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The Chicago Guide to Fact-CheckingBROOKE BOREL • First comprehensive how-to guide to

fact-checking published in more than a decade.

• Suitable for fact-checkers working at publications or in other media settings, freelancers, and writers who need to check their own work.

• Includes insights and advice from fact-checking professionals associated with a wide range of media outlets, including The New Yorker, Popular Science, Entertainment Weekly, National Geographic Channel, and This American Life.

• The Chicago Guide to Fact-Checking is the practical—and thoroughly vetted—guide that writers, editors, and publishers need to maintain their credibility and solidify their readers’ trust.

Part of the Chicago Guides to Writing, Editing, and Publishing series.

Pbk | 192pp | 9780226290935 | 2016.09 University of Chicago Press | A$34.95 | NZ$41.95 216x140mm | USA

Collaborative Innovation in the Public SectorJACOB TORFING • Highly respected author with an

international reputation for pioneering work.

• The book’s focus on collaboration for public-sector innovation differentiates it from other books in the field.

• Draws on his own pioneering work in Europe as well as case studies from the United States and Australia to explore network-based collaborations that promise to multiply the skills, ideas, energy and resources between public and private stakeholders to break through policy deadlocks and achieve reform.

Part of the Public Management and Change Series.

Pbk | 352pp | 9781626163607 | 2016.10 Georgetown University Press | A$66 | NZ$78 228x152mm | USA

China and the New MaoistsKERRY BROWN AND SIMONE VAN NIEUWENHUIZEN • The battle over Mao’s legacy is likely to

play an important part in China’s political future, as the government struggles to reconcile the rise of capitalism with its professed Communist values.

• Features interviews with some of the key proponents of ‘the new Maoism’, including anti-government activists.

• The book will also look at the recent rise of ‘cyber-activism’ and the wider protest movement in China.

Kerry Brown was formerly the Director of the China Studies Centre at the University of Sydney. With 20 years experience of life in China, he has worked in education, business and government, including a term as First Secretary at the British Embassy in Beijing.

Simone van Nieuwenhuizen is special projects officer at the China Studies Centre, University of Sydney.

Pbk | 150pp | 9781783607594 | 2016.07 Zed Books | A$41.95 | NZ$48.95 216x140mm | USA

One World Mania: A Critical Introduction to Free Trade, Financialization and Over-GlobalizationGRAHAM DUNKLEY • Covers critically and in-depth the key

present-day issues of free trade and globalisation.

• Features a wealth of evidence and analysis largely neglected by mainstream media.

• An indispensable guide to the failure of one-size-fits-all economic policies, One World Mania offers a powerful alternative to common ideologies and provides the tools needed to create a more just global trading system.

Graham Dunkley is an economist at the Victoria University of Technology, Melbourne.


NEW RELEASESProfessional & Academic

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AGRICULTUREThe Independent Farmstead: Growing Soil, Biodiversity, and Nutrient-Dense Food with Grassfed Animals and Intensive Pasture ManagementBETH DOUGHERTY AND SHAWN DOUGHERTYAs the Doughertys write, more and more people today are feeling “the desire for clean, affordable food, unmodified, unprocessed, and unmedicated and the security of local food sourcing for ourselves and our children.” The Independent Farmstead is a must-have resource for those who count themselves as part of this movement: both new and prospective farmers and homesteaders, and those who are interested in switching to grass-based systems. Best of all it’s the kind of rare how-to book that the authors themselves view not as a compendium of one-size-fits-all instructions but as “the beginning of a conversation,” one that is utterly informative, sincere, and inspiring. Full-color photographs and illustrations throughout.

Pbk | 336pp | 9781603586221 | 2016.08 Chelsea Green Publishing | A$64 | NZ$76 254x203mm | USA

ASTRONOMYNear-Earth Objects: Finding Them Before They Find Us (New in Paperback)DONALD YEOMANSOf all the natural disasters that could befall us, only an Earth impact by a large comet or asteroid has the potential to end civilization in a single blow. Yet these near-Earth objects also offer tantalizing clues to our solar system’s origins, and someday could even serve as stepping-stones for space exploration. In this book, Donald Yeomans introduces readers to the science of near-Earth objects--its history, applications, and ongoing quest to find near-Earth objects before they find us. 20 halftones, 19 line illustrations and 6 tables.

Pbk | 192pp | 9780691173337 | 2016.10 Princeton University Press | A$34.95 | NZ$39.95 229x152mm | USA

BIOLOGICAL SCIENCEBiotechnology and Society: An IntroductionHALLAM STEVENSWith Biotechnology and Society, Hallam Stevens offers an up-to-date primer to help us understand the interactions of biotechnology and society and the debates, controversies, fears, and hopes that have shaped how we think about bodies, organisms, and life in the twenty-first century. Stevens addresses such topics as genetically modified foods, cloning, and stem cells; genetic testing and the potential for discrimination; fears of (and, in some cases, hopes for) designer babies; personal genomics; biosecurity; and even biotech art. It will be an essential volume for students and scholars working with biotechnology, while still being accessible to the general reader interested in the details behind breathless news stories about biotech’s promise and perils.

Pbk | 352pp | 9780226046013 | 2016.08 University of Chicago Press | A$57.95 | NZ$69 229x152mm | USA

Chance in EvolutionGRANT RAMSEY AND CHARLES PENCEHumans, however much we would care to think otherwise, do not represent the fated pinnacle of ape evolution. The diversity of life, from single-celled organisms to multicellular animals and plants, is the result of a long, complex, and highly chancy history. But how profoundly has chance shaped life on earth? And what, precisely, do we mean by chance? Bringing together biologists, philosophers of science, and historians of science, Chance in Evolution is the first book to untangle the far-reaching effects of chance, contingency, and randomness on the evolution of life.

Pbk | 384pp | 9780226401881 | 2016.09 University of Chicago Press | A$84 | NZ$99 229x152mm | USA

Eternal Ephemera: Adaptation and the Origin of Species from the Nineteenth Century Through Punctuated Equilibria and Beyond (New In Paperback)NILES ELDREDGEAll organisms and species are transitory, yet life endures. The origin, extinction, and evolution of species—interconnected in the web of life as “eternal ephemera”—are the concern of evolutionary biology. In this riveting work, renowned paleontologist Niles Eldredge follows leading thinkers as they have wrestled for more than two hundred years with the eternal skein of life composed of ephemeral beings, revitalizing evolutionary science with their own, more resilient findings. 18 black and white illustrations.

Pbk | 416pp | 9780231153171 | 2016.10 Columbia University Press | A$56.95 | NZ$67 229x152mm | USA

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Evolutionary Theory: A Hierarchical PerspectiveNILES ELDREDGE, TELMO PIEVANI, EMANUELE SERRELLI AND ILYA TEMKINThe natural world is infinitely complex and hierarchically structured, with smaller units forming the components of progressively larger systems. In the face of such awe-inspiring complexity, there is a need for a comprehensive, non-reductionist evolutionary theory. Having emerged at the crossroads of paleobiology, genetics, and developmental biology, the hierarchical approach to evolution provides a unifying perspective on the natural world and offers an operational framework for scientists seeking to understand the way complex biological systems work and evolve. Coedited by one of the founders of hierarchy theory and featuring a diverse and renowned group of contributors, this volume provides an integrated, comprehensive, cutting-edge introduction to the hierarchy theory of evolution.


