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American Indian and Alaska Native children and mental health; development, context, prevention, and treatment.
In this volume in a series that addresses developmental and mental health issues in minority groups, clinical psychologist Sarche (American Indian and Alaska Native health, U. of Colorado School of Public Health, Denver) introduces 17 chapters by practitioners and scholars who focus on the Native population. Contributors discuss the inter-generational mental health legacy of historical trauma at the individual, family, and community levels; and its implications for practice, research, and policy. Examples and recommendations describe interventions that strengthen cultural identity in treating and preventing substance abuse and other high-risk behaviors and their consequences. (Annotation ©2011 Book News Inc. Portland, OR)
Animals, diseases, and human health; shaping our lives now and in the future.
Contributors from animal and human health explore how diseases or the factors that cause or carry them, move from pets, livestock, and wild animals to humans. Among the topics are allergies to pets, emerging diseases, immuno-compromised high-risk populations and animals, one health, and modern animal biotechnology. Chapters also examine specific zoonoses of concern from dogs, cats, small mammals, and pet birds. The information is intended to inform makers of public health policy. (Annotation ©2011 Book News Inc. Portland, OR)
Anti-communism in twentieth-century America.
Larry Ceplair (history, Santa Monica College) critically examines the diversity of anti-communism through-out the 20th century and argues that, betrying any univocal program, a variety of agendas wore the mask of anti-communism. He takes a quasi-encyclopedic approach to laying out his categories of anti-communism, but says it is not absolutely exchaustive and only follows major trends. He draws a line between official and unofficial anti-communism in terms of government involvement. The government had the power to spy, subpeona, prosecute and indict targets, while those outside of the government acted through boycotts, black-lists and physical aggression. He spends several chapters on anti-communism across the political spectrum, as it were, looking at conservative, liberal, left-of-liberal and civil libertarian unofficial anti-communism. His approach is still largely chronological and focuses on periods between 1919 and 1957, with final chapters on the long decline of anti-communism in the latter half of the 20th century and the resurgence of its logic in 21st-century anti-terrorism. (Annotation ©2011 Book News Inc. Portland, OR)
Anti-immigration in the United States; a historical encyclopedia; 2v.
This two-volume encyclopedia on American history and politics provides high school level students with concise information on anti-immigration movements and policies from the colonial period through the present day. Tackling legislation, movements, policies, personalities and thematic topics, the volumes provide a comprehensive guide to America's long standing struggle with its immigrant past and future. Topics cover major immigrant groups, government commissions and political demagogues, and movements, and each entry includes relevant historical background and links to other related entries. A helpful index of topics grouped thematically covering broader topics such as gender, class and race, major immigration acts, and significant historical periods is provided. Contributors include academics in history, political science, anthropology, ethnic studies and law from a variety of institutions. (Annotation ©2011 Book News Inc. Portland, OR)
Asia's rise in the 21st century.
Writing for people conducting business in Asia, business students, and students of Asian studies and international economics, MacDonald (head of credit and economics, Aladdin Capital Holdings) and Lemco (senior sovereign risk analyst, The Vanguard Group) explore the economic rise of Asia, which they believe will matter more in the 21st century in terms of economic weight and political influence than it has for centuries, and consider the economic, political, and business implications of this rise. Over the course of the work, they provide a capsule history of Asia's economic development, discuss the centrality of China's rise to the emergence of a regional Asian economy, examine China's links to other emerging economic powerhouses around the world (e.g. Brazil, India, and Russia) and the mutual benefits of their relationships, consider environmental and political challenges of rapid development, and explore implications for the western powers. (Annotation ©2011 Book News Inc. Portland, OR)
Barack Obama in Hawai'i and Indonesia; the making of a global president.
Sharma is identified as a cultural psychologist and marketing consultant who received his doctorate from Harvard and is affiliated with the Institute for International and Cross-Cultural Research at St. Francis College, New York. In this account he concentrates on Obama's first 18 years — the years he spent in Indonesia and Hawaii — from his birth in 1961, to his departure for college. The account is well-researched, and the narrative is engaging. A section of b&w photos includes images of Obama as a youngster and of his teachers and family. (Annotation ©2011 Book News Inc. Portland, OR)
Battleground; government and politics; 2v.
