this classic work, Köhler’s analysis of
the intelligence of apes marked a turning point in the psychology of thinking and the
continuing struggle between behaviorism and cognitive psychology. Köhler achieved
his two-fold aim: to determine the relationship between the intellectual capacity of
higher primates and man, and to gain insight into the nature of intelligent acts.
Wolfgang Köhler (1887–1967) was a noted German psychologist and major contributor to the
creation of Gestalt psychology.
Jaan Valsiner is Niels Bohr Professor of Cultural Psychology at Aalborg University, Denmark.
Evolutionary Psychology
Cognitive Psychology Cognition
Nature-Primates
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Of Related Interest
Sex and Friendship in Baboons
Barbara B. Smuts
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The Functional and Evolutionary Biology
of Primates
Russell Tuttle, editor
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Primate Ethology
Desmond Morris
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Psychopathology
Criminology
Human Sexuality
Rehabilitating
Criminal Sexual Psychopaths
Legislative Mandates, Clinical Quandaries
Nathaniel J. Pallone
More than half the states in the United States have legislation on sex offenders that
distinguishesbetweenthosewhoseoffenseisincidentaltootheroffenses(“felony”sexual
offenders) and those who engage in “repetitive, habitual, or compulsive” sex offenses
(“criminalsexualpsychopaths”).Thelegislationspecifiesthatcriminalsexualpsychopaths
must be treated, not punished. But treatment is problematic; the literature on various
approaches finds uncertainty about the effectiveness of treatment.
Nathaniel J. Pallone asks whether there is a right to effective treatment and notes
the political and ethical questions involved in potentially more effective Clockwork
Orange-like approaches. Despite the fact that the category “sexual psychopath” is
essentially a legal, not a psychiatric, category, judges tend to follow professional
recommendations for categorization. Pallone emerges with some surprising, but
convincing, conclusions. If the distinction between felony and psychopathic sexual
offender is essentially empty, as the profession feels it is, it should be abandoned. All
criminal sexual offenders should be punished, except those who opt for treatment and
who are certified by mental health professionals as likely to benefit from psychological
treatment.Andforthefewsoidentified,societyshouldbepreparedtocommitsignificant
resources to their treatment.
Combining a broad-ranging overview of the legal, criminological, and psychiatric
literature on these questions, Rehabilitating Criminal Sexual Psychopaths raises
questions of continuing importance. Legal experts, criminologists, mental health
professionals, and all those concerned with public policy will find it significant.
Nathaniel J. Pallone (1935–2004) was university distinguished professor of psychology at the
Center of Alcohol Studies, Rutgers University. He served as editor-in-chief of the Journal of Offender
Rehabilitation. His published works include Mental Disorder among Prisoners.
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“Pallone has extensive experience in the
classification and treatment of sex
offenders... [Pallone] argues for “‘aggressive’
hospital-based, labor-intensive, relatively
shorter treatments, against psychoactive
medications, and against ‘standard’
longer-term, corrections-based,
non-labor-intensive treatments. Excellent.”
—C. S. Widom, Choice