Flight Ways: Life and Loss at the Edge of Extinction (New in Paperback)THOM VAN DOORENThom van Dooren puts philosophy into conversation with the natural sciences and his ethnographic encounters to vivify the significance of extinction. Flight Ways incorporates the particularities of real animals and their worlds, each chapter focusing on a different species or group of birds. Written in eloquent and moving prose, the book takes stock of what is lost when a life form disappears from the world.Thom van Dooren is an environmental philosopher and anthropologist at the University of New South Wales, Australia. His research is situated in the interdisciplinary field of the environmental humanities.

Pbk | 208pp | 9780231166195 | 2016.08 Columbia University Press | A$44.95 | NZ$51.95 229x152mm | USA

Imagining Extinction: The Cultural Meanings of Endangered SpeciesURSULA HEISEWe are currently facing the sixth mass extinction of species in the history of life on Earth, biologists claim—the first one caused by humans. Activists, filmmakers, writers, and artists are seeking to bring the crisis to the public’s attention through stories and images that use the strategies of elegy, tragedy, epic, and even comedy. Imagining Extinction is the first book to examine the cultural frameworks shaping these narratives and images.


Microbes from HellPATRICK FORTERREAt the close of the 1970s, the two-domain classification scheme long used by most biologists—prokaryotes versus eukaryotes—was upended by the discovery of an entirely new group of organisms: Archaea. Initially thought to be bacteria, these single-celled microbes—many of which were first found in seemingly unlivable habitats like the volcanic hot springs of Yellowstone National Park—were in fact so different at molecular and genetic levels as to constitute a separate, third domain beside bacteria and eukaryotes. Their discovery sparked a conceptual revolution in our understanding of the evolution of life, and Patrick Forterre was—and still is—at the vanguard of this revolution. In Microbes from Hell, the world’s leading expert on Archaea and hyperthermophiles, or organisms that have evolved to flourish in extreme temperatures, offers a colorful, engaging account of this taxonomic upheaval.

Hbk | 288pp | 9780226265827 | 2016.09 University of Chicago Press | A$89 | NZ$106 229x152mm | USA

Plant Evolution: An Introduction to the History of LifeKARL NIKLASAlthough plants comprise more than 90% of all visible life, and land plants and algae collectively make up the most morphologically, physiologically, and ecologically diverse group of organisms on earth, books on evolution instead tend to focus on animals. This organismal bias has led to an incomplete and often erroneous understanding of evolutionary theory. Because plants grow and reproduce differently than animals, they have evolved differently, and generally accepted evolutionary views—as, for example, the standard models of speciation—often fail to hold when applied to them. Tapping such wide-ranging topics as genetics, gene regulatory networks, phenotype mapping, and multicellularity, as well as paleobotany, Karl J. Niklas’s Plant Evolution offers fresh insight into these differences.


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BUSINESSNutrition for a Better Life: A Journey from the Origins of Industrial Food Production to the Nutrigenomic Diet of the FuturePETER BRABECK-LETMATHEIn Nutrition for a Better Life, one of the food industry’s leading experts takes a factual look into the past and future of food and nutrition. As former Nestlé CEO Peter Brabeck-Letmathe shows, while in the past forty years convenience was the selling point for many industrially produced foods, consumers have now come to demand specifically healthy products. Going forward, it is health that will drive innovation in the industry. Using cutting-edge technology and scientifically based nutrition standards, the food industry will play a decisive role in improving the wellbeing of entire population groups, offering effective and cost-saving personalized diets that will both prevent and administer to the acute and chronic diseases of the twenty-first century.

Hbk | 224pp | 9783593505978 | 2016.08 Campus Verlag | A$54.95 | NZ$64 216x135mm | USA

CRIMINOLOGYThe Invisible Camorra: Neapolitan Crime Families across EuropeFELIA ALLUMFelia Allum has been researching the Camorra for twenty years, and in The Invisible Camorra she reveals a surprising alteration in Camorra behavior when operatives live outside the Neapolitan base. Allum has constructed a meticulous description and analysis of Camorra activities abroad. To build accounts of the Camorra in Germany and the Netherlands, France, Spain, and the United Kingdom, she has interviewed investigating magistrates, police officers, and confessed criminals; done substantial mining of Italian and European police data; and made extensive use of judicial investigations, court records and transcripts as well as of journalistic accounts. The result is the first systematic analysis of the overseas activities of this major criminal organization.

Hbk | 272pp | 9781501702457 | 2016.10 Cornell University Press | A$82 | NZ$94 229x152mm | USA

CURRENT AFFAIRSTurkey: The Insane and the MelancholyECE TEMELKURANTurkey is a nation of contradictions and contrasts. Though considered democratic, the Erdogan government has increasingly begun to resemble a dictatorship, jailing its opponents and violently suppressing dissent. And though Turkey is notionally secular, the Justice and Development Party’s power has fed the creeping influence of religious conservatism, with figures in the party denouncing abortion rights and attempting to criminalize adultery. Having long occupied an uneasy middle ground between a secular West and Islamic East, Turkey has been drawn into the conflicts of its neighbors, including the Arab Spring, the Syrian civil war, and the rise of ISIS. In this fascinating portrait of a nation in turmoil, the renowned Turkish journalist and novelist Ece Temelkuran provides a vivid and deeply personal account of the crisis afflicting modern Turkey.


DEVELOPMENT STUDIESNegotiating Knowledge: Evidence and Experience in Development NGOsRACHEL HAYMANInternational NGOs are increasingly under pressure from governments and the public to demonstrate evidence of impact and positive results. This book critically examines how development NGOs working around the world create knowledge and evidence, and use it to satisfy donors, to improve their practices, and to further our understanding of poverty. It asks questions such as: does the evidence of community organizations count as much as higher-level organizations? Should southern NGOs be expected to disseminate pre-formed development ‘messages’? What do we mean by ‘evidence-based advocacy’? The eight studies that form the core of Negotiating Knowledge span scholarly and practitioner research across Africa, Asia and Latin America. They tackle political issues that determine what forms of evidence and knowledge are given credence. They explore the power dynamics that shape the value placed on knowledge and learning in relationships within and between organizations.

Pbk | 234pp | 9781853399268 | 2016.07 Practical Action Publishing | A$54.95 | NZ$64 234x156mm | UK

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Sustainable Sanitation for All: Experiences, Challenges and Innovations in Community-Led Total SanitationNAOMI VERNON AND PETRA BONGARTZCommunity-led Total Sanitation and Sustainability describes the landscape of sustainability of CLTS as it is now, and reflects on key aspects, challenges, innovations and insights around sustainability. It aims to clarify a future research agenda and gaps in current knowledge, and make recommendations on policy and practice.

Pbk | 240pp | 9781853399282 | 2016.07 Practical Action Publishing | A$54.95 | NZ$64 234x156mm | UK

EARTH SCIENCEEarth’s Deep History: How It Was Discovered and Why It Matters (New in Paperback)MARTIN RUDWICKEarth has been witness to mammoths and dinosaurs, global ice ages, continents colliding or splitting apart, and comets and asteroids crashing catastrophically to the surface, as well as the birth of humans who are curious to understand it. But how was all this discovered? How was the evidence for it collected and interpreted? And what kinds of people have sought to reconstruct this past that no human witnessed or recorded? In this sweeping and accessible book, Martin J. S. Rudwick, the premier historian of the Earth sciences, tells the gripping human story of the gradual realization that the Earth’s history has not only been unimaginably long but also astonishingly eventful.


Predicting the Unpredictable: The Tumultuous Science of Earthquake Prediction (New in Paperback)SUSAN HOUGHSusan Hough traces the continuing quest by seismologists to forecast the time, location, and magnitude of future quakes--a quest fraught with controversies, spectacular failures, and occasional apparent successes. She brings readers into the laboratory and out into the field with the pioneers who have sought to develop reliable methods based on observable phenomena such as small earthquake patterns and electromagnetic signals. Hough describes attempts that have raised hopes only to collapse under scrutiny, as well as approaches that seem to hold future promise. She recounts stories of strange occurrences preceding massive quakes, such as changes in well water levels and mysterious ground fogs. 36 halftones, 4 line illustrations and 4 maps.


