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General 49-3008 AM11 CIP Dani lov, Victor J. America's college museums: handbook & direc­tory. 2nd ed. Grey House, 2011 . 687p b ib I indexes ISBN 1592376746,

$185.00; ISBN 9781592376742, $185.00

America's CoLLege Museums certainly fill s a niche, providing a fairly

comprehensive reference to ove r I ,700 museums and galleries. One

cannot say definitively, however, that this is a niche most institutions

would need to fill. For this second edition (1 st ed., University and CoLLege Museums, GaLleries, and Related FaciLities, C H , Dec'%, 34-1904), the

material presented presumably has been updated with current contact

information , facilities information, and other relevant changes, along with

the addition of severa l hundred new entries. Four new indexes (much­

needed searching tools) are included: University and Museum Index,

Museum and University Index, Geographic Index, and Key Personnel

Index . Entries themselves are bare bones, speaking to collections in

generalities only and providing essential who, what, and where derail s.

Some entries have errors; e.g., typos appear in the Web addresses for

Cornell University's Johnson Museum of Art and Niagara University's

Cas tellani Art Museum. 111at as ide, this directory does not appear to

offer much beyond what cou ld readily be found with an Internet search;

additionall y, a search for pertinent websites may provide more reliable

and current results over time, as rhis edition ages. 1l1is handbook

and directo ry might be usefu l for collections with an intense focus on

museology and/or an interest in documenting the history of co llege

museums and ga lleries. Summing Up: Optional.* Practitioners.-T. Scime, Amhet1t Museum

49-3009 BF408 2011 -922759 MARC

Encyclopedia of creativity, ed. by Mark A. Runco and Steven R.

Pritzker. 2nd e d . Elsevier/Acad e mic Press, 2011. 2v bibl index ISBN

9780123750396, $400.00

1l1is two-volume second edi tion of the EncycLopedia of Creativity is

no mere update of the first (CH , M ar'OO, 37-3635) . All the articles are

revised versions of those in the earlier edition , and appear to be much

more in depth and comprehensive in scope. This work is ambitious in

that it no t only covers professions embodying crea tivity (acting, dance,

film , music, theater, writing), but also features discuss ions of thought

processes (intelligence, knowledge, play, prodigies), education (programs,

co urses, talent, teaching), and cognition (altered states, attentio n,

cognitive styles, flow, metacognition , problem solving). Other topics

include personal/interpersonal crea tivity, neuroscience, theoretical

perspectives , menta l/phys ical health issues, and organizational/societal

topics. Also included are biographies of creati ve, eminent fi gures

(none of whom are li ving) , but they seem out of sync with the rest of

the content. Arranged alphabetically by subject, articles offer outlines,

glossa ries , cross- references, further reading suggestions, and lists of

relevant websites. Volume 2 has a detailed index. Whereas this work

focuses on current ideas, the EncycLopedia of Giftedness, Creativity, and TaLent, edited by Barbara Kerr (CH , D ec'09 , 47- 178 1), is more basic,

providing hismrical co ntexts for the crea tivity concepts covered . This new

encyclopedia, which is also available through ScienceDirect dutp://www.

sciencedirect. com/>, will be a valuable' resource for students, researchers,

teachers, educato rs, scientists, and professionals who address creativity in

their work. Summing Up: Highly recommended . *** Lower-level

undergraduates and above; general readers.-S. A. Ariew, University of South Florida

49-3010 Z658 2010-30413 CIP

Karolides, Nicholas J. Literature suppressed on political grounds. 3rd ed. Facts On Fi le, 2011 . 695p bibl index ISBN 0816082316,

$60.00; ISBN 9780816082315, $60.00

49-3010a BL65 2010-30408 CIP

Bald, Margaret. Literature suppressed on religious grounds. 3rd ed.

Facts On Fi le, 2011 . 518p bibl index afp ISBN 0816082308, $60.00;

ISBN 9780816082308, $60.00

49-3010b PN56 2010-40118 CIP

Sova, Dawn B. Literature suppressed on sexual grounds. 3rd ed.

Facts On File, 2011. 422p b ibl index afp ISBN 0816082294, $60.00;

ISBN 9780816082292, $60.00

49-3010c Z658 2010-38222 CIP

Sova, Dawn B. Literature suppressed on social grounds. 3rd ed.