CRIMINOLOGY
Criminology
Social Theory
Sociology
Delinquency and Drift Revisited
The Criminology of David Matza and Beyond
Advances in Criminological Theory, Volume 21
Thomas G. Blomberg, Francis T. Cullen, Christoffer Carlsson, and
Cheryl Lero Jonson, editors
Examines the contemporary relevance of Matza’s classic contributions
Fifty years ago, David Matza wrote Delinquency and Drift, challenging the ways people
thought about the development of criminals. Today, Delinquency and Drift Revisited
reminds criminologists that they ignore Matza’s writings at their own intellectual peril.
Matza’s work shows his insights on a range of core criminological issues, such as:
the complex nature of culture and its connection to criminality; the extent to which
rule-breakers are truly different from the “rest of us”; the importance of focusing on
human agency in understanding the subjective side of offending; the interaction of
propensityandpeerinfluencesincriminalinvolvement;theroleofthestateinsignifying
individuals as deviant and entrapping them in criminal roles; and the processes that
lead offenders to desist from crime.
This volume was not written to pay homage to Matza, but to show how his ideas
remain relevant to criminology today by continuing to question conventional wisdom,
by making us pay attention to realities we have overlooked, and by inspiring us to
theorize more innovatively.
Thomas G. Blomberg is dean and Sheldon L. Messinger Professor of Criminology and executive
director of the Center for Criminology and Public Policy at Florida State University. Francis T. Cullen
is distinguished research professor emeritus and senior research associate in the School of Criminal
Justice at the University of Cincinnati. Christoffer Carlsson is a researcher in criminology at The
Institute for Futures Studies in Stockholm, Sweden. Cheryl Lero Jonson is an assistant professor in
the Department of Criminal Justice at Xavier University.
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“David Matza is a mysterious figure to most
criminologists. In little more than a decade—
starting with ‘Techniques of Neutralization’
in 1957 and ending with Becoming Deviant in
1969—he contributed classic works that had a
defining influence on the field. Thereafter,
however, Matza largely desisted from
criminology and, in his later years,
became a recluse.”
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The Creation of
Dangerous Violent Criminals
Second Edition
Lonnie H. Athens
With a new foreword by Richard Rhodes
A groundbreaking criminological study is expanded and reimagined
Lonnie H. Athens’ path-breaking work examines a problem that has baffled experts and
the general public alike: How does a person become a predatory violent criminal?
Intheoriginaledition,theprocessthatAthenslabeled“violentization”encompassedfour
stages:brutalization,defiance,dominativeengagements,andvirulency.Inthisedition,Athens
identifies a new final stage, violent predation, as the culmination of the violent criminal’s
development. He uses vivid first-person accounts gleaned from in-depth interviews and
participant observation of nascent and hardened violent criminals to back up his theory.
In this vastly expanded edition, Athens examines how his thinking and ideas have
evolved over the past thirty years and renames and clarifies two stages of development.
Athens also addresses, for the first time, criticisms of his original theory. Milestones of
this important work are discussed, as well as the paradoxes surrounding its present-day
status in the field of criminology. Athens proposes a revised theoretical model that will
be useful for classroom use, as well as for interested general readers and professionals.
Lonnie H. Athens is a professor of criminal justice at Seton Hall University. He is the author of
Domination and Subjugation in Everyday Life and Acts and Actors Revisited. He received the George
Herbert Mead Award from the Society for the Study of Symbolic Interaction for lifetime achievement.
Richard Rhodes is the author or editor of twenty-five books, including The Making of the Atomic Bomb,
whichwonaPulitzerPrizeinNonfiction,aNationalBookAwardandaNationalBookCriticsCircleAward.
Criminology
Violence in Society
Criminal Law
May 2017 • Second edition • World
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“The most far-reaching, provocative, and
profound analysis of violent conduct to be
found in the criminological literature.”
—Norman K. Denzin, author of The Research Act

CRIMINOLOGY
Prostitution and Sex Trade
Criminology
Chinese History
Migration, Prostitution, and
Human Trafficking
The Voice of Chinese Women
Min Liu
Migration, Prostitution, and Human Trafficking examines the nature, magnitude, and
gravity of prostitution and sex trafficking—and the relationship between them—in
Shenzhen, China. By researching the factors that drive Chinese women to migrate to
cities, Min Liu hopes to shed light on the underlying reasons for their entry into the sex
industry and the Chinese government’s lackadaisical response.
The author begins by examining the historical roots of prostitution in China,
providing the theoretical framework and historical background for the topic. She
then explores the methodology of the study conducted—in-depth interviews,
statistics, government documents, and personal observation. Collected data
examines the lives of individual women before and after they became involved in
prostitution. And finally, Liu discusses prostitution laws in China and the motivations
for human trafficking from the perspective of the trafficker and the victim.
Prostitution is a global issue. The Shenzhen, China example, one of many in an
expanding, market-driven economy encased in a communist political system, is
explored with candor and understanding. It is the author’s hope that increased
awareness will lead to legislation that will stop this kind of exploitation.
Min Liu earned her doctorate degree in the criminal justice program at Rutgers University-Newark.
Currently, she is assistant professor in the Department of Sociology and Criminal Justice at Delaware
StateUniversity.Herresearchinterestsincludemigrationandcrime,humantraffickingandsmuggling,
opportunity theories, and crime analysis and crime prevention.
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“Some anti-trafficking activists have gone
further to connect prostitution to
childhood experiences of sexual trauma and
maltreatment. . . . [Liu] serves to rebut such
broad-brush claims by illustrating the powerful
societal, cultural, economic, and political forc-
es that organize commercial sex work.”
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Contemporary Psychology,
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Animals and Criminal Justice
Carmen M. Cusack
Mahatma Gandhi said, “The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged
by the way its animals are treated.” Since civil societies are ruled by law, they can be
evaluated, both figuratively and literally, by how animals are treated in the criminal
justice system. This book depicts animals’ roles within society and the laws that govern
how humans treat them.
Carmen M. Cusack focuses on current issues in human-animal relationships and
how these are affected by the criminal justice system. Her analysis, while objective,
is rooted in firsthand activist, professional, legal, and criminal justice experience.
She presents a comprehensive overview of the place of animals in relation to the
law, including pets in prison, K-9 units, constitutional rights, animal sacrifice, wild
animals, entertainment, domestic violence, rehabilitation, history, and religion. She
includes information about law, behavioral and social science, systemic responses
and procedure, anecdotal evidence, current events, and theoretical considerations.
Animals and Criminal Justice is a useful handbook and a thorough textbook, as
well as a practical guide to animals’ relationships with the criminal justice system.
Professionals, including police, child protective services, judges, animal control
officers, and corrections staff, as well as scholars in the fields of criminal justice and
criminology will find this book invaluable.
Carmen M. Cusack earned a PhD in criminal justice, specializing in behavioral science, from
Nova Southeastern University where she originated the course Animals in Criminal Justice. She
earned a JD from Florida International University. She is the author of Pornography and the
Criminal Justice System.
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Criminal Law
Animal Rights
Criminology
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6x9 • 252 pp.
“… [A] fascinating and highly informative
account of various complex issues
involving human attitudes and regulations
[on] the treatment or mistreatment of
animals that demonstrates an outstanding
breadth of coverage in terms of historical
perspectives on contemporary issues…”
—Steven Heine,
Florida International University