Richter’s Scale: Measure of an Earthquake, Measure of a Man (New in Paperback)SUSAN HOUGHDrawing on the wealth of papers Richter left behind, as well as dozens of interviews with his family and colleagues, Susan Hough takes the reader deep into Richter’s complex life story, setting it in the context of his family and interpersonal attachments, his academic career, and the history of seismology. 45 halftones.


ECOLOGYThe New Ecology: Rethinking a Science for the AnthropoceneOSWALD SCHMITZOur species has transitioned from being one among millions on Earth to the species that is single-handedly transforming the entire planet to suit its own needs. In order to meet the daunting challenges of environmental sustainability, ecologists have begun to think differently about the interdependencies between humans and the natural world. This concise and accessible book provides the best available introduction to what this new ecology is all about--and why it matters more than ever before.

Hbk | 248pp | 9780691160566 | 2016.10 Princeton University Press | A$64 | NZ$76 216x140mm | USA

ECONOMICS AND FINANCEBorn on Third Base: A One Percenter Makes the Case for Tackling Inequality, Bringing Wealth Home, and Committing to the Common GoodCHUCK COLLINSAs inequality grabs headlines, steals the show in presidential debates, and drives deep divides between the haves and have nots in America, class war brews. On one side, the wealthy wield power and advantage, wittingly or not, to keep the system operating in their favor—all while retreating into enclaves that separate them further and further from the poor and working class. On the other side, those who find it increasingly difficult to keep up or get ahead lash out—waging a rhetorical war against the rich and letting anger and resentment, however justifiable, keep us from seeing new potential solutions. It is time to think differently, says longtime inequality expert and activist Chuck Collins. Born into the one percent, Collins gave away his inheritance at 26 and spent the next three decades mobilizing against inequality. He uses his perspective from both sides of the divide to deliver a new narrative.

Pbk | 248pp | 9781603586832 | 2016.09 Chelsea Green Publishing | A$31.95 | NZ$36.95 229x152mm | USA

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Frontier Investor: How to Prosper in the Next Emerging MarketsMARKO DIMITRIJEVIC AND TIMOTHY MISTELEFrontier markets account for 15 percent of global GDP, yet global investors largely ignore them. Fueled by access to technology and information, these markets are emerging even faster than their predecessors, making them an essential component of a globally diversified portfolio. In Frontier Investor, Marko Dimitrijevic makes the case for their inclusion, arguing—through a diverse set of case studies—that it is possible if not wise to make informed investing decisions about these unfamiliar and undervalued markets. 60 black and white illustrations.Part of the Columbia Business School Publishing series.

Hbk | 272pp | 9780231170444 | 2016.09 Columbia University Press | A$64 | NZ$76 229x152mm | USA

Reconstructing Urban Economics: Towards a Political Economy of the Built EnvironmentFRANKLIN OBENG-ODOOMIn Reconstructing Urban Economics, Franklin Obeng-Odoom challenges the neoclassical economic approach to the study of the inner workings of urban environments. In doing so, he provides a radical reassessment of the built environment and its importance within the capitalist system. Drawing on the work of such pioneering urban economists as D. R. Denman and R. T. Ely, Obeng-Odoom calls for a more heterodox, transdisciplinary approach, an approach that has the potential to offer a broader, more equitable political economy of the built environment. Franklin Obeng-Odoom is a research fellow at the University of Technology, Sydney.

Pbk | 256pp | 9781783606597 | 2016.07 Zed Books | A$54.95 | NZ$66 216x140mm | USA

A Theory of ImperialismUTSA PATNAIK AND PRABHAT PATNAIKIn A Theory of Imperialism, the economists Utsa Patnaik and Prabhat Patnaik present a new theory of the origins and mechanics of capitalism that sounds an alarm about its ongoing viability. Their theory centers on trade between the core economies of the global North and the tropical and subtropical countries of the global South and considers how the demand for commodities (such as agricultural products and oil) from the South has perpetuated and solidified an imperialistic relationship. The Patnaiks explore the dynamics of this process and discuss innovations that could allow the economies of the South to achieve greater prosperity without damaging the economies of the North. The result is an original theory of imperialism that brings to light the crippling limitations of neoliberal capitalism.


ENVIRONMENTThe Great Derangement: Climate Change and the UnthinkableAMITAV GHOSHAre we deranged? The acclaimed Indian novelist Amitav Ghosh argues that future generations may well think so. How else to explain our imaginative failure in the face of global warming? In his first major book of nonfiction since In an Antique Land, Ghosh examines our inability—at the level of literature, history, and politics—to grasp the scale and violence of climate change. Part of the Berlin Family Lectures series.

Hbk | 176pp | 9780226323039 | 2016.08 University of Chicago Press | A$43.95 | NZ$51.95 216x140mm | USA

HIGHER EDUCATIONNot for Profit: Why Democracy Needs the Humanities (Updated Edition) MARTHA NUSSBAUM In Not for Profit, celebrated philosopher Martha Nussbaum makes a passionate case for the importance of the liberal arts at all levels of education. Historically, the humanities have been central to study because they have been seen as essential for creating competent democratic citizens. But recently, Nussbaum argues, the aims of education have gone disturbingly awry. We increasingly treat education as though its primary goal were to teach students to be economically productive rather than to think critically and become knowledgeable, productive and empathetic individuals. In a new preface, Nussbaum explores the current state of humanistic education around the world and shows why the crisis of the humanities has far from abated. With a new preface by the author.Part of The Public Square Series.


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Who’s Afraid of Academic Freedom? (New in Paperback)AKEEL BILGRAMI AND JONATHAN COLEIn these seventeen essays, distinguished senior scholars discuss the conceptual issues surrounding the idea of freedom of inquiry and scrutinize a variety of obstacles to such inquiry that they have encountered in their personal and professional experience. Their discussion of threats to freedom traverses a wide disciplinary and institutional, political and economic range covering specific restrictions linked to speech codes, the interests of donors, institutional review board licensing, political pressure groups, and government policy, as well as phenomena of high generality, such as intellectual orthodoxy, in which coercion is barely visible and often self-imposed.


HISTORY OF SCIENCEDebating DarwinROBERT RICHARDS AND MICHAEL RUSECharles Darwin is easily the most famous scientist of the modern age, and his theory of evolution is constantly referenced in many contexts by scientists and nonscientists alike. And yet, despite how frequently his ideas are evoked, there remains a surprising amount we don’t know about the father of modern evolutionary thinking, his intellectual roots, and the science he produced. Debating Darwin seeks to change that, bringing together two leading Darwin scholars—Robert J. Richards and Michael Ruse—to engage in a spirited and insightful dialogue, offering their interpretations of Darwin and their critiques of each other’s thinking.


Documenting the World: Film, Photography, and the Scientific Record GREGG MITMAN AND KELLEY WILDERImagine the twentieth century without photography and film. Its history would be absent of images that define historical moments and generations: the death camps of Auschwitz, the assassination of John F. Kennedy, the Apollo lunar landing. It would be a history, in other words, of just artists’ renderings and the spoken and written word. To inhabitants of the twenty-first century, deeply immersed in visual culture, such a history seems insubstantial, imprecise, and even, perhaps, unscientific. Documenting the World is about the material and social life of photographs and film made in the scientific quest to document the world.


