New Books in Astronomy

Ryan Vieira, “Time and Politics: Parliament and the Culture of Modernity in Nineteenth-Century Britain and the Brit...

How did the idea of time change during the nineteenth century? In Time and Politics: Parliament...

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Ericka Johnson, ed. “Gendering Drugs: Feminist Studies of Pharmaceuticals” (Palgrave Macmillan, 2017)

On the frontier of feminist technoscience research, Ericka Johnson’s collaborative project...

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Quincy Carroll, “Up to the Mountains and Down to the Countryside: A Novel” (Inkshares, 2015)

Quincy Carroll’s new novel Up to the Mountains and Down to the Countryside: A Novel (Inkshares,...

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Maria G. Rewakowicz, “Literature, Exile, Alterity: The New York Group of Ukrainian Poets” (Academic Studies Press...

In Literature, Exile, Alterity: The New York Group of Ukrainian Poets (Academic Studies Press,...

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Raphael Dalleo, “American Imperialisms Undead: The Occupation of Haiti and the Rise of Caribbean Anti-colonialism??...

As Raphael Dalleo demonstrates in his wide-ranging and compelling American Imperialism Undead:...

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Sherilyn Connelly, “Ponyville Confidential: The History and Culture of My Little Pony, 1981-2016” (McFarland, 2017)

In Ponyville Confidential: The History and Culture of My Little Pony, 1981-2016 (McFarland,...

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Matthew James Crawford, “The Andean Wonder Drug: Cinchona Bark and Imperial Science in the Spanish Atlantic, 1630-1...

Matthew James Crawford’s new book is a fascinating history of an object that was central to the...

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Amy Brown, “A Good Investment? Philanthropy and the Marketing of Race in an Urban Public School (U. Minnesota Press...

There has been much talk in the news recently about funding for public education, the emergence...

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Stacy Alaimo, “Exposed: Environmental Politics and Pleasures in Posthuman Times” (U. Minnesota Press, 2016)

Stacy Alaimo’s Exposed: Environmental Politics and Pleasures in Posthuman Times (University of...

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Bob Moss, “Vibes from the Screen: Getting Greater Enjoyment from Films” (MCP Books, 2016)

While there are many books that assist the viewer in learning how feature films are made, Bob...

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Kathleen Dolan, “When Does Gender Matter? Women Candidates and Gender Stereotypes in American Elections” (Oxford ...

Does sex play a determinative role in political contests? Recognising the dual political...

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Kerry Pimblott, “Faith in Black Power: Religion, Race, and Resistance in Cairo, Illinois” (U. Press of Kentucky, ...

When you think of black power, do you think about churches and religious institutions, or do you...

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Iza Hussin, “The Politics of Islamic Law: Local Elites, Colonial Authority, and the Making of the Muslim State”

In her fascinating new book The Politics of Islamic Law: Local Elites, Colonial Authority, and...

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Harris Beider, “White-Working Class Voices: Multiculturalism, Community-Building, and Change” (Policy Press, 2015)

Harris Beider is the author of White Working-Class Voices: Multiculturalism, Community-Building,...

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Helen Glew, “Gender, Rhetoric and Regulation: Women’s Work in the Civil Service and the London County Council, 19...

What role has gender played in government institutions? In Gender, Rhetoric and Regulation:...

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Mark Glickman, “Stolen Words: The Nazi Plunder of Jewish Books” (U. Nebraska Press, 2016)

In Stolen Words: The Nazi Plunder of Jewish Books (University of Nebraska Press, 2016), Rabbi...

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Mical Raz, “What’s Wrong with the Poor: Psychiatry, Race, and the War on Poverty” (UNC Press, 2016)

In What’s Wrong with the Poor: Psychiatry, Race, and the War on Poverty (University of North...

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Bren McClain, “One Good Mama Bone” (Story River Books, 2017)

Once in a while, a novel comes along that is just extraordinary, in the best sense of that word....

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Daniel Magaziner, “The Art of Life in South Africa” (Ohio University Press, 2016)

Daniel Magaziner’s latest book, The Art of Life in South Africa (Ohio University Press, 2016, and...

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Jayde Lin Roberts, “Mapping Chinese Rangoon: Place and Nation among the Sino-Burmese” (U. Washington Press, 2016)

In recent years, scholarship on Burma, or Myanmar, has undergone a renaissance. Jayde Lin Roberts...

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