POLITICAL SCIENCE
Presidential Success
A Practical Guide
Stanley A. Renshon
A modern understanding of the sources of presidential success
“Great” presidents are by definition successful, yet clearly not all successful presidents
aregreat.The“greats”helpedwinthecountry’sindependence(GeorgeWashington)and
establishedpoliticalprincipalsthatguideustoday(ThomasJefferson).TheykepttheUnion
intact (Abraham Lincoln), and ushered in the Progressive Era—a political framework that
helped define the country’s politics for more than a century (Theodore Roosevelt). These
aremonumentalaccomplishments,butevenpresidentsdeemed“failures”havehadsome
success. So, what actually defines presidential success?
Clearly, a new way to understand presidential success is needed. But what are
its elements? What kinds of policies, and proposed solutions to public problems,
are likely to contribute to presidential success? How is it possible to initiate
successful policies when Americans are so divided about what they want, or what
government should do? Is a successful president one who bends the public to his
or her will, or one who follows the public’s lead?
These are some of the questions that animate this new, fresh look at the factors
for presidential success in a country that has become increasingly divided and
despairing of its future. Grounded within political science, psychology, presidential
politics, and contemporary American history, this book offers unique commentary and
perspectives on these important questions, with analysis leading up to and including
the 2016 election.
Stanley A. Renshon is professor of political science at the City University of New York, and is also a
certified psychoanalyst. He has published over 100 professional articles and sixteen books in the areas
of presidential psychology and leadership, immigration and American national identity, American
foreign policy and smuggling, opportunity theories, and crime analysis and crime prevention.
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Political Leadership
Psychology
Also in the Series
Presidential Relations with Congress
Richard S. Conley
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Picking Judges
Nancy Maveety
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Making Foreign Policy Decisions
Christopher J. Fettweis
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POLITICAL SCIENCE
Textbooks as Propaganda
Poland under Communist Rule, 1944-1989
Joanna Wojdon
How schoolbooks became tools for indoctrination in Communist Poland
Textbooks as Propaganda analyzes post-WWII Polish textbooks to show that
Communist indoctrination started in the first grade. It increased as students grew
older, but its general themes and major ideas were consistent regardless of the
age of the readers and the discipline covered.
Textbooks promoted the new, post-war Poland’s boundaries, its alliance and
friendship with the Soviet Union, communist ideology, and implementation with-
in the countries of the Soviet bloc. Through a thorough analysis of nearly 1,000
archival textbooks, Joanna Wojdon explores the kind of propaganda incorporated
into each school subject. The textbooks included mathematics, science, physics,
chemistry, biology, geography, history, Polish language instruction, foreign
language instruction, art education, music, civic education, defense training, physical
education, and practical technical training. Wojdon also traces the extent of the
propaganda, examining its rise and eventual waning in textbooks as the totalitarian
state began its decline. Wojdon positions school textbooks and textbook propaganda
in the broader context of a changing political system, the system of education in
post-World War II Poland. She also poses questions about the effectiveness of the
regime’s educational policies.
Originally published in Polish, this edition addresses international audiences and
discusses recent research on political influences on school education. This book will
appeal to anyone interested in communist-era propaganda or Poland’s development.
Joanna Wojdon is associate professor at the Institute of History, University of Wrocław (Poland). A
Fulbright and Kościuszko Foundation alumna, she was visiting professor at the Hebrew University
of Jerusalem and at Loyola University in Chicago.
Propaganda
Communism, Post-Communism, Socialism
Eastern European History
6x9 • 206 pp.
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“Some researchers prefer to focus on
secondary schools because their textbook
narratives are more sophisticated. However,
I was interested not only in the pattern of
indoctrination, but also in its possible
influence on society. The audience for
primary school textbooks was significantly
higher. Moreover, younger readers are much
less critical and therefore more susceptible
to the propaganda messages.”