Huxley’s Church and Maxwell’s Demon: From Theistic Science to Naturalistic Science (New in Paperback)MATTHEW STANLEYDuring the Victorian period, the practice of science shifted from a religious context to a naturalistic one. It is generally assumed that this shift occurred because naturalistic science was distinct from and superior to theistic science. Yet as Huxley’s Church and Maxwell’s Demon reveals, most of the methodological values underlying scientific practice were virtually identical for the theists and the naturalists: each agreed on the importance of the uniformity of natural laws, the use of hypothesis and theory, the moral value of science, and intellectual freedom. But if scientific naturalism did not rise to dominance because of its methodological superiority, then how did it triumph? Matthew Stanley explores the overlap and shift between theistic and naturalistic science through a parallel study of two major scientific figures.


Making Jet Engines in World War II: Britain, Germany, and the United StatesHERMIONE GIFFARDOur stories of industrial innovation tend to focus on individual initiative and lone breakthroughs. With Making Jet Engines, Hermione Giffard uses the case of the development of jet engines during World War II to offer a different way of understanding technological innovation, revealing the complicated mix of factors that go into any decision to pursue an innovative, and therefore risky technology. 34 halftones, 2 line drawings and 3 tables.


Radium and the Secret of Life (New in Paperback)LUIS CAMPOS Before the hydrogen bomb indelibly associated radioactivity with death, many chemists, physicians, botanists, and geneticists believed that radium might hold the secret to life. Physicists and chemists early on described the wondrous new element in lifelike terms such as “decay” and “half-life,” and made frequent references to the “natural selection” and “evolution” of the elements. Meanwhile, biologists of the period used radium in experiments aimed at elucidating some of the most basic phenomena of life, including metabolism and mutation. From the creation of half-living microbes in the test tube to charting the earliest histories of genetic engineering, Radium and the Secret of Life highlights previously unknown interconnections between the history of the early radioactive sciences and the sciences of heredity. 14 halftones.


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Reckoning with Matter: Calculating Machines, Innovation, and Thinking about Thinking from Pascal to Babbage MATTHEW JONESFrom Blaise Pascal in the 1600s to Charles Babbage in the first half of the nineteenth century, inventors struggled to create the first calculating machines. All failed—but that doesn’t mean we can’t learn from the trail of ideas, correspondence, machines, and arguments they left behind. In Reckoning with Matter, Matthew Jones draws on the remarkably extensive and well-preserved records of the quest to explore the concrete processes involved in imagining, elaborating, testing, and building calculating machines.


Science of Sympathy: Morality, Evolution, and Victorian CivilizationROB BODDICE In his Descent of Man, Charles Darwin placed sympathy at the crux of morality in a civilized human society. His idea buttressed the belief that white, upper-class, educated men deserved their sense of superiority by virtue of good breeding. It also implied that societal progress could be steered by envisioning a new blueprint for sympathy that redefined moral actions carried out in sympathy’s name. Rob Boddice joins a daring intellectual history of sympathy to a portrait of how the first Darwinists defined and employed it. As Boddice shows, their interpretations of Darwin’s ideas sparked a cacophonous discourse intent on displacing previous notions of sympathy. Part of the History of Emotions series.

Pbk | 216pp | 9780252082054 | 2016.10 University of Illinois Press | A$51.95 | NZ$61 228x152mm | USA

Views of Nature (New in Paperback)ALEXANDER VON HUMBOLDTWhile the influence of Alexander von Humboldt (1769–1859) looms large over the natural sciences, his legacy reaches far beyond the field notebooks of naturalists. Von Humboldt’s 1799–1804 research expedition to Central and South America with botanist Aimé Bonpland not only set the course for the great scientific surveys of the nineteenth century, but also served as the raw material for his many volumes—works of both scientific rigor and aesthetic beauty that inspired such essayists and artists as Emerson, Goethe, Thoreau, Poe, and Frederic Edwin Church. Views of Nature, or Ansichten der Natur, was von Humboldt’s best-known and most influential work—and his personal favorite.


Embodiments of MindWARREN MCCULLOCHWarren S. McCulloch was an original thinker, in many respects far ahead of his time. McCulloch, who was a psychiatrist, a philosopher, a teacher, a mathematician, and a poet, termed his work “experimental epistemology.” He said, “There is one answer, only one, toward which I’ve groped for thirty years: to find out how brains work.” Embodiments of Mind, first published more than fifty years ago, teems with intriguing concepts about the mind/brain that are highly relevant to recent developments in neuroscience and neural networks. It includes two classic papers coauthored with Walter Pitts, one of which applies Boolean algebra to neurons considered as gates, and the other of which shows the kind of nervous circuitry that could be used in perceiving universals. These first models are part of the basis of artificial intelligence. 75 illustrations.

Pbk | 488pp | 9780262529617 | 2016.09 The MIT Press | A$86 | NZ$102 229x152mm | USA

Rebel Genius: Warren S. McCulloch’s Transdisciplinary Life in ScienceTARA ABRAHAMWarren S. McCulloch (1898–1969) adopted many identities in his scientific life—among them philosopher, poet, neurologist, neurophysiologist, neuropsychiatrist, collaborator, theorist, cybernetician, mentor, engineer. He was, writes Tara Abraham in this account of McCulloch’s life and work, “an intellectual showman,” and performed this part throughout his career. While McCulloch claimed a common thread in his work was the problem of mind and its relationship to the brain, there was much more to him than that. In Rebel Genius, Abraham uses McCulloch’s life as a window on a past scientific age, showing the complex transformations that took place in American brain and mind science in the twentieth century—particularly those surrounding the cybernetics movement. 17 black and white illustrations.

Hbk | 312pp | 9780262035095 | 2016.09 The MIT Press | A$74 | NZ$86 229x152mm | USA

INTERNATIONAL STUDIESAmerican Power and Liberal Order: A Conservative Internationalist Grand StrategyPAUL MILLERPaul D. Miller argues against recent calls for American restraint in international relations. Blending academic rigor with his experiences as former Director for Afghanistan on the National Security Council, Miller instead calls for active investment in the centuries-old grand strategy of liberal order. His analysis shows that sustaining such a course will counter external threats ranging from nuclear-arm authoritarians to jihadists and strengthen the liberal order that forms the outer perimeter of American security.

Hbk | 336pp | 9781626163423 | 2016.08 Georgetown University Press | A$63 | NZ$74 229x152mm | USA


Crude Strategy: Rethinking the US Military Commitment to Defend Persian Gulf OilCHARLES GLASER AND ROSEMARY KELANICShould the United States ask its military to guarantee the flow of oil from the Persian Gulf? If the US security commitment is in fact strategically sound, what posture should the military adopt to protect Persian Gulf oil? Charles L. Glaser and Rosemary A. Kelanic present a collection of new essays from a multidisciplinary team of political scientists, historians, and economists that provide answers to these questions. Contributors delve into a range of vital economic and security issues: the economic costs of a petroleum supply disruption, whether or not an American withdrawal increases the chances of oil-related turmoil, the internal stability of Saudi Arabia, budgetary costs of the forward deployment of US forces, and the possibility of blunting the effects of disruptions with investment in alternative energy resources.


Dying to Forget: Oil, Power, Palestine, and the Foundations of U.S. Policy in the Middle East (New in Paperback)IRENE GENDZIERIrene L. Gendzier presents incontrovertible evidence that oil politics played a significant role in the founding of Israel, the policy then adopted by the United States toward Palestinians, and subsequent U.S. involvement in the region. Consulting declassified U.S. government sources, as well as papers in the H.S. Truman Library, she uncovers little-known features of U.S. involvement in the region, including significant exchanges in the winter and spring of 1948 between the director of the Oil and Gas Division of the Interior Department and the representative of the Jewish Agency in the United States, months before Israel’s independence and recognition by President Truman.