Intended for young adult readers and high school students, this two-volume set on American government and politics provides encyclopedia style entries for easy research on a wide variety of controversial topics in American politics and civic life. Arranged alphabetically, entries cover topics from abortion to the Tea Party movement and Federalism to the Patriot Act. Each entry provides a narrative explanation of the topic, including relevant historical facts, important characters and related legislation. The volume includes a helpful index of topics grouped thematically covering broader themes such as civil rights, economic issues, foreign affairs and electoral politics. Editors and contributors are academics in law, history and political science from a variety of institutions. (Annotation ©2011 Book News Inc. Portland, OR)
Big book of seasons, holidays, and weather; rhymes, fingerplays, and songs for children.
Low, an author and former children's librarian, provides children's librarians, teachers, and child care providers with about 294 rhymes, fingerplays, poems, riddles, sayings, and songs to enrich children's programming or curriculum. They are organized around the four seasons and relate to the weather, time, and holidays, with information on type, age range (from infant to middle school), and definitions. Included are musical notation for 32 songs and instructions for performing 44 action rhymes and fingerplays. Indexes are by author, title, first line, and specific kinds of rhymes. (Annotation ©2011 Book News Inc. Portland, OR)
Black box casino; how Wall Street's risky shadow banking crashed global finance.
In recent years, the American mortgage market moved away from the regulated banking industry to the shadow banking system (or the parallel banking system), which is not overseen by traditional banking's regulatory regime. England, a senior writer for Mortgage Banking magazine, examines the role of the shadow banking system in the financial crises of 2007 and 2008 and the ensuing global economic collapse. He exposes the 'mistakes' and shady dealings by banks, lending agencies, regulators, and lobbyists, focusing on three main aspects of the crises: new capital standards, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac's subprime lending, and the high-risk strategies of investment banking firms. The author draws on interviews with banking and investment professionals, bank regulators, those working in Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, members of Congress, and those working in the world of private mortgage-backed securities and collateralized debt obligations (CDOs). Although a glossary of terms is included, the book will be challenging for general readers. (Annotation ©2011 Book News Inc. Portland, OR)
The business of sustainability; trends, policies, practices, and stories of success; 3v.
Addressing what they perceive as a fragmentation of approaches to discussing sustainability in business, McNall (sociology, California State U.), Hershauer (School of Sustainability, Arizona State U.), and Basile (School of Sustainability, Arizona State U.) present this three-volume work as a compendium of the key issues, theories, practices, metrics, and strategies that together can serve as a template for addressing sustainability across economic sectors. The first volume, subtitled "Global Challenges and Opportunities," contains 18 chapters covering general issues of resource scarcity, the nature of sustainable business, values- and ethics-based approaches to business sustainability, government and the regulatory framework of sustainability; and future-oriented policy. The second volume addresses global supply chains (or "The Global Supply Web") and includes 14 chapters on sustainable supply chain design and management, followed by four chapters on supply chain sustainability measurement and transparency. The final volume is dedicated to "The Road to Sustainability" and contains 20 chapters addressing issues of energy, new technologies and innovation, green building, the food and beverage industries, organizational transformation, and the roles of public agencies and native peoples. (Annotation ©2011 Book News Inc. Portland, OR)
Charles Stewart Parnell and his times; a bibliography.
Fleming (global Irish studies, U. College, Dublin, and modern history, U. of Worcester, UK) and O'Day (history and politics, U. of Oxford, UK) offer a bibliography of sources on Irish politician Charles Stewart Parnell (1846-1891). Following a biographical sketch, chapters list manuscripts, archival sources, and bibliographies; printed primary sources; Parnell's writing and speeches; his record in the House of Commons; contemporary journalism and illustrations; biographies; articles in academic journals and edited collections; theses; review and general articles; and novels, poems, plays, films, and TV programs about him. Encyclopedia entries and Internet sources are not listed. (Annotation ©2011 Book News Inc. Portland, OR)
The Christian Science Monitor; an evolving experiment in journalism.
Fuller, a senior fellow at Northeastern University in Boston, examines the unique history, mission, and production of The Christian Science Monitor. Starting with its humble origins in 1908 as a periodical printed by members of the Church of Christ, Scientist, she shows how it earned 7 Pulitzer prizes and became widely considered an "elite" newspaper. Fuller emphasizes the uniqueness of its mission to focus on stories of progress, hope, and people making a difference and exposing injustice. Several chapters present case studies in the Monitor pursuing this mission. She offers a broad overview of how the Monitor has been published, including its transition to online-only in recent years. Appendices provided extended case studies in the Monitor's unique journalism as it went digital, including book and film reviews, lists of editors and interview-schedules. (Annotation ©2011 Book News Inc. Portland, OR)
Copyright catechism II; practical answers to everyday school dilemmas.