POLITICAL SCIENCE
History of Israel
Political Elections
Democracy
The Elections in Israel 2015
Michal Shamir and Gideon Rahat, editors
A critical analysis of Israeli politics and the 2015 election
The newest volume in the Elections in Israel series focuses on the twentieth Knesset
elections held in March 2015 in the throes of the collapse of the third Netanyahu
government. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s main opposition party, the Zionist
Camp, ran a negative election campaign, assuming that Israelis had grown tired of him.
Netanyahu, however, achieved a surprising and dramatic victory by enhancing and
radicalizing the same identity politics strategies that helped him win in 1996.
The Elections in Israel 2015 dissects these and other campaigns, with a special
focus on the conservative, Arab-fearing Likud campaign, from the perspective of the
voters, the media and opinion polls, the political parties, and electoral competition.
The contributions to this volume deeply inspect the Israeli party and electoral systems,
highlighting the exceptional decline of the mainstream parties and the adoption of a
higherelectoralthreshold.Providingacloseanalysisofelectoralcompetition,legitimacy
struggles, stability and change in the voting behavior of various groups, partisanship,
and political polarization, this volume is a crucial record of Israeli political history.
Michal Shamir is the Alvin Z. Rubinstein Professor of Political Science at Tel-Aviv University.
She has authored and edited several books and numerous articles, and directs the Israel National
Election Study (INES).
Gideon Rahat is the Gersten Family Chair in Political Science at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.
He has published numerous studies on the politics of reform, democratic institutions, candidate and
leadership selection and political personalization.
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Elections in Israel Series
On The Elections in Israel 2013:
“[A] must-read for anyone interested in
understanding the problematic trends in
Israeli politics and the various facets of its
democratic deterioration.”
—Naomi Chazan,
Hebrew University of Jerusalem,
former deputy speaker of the Knesset

POLITICAL SCIENCE
Controversies in the
Field of Genocide Studies
Genocide: A Critical Bibliographic Review, Volume 11
Samuel Totten, Henry Theriault, and Elisa von Joeden-Forgey, editors
Explores contentious questions and conflicts within genocide studies
At the heart of the field of Genocide Studies lies an active core of vigorous debate that has
ledtobothheateddisputationsandproductivedisputes.ThisnewvolumeintheGenocide:
A Critical Bibliographic Review series focuses on these, as well as other significant issues.
Variouschaptersinthisvolumefocusonthedefinitionandconceptofgenocide,and
whether certain cases of mass murder truly constitute genocide or not. Among some of
the many issues examined are those of the Ache, Bosnia, Darfur, Armenia, and Assyria.
Werethemasskillingsactsofgenocideorcrimesagainsthumanity?Whatroledidmedia
and propaganda play in the promotion of genocide? Is the concept of “gendercide” a
legitimate concept vis-à-vis genocide or is it the product of an anti-feminist backlash?
Byexploringthesefaultlines,readerscanexplorethevariousdebatesthathavedefined
the study of genocide and that are redefining it today. This insightful and provocative
volume will entice further discussion on the concept of genocide and will be a must-read
for the field of genocide studies.
Samuel Totten, professor emeritus, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, continues to conduct field
work in the Nuba Mountains, and is the editor of Transaction’s Genocide Studies series. His latest
book is Genocide by Attrition: The Nuba Mountains of Sudan, Second Edition. Henry Theriault
is professor in and chair of the Philosophy Department of Worcester State University and is the
co-founding-editor of Genocide Studies International. Elisa von Joeden-Forgey is associate professor
of Holocaust and genocide studies at Stockton University and first vice president of the International
Association of Genocide Scholars.
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Genocide War Crimes
Violence in Society
Discrimination Race Relations
6x9 • 268 pp.
Genocide:ACriticalBibliographicReviewSeries
Of Related Interest
Plight and Fate of Children During and
Following Genocide
Samuel Totten, editor
HC 978-1-4128-5355-2
Impediments to the Prevention and
Intervention of Genocide
Samuel Totten, editor
HC 978-1-4128-4943-2
Genocide of Indigenous Peoples
Samuel Totten and Robert K. Hitchcock, editors
HC 978-1-4128-1495-9

POLITICAL SCIENCE
Conservatism Liberalism
Political Philosophy
Political History Theory
Political Illiberalism
A Defense of Freedom
Peter L. P. Simpson
PoliticalIlliberalismdeconstructsthestoryofliberalismthatJohnRawls,authorofPolitical
Liberalism, and many others have put forward. Peter L. P. Simpson argues that political
liberalismisdespoticbecauseitdeniespoliticsaconcernwiththecomprehensivehuman
goodandthatpoliticalilliberalismovercomesthisdespotismandrestoresgenuinefreedom.
Thisworkprovidesadetailedaccountofthesepoliticalphenomenaandpresentsapolitical
theory opposed to that of the proponents of modern liberalism.
Simpson analyzes and confronts the assumptions of liberalism by challenging
its view of liberty and its cornerstone concept that politics should not be about the
comprehensive good. He presents the fundamentals of a truer liberalism derived from
human nature, with particular attention to the role and power of religion based upon
the political thoughts of Aristotle, the founding fathers of the United States, the thinkers
of the Roman Empire, and contemporary examples. Political Illiberalism concludes
with reflections on morality in the political context of the comprehensive good.
Simpson views the modern state as despotically authoritarian; consequently,
seeking liberty within it is illusory. On one hand, human politics requires the
devolutionof authoritytolocal communitiesanda properdistinctionbetweenspiritual
and temporal powers on the other. This thought-provoking work is essential for all
political scientists and philosophy scholars.
Peter L. P. Simpson is professor of philosophy and classics at the Graduate Center of the City
University of New York. He is the author of Goodness and Nature and The Politics of Aristotle.
.
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6x9 • 247 pp.
“Given the richness of this volume, which
can barely be indicated here, one may wish
that it be required reading for every entering
college freshman, if he hasn’t encountered
it in high school.”
—Jude P. Dougherty,
Review of Metaphysics