The Evolution of the Global Terrorist Threat: From 9/11 to Osama bin Laden’s Death (New in Paperback)BRUCE HOFFMAN AND FERNANDO REINARESExamining terrorist acts and campaigns undertaken in the decade following September 11, 2001, internationally recognized scholars study the involvement of global terrorist leaders and organizations in these incidents and the planning, organization, execution, recruitment, and training that went into them. Their work captures the changing character of al-Qaeda and its affiliates since the invasions of Afghanistan and Iraq.Part of the Columbia Studies in Terrorism and Irregular Warfare series.

Pbk | 696pp | 9780231168991 | 2016.08 Columbia University Press | A$70 | NZ$83 229x152mm | USA

Exporting Security: International Engagement, Security Cooperation, and the Changing Face of the US Military 2edDEREK REVERONIn this thoroughly updated second edition, Derek S. Reveron provides a comprehensive analysis of the shift in U.S. foreign policy from coercive diplomacy to cooperative military engagement. The U.S. military does much more than fight wars; it responds to humanitarian crises and natural disasters, assists advanced militaries to support international peace, and trains and equips almost every military in the world. Rather than intervening directly, the United States can respond to crises by sending weapons, trainers, and advisers to assist other countries in tackling their own security deficits created by subnational, transnational, and regional challengers. By doing so, the United States seeks to promote partnerships and its soft power, strengthen the state sovereignty system, prevent localized violence from escalating into regional crises, and protect its national security by addressing underlying conditions that lead to war.


Sectarian Politics in the Gulf: From the Iraq War to the Arab Uprisings (New in Paperback)FREDERIC WEHREYBeginning with the 2003 invasion of Iraq and concluding with the aftermath of the 2011 Arab uprisings, Frederic M. Wehrey investigates the roots of the Shia-Sunni divide now dominating the Persian Gulf’s political landscape. Focusing on three Gulf states affected most by sectarian tensions—Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, and Kuwait—Wehrey identifies the factors that have exacerbated or tempered sectarianism, including domestic political institutions, the media, clerical establishments, and the contagion effect of external regional events, such as the Iraq war, the 2006 Lebanon conflict, the Arab uprisings, and Syria’s civil war.Part of the Columbia Studies in Middle East Politics series.


Sex Trafficking: Inside the Business of Modern Slavery (New Edition)SIDDHARTH KARASince the publication of Sex Trafficking in 2007, Siddharth Kara has continued to travel across countries and continents, documenting the local factors and economic forces that support sexual slavery worldwide. His riveting encounters with victims and traffickers informed his screenplay for Trafficked (2016), now a major motion picture. The film features familiar figures from Sex Trafficking and the shocking conditions of their exploitation. It also includes cases Kara has uncovered since his book debuted. This new paperback edition of Sex Trafficking includes a preface by Kara in which he discusses his findings and updates the statistics relating to his business and economic analysis of contemporary slavery.

Pbk | 320pp | 9780231180337 | 2016.08 Columbia University Press A$42.95 | NZ$49.95 USA

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INTERNET STUDIESFraming Internet Safety: The Governance of Youth Online NATHAN FISKSince the beginning of the Internet era, it has become almost impossible to discuss youth and technology without mentioning online danger—pornography that is just a click away, lurking sexual predators, and inescapable cyberbullies. In this book, Nathan Fisk takes an innovative approach to the subject, examining youth Internet safety as a technology of governance—for information technologies and, by extension, for the forms of sociality and society they make possible. He argues that it is through the mobilization of various discourses of online risk that the everyday lives of youth are increasingly monitored and policed and the governing potentials of information technologies are explored. Part of the The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation Series on Digital Media and Learning.

Hbk | 240pp | 9780262035156 | 2016.10 The MIT Press | A$64 | NZ$76 229x152mm | USA

LOGISTICSNegotiation for Procurement Professionals 2edJONATHAN O’BRIENHighly effective negotiation skills are an essential element of a purchasing professional’s toolkit. Negotiation for Procurement Professionals shifts the emphasis away from relying on personality to a more structured approach that enables anyone to negotiate effectively, even when up against a formidable opponent. This allows the purchasing professional or team to evaluate the supplier in advance, assess the sales team, and tailor their negotiation strategy depending on cultural differences, personality traits, and game theory. It creates a strong framework for discussion in advance of the meeting, allowing the negotiator to plan their agenda, objectives, and tactics. This updated second edition contains a new section on multi-party negotiation, new information on negotiating in the public sector, and more “negotiation winning ways” and negotiation tactics.

Pbk | 384pp | 9780749477301 | 2016.10 Kogan Page | A$108 | NZ$128 234x156mm | UK

MANAGEMENTAppreciative Inquiry for Change Management: Using AI to Facilitate Organizational Development 2edSARAH LEWIS, JONATHAN PASSMORE AND STEFAN CANTOREAppreciative Inquiry (AI) is a widely recognised process for engaging people in organizational development and change management. Based on conversational practice, it is a particular way of asking questions, fostering relationships and increasing an organization’s capacity for collaboration and change. It focuses on building organizations around what works, rather than trying to fix what doesn’t, and acknowledges the contribution of individuals in increasing trust and organizational alignment and effectiveness. Appreciative Inquiry for Change Management studies AI in depth, identifying what makes it work and how to implement it to improve performance within the business.


Developing Employability and Enterprise: Coaching Strategies for Success in the WorkplaceDOUG STRYCHARCZYK AND CHARLOTTE BOSWORTHDeveloping Employability and Enterprise shows how to help others develop the behaviours and attributes needed to thrive in the modern workplace. It offers coaches, careers advisors and educators a complete guide to what employability looks like in the 21st century, both for new entrants to the world of work and those finding themselves in situations where they need to secure a new job or even career. The book shows how employability can be measured and how skills and attributes such as resilience, confidence, motivation, dealing with others, overcoming challenge and entrepreneurship can be developed through coaching and mentoring.


How to Make Partner and Still Have a Life: The Smart Way to Get to and Stay at the Top 2edHEATHER TOWNSEND AND JO LARBIEThe burning question on every ambitious fee-earner’s lips is: ‘how do I make partner at this firm?’ Fully updated with the latest insights to tackle all the most current challenges in this fast developing industry, this 2nd edition of How to Make Partner and Still Have a Life is your route map to making it to the top in a professional services firm. It shows you how to stand out, be in the right place at the right time and build your kitbag of skills to overcome the many hurdles and reach the Holy Grail of becoming partner.



Inside Organizations: Exploring Organizational Experiences DAVID COGHLANMoving away from the common focus on studying organizations from a distance, this accessible book introduces the idea of studying them from the inside. Inside Organizations: Exploring Organizational Experiences guides placement students, and any student undertaking part-time work in an organization, through ‘insider inquiry’, helping them to develop key reflexive and critical thinking skills for their future careers. It encourages students to pay attention to what goes on in organizations, to question what they experience and ultimately to make sense of how organizations function.

Pbk | 112pp | 9781473968998 | 2016.10 Sage Publications Ltd | A$56.95 | NZ$66 UK

Leading International Projects: Diverse Strategies for Project SuccessBOB DIGNEN AND PETER WOLLMANNProject managers leading international projects must deliver value and align the project outcomes to the wider strategic goals of the organization. However, they are faced with the challenges of cross cultural communication and behavioural differences, large-scale and technically complex projects involving multiple stakeholders, and slow decision making when speed is of the essence. Leading International Projects helps overcome these challenges by taking a holistic approach, drawing on systemic, behavioural and psychological perspectives to build team trust, communicate to avoid misunderstanding and conflict, and identify and minimize risk of derailment. It provides a practical toolbox for successfully managing international projects.