Facts On File, 2011. 462p bibl index afp ISBN 0816082286, $60.00;

ISBN 9780816082285, $60.00

1l1e third edition of "Banned Books" features 4 1 new titles,

expanding the four-volume series (previous reviews, rev. ed., CH, Mar'07,

44-35 98, 44-35 98a, 44-3598b, 44-3598c) to nearly 500 suppressed

books. The set includes several popular contemporary works, such as

the entire Harry Potter series , Dan Brown's TheDa Vinci Code, Phillip

Pullman's His Dar!? MateriaLs trilogy, and Stephanie M eyer's TwiLight se ries . 1l1e large number of international titles indicates censo rship's

pervas iveness across cultures. All 12 additions to On PoLiticaL Grounds, for example, are international in origin , including works by Nobel Prize

winners H erta Mi.iller (The Appointment, 2001) and Orban Pamuk (Snow, 2004). Each volume updates entries by noting recent challenges, but

large portions of the text remain unaltered from previous editions. No

overlap exists between volumes: books banned for multiple reasons are

fea tured only once in the se ries . Literary works remain the central focus,

bu t numero us scien ti fic and political texts are also featured. Karolides

(Univ. of Wisconsin, Rive r Falls), Bald (freelance journalist), and Sova

(Montclair State Univ.) contribute introductions that discuss censorship

within their subj ect areas and explore changes over the pas t half decade.

Unyielding extremism and religious conservatism appear to be the

major forces behind these suppress ions, but two of the edi tors identi fy

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new, troubling trends. Sova suggests an increase in "preventative banning," wherein officials "neglect ro purchase a book that has aroused controversy." In such cases, the books are never made available, which makes documenting instances of suppression extremely difficult. Likewise, Bald describes "preemptive censorship by publishers motivated by fear of violence,'' citing Jytte Klausen's lhe Cartoons Ihat Shook the World (CH, May' I 0, 47-5266) as an example. The book discusses the protests over the controversial publication of 12 cartoons of Muhammad by a Danish newspaper in 2005. Klausen's publisher (Yale University Press) decided to remove examples of the images, fearing they might reignite the furor. \Vhen the Index on Censorship <http:/ I www.indexoncensorship.org/> (CH, Dec' II, 49-1834) published an interview with Klausen about Yale's censorship, it likewise refused to publish the cartoons. -Il1at such esteemed publishers engage in seH~ censorship suggests the troubling extent of the censorship issue. As in earlier editions, every entry in this set contains a summary of the book, a censorship history, and a selection of further readings. Each volume includes a list of all titles covered by the series, arranged under the four main categories; however, a single, alphabetical list with category cross­references would be more useful, given the lack of a cumulative index. This minor complaint aside, the superb content of these titles makes them an excellent addition to libraries concerned with censorship issues. This set is indispensable for student projects during Banned Books Week.

Summing Up: 1-lighly recommended. *** Lower-level undergraduates and general readers.-R. 1\I. Roberts, Lincoln Land Community College

49-3011 Z1035 Can. CIP Persky, Stan. Reading the 21st century: books of the decade, 2000-2009. MeGill-Queen's, 2011. 278p index afp ISBN 9780773S39099, $29.95

Literary and cultural critic Persky (Capilano Univ., North Vancouver) offers "a sort of demonstration 'sampler'" of comments on recent good books that, in his opinion, have not received sufficient attention. To support his argument that "the decline of book reading and the deterioration of knowledge" is at the point of"an impending cultural catastrophe," Persky touches briefly on a vety wide range of books that "provide a sufficiently sustained reading experience that makes possible informed engagement with the political, cultural, and moral issues of our time." Writers whose works are addressed in some detail include Larry McMurtry, Philip Roth, Javier Cercas, Orhan Pamuk, Daniel Mendelsohn, Richard Dawkins, Edward Said, J. M. Coetzee, Jose Saramago, Paul Krugman, Naomi Klein, Joseph Stiglitz, and Amos Oz. This book touches on many other fiction and nonfiction works in passing. Seeing a "paradoxical dilemma" in the fact that today more writing-but less reading-than ever takes place, Persky ultimately questions the capacity of a predominantly digital culture to transmit sufficient historical memory and the critical discussion and reflection that he believes are needed to support a

democratic society. Summing Up: Recommended. ** Graduate students and researchers/faculty.-}. K Bracken, Kent State University

1149-3012 [Internet Resource] Propylaeum, from the Bavarian State Library, Munich, et al. URL: http://www.propylaeum.de/en/