POLITICAL SCIENCE
Making Accountability Work
Dilemmas for Evaluation and for Audit
Comparative Policy Evaluation, Vol. 14
Marie-Louise Bemelmans-Videc, Jeremy Lonsdale, and Burt Perrin, editors
With a foreword by Amitai Etzioni
Like honesty and clean water, “accountability” is invariably seen as a good thing and
the absence of accountability is associated with most of the greatest abuses in human
history. Accountability is thus closely linked with the exercise of power, the legitimacy
of policies, and those pursuing both.
This volume explores the paradox that exists today: there are more
accountability-related activities now than ever before, yet the public laments what
is perceived as a lack of actual accountability. This raises a number of questions: Is
there a need for different approaches to establishing accountability or can current
arrangementsbemodifiedtoincreasetheireffectiveness?Arepresentpracticespreventing
a mature debate about improvements taking place? How can systems awash with
performance information ensure that at least some of it makes sense to a wide range of
potential users? How have greater accountability and transparency become associated
with concerns about perverse incentives and be seen as a costly burden?
The volume includes detailed case studies and synthesizes up-to-date research and
evidencedrawnfromverydifferentgovernmentalsystems,endingwithpracticaladvice
for those involved in the accountability processes. In doing so, it attempts to address
both conceptual ambiguities about the notion of “accountability” and the practical
uncertainties over its implications for democratic government.
Marie-Louise Bemelmans-Videc is former professor of public administration at the Radboud
University of Nijmegen and a former senator in the Netherlands Parliament. Jeremy Lonsdale is a
directorattheNationalAuditOfficeinLondon. BurtPerrinisanindependentconsultantinevaluation,
policy and program development, and strategic planning, on behalf of governments, international
organizations, and the private sector.
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Public Policy
Business Ethics
Political Science
July 2017 • First paperback • World
6x9 • 291 pp.
Comparative Policy Evaluation Series
Also in This Series
Doing Public Good?, Volume 23
Private Actors, Evaluation, and Public Value
R. Pablo Guerrero O. and Peter Wilkins, editors
HC 978-1-4128-6246-2
Success in Evaluation, Volume 22
Focusing on the Positives
Steffen Bohni Nielsen, Rudi Turksema and
Peter van der Knaap, editors
HC 978-1-4128-5568-6
Speaking Justice to Power, Volume 21
EthicalandMethodologicalChallengesforEvaluators
Kim Forss and Mita Marra, editors
HC 978-1-4128-5476-4

SOCIOLOGY
Social Theory
General Sociology
SocialScienceEssays
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Of Related Interest
Social Theory as a Vocation
Genres of Theory Work in Sociology
Donald N. Levine
HC 978-1-4128-5502-0
Knowledge and Networking
On Communication in the Social Sciences
Anton Oleinik
HC 978-1-4128-5301-9
The Social Theory of Georg Simmel
Nicholas J. Spykman
HC 978-0-7658-0571-3
Dialogical Social Theory
Donald N. Levine
Howard G. Schneiderman, editor
With a foreword by Peter Baehr
Argues that dialogue is the best and most productive foundation for social theory
In his final work, Donald N. Levine, one of the great late twentieth
century sociological theorists, brings together diverse social thinkers. Simmel, Weber,
Durkheim, Parsons, and Merton are set into a dialogue with philosophers such as Hobbes,
Smith,Montesquieu,Comte,Kant,andHegel,andpragmatistssuchasPeirce,James,Dewey,
and McKeon to describe and analyze dialogical social theory. This volume is Levine’s most
important contribution to social theory and a worthy summation of his life’s work.
Levine demonstrates that approaching social theory with a cooperative, peaceful
dialogue is a superior tactic in theorizing about society. He illustrates the advantages of
the dialogical model with case studies drawn from the French Philosophes, the Russian
Intelligentsia,Freudianpsychology,Ushiba’sAikido,andLevine’sownethnographicwork
in Ethiopia. Incorporating themes that run through his lifetime’s work, such as conflict
resolution, ambiguity, and varying forms of social knowledge, Levine suggests that while
dialogueisanimportantbasisforsociologicaltheorizing,itstillvieswithmorecombative
forms of discourse that lend themselves to controversy rather than cooperation, often
giving theory a sense of standing still as the world moves forward.
Broughttothoughtfulandthought-provokingcompletionbyHowardG.Schneiderman,this
volume will be of great interest to students and teachers of social theory and philosophy.
Donald N. Levine (1931–2015) was professor emeritus of sociology at the University of
Chicago and was founder of an NGO, Aiki Extensions. He received a lifetime achievement
award from the American Sociological Association. Howard G. Schneiderman is professor in
the Department of Anthropology and Sociology at Lafayette College. Peter Baehr is professor
and head of the department of sociology and social policy at Lingnan University in Hong Kong
as well as a fellow of the Center for Asian Pacific Studies.