MARKETINGAdvanced Customer Analytics: Targeting, Valuing, Segmenting and Loyalty TechniquesMIKE GRIGSBYAdvanced Customer Analytics provides a clear guide to the specific analytical challenges faced by the retail sector. The book covers the nature and scale of data obtained in transactions, relative proximity to the consumer and the need to monitor customer behaviour across multiple channels. The book advocates a category management approach, taking into account the need to understand the consumer mindset through elasticity modelling and discount strategies, as well as targeted marketing and loyalty design.Part of the Marketing Science series.


METEOROLOGYWeather in the Courtroom: Memoirs from a Career in Forensic MeteorologyWILLIAM HAGGARDAs director of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s National Climatic Data Center in the late 1960s and early ‘70s, William H. Haggard witnessed an explosion in the number of requests from attorneys needing weather data for their cases. But while the Center offered data certified by the Department of Commerce that could be submitted as evidence in a court of law, government meteorologists could not be released from work to interpret this data in the courtroom. In their place, pioneering forensic meteorologists stepped in to serve as expert witnesses. For a society enthralled by courtroom drama, forensics, and natural disasters, Weather in the Courtroom is a perfect storm: an exciting inside scoop on legendary court cases where the weather may—or may not—have played a crucial role. 12 halftones, 12 line drawings and 12 maps.

Pbk | 224pp | 9781940033952 | 2016.07 American Meteorological Society A$54.95 | NZ$64 | 229x152mm | USA

POLITICAL SCIENCECapitalism and Desire: The Psychic Cost of Free MarketsTODD MCGOWANWhy is capitalism so resilient? Despite creating vast inequalities and propping up reactionary world regimes, capitalism has many passionate defenders. But Todd McGowan argues that capitalism does not thrive because of what it withholds from some and gives to others with power. Capitalism dominates because it mimics the structure of our desire while hiding the trauma that the system inflicts upon it. People from all backgrounds enjoy what capitalism provides yet at the same time are told more and better is yet to come. Capitalism traps us by creating and sustaining an incomplete satisfaction that focuses our attention on the new, the better, and the more.

Hbk | 320pp | 9780231178723 | 2016.08 Columbia University Press | A$66 | NZ$77 229x152mm | USA

Cooperatives Confront Capitalism: Challenging the Neo-Liberal Economy PETER RANISBusiness co-operatives can offer successful alternative models of decision making, employment, and operation without the existence of managerial and hierarchical structures. Through case studies spanning the United States, Europe, and Latin America—including the first in-depth look at the Cuban co-operative movement, Peter Ranis explores how co-operatives have evolved in response to the recent economic crisis and how the success of co-operatives is spurring the reinvention of labor unions today.



Data Love: The Seduction and Betrayal of Digital TechnologiesROBERTO SIMANOWSKIIntelligence services, government administrations, businesses, and a growing majority of the population are hooked on the idea that big data can reveal patterns and correlations in everyday life. Initiated by software engineers and carried out through algorithms, big data has sparked a silent revolution. But algorithmic analysis and data mining are not simply byproducts of media development or the logical consequences of computation. They are the radicalization of the Enlightenment’s quest for knowledge and progress. Data Love argues that the “cold civil war” of big data is taking place not between citizens or the citizen and government but within each one of us.

Hbk | 176pp | 9780231177269 | 2016.08 Columbia University Press | A$53.95 | NZ$64 210x140mm | USA

A Democratic Theory of JudgmentLINDA ZERILLIIn this sweeping look at political and philosophical history, Linda M. G. Zerilli unpacks the tightly woven core of Hannah Arendt’s unfinished work on a tenacious modern problem: how to judge critically in the wake of the collapse of inherited criteria of judgment. Engaging a remarkable breadth of thinkers, including Ludwig Wittgenstein, Leo Strauss, Immanuel Kant, Frederick Douglas, John Rawls, Jürgen Habermas, Martha Nussbaum, and many others, Zerilli clears a hopeful path between an untenable universalism and a cultural relativism that forever defers the possibility of judging at all.


Governance in the New Global Disorder: Politics for a Post-Sovereign SocietyDANIEL INNERARITYWhen we talk about globalization, we focus on its social and economic benefits. In Governance in the New Global Disorder, the political philosopher Daniel Innerarity considers its unsettling and largely unacknowledged consequences. The “opening” of different societies to new ideas, products, and forms of prosperity has introduced a persistent uncertainty, or disorder, into everyday life. Multinational corporations have weakened sovereignty. We no longer know who is in control and who is responsible. Economies can collapse without sufficient warning, and efforts to rebuild them can drag on for years. Piracy is everywhere. Is there any way to balance the interests of state, marketplace, and society in this new construct of power?

Hbk | 232pp | 9780231170604 | 2016.08 Columbia University Press | A$54.95 | NZ$66 210x140mm | USA

How China Escaped the Poverty TrapYUEN YUEN ANGBefore markets opened in 1978, China was an impoverished planned economy governed by a Maoist bureaucracy. In just three decades it evolved into the world’s second-largest economy and is today guided by highly entrepreneurial bureaucrats. In How China Escaped the Poverty Trap, Yuen Yuen Ang explains this astonishing metamorphosis. Rather than insist that either strong institutions of good governance foster markets or that growth enables good governance, Ang lays out a new, dynamic framework for understanding development broadly. Successful development, she contends, is a coevolutionary process in which markets and governments mutually adapt. Indispensable to all who care about development, this groundbreaking book challenges the convention of linear thinking and points to an alternative path out of poverty traps.Part of the Cornell Studies in Political Economy series.

Hbk | 344pp | 9781501700200 | 2016.09 Cornell University Press | A$54.95 | NZ$64 229x152mm | USA

How States Pay for WarsROSELLA CAPPELLA ZIELINSKIArmies fight battles, states fight wars. To focus solely on armies is to neglect the broader story of victory and defeat. Military power stems from an economic base, and without wealth, soldiers cannot be paid, weapons cannot be procured, and food cannot be bought. War finance is among the most consequential decisions any state makes: how a state finances a war affects not only its success on the battlefield but also its economic stability and its leadership tenure. In How States Pay for Wars, Rosella Cappella Zielinski clarifies several critical dynamics lying at the nexus of financial and military policy.


John Adams and the Fear of American OligarchyLUKE MAYVILLELong before “the one percent” became a protest slogan, American founding father John Adams feared the power of a class he called simply “the few”—the wellborn, the beautiful, and especially the rich. In John Adams and the Fear of American Oligarchy, Luke Mayville presents the first extended exploration of Adams’s preoccupation with a problem that has a renewed urgency today: the way in which inequality threatens to corrode democracy and empower a small elite. By revisiting Adams’s political writings, Mayville draws out the statesman’s fears about the danger of oligarchy in America and his unique understanding of the political power of wealth—a surprising and largely forgotten theory that promises to illuminate today’s debates about inequality and its political consequences.

Hbk | 224pp | 9780691171531 | 2016.09 Princeton University Press | A$54.95 | NZ$64 216x140mm | USA


Marx at 2020: After the CrisisRONALDO MUNCKAs we approach the year 2020, the question of how Marxism can remain relevant in a constantly changing environment where social movements are spreading across the globe is as charged and important as ever. In this provocative and critically engaged introduction to Marxism, Ronaldo Munck offers an accessible examination of the essential role that Marxism still plays in today’s thought and policies.

