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John C. McManus, “Fire and Fortitude: The US Army in the Pacific War, 1941-1943 (Dutton Caliber, 2019)
John C. McManus
Fire and Fortitude
The US Army in the Pacific War, 1941-1943
Dutton Caliber, 2019

New Books in American StudiesNew Books in HistoryNew Books in Military HistoryNew Books in Peoples & PlacesNew Books in Politics & SocietyNew Books in World Affairs August 6, 2020 Mark Klobas

For most Americans, the war the United States waged in the Pacific in the Second World War was one fought primarily by the Navy and the Marine Corps. As John C. McManus demonstrates in Fire and Fortitude: The US Army in the Pacific War, 1941-1943 (Dutton Caliber), however, this obscures... Read More
David Tavárez, “Words and Worlds Turned Around: Indigenous Christianities in Colonial Latin America” (U Colorado Press, 2017)
David Tavárez
Words & Worlds Turned Around
Indigenous Christianities in Colonial Latin America
University of Colorado Press, 2017

New Books in AnthropologyNew Books in Christian StudiesNew Books in HistoryNew Books in Latin American StudiesNew Books in Native American StudiesNew Books in Peoples & PlacesNew Books in Politics & SocietyNew Books in Religion & Faith August 6, 2020 Krzysztof Odyniec

Professor David Tavárez’s edited volume, Words & Worlds Turned Around: Indigenous Christianities in Colonial Latin America (University of Colorado Press, 2017), is a collection of eleven essays from historians and anthropologists grappling with the big questions of the Christianization of Mexico after the Spanish Conquest and using sources in several... Read More
Adi Schwartz and Einat Wilf, “The War of Return: How Western Indulgence of the Palestinian Dream Has Obstructed the Path to Peace” (All Point Books, 2020)
Adi Schwartz and Einat Wilf
The War of Return
How Western Indulgence of the Palestinian Dream Has Obstructed the Path to Peace
All Points Books, 2020

NBN Special SeriesNew Books in Israel StudiesNew Books in LawNew Books in Middle Eastern StudiesNew Books in Peoples & PlacesNew Books in PoliticsNew Books NetworkVan Leer Institute Series on Ideas with Renee Garfinkel August 6, 2020 Renee Garfinkel

Two prominent Israeli liberals argue that for the conflict between Israel and the Palestinians to end with peace, Palestinians must come to terms with the fact that there will be no “right of return.” In 1948, seven hundred thousand Palestinians were forced out of their homes by the first Arab-Israeli... Read More
Elsa Hart, “The Cabinets of Barnaby Mayne” (Minotaur Books, 2020)
Elsa Hart
The Cabinets of Barnaby Mayne

Minotaur Books, 2020

New Books in Arts & LettersNew Books in Historical FictionNew Books in LiteratureNew Books Network August 6, 2020 C. P. Lesley

Lady Cecily Kay has just returned to England when she encounters Sir Barnaby Mayne. It’s 1703, Queen Anne is on the throne, and London’s coffee houses are buzzing with discussions of everything from science and philosophy to monsters and magic. Of course, Cecily has no plans to join the ongoing... Read More
Jeremy Bhandari, “Trust the Grind: How World-Class Athletes Got to the Top” (Mango Publishing, 2020)
Jeremy Bhandari
Trust the Grind
How World-Class Athletes Got to the Top
Mango Publishing, 2020

New Books in Politics & SocietyNew Books in Sports August 6, 2020 Paul Knepper

Sixteen athletes from eleven sports arenas. Each chapter tells a different story, as each superstar shares the habit that helped them accomplish their goals and reach the pinnacle of their profession. Sports fanatic or not. Guaranteed to tap into your athletic edge, Jeremy Bhandari’s Trust the Grind: How World-Class Athletes... Read More
Donna Drucker, “Contraception: A Concise History” (The MIT Press, 2020)
Donna Drucker
Contraception
A Concise History
The MIT Press, 2020

New Books in Gender StudiesNew Books in HistoryNew Books in MedicineNew Books in Politics & SocietyNew Books in Science & TechnologyNew Books in Science, Technology, and Society August 6, 2020 Chris Babits

The beginning of the modern contraceptive era began in 1882, when Dr. Aletta Jacobs opened the first birth control clinic in Amsterdam. The founding of this facility, and the clinical provision of contraception that it enabled, marked the moment when physicians started to take the prevention of pregnancy seriously as... Read More
Joshua Nall, “News from Mars: Mass Media and the Forging of a New Astronomy, 1860-1910” (U Pittsburgh Press, 2019)
Joshua Nall
News from Mars
Mass Media and the Forging of a New Astronomy, 1860-1910
University of Pittsburgh Press, 2019

New Books in American StudiesNew Books in European StudiesNew Books in Intellectual HistoryNew Books in JournalismNew Books in Peoples & PlacesNew Books in Politics & SocietyNew Books in Science & TechnologyNew Books in Science, Technology, and Society August 6, 2020 Mikey McGovern

In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, we’re hearing an awful lot about the fraught relationship between science and media. In his book, News from Mars: Mass Media and the Forging of a New Astronomy, 1860-1910 (University of Pittsburgh Press, 2019), historian of science Joshua Nall shows us that a... Read More
J. Browning and T. Silver, “An Environmental History of the Civil War” (UNC Press, 2020)
J. Browning and T. Silver
An Environmental History of the Civil War

University of North Carolina Press, 2020

Co-AuthoredNew Books in American StudiesNew Books in Environmental StudiesNew Books in HistoryNew Books in Military HistoryNew Books in Peoples & PlacesNew Books in Politics & SocietyNew Books in Science & TechnologyNew Books in Science, Technology, and Society August 6, 2020 Brian Hamilton

This sweeping new history recognizes that the Civil War was not just a military conflict but also a moment of profound transformation in Americans’ relationship to the natural world. To be sure, environmental factors such as topography and weather powerfully shaped the outcomes of battles and campaigns, and the war... Read More
W. J. Perry and T. Z. Collina, “The Button: The New Nuclear Arms Race and Presidential Power from Truman to Trump” (BenBella Books, 2020)
William J. Perry and Tom Z. Collina
The Button
The New Nuclear Arms Race and Presidential Power from Truman to Trump
BenBella Books, 2020

New Books in Arts & LettersNew Books in HistoryNew Books in Military HistoryNew Books in National SecurityNew Books in Peoples & PlacesNew Books in Political ScienceNew Books in Politics & SocietyNew Books in World Affairs August 6, 2020 Lilly Goren

As we enter the third decade of the 21st century, American nuclear policy continues to be influenced by the legacies of the Cold War. Nuclear policies remain focused on easily identifiable threats, including China or Russia, and how the United States would respond in the event of a first strike... Read More

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