SOCIOLOGY
Media and Suicide
International Perspectives on Research, Theory, and Policy
Thomas Niederkrotenthaler and Steven Stack, editors
How the media influences suicide and how suicide can be prevented
Somewhereintheworld,inthenextfortyseconds,apersonisgoingtocommitsuicide.
Globally, suicides account for 50 percent of all violent deaths among men and 71
percentforwomen.Despitesuicidepreventionprograms,therapy,andpharmacological
treatments, the suicide rate is either increasing or remaining high around the world.
Media and Suicide holds traditional and emergent media accountable for
influencing an individual’s decision to commit suicide. Global experts present
research, historical analysis, theoretical disputes (including discussion on the Werther
and Papageno effects), and policy regarding the media’s impact on suicide. They
answer questions about the effects of different types of media and storytelling,
show how the impact of social media can be diminished, discuss internet bullying,
mass-shootingsandmass-suicides,showtheeffectsofrecoverystories,andmuchmore.
TheeditorsalsopresentexamplesofsuicidepolicyintheUnitedStates,Switzerland,
the United Kingdom, Ireland, and Hong Kong on how to best communicate reporting
guidelines to decrease the copycat effect, especially in less developed nations where
most of the world’s nearly one million suicides occur each year. Although there is
much work to be done to prevent media-influenced suicide, this innovative volume
will contribute a large piece to this complex puzzle.
Thomas Niederkrotenthaler is associate professor at the Suicide Research Unit at the Institute
of Social Medicine, Center for Public Health, Medical University of Vienna. He is the co-chair of
the International Association for Suicide Prevention’s Media and Suicide Special Interest Group.
StevenStackisprofessorofCriminalJusticeandPsychiatryatWayneStateUniversity.Heistheauthorof
more than 320 articles and chapters as well as four books, including Suicide as a Dramatic Performance.
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Suicide
Media Studies
Social Theory
6x9 • 275 pp.
PraiseforSuicideasaDramaticPerformance,
co-editedbyStevenStack:
“[The editors] are convincing in pointing out
that some suicides may be intended as theater.
And that insight might provide some help to
people on the ground trying to prevent suicide.”
—Peter J. Leithart, First Things

SOCIOLOGY
The Digital Child
The Evolution of Inwardness in the Histories of Childhood
Daniel Dervin
How our conception of childhood has varied and evolved throughout history
Nothing is more synonymous with the twenty-first century than the image of a child
on his or her smart phone, tablet, video game console, television, and/or laptop. But
withallthisexternalstimulation,haschildhooddevelopmentbeenhelpedorhindered?
Daniel Dervin is concerned that today’s childhood has become unmoored
from its Rousseauist-Wordsworthian anchors in nature. He considers children’s
development to be inextricably linked with inwardness, a psychological concept
referring to the awareness of one’s self as derived from the world and the
internalization of such reflections. Inwardness is the enabling space that allows
one’s thoughts, experiences, and emotions to be processed. It is an important
adaptive marker of human evolution.
In The Digital Child, Dervin traces the evolution of how we have perceived
childhood in the West, and thus what we have meant by inwardness, from pre-history
to today. He identifies six transformational stages—tribal, pedagogical, religious,
humanist, rational, and citizen—leading up to a new stage, the digital child. This
stage has emerged from current unprecedented and pervasive technological culture.
Dervin delves deeply into each stage that precedes today’s, studying myths, literary
texts, the visual arts, cultural histories, media reports, and the traditions of parenting,
pediatrics, and pedagogy. Weaving together approaches from biology, culture, and
psychology, Dervin revisits who we once were as a species in order to enable us to
grasp who we are becoming, and where we might be heading, for better or worse.
Daniel Dervin is professor emeritus of English at the University of Mary Washington. He is the
author of several books and continues to publish in applied psychoanalysis and psychohistory.
Children’s Studies
Social History
Evolutionary Psychology
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“The constructs of the colicky baby and the
restless child segue into the distracted and
hyperactive pupil whom many pediatricians
and child-psychiatrists worry are being
over-diagnosed and over-medicated. . . . Factor
in school systems driven to produce quantified
results, appease parents, and out-perform
rivals, foster stresses that get transmitted to
their pupils, driving them to further distraction
and the solace of their apps.”