Pbk | 300pp | 9781783608072 | 2016.07 Zed Books | A$56.95 | NZ$67 216x140mm | USA

Moral Politics: How Liberals and Conservatives Think 3edGEORGE LAKOFFWhen Moral Politics was first published two decades ago, it redefined how Americans think and talk about politics through the lens of cognitive political psychology. Today, George Lakoff’s classic text has become all the more relevant, as liberals and conservatives have come to hold even more vigorously opposed views of the world, with the underlying assumptions of their respective worldviews at the level of basic morality. Even more so than when Lakoff wrote, liberals and conservatives simply have very different, deeply held beliefs about what is right and wrong. To have any hope of bringing mutual respect to the current social and political divide, we need to clearly understand the problem and make it part of our contemporary public discourse. Moral Politics offers a much-needed wake-up call to both the left and the right.


The Politics of Being: The Political Thought of Martin Heidegger (Expanded Edition)RICHARD WOLINMartin Heidegger’s ties to Nazism have tarnished his stature as one of the towering figures of twentieth-century philosophy. With the publication of Heidegger’s Black Notebooks, which reveal the full extent of Heidegger’s anti-Semitism as well as his enduring sympathy for National Socialism, the controversy has reemerged in full force. When first published during the 1990s, Richard Wolin’s The Politics of Being: The Political Thought of Martin Heidegger played a seminal role in the voluble debates that ensued over the intellectual consequences of Heidegger’s Nazism. In this expanded edition, Wolin provides a substantial new preface that addresses the question of how the Black Notebooks’ publication affects our understanding of the relationship between politics and philosophy in Heidegger’s work.

Pbk | 256pp | 9780231179331 | 2016.09 Columbia University Press | A$64 | NZ$76 229x152mm | USA

Power Shift: On the New Global OrderRICHARD FALKIn this sophisticated interpretation of geopolitics from a progressive perspective, Falk offers a powerful critique of mainstream thinking, illustrating how the overall effects of today’s policies produce extremely cruel outcomes for people living in the Global South, the Middle East, and Africa. Unifying his argument with a desire for global justice and sustainable peace, Falk provides a provocative analysis of the new world order that is currently developing.


Rape during Civil WarDARA COHENRape is common during wartime, but even within the context of the same war, some armed groups perpetrate rape on a massive scale while others never do. In Rape during Civil War Dara Kay Cohen examines variation in the severity and perpetrators of rape using an original dataset of reported rape during all major civil wars from 1980 to 2012.

Pbk | 288pp | 9781501705274 | 2016.08 Cornell University Press | A$51.95 | NZ$59.95 229x152mm | USA

Unclear Physics: Why Iraq and Libya Failed to Build Nuclear WeaponsMALFRID BRAUT-HEGGHAMMERMany authoritarian leaders want nuclear weapons, but few manage to acquire them. Autocrats seeking nuclear weapons fail in different ways and to varying degrees—Iraq almost managed it; Libya did not come close. In Unclear Physics, Malfrid Braut-Hegghammer compares the two failed nuclear weapons programs, showing that state capacity played a crucial role in the trajectory and outcomes of both projects. Braut-Hegghammer draws on a rich set of new primary sources, collected during years of research in archives, fieldwork across the Middle East, and interviews with scientists and decision makers from both states. She gained access to documents and individuals that no other researcher has been able to consult. Her book tells the story of the Iraqi and Libyan programs from their origins in the late 1950s and 1960s until their dismantling. Part of the Cornell Studies in Security Affairs series.


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We Kill Because We Can: From Soldiering to Assassination in the Drone Age (New in Paperback)LAURIE CALHOUNWe live in an age of drone warfare, where the attacks on targets deemed to be threatening happens remotely. The decisions to kill are made covertly in rooms far away from the target, and we can now kill without being personally present. Killing has become all too easy and convenient. As a result, argues Laurie Calhoun in this provocative book, self-defense has become conflated with outright aggression, and black ops have become the standard military operating procedure. In this remarkable and often-shocking book, Calhoun dissects the moral, psychological, and cultural impact that these drone killings are having on modern society.


RESEARCHThe Craft of Research 4edWAYNE BOOTH, GREGORY COLOMB, JOSEPH WILLIAMS, JOSEPH BIZUP AND WILLIAM FITZGERALDWith more than three-quarters of a million copies sold since its first publication, The Craft of Research has helped generations of researchers at every level—from first-year undergraduates to advanced graduate students to research reporters in business and government—learn how to conduct effective and meaningful research. Conceived by seasoned researchers and educators Wayne C. Booth, Gregory G. Colomb, and Joseph M. Williams, this fundamental work explains how to find and evaluate sources, anticipate and respond to reader reservations, and integrate these pieces into an argument that stands up to reader critique. The fourth edition has been thoroughly but respectfully revised by Joseph Bizup and William T. FitzGerald. Part of the Chicago Guides to Writing, Editing, and Publishing series.


Epistemology and Metaphysics for Qualitative ResearchTOMAS PERNECKYThis clearly written and provocative text outlines the wide range of epistemological and metaphysical pillars of research. In a clear, easy to follow style, the reader is guided through an array of concepts that are defined, explained and made simple. With the aid of helpful examples and case studies, the book challenges the prevailing modes of thinking about qualitative inquiry by showcasing an immense variety of philosophical frameworks. Dr Tomas Pernecky is Senior Lecturer in the Faculty of Culture and Society at Auckland University of Technology.

Pbk | 272pp | 9781446282397 | 2016.10 Sage Publications Ltd | A$69 | NZ$83 242x170mm | UK

Key Concepts in the Philosophy of Social ResearchMALCOLM WILLIAMSNewcomers to social research are often bemused by the plethora of different philosophical principles upon which it is based. Worse still, they are often press-ganged into the belief that they must uphold the ‘one true paradigm’ and slay all others before they enter the field. What they actually need is a lucid overview, which describes in an even-handed way the many concepts and perspectives on offer. We need researchers who are philosophically informed rather than philosophically obsessed or philosophically oppressed. With this book Malcolm Williams strikes the exact balance. This book is an ideal introduction for any student or social researcher hoping to better understand the philosophical issues that inform social research. Part of the SAGE Key Concepts Series.

Pbk | 240pp | 9780857027429 | 2016.10 Sage Publications Ltd | A$57.95 | NZ$68 210x148mm | UK

WRITING GUIDESImmersion: A Writer’s Guide to Going DeepTED CONOVEROver three and a half decades, Ted Conover has ridden the rails with hoboes, crossed the border with Mexican immigrants, guarded prisoners in Sing Sing, and inspected meat for the USDA. His books and articles chronicling these experiences, including the award-winning Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing, have made him one of the premier practitioners of immersion reporting. In immersion reporting—a literary cousin to ethnography, travel writing, and memoir—the writer fully steps into a new world or culture, participating in its trials, rites, and rituals as a member of the group. The end results of these firsthand experiences are familiar to us from bestsellers such as Nickel and Dimed and Behind the Beautiful Forevers. But in a world of wary strangers, where does one begin? Conover distills decades of knowledge into an accessible resource aimed at writers of all levels.Part of the Chicago Guides to Writing, Editing, and Publishing series.


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RELATED TITLESThe New Emperors: Power and the Princelings in ChinaKERRY BROWNChina has become the powerhouse of the world economy and home to 1 in 5 of the world’s population, yet we know almost nothing of the people who lead it. How does one become the leader of the world’s newest superpower? And who holds the real power in the Chinese system? In The New Emperors, the noted China expert Kerry Brown journeys deep into the heart of the secretive Communist Party. Brown reveals the intrigue, scandal and murder surrounding the internal battle raging between two China’s: one founded by Mao on Communist principles, and a modern China in which ‘to get rich is glorious’. At the centre of it all sits the latest Party Secretary, Xi Jinping - the son of a revolutionary, with links both to big business and to the People’s Liberation Army. His rise to power is symbolic of the new dragons leading the world’s next superpower.