[Visited Nov' 11] In the age of the simple search box, do researchers have the patience to navigate a directory of Web resources presented in a hierarchical structure? Prop_y/aeum, which is a collaborative project between the Bavarian State Library and the libraries of Heidelberg, Humboldt, and 'Iltebingen Universities and other scholarly organizations,

ofFers the best of both approaches. '[he site is organized in nine broad subject areas, e.g., Egyptology, Byzantine Studies, and Classical Philology. Each of these topic areas is further divided into rype of research. For most North American students, th<: Library Catalogues section, which offers links to suggested library collections, and New Acquisitions, which presents lists of recent receipts at the Bavarian State Archive, will not be very useful. The Subject Databases and Journals/ Articles sections will prove confusing, as they list a great deal of licensed content that users may not have access to through their home institutions.

Much more useful are the lists and descriptions in the Digital Collections and Internet Resources sections. The latter are drawn from Kirke, a catalog of 5,000-plus websites that can be explored by region, time period, and type of resource. The number and range of sites covered is impressive; the emphasis is on scholarly collections with substantial content. l11e site search offers a federated search across many difierent databases, as well as advanced tools like a multilingual keyboard. English versions are available throughout, with only occasional German-only database search commands or website descriptions. Though this site overlaps with text collections such as the Internet Histor_y Sourcebooks Project dmp:/ /v.,vw.fordham.edu/Halsall/index.asp> and with gateways such as the Voice of the Shuttle (CH, Sep'05, 43-0083), Pmpylaeum's breadth of coverage and European inclination will make it a worthwhile visit for the conscientious scholar. Summing Up: Recommended.

** Upper-level undergraduates through researchers/faculry.-B. juh!, University of Arkansas, Fa_yetteuil!e

1149-3013 [Internet Resource] Sharpe Online Reference. M.E. Sharpe. One-time purchase (25 titles) begins at $5,900.00 for FTE less than 10,000, and $170.00 for individual titles (discounts available).

URL: http://www.sharpe-online.com/ [Revisited Nov'l1] Sharpe Reji:rence Online (previously reviewed,

CH, Apr' l 0, 47 -4197) is an online reference database that, in addition to searching the content of two e-reference collections-United States History and Culture Collection, and Global History and Culture Collection-offers access to some 3,000 images, 500-plus primary sources, more than 1,000 websites, and teacher tools. ·n1e database offers

basic, advanced, and title level searching. With advanced search, which features Boolean operations, users may select specific encyclopedias or collections to locate 1 0,000-plus articles; in some cases they may use Categories such as Images, Primary Documents, Chronologies, and Glossary to refine their search. But browsing the categories on the home page tided Image Gallery, Primary Source Archive, Web Links, and Teachers' Resources will yield additional material. Once retrieved, results are listed by relevance, with options to refine and/or narrow the search

appearing in the right corner (some may have difficulty spotting the refine feature). After clicking on a specific title, one may use the Browse and 1opic Finder features to look at materials, as if skimming a book's table of contents. Each entry has a bibliography and see also subject terms from within that title. Capabilities included in this interface are saving a search, e-mailing and printing an essay, and citation formatting (APA, Chicago, MLA). Users may create notes and register for an account to save entries to folders.

lhis product is based on two themed collections. Titles are updated annually. Examples of titles include Civilizations and Societies: Ancient and Modern Worlds; World Terrorism; Booms and Busts: Economic History (1630s-l'rcsent); Latino History and Culture:

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and America in \vorlcl I lis tory, as well as volumes aH of US

history chronologically. ;\Guided Tour and Help sections arc available.

Libraries can purchase this product with all of rhe titles, one collection,

or individual titles. 'Ihese are outright purchases with no yearly hosting fees. 'I he price difFerence between the print and rhe dccuonic is nominal,

and if multiple titles are purchased at once. the price f(x electronic drops

below the print. Summing Up: Recommended. ** Lower-division undergraduates and general audience.-S. E IV! orris, Uniuersity of!\rmsas

Hu n 49-3014 PC5075 2010-48762 CIP Ackerlind, Sheila R. Portuguese: a reference manual, by Sheila R. Ackerlind and Rebecca Jones-Kellogg. Texas, 2011. 340p bibl indexes afp ISBN 9780292726635, $60.00; ISBN 9780292726734 pbk, $29.95