SOCIOLOGY
InformationTechnologiesandSocialOrders
Second Edition
Carl J. Couch
Mark D. Johns, editor
With a foreword by Shing-Ling S. Chen
A new edition explores the impact of information technology on society
According to Carl J. Couch, the history of human society is one of successive, sometimes
overlapping,informationtechnologiesusedtoprocessthevarioussymbolicrepresentations
that inform social contexts. Unlike earlier “media” theorists who ignored social context
in order to concentrate on the information technologies themselves, Couch implements
a consistent theory of interpersonal and intergroup relations to describe the essential
interfacebetweeninformationtechnologiesandthesocialcontextsinwhichtheyareused.
Couch emphasizes the formative capacities of information technologies across
historical epochs and cultures, and places them within the major institutional relations
of various societies. He views social orders as reflexively shaped by the information
technologies that participants use, and as susceptible to mass brutality and oppression
due to oligarchic control though he hopes technology will remain humane.
The original edition of this manuscript was nearly complete at the time of Couch’s
death and was brought to completion by two of his closest associates. Now after
two decades, during which its impact is indisputable, it has been updated for a new
generationofstudentsandscholars.Additionsincludediscussionsonbooksinthedigital
age, social media, mobile telephones, recordings, participatory culture, and more.
Carl J. Couch (1925–1994) was professor of sociology at the University of Iowa and president and
co-founder of the Society for the Study of Symbolic Interaction. He created the New Iowa School of
Symbolic Interaction.
Mark D. Johns is a professor of communication studies at Luther College where he teaches courses in
media studies, media production, and public relations.
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Communication Studies
Social Aspects of Technology
Social Theory
6x9 • 284 pp.
“Information is so central to modern societies
that the primary knowledge centers, i.e., uni-
versities, ‘compete with state and economic
structures for hegemony in programming the
future endeavors of humanity.’ Through his
emphasis on the social context, Couch has
brought an important balance to the study of
information technologies.”
—M. Oromaner, Choice

SOCIOLOGY
The Global Enterprise
Social Scientists and Their Work around the World
James D. Wright
Exploring the uncharted areas of international social science
Thereareapproximately200nationsonEarthandthesocialsciencesarebeingpracticedin
eachone,yettoolittleofthisglobalenterpriseisknowntoWestern,particularlyAmerican,
social scientists. Drawing upon five years of experience as editor-in-chief of a major
internationalencyclopediaofthesocialandbehavioralsciences,JamesD.Wrightprovides
social scientists a representative sampling of the work of their international colleagues.
The volume includes investigations into a myriad of questions. How have
Muslims accommodated to life in Western societies? What were the demographic
consequences of World War I? What are the economic, social, and environmental
costs and benefits of hosting a cruise ship terminal? Has the situation of Honduran
street children improved in the past two decades? What is the state of public
health in Africa? Wright shows how social scientists outside the United States
have answered all of these questions and many more.
FromeffortsathistoricalpreservationinthePeople’sRepublicofChinatothesexual
abuse of children in New Zealand, and from earthquake research in Japan to network
jihadi terrorism, The Global Enterprise includes research that will intrigue anyone
interested in what social scientists contribute to our understanding of contemporary
social trends and advances, both locally and globally. Key research is underway in
social science around the world, and it is far past time that Western social scientists
learned of—and learned from—these findings.
James D. Wright is an author, educator, and the Provost’s Distinguished Research Professor in the
Department of Sociology at the University of Central Florida. He has written twenty-four books and
more than 300 journal articles, book chapters, essays, reviews, and polemics.
Sociology
Social Science Research
Ethnic Studies
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6x9 • 200 pp.
Also by the Author
Social Problems, Social Issues, Social Science
The Society Papers
HC 978-1-4128-6398-8
Poor and Homeless in the Sunshine State
Down and Out in Theme Park Nation
HC 978-1-4128-4221-1

SOCIOLOGY
Racism and the Olympics
Robert G. Weisbord
Globally,billionsoffansfeverishlyfocusonthesummerandwinterOlympics.Intheory,
internationalfraternalismisboostedbythese“friendlycompetitions,”butoftennational
rivalries eclipse the theoretical amity. How the Olympics have dealt with racism and
discrimination over the years offers a window to better understanding these dynamics.
Since their revival in 1896, the modern Olympics were periodically agitated by
political and moral conundrums. Racial tensions, the topic of this volume, reached
their apex under the polarizing presidency of Avery Brundage. Race in sports cannot
be disentangled from societal problems, nor can race or sports be fully understood
separately. Racial conflict must be contextualized. Racism and the Olympics explores
the racial landscape against which a number of major disputes evolved.
The book covers various topics and events in history that portray discrimination
within Olympic games, such as the Nazi games of 1936, the black American protest
on the victory stand in Mexico City’s Olympics, as well as international political forces
that removed South Africa and Rhodesia from the Olympics. Robert G. Weisbord
considerstheroleofinternationalpoliticsandthecriteriathatshouldbeusedtodetermine
nations that are selected to take part in and serve as venues for the Olympic Games.
Robert G. Weisbord is professor emeritus of history at the University of Rhode Island. He is
the author of many books and articles on black Americans, African history, and Jewish history.
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Discrimination Race Relations
Olympics Paralympics
Sociology of Sports
Apr 2017 • First paperback • World
6x9 • 228 pp.
“[T]he book serves as a selective history of
international racism, as much as a history of
racism and the Olympics. . . . well-written and
extensively researched.”
—Susan J. Rayl, Journal of Sport History