Hbk | 240pp | 9781780769103 | 2014.06 I.B. Tauris | A$49.95 | NZ$58.95 216x135mm | UK

CEO, China: The Rise of Xi JinpingKERRY BROWNChina has become the powerhouse of the world economy, its incredible boom overseen by the elite members of the secretive and all-powerful communist party. But since the election of Xi Jinping as General Secretary, life at the top in China has changed. Under the guise of a corruption crackdown, which has seen his rivals imprisoned, Xi Jinping has been quietly building one of the most powerful leaderships modern China has ever seen. In CEO China, the noted China expert Kerry Brown reveals the hidden story of the rise of the man dubbed the ‘Chinese Godfather’.

Hbk | 300pp | 9781784533229 | 2016.05 I.B. Tauris | A$49.95 | NZ$62 216x135mm | UK

Developing Mental Toughness: Coaching Strategies to Improve Performance, Resilience and Wellbeing 2edDOUG STRYCHARCZYK AND PETER CLOUGHMental toughness is about how effectively individuals respond to stress, pressure, and challenge. It is rooted in the notion of resilience but moves beyond this by being highly applicable and measurable. Understanding this concept is essential to improving performance for both the individual and organisation, and this ground-breaking book explains mental toughness clearly and effectively. Tracing its development from sports psychology, Developing Mental Toughness was the first book to look at applications at the organisational level and to provide a reliable psychometric measure. Written for anyone coaching individuals and teams for improved performance, the book contains practical guidance on techniques, exercises, case studies, and the Mental Toughness self-assessment tool.


Creating Capabilities: The Human Development ApproachMARTHA C NUSSBAUMIf a country’s Gross Domestic Product increases each year, but so does the percentage of its people deprived of basic education, health care, and other opportunities, is that country really making progress? If we rely on conventional economic indicators, can we ever grasp how the world’s billions of individuals are really managing? In this powerful critique, Martha Nussbaum argues that our dominant theories of development have given us policies that ignore our most basic human needs for dignity and self-respect.

Pbk | 256pp | 9780674072350 | 2013.05 Belknap Press | A$33.95 | NZ$39.95 210x140mm | USA

The Therapy of Desire: Theory and Practice in Hellenistic EthicsMARTHA C NUSSBAUMThe Epicureans, Skeptics, and Stoics practiced philosophy not as a detached intellectual discipline, but as a worldly art of grappling with issues of daily and urgent human significance: the fear of death, love and sexuality, anger and aggression. Like medicine, philosophy to them was a rigorous science aimed both at understanding and at producing the flourishing of human life. In this engaging book, Martha Nussbaum examines texts of philosophers committed to a therapeutic paradigm and recovers a valuable source for our moral and political thought today. This edition features a new introduction by Nussbaum, in which she revisits the themes of this now classic work.

Pbk | 584pp | 9780691141312 | 2009.07 Princeton University Press | A$87 | NZ$105 229x152mm | USA

Doing Action Research in Your Own Organization 4edDAVID COGHLAN AND TERESA BRANNICKClear, pragmatic and thought-provoking Doing Action Research in Your Own Organization is packed full of practical, expert advice on how to navigate the murky waters of ethics, politics and management in your own organization. Multidisciplinary in its approach to action research the book sets out a step-by-step template for researchers to follow and adapt. The book and its supporting website are the ideal resource for students, researchers and practitioners hoping to generate real change through their action research project.

Pbk | 232pp | 9781446272572 | 2014.03 Sage Publications Ltd | A$77 | NZ$92 242x170mm | UK


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RECENT BESTSELLERSThe Myth of Race: The Troubling Persistence of an Unscientific Idea (New in Paperback)ROBERT SUSSMANBiological races do not exist—and never have. This view is shared by all scientists who study variation in human populations. Yet racial prejudice and intolerance based on the myth of race remain deeply ingrained in Western society. In his powerful examination of a persistent, false, and poisonous idea, Robert Sussman explores how race emerged as a social construct from early biblical justifications to the pseudoscientific studies of today. Pondering the continuing influence of racist research and thought, despite all evidence to the contrary, Sussman explains why—when it comes to race—too many people still mistake bigotry for science.

Pbk | 384pp | 9780674660038 | 2016.02 Harvard University Press | A$42.95 | NZ$51.95 235x156mm | USA

Global Inequality: A New Approach for the Age of GlobalizationBRANKO MILANOVICOne of the world’s leading economists of inequality, Branko Milanovic presents a bold new account of the dynamics that drive inequality on a global scale. Drawing on vast data sets and cutting-edge research, he explains the benign and malign forces that make inequality rise and fall within and among nations. He also reveals who has been helped the most by globalization, who has been held back, and what policies might tilt the balance toward economic justice.

Hbk | 320pp | 9780674737136 | 2016.03 Belknap Press | A$62 | NZ$75 210x140mm | USA

The Cosmic Cocktail: ThreeParts Dark Matter (New in Paperback)KATHERINE FREESEThe ordinary atoms that make up the known universe--from our bodies and the air we breathe to the planets and stars--constitute only 5 percent of all matter and energy in the cosmos. The rest is known as dark matter and dark energy, because their precise identities are unknown. Blending cutting-edge science with her own behind-the-scenes insights as a leading researcher in the field, acclaimed theoretical physicist Katherine Freese recounts the hunt for dark matter. 16 colour illustrations, 63 halftones. 11 line illustrations.


Economic Thought: A Brief HistoryHEINZ KURZIn this concise and strategic history, Heinz D. Kurz selects major moments in the development of economic ideas to portray the growth of the field and how economic insights are acquired, lost, and reborn. His timeline focuses on the dynamic individuals who give old ideas new life and the historical events that provoke the combination and recombination of different approaches and theories. A final chapter sums up the major concerns of economists today and their relation to world events.

Hbk | 224pp | 9780231172585 | 2016.05 Columbia University Press | A$49.95 | NZ$59.95 210x140mm | USA

But Can I Start a Sentence with “But”?: Advice from the Chicago Style Q&AUNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO PRESS EDITORIAL STAFFEvery month, tens of thousands of self-declared word nerds converge upon a single site: The Chicago Manual of Style’s online Q&A. There the Manual’s editors open the mailbag and tackle readers’ questions on topics ranging from abbreviation to word division to how to reform that coworker who still insists on two spaces between sentences. Champions of common sense, the editors offer smart, direct, and occasionally tongue-in-cheek responses that have guided writers and settled arguments for more than fifteen years. But Can I Start a Sentence with”But”? brings together the best of The Chicago Manual of Style Q&A.

Hbk | 112pp | 9780226370644 | 2016.04 University of Chicago Press | A$29.95 | NZ$34.95 216x140mm | USA

Imperialism in the Twenty-First Century: Globalization, Super-Exploitation, and Capitalism’s Final CrisisJOHN SMITHJohn Smith’s Imperialism in the Twenty-First Century is a seminal examination of the relationship between the core capitalist countries and the rest of the world in the age of neoliberal globalization. Deploying a sophisticated Marxist methodology, Smith begins by tracing the production of certain iconic commodities—the T-shirt, the cup of coffee, and the iPhone—and demonstrates how these generate enormous outflows of money from the countries of the Global South to transnational corporations headquartered in the core capitalist nations of the Global North.

Pbk | 384pp | 9781583675779 | 2016.02 Monthly Review Press | A$47.95 | NZ$58.95 229x152mm | USA

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