How can I find out if a student's design for a t-shirt logo is already trademarked? Can we use copyrighted material for podcasts? Can staff show video in their classrooms that they have purchased from the iTunes store? This Q&A guide answers these and 175 other questions on copyright ownership, computer software and multimedia, and the Internet and distance learning. Chapters devoted to print, graphic, audio, and film and video materials are divided into sections on fair use, use in class, and public display or performance. There are also recommendations for management of copyright. The one-page Q&A entries draw on guidelines that involve all stakeholders, such as the guidelines of the Congressional Commission on New Technological Uses of Copyrighted Works, and reflect the state of copyright law as of spring 2011. The book is intended as a companion to the fifth edition of Copyright for Schools: A Practical Guide; it will be useful to K-12 teachers, librarians, technology specialists, and school administrators. Material originated in the author's monthly columns for Library Media Connection. Simpson, a retired school librarian, is now an attorney representing school districts. Linworth is an imprint of ABC-CLIO, LLC. (Annotation ©2011 Book News Inc. Portland, OR)
Culture and customs of Hungary.
Buranbaeva and Mladineo have each produced previous volumes in the series, and now collaborate to examine an eastern European country that has maintained a separate identity through centuries of conquest, assimilation, and shifting political borders and alliances. The chronology traces the territory back to the first known human habitation 350,000 years BCE, rather than the Hungarian people before they arrived there about 900 AD. Among the aspects they discuss are language, gender, media, cinema, and architecture. (Annotation ©2011 Book News Inc. Portland, OR)
Debunking Glenn Beck; how to save America from media pundits and propagandists.
This book is written as a critical response to Arguing with Idiots: How to Stop Small Minds and Big Government by Glenn Beck, the right-wing media pundit late of Fox News but still broadcasting on radio. Although this reviewer has not seen Beck's book, Rogers (philosophy, U. of Minnesota) seems to have covered the standard arguments typical of Beck's television show, related to such topics as constitutionalism, gun control, public education, energy politics, unions, illegal immigration, the welfare state, housing, health care, political progressivism, and "free market" economics. Considering that Beck's audience is very self-insulated and will presumably not be reading this volume en masse, perhaps the real value of this work is in its careful deconstruction of Beck's general style of argument and its critique of a media and political culture that allows such as Beck to thrive. (Annotation ©2011 Book News Inc. Portland, OR)
Eating to excess; the meaning of gluttony and the fat body in the ancient world.
Hill (religion, U. of Northern Iowa) explores the historical roots of the symbolic relationship between fatness, gluttony, and immorality, beginning with biblical times and ending with Pope Gregory the Great's articulation of the seven deadly sins in the sixth century CE. Examining ancient meanings of fat bodies and gluttons provides insight into how Western culture has constructed ideas about self-control and moderation, how fat bodies and gluttons are distinguished and defined, and how bodily behavior both shapes and reflects gendered assumptions about the body. (Annotation ©2011 Book News Inc. Portland, OR)
Encyclopedia of geography terms, themes, and concepts.
From agglomeration' to zoogeographic regions,' Hanks (geography, Oklahoma State U.) provides coverage of the broad scope, terminology, major concepts, and methodologies of a field that is currently experiencing "an academic resurrection of sorts." He wrote the entries on human geography, while OSU colleague Stephen Stadler is credited with writing those on natural spatial patterns. The encyclopedic dictionary includes a list of entries, list of related human and physical geography entries (relevant to the natural and social sciences and other fields), boxed information on notable issues and personalities, b&w illustrations, and a bibliography. (Annotation ©2011 Book News Inc. Portland, OR)
Encyclopedia of invasive species; from africanized honey bees to zebra mussels; 2v.
To be considered invasive, a species not only has to be non-native, but also one whose introduction does or is likely to cause economic or environmental harm or harm to human health, that is, what used to be called a nuisance species. Emeritae geographers Woodward (Radford U., Virginia) and Quinn (California State U.-Fresno) survey species that are invasive in the US, including the nearby ocean. The first volume covers microorganisms, fungi, and animals; the second covers plants. The arrangement is taxonomic, for example animals: vertebrates: amphibians: Cuban treefrog. Other species include West Nile virus, honeybee tracheal mite, Norway rat, common St. Johnswort, brooms, and English ivy. Articles include monochrome photographs and maps of original and current range and references. Back matter includes state-by-state designations, pathways of introduction, American species that are invasive abroad, and international agreements and conventions. The two volumes are paged consecutively, and both contain the index and glossary. (Annotation ©2011 Book News Inc. Portland, OR)
The encyclopedia of North American Indian wars, 1607-1890; a political, social, and military history; 3v.