Brazil is quickly becoming one of the strongest economics in the

world. With this growth comes a mounting recognition of rhe need w rectify the historical neglect, in colleges and universities, of rhe second­

most-spoken Romance language. 1his new reference guide to Portuguese will be a valuable resource both for students beginning their studies

and for speakers who wish to brush up on the language. Created in the

authors' classes at the US Military Academy at West Point, the book fills a gap between textbooks and academic studies of the language. It provides extensive explanations, particularly in the areas of phonetics

and grammatical construction. Its focus is Brazilian l'orrugucsc, bur the authors highlight variations in the language found in Portugal. This

easy-to-understand volume is organized in a simple-to-follow format. It

encompasses the latest changes established by the Portuguese Language Orthographic Agreement of 1990, which created a unified orthography

for the eight countries whose official language is Portuguese. This

orthography is valuable for its articulation of how Portuguese is spoken and written currently. This new publication will be an important

addition to a reference collection on Portuguese and indispensable in

any language collection-regardless of focus. Summing Up: Highly

recommended. *** Lower-level undergraduates through professionals/ practitioners.-;\;!. L. Groun; Brigham Yinmg Uniuenity

49-3015 B3611 MARC The Agamben dictionary, ed. by Alex Murray and Jessica Whyte. Edinburgh University Press 2011. 219p bib I ISBN 9780748640591, $11 0.00; ISBN 9780748640584 pbk, $40.00

This welcome resource will help students and readers of Giorgio

Agamben appreciate the cohesion of the Italian thinker's contribution

to the history of philosophy. Agambcn's terminology was often in a language other than English, but the contributors herein have worked

masterfully to provide English approxirnatiom and examples in English from Agambcn's writings. Some 150 entries arc organized according

to either concepts or philosophers. -rhe 25 contributors are worldwide scholars of Agamben's thought, and the essays arc surprisingly consistent

in their overall assessment of the interconnected nature of his ideas. Not

only are rhe succinct, attributed entries a pleasure to read, they arc also addictive, since they are so well cross-referenced. The editors also guided

contributors with a consistently applied method of first identifYing where Agamben encountered a concept or a portion of a philosopher's thought,

and then developing his modification and/or expansion. Especially notable arc the entries on messianism (C. ivlills). biopolitics (L. Heron).

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camp (C. Minca). sacrifice (S. DeCaroli), and Deleuze (C:. Colebrook).

A bibliography of Agambcn and related scholarship is appended. For

a future edition, entries nn religion, Rilke, and Mams, along with

an exp<tndccl cmr; on Blanchot, would be helpful. Summing Up:

Highly recommended. *** Lower-division undergraduates through researcher.sii:Ktdty; general readers.-!?. A. Champagne,

49-3016 PN1995 2011-15002 CIP Clark, Mark. Sixties shockers: a critical filmography of horror cin­ema, 1960-1969, by Mark Clark and Bryan Senn. McFarland, 2011. 536p bib I index afp ISBN 0786433817, $59.95; ISBN 9780786433810, $59.95

-The 19GOs was not only a decade of great political and social

upheaval, but also a time in which the style and substance of the classic

horror films of rhe 1930s, epitomized by Universal, collided headlong with rhe genre's reinrc~rpretation by studios like Hammer and AlP,

which featured heretofore taboo depictions of sexuality and gore. -!he authors, respected genre enthusiasts, have written widely in rhe held and

bring a refreshing perspective to a study oF more than GOO films released theatrically in rhe United Stares fiom !9GO to 1969. 'lhcsc include

such well-known masterpieces as lhe Brides ofDmcula (1960) and lhe (1963), as well as cult camp classics like Spider BrdJ)' (1964/GS)

,md Night of the Liuing Dead ( 1968). Although a 35-pagc essay cham the year-by-year evolution of the genre's themes during the decade, the guide's

true reference value is found in its filmography. Each entry (often several

pages) offers cast and credits, production notes, publicity taglines, and critical analysis, written in a and informative style. A section tided

"More Movies" brieHy covers sci-fi and f:mtasy films containing clements

of horror. Profusely illustrated. Summing Up: Highly recommended.

