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Daniel P. Aldrich, “Black Wave: How Networks and Governance Shaped Japan’s 3/11 Disasters” (U Chicago Press, 2020)
Daniel P. Aldrich
Black Wave
How Networks and Governance Shaped Japan’s 3/11 Disasters
University of Chicago Press, 2020

New Books in East Asian StudiesNew Books in Environmental StudiesNew Books in National SecurityNew Books in Peoples & PlacesNew Books in Political ScienceNew Books in Politics & SocietyNew Books in Science & TechnologyNew Books in Sociology August 5, 2020 Beth Windisch

Despite the devastation caused by the magnitude 9.0 earthquake and 60-foot tsunami that struck Japan in 2011, some 96% of those living and working in the most disaster-stricken region of Tōhoku made it through. Smaller earthquakes and tsunamis have killed far more people in nearby China and India. What accounts... Read More
Greg Beckett, “There is No More Haiti: Between Life and Death in Port-au-Prince” (U California Press, 2019)
Greg Beckett
There is No More Haiti
Between Life and Death in Port-au-Prince
University of California Press, 2019

New Books in AnthropologyNew Books in Caribbean StudiesNew Books in French StudiesNew Books in Latin American StudiesNew Books in Peoples & PlacesNew Books in Politics & SocietyNew Books in SociologyNew Books Network August 4, 2020 Lachlan Summers

In today’s episode, I talk with Dr. Greg Beckett, Assistant Professor of Anthropology at Western University, about his richly grounded book There is No More Haiti: Between Life and Death in Port-au-Prince (2019, University of California Press – and it is coming out in a paperback edition this November). This... Read More
Nicholas B. Miller, “John Millar and the Scottish Enlightenment: Family Life and World History” (Voltaire Foundation, 2017)
Nicholas B. Miller
John Millar and the Scottish Enlightenment
Family Life and World History
Voltaire Foundation, 2017

New Books in British StudiesNew Books in European StudiesNew Books in Intellectual HistoryNew Books in Peoples & PlacesNew Books in Politics & SocietyNew Books in Sociology August 3, 2020 Alexandra Ortolja-Baird

During the long eighteenth century the moral and socio-political dimensions of family life and gender were hotly debated by intellectuals across Europe. John Millar, a Scottish law professor and philosopher, was a pioneer in making gendered and familial practice a critical parameter of cultural difference. His work was widely disseminated... Read More
Martin James, “State of Base: The Origins of Jungle/Drum and Bass” (Velocity Press, 2020)
Martin James
State of Base
The Origins of Jungle/Drum & Bass
Velocity Press, 2020

New Books in Arts & LettersNew Books in British StudiesNew Books in MusicNew Books in Peoples & PlacesNew Books in Politics & SocietyNew Books in Popular CultureNew Books in Sociology July 31, 2020 Rebekah Buchanan

The reissue and revision of Martin James’ State of Bass: The Origins of Jungle/Drum & Bass (Velocity Press, 2020) examines the origins and progression of British Junglism in the 1990s. Rave culture’s clashes with UK government and police drove the scene into a dark space, but jungle/drum & bass emerged... Read More
David A. Harris, “A City Divided: Race, Fear and the Law in Police Confrontations” (Anthem Press, 2020)
David A. Harris
A City Divided
Race, Fear and the Law in Police Confrontations
Anthem Press, 2020

Dan Hill's EQ SpotlightNew Books in African American StudiesNew Books in American StudiesNew Books in LawNew Books in Peoples & PlacesNew Books in Politics & SocietyNew Books in Public PolicyNew Books in SociologyNew Books Network July 30, 2020 Dan Hill

How do we move police forces from a warrior culture to connecting better with communities they serve? Today I talked to David A. Harris about his new book A City Divided: Race, Fear and the Law in Police Confrontations (Anthem Press, 2020). Harris is a professor at the University of... Read More
T. Paulus and A. Wise, “Looking for Insight, Transformation, and Learning in Online Talk ” (Routledge, 2019)
T. Paulus and A. Wise
Looking for Insight, Transformation, and Learning in Online Talk

Routledge, 2019

New Books in CommunicationsNew Books in EducationNew Books in Politics & SocietyNew Books in Science & TechnologyNew Books in Science, Technology, and SocietyNew Books in Sociology July 30, 2020 Pengfei Zhao

In this episode, I speak with Dr. Trena Paulus of East Tennessee State University and Dr. Alyssa Wise of New York University on their new book, Looking for Insight, Transformation, and Learning in Online Talk (Routledge, 2019). The book offers a comprehensive discussion of conducting research on online talk, which... Read More
Nadine El-Enany, “Bordering Britain: Law, Race and Empire” (Manchester UP, 2020)
Nadine El-Enany
Bordering Britain
Law, Race and Empire
Manchester University Press, 2020

New Books in British StudiesNew Books in Critical TheoryNew Books in LawNew Books in Peoples & PlacesNew Books in Politics & SocietyNew Books in Sociology July 30, 2020 Dave O'Brien

How can we understand the legacy of colonialism within contemporary society? In Bordering Britain Law, Race and Empire (Manchester University Press, 2020), Nadine El-Enany, a senior lecturer in law at Birkbeck School of Law and Co-Director of the Centre for Research on Race and Law, historicises immigration law and ideas... Read More
Danyel Reiche and Tamir Sorek, “Sport, Politics, and Society in the Middle East” (Oxford UP, 2019)
Danyel Reiche and Tamir Sorek
Sport, Politics, and Society in the Middle East

Oxford University Press, 2019

New Books in Israel StudiesNew Books in Middle Eastern StudiesNew Books in Peoples & PlacesNew Books in Politics & SocietyNew Books in SociologyNew Books in SportsNew Books Network July 29, 2020 James M. Dorsey

Sports scholars Danyel Reiche and Tamir Sorek’s edited volume, Sport, Politics, and Society in the Middle East (Oxford University Press, 2019), makes a significant contribution to what remains a largely understudied, yet critically important segment of Middle Eastern political and social life. It does so by discussing in eleven chapters multiple... Read More
M. C. Stevenson et al. (eds.), “The Legacy of Racism for Children: Psychology, Law and Public Policy” (Oxford UP, 2020)
Margaret C. Stevenson et al. (eds.)
The Legacy of Racism for Children
Psychology, Law and Public Policy
Oxford University Press, 2020

New Books in African American StudiesNew Books in LawNew Books in Peoples & PlacesNew Books in Politics & SocietyNew Books in PsychologyNew Books in Public PolicyNew Books in Science & TechnologyNew Books in Sociology July 28, 2020 Stephen Pimpare

When children become entangled with the law, their lives can be disrupted irrevocably. When those children are underrepresented minorities, the potential for disruption is even greater. The Legacy of Racism for Children: Psychology, Law and Public Policy (Oxford University Press) examines issues that arise when minority children’s lives are directly... Read More

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