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Alex Broadbent, “Philosophy of Medicine” (Oxford UP, 2019)
Alex Broadbent
Philosophy of Medicine

Oxford University Press, 2019

New Books in MedicineNew Books in Science & TechnologyNew Books Network July 19, 2019 Jonathan Fuller

Alex Broadbent‘s Philosophy of Medicine (Oxford University Press, 2019)  asks two central questions about medicine: what is it, and what should we think of it? Philosophy of medicine itself has evolved in response to developments in the philosophy of science, especially with regard to epistemology, positioning it to make contributions... Read More
John D. Hawks, “Almost Human: The Astonishing Tale of Homo naledi and the Discovery That Changed Our Human Story” (National Geographic, 2017)
Lee Berger and John D. Hawks
Almost Human
The Astonishing Tale of Homo naledi and the Discovery That Changed Our Human Story
National Geographic, 2017

New Books in AnthropologyNew Books in ArchaeologyNew Books in HistoryNew Books in Politics & SocietyNew Books in ScienceNew Books in Science & TechnologyNew Books in Science, Technology, and SocietyNew Books Network July 19, 2019 Michael F. Robinson

John D. Hawks talks about new developments in paleoanthropology – the discovery of a new hominid species Homo Naledi in South Africa, the Neanderthal ancestry of many human populations, and the challenge of rethinking anthropological science’s relationship with indigenous peoples and the general public. Hawks is the Vilas-Borghesi Achievement Professor... Read More
James W. Pardew, “Peacemakers: American Leadership and the End of Genocide in the Balkans” (U Kentucky Press, 2017)
James W. Pardew
Peacemaker
American Leadership and the End of Genocide in the Balkans
University Press of Kentucky, 2017

New Books in American StudiesNew Books in Eastern European StudiesNew Books in Genocide StudiesNew Books in HistoryNew Books in National SecurityNew Books in Peoples & PlacesNew Books in Politics & SocietyNew Books Network July 19, 2019 Natasha Margulis

In his book  Peacemakers: American Leadership and the End of Genocide in the Balkans (University of Kentucky Press, 2017), Ambassador James W. Pardew describes the role of the U.S. involvement in ending the wars and genocide in the Balkans.  As a soldier-diplomat, Pardew reminds us of the human nature of diplomacy. ... Read More
Thomas A. Foster, “Rethinking Rufus: Sexual Violations of Enslaved Men” (U Georgia Press, 2019)
Thomas A. Foster
Rethinking Rufus
Sexual Violations of Enslaved Men
University of Georgia Press, 2019

New Books in African American StudiesNew Books in American StudiesNew Books in Gender StudiesNew Books in HistoryNew Books in Peoples & PlacesNew Books in Politics & Society July 19, 2019 Adam McNeil

Rethinking Rufus: Sexual Violations of Enslaved Men (University of Georgia Press, 2019) is the first book-length study of sexual violence against enslaved men. Scholars have extensively documented the widespread sexual exploitation and abuse suffered by enslaved women, with comparatively little attention paid to the stories of men. However, a careful... Read More
E. Danto and A. Steiner-Strauss, “Freud/Tiffany: Anna Freud, Dorothy Tiffany Burlingham and the Best Possible School” (Routledge, 2018)
Elizabeth Danto and Alexandra Steiner-Strauss
Freud/Tiffany
Anna Freud, Dorothy Tiffany Burlingham and the Best Possible School
Routledge, 2018

New Books in American StudiesNew Books in European StudiesNew Books in HistoryNew Books in Intellectual HistoryNew Books in Peoples & PlacesNew Books in Politics & SocietyNew Books in PsychoanalysisNew Books in Science & Technology July 19, 2019 Tracy Morgan

When we imagine Anna Freud, how does she appear to us? I have a snapshot image in my mind of a woman, almost nondescript, decidedly meek, standing usually near her father, Sigmund Freud.  Her posture, bad from years spent stooping towards him, reflects not that of a woman, with her... Read More
Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi, “This Is Really War: The Incredible True Story of a Navy Nurse POW in the Occupied Philippines” (Chicago Review Press, 2019)
Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi
This Is Really War
The Incredible True Story of a Navy Nurse POW in the Occupied Philippines
Chicago Review Press, 2019

New Books in Arts & LettersNew Books in BiographyNew Books in Gender StudiesNew Books in HistoryNew Books in Military HistoryNew Books in Politics & SocietyNew Books in Popular CultureNew Books Network July 19, 2019 Rebekah Buchanan

In her new book, This Is Really War: The Incredible True Story of a Navy Nurse POW in the Occupied Philippines (Chicago Review Press, 2019), Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi presents the largely unknown story of the US Navy nurses captured by the Japanese in the Philippines during World War II.... Read More
Robert Atkinson and Michael Lind, “Big is Beautiful: Debunking the Myth of Small Business” (MIT Press, 2018)
Robert Atkinson and Michael Lind
Big is Beautiful
Debunking the Myth of Small Business
MIT Press, 2018

New Books in American StudiesNew Books in Big IdeasNew Books in EconomicsNew Books in FinanceNew Books in Peoples & PlacesNew Books in Politics & SocietyNew Books in Public PolicyNew Books Network July 19, 2019 Daniel Peris

Small is beautiful, right? Isn’t that what we’ve all been taught? From Jeffersonian politics to the hallowed family farm, from craft breweries to tech start ups in the garage. Small business is the engine and the soul and the driver of the American system. That’s the dominant narrative. And according... Read More