ANTHROPOLOGY
Physical Anthropology
Cultural Social Anthropology
Anthropology
The Character of Human Institutions
Robin Fox and the Rise of Biosocial Science
Michael Egan, editor
ThisvolumecelebratesthelifeandworkofRobinFoxandtheideaofabiosocialscience.
From his early studies of kinship, primates, the brain, evolution, the incest taboo, and
aggression,tohislaterworkonliterature,politics,civilization,law,theBible,Shakespeare,
andthehistoryofideas,RobinFoxinspiredmanywithanevolutionaryvisionofhumanity
that goes beyond narrow disciplinary boundaries and embraces the “universal history of
mankind.” Fox’s work represents an independent “biosocial science” stream of thinking
thatacceptsthe Darwinianmandate while avoidingreductionismbyrecognizingculture
as a natural phenomenon.
The essays cover Fox’s life and his contributions, and address topics as diverse as
the meaning and function of laughter; the unforgiving discipline of writing popular
anthropology; extreme drinking rituals among young men training for the British
army; Darwin and close-cousin marriage; the universal essence of the epic form as a
super-attractor; anthropologists’ autobiographies; the conflict between science and
anti-science; and the decline of British imperial education.
This engaging collection on a “mainstream maverick” has been edited by Mi-
chael Egan. It includes essays by Sir Antony Jay, Lionel Tiger, Howard Bloom,
Michael McGuire, Kate Fox, Melvin Konner, Alan Macfarlane, Adam Kuper, Dieter
Steklis, Alexandra Maryanski, Bernard Chapais, Jonathan Turner, Linda Stone, Charles
Macdonald, Anne Fox, David Jenkins, Frederick Turner, Robert Trivers, and an essay
by Robin Fox himself.
Michael Egan taught at University of Massachusetts, Amherst and Brigham Young University,
Hawaii. He was the editor of The Oxfordian and is the author of many books.
.
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“This is a wonderful, sparkling collection of
writing on ideas, their history and their
importance to society.”
—ProtoView
“ThatsomanyofRobin’sideasweretobe
vindicatedbysubsequentresearchtestifiesto
thevisionarycharacterofhisthinkingatatime
whentheprimatedatabasewasratherscanty,
andattemptstobridgethebiologicaland
socio-culturalrealmsweregenerallymetwith
skepticismorindifference,atbest.”
—Bernard Chapais, University of Montreal

ANTHROPOLOGY
Mirror for Man
The Relation of Anthropology to Modern Life
Clyde Kluckhohn
With a new introduction by Andrea L. Smith
While the world has undoubtedly been shrinking, at the same time it has grown more
complex. The likelihood of culture clashes leading to outright conflict is high, perhaps
higher than ever. As Andrea Smith convincingly argues in her new introduction to this
classic work, certain questions are as valid today as in 1949, when Mirror for Man was
first published. Can anthropology break down prejudices that exist between peoples
and nations? Can knowledge of past human behavior help solve the world’s modern
problems? What effect will American attitudes likely have on the future of the world?
In Mirror for Man, Clyde Kluckhohn scrutinizes anthropology, showing how the
disciplinecancontributetothereconciliationofconflictingcultures.Hequestionsage-old
race theories, shows how people came to be as they are, and examines limitations in
how human beings can be molded. Taking up one of the most vital questions in the
post-World War II world, whether international order can be achieved by domination,
Kluckhohn demonstrates that cultural clashes drive much of the world’s conflict, and
showshowwecanhelpresolveitifonlywearewillingtoworkforjointunderstanding.
By interpreting human behavior, Kluckhohn reveals that anthropology can
make a practical contribution through its predictive power in the realm of politics,
social attitudes, and group psychology. Andrea Smith’s brilliant new introduction
provides convincing evidence for the continuing importance of one of the earliest
“public intellectuals.”
Clyde Kluckhohn (1905–1960) was an American anthropologist and social theorist, best known
for his long-term ethnographic work among the Navajo and his contributions to the development
of theory of culture within American anthropology.
Andrea L. Smith is professor of of anthropology and head of the Department of Anthropology and
Sociology at Lafayette College.
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Cultural Social Anthropology
Anthropology
Sociology
Mar 2017 • Reissued classic with a new intro• World
6x9 • 253 pp.
“If the statesmen of the world had the
knowledge contained in this book, people
everywhere could sleep sounder at night.”
—Stuart Chase

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