This thoughtfully prepared three-volume reference tackles the complexities of the history of contact between Native Americans and European settler — a protracted "war" sustained over close to 300 years. The first volume leads off with a section of general maps, an overview essay, and an introductory essay — setting the context for the 800 entries that follow. The second volume holds the second half of those entries and also includes an appendix of decorations, medals, and military honors; a glossary, chronology, and bibliography; and a categorical index. Entries pertain to individuals, events, tribes, groups and organizations, places, ideas and movements, treaties and other documents, weapons, and miscellaneous topics (e.g. corn liquor, Custer's last stand in art, military medicine, Native American medicine, scalp bounty, and smallpox). Each entry is signed and includes references and cross references. The third volume contains 167 documents — an extensive presentation that includes numerous treaties and Acts as well as firsthand accounts by participants in the events. Editor Tucker (emeritus, history, Virginia Military Institute, Lexington; and before that, for 30 years: Texas Christian U., Fort Worth) had help from two editors for the assembly of documents, and several assistant and associate editors. Contributors are historians based throughout the US. (Annotation ©2011 Book News Inc. Portland, OR)
Encyclopedia of right-wing extremism in modern American history.
This encyclopedia breaks down American right-wing extremism into three broad categories: race-based, religion-based and anti-government. The first is the largest and devotes 7 chapters to the Ku Klux Klan and Neo-Nazi movements, with some distinction between "earlier" and "modern" formations. The second is the smallest, with only two chapters, and focuses on Christian-identity and churches operating in a white supremacist paradigm. The final section looks at anti-government movements broadly, militia movements, and conspiracy groups. Each chapter is broken up in to mini-articles of anywhere between half of to several pages on sub-groups within a given movement, as well as important events and persons. Because of the way the articles are grouped topically, rather than in a traditional alphabetic format, continuities emerge between them that make the text read more like a primer than a true encyclopedia. Atkins is a former university librarian for Texas A&M U. and has written other, similarly topical, encyclopedias. (Annotation ©2011 Book News Inc. Portland, OR)
Encyclopedia of sacred places, 2d ed; 2v.
This two-volume reference for high school and up presents alphabetical entries on the history, traditions, and cultural significance of places around the world related to all spiritual traditions, encompassing houses of worship, shrines, sites of miraculous cures or visions, places associated with the life of a historical person or deity, tombs of saints, shrines of a miraculous statue or relic, and mystical places in nature. While most of the sites are active, some are historical only. Many entries include b&w photos or maps, and most list background reading and sometimes videos or CDs. The encyclopedia reference includes a set of 13 continent and region maps, a glossary, and a list of other reference works. This second edition contains more entries on ancient sites and places of national and regional importance. It also includes entries on secular sites that mark the triumph of enduring faith over evil, such as Nazi concentration camps and the Peace Memorial at Hiroshima. Brockman is professor emeritus of St. Mary's University. (Annotation ©2011 Book News Inc. Portland, OR)
Encyclopedia of school crime and violence; 2v.
This two-volume reference, accessible to high school and up, provides a wealth of information about crime and violence on school and university campuses. The encyclopedia's alphabetical entries cover shootings as well as property crimes, hate crimes, cyber-offenses, sexual crimes, and bullying. Readers will learn why school crime and violence are difficult to measure and how criminological theory can help us understand perpetrators' motives. A topical list groups entries into categories including case studies and court cases, factors contributing to school crime and violence, theory, media, legal responses, organizations, and global comparisons. In addition to entries, the encyclopedia offers discussion questions and extension activities, and lists recommended films, books in many categories, journals, and websites. About 100 pages of appendices offer a list of important federal legislation and present primary source documents and Supreme Court decisions (with only brief commentary). The book is illustrated with b&w photos on most pages. Finley teaches sociology and criminology at Barry University. (Annotation ©2011 Book News Inc. Portland, OR)
End-timers; three thousand years of waiting for Judgment Day.
This volume synthesizes the scholarly literature on end-times millennialism in the three Abrahamic religions (Judaism, Christianity, and Islam) for a general audience. The narrative, as the subtitle suggests, travels all the way from the early Zoroastrian roots of end-times eschatology in the Abrahamic religions to contemporary issues including, for example, how Christian Zionists promote the return of Jewish people to the state of Israel and its effects on the politics of the Middle East and how religious millennialists view globe-threatening issues of population increase, depletion of natural resources, advanced weaponry, and global warming. (Annotation ©2011 Book News Inc. Portland, OR)