*** Public and university libraries supporting film studies; lower-level undergraduates through rcscarchers/Etculty, and general rcadcrs.-D. K. h·asio; Indiana Uniuersity~Bloomington

49-3017 Z8574 2011-24543 CIP Crandell, George W. Arthur Miller: a descriptive bibliography. Oak Knoll, 2011. 244p index afp CD-ROM ISBN 9781584562887, $195.00

Crandell (Auburn Univ.), author of li•Jtno·see \'Villit!ms: A Bibliogmph)' (CH, Oct'95, 33-0G3G) wd editor of lhe Critical Reoponse to Tennessee \'(1i/lia;ns (1996), records the publishing career of one of the

greatest US writers of the 20th century. Crandell's great contribution to

Miller studies is that this bibliography does not privilege Miller's work in rhe theater, bur chronicles his entire publishing career. Crandell's archival work has uncovered rarely studied pieces, such as wliller's first published

short story, "Ditchy." Altogether, Crandell's bibliography impressively

documents Miller's books, broadsides, pamphlets, collections. plays. advertising material (such as theater playbills <l!ld dust jackets), short stories, essays, intcrviC\\·s, rcvicv::s) letters, SG1tcn1cnts,

lectures, poems, panel discussions, and reminiscences. Crandell also lisrs

Miller's work that has been translated, set in Braille, and put to music. The bibliography provides exceptional and valuable detail on the various

publications (in particular. US and English first editions), and includes a thorough index and a section with cover images and ride pages of Miller's work (an accompanying CD-ROiv1 contains color images of the

covers). Crandell\ exhaustive swdy on Miller is an excellent resource For serious students, scholars, and artists interested in Miller's extraordinary,

comprehensive publishing career. Summing Up: Recommended. ** Lower-level undergraduates through professionals/practitioners.··--_!. F. l'olste;; Fmemm College

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«149-3018 Culture Catch, by Dusty Wright.

U RL: http:/ I cu ltu recatch.com/

[Internet Resource]

[Visited Nov'll] The online magazine Cdiure Cue/! f~awres inf(mned, insightful commentary on contemporary culture, including

music, film. literature, theater, and art. The site's cofounder and central

commentator is musician and writer \'Vright; his video and audio

webcasts are Cu!rure Catch's biggest draws, featuring stylishly produced

interviews (perhaps better described as wide-ranging conversations) with

an impressive selection of prominent artisrs. e.g., David Lynch, Ron

Howard. Gore Vidal, Tilda Swinton, and Devo. 111ese webcasts are also

available via ilimes and other feeds, but the site's additional reviews and

commentary add to its appeal as a desrin,uion. Between the webcasr

and blog features, the site is updated several times a week; all contellt is

archived and searchable. Culture Cfttch seems aimed at a hip, educated,

and primarily (though not exclusively) baby boomer audience. 'lhough

more like a clever television talk show than a scholarly analytical resource,

this site offers students and scholars a selection of multimedia approaches

to conremporary culture. It features worthwhile viewing and reading f()l'

other discerning cultural consumers. Summing Up: Recommended. ** General audience.- We' L Suittzusky, Rollim College

m 49-3019 [Internet Resource]

The Digital Dead Sea Scrolls U RL: http:/ /dss.collections.imj.org.il/

[Visited Nov' 11] Currently, five of the 950 Dead Sea Scrolls (DSS)

in the Israel Museum of Jerusalem have been digitized in a cooperative

historical project with Coogle. Users may search and read high-resolution

online versions of these texts (dating from 200 BCE to 68 CE). 1l1e

online texts are the Great Isaiah Scroll, the best preserved and most

complete extant biblical text; the War Scroll, which describes the

cataclysmic battle between the sons oflight and the sons of darkness; the

Commentary on Habakkuk Scroll, which interprets the first two chapters

of this prophetic biblical text; the "Temple Scroll, which provides details

of God's instructions for the Temple in Jerusalem; and the Community

Rule, which sheds light on the community's way of life. admission of new

members, conduct at communal meals, prayer, fasting, cleansing rituals,

and theological doctrines.

"The DSS provide deeper knowledge of Judaism's diversity in the Second

'Icmplc period; insight into the development of the Hebrew Bible and

rabbinic texts; insight into daily life in ancient Israel; a historical comcxt for

the sects of Pharisees, Sadducees. and Essenes up to the birth of Jesus; and

a window into rabbinic legal traditions and related material. Along with

searchable, quick-loading, high-resolution images of the scrolls, viewers will

find short videos and explanatory background. Users may navigate rhrough

the scrolls on the screen and-in the case of the Isaiah Scroll-even view

translations in pop-up text and boxes. All five digitized scrolls may be

magnified, allowing users to see material missing from the edges and crusted

lines. future uploads are planned, with 20 !6 as a target date for putting

most of the Israel Museum's scrolls online. Summing Up: Recommended.

** Lower-level undergraduates and above; general readers.-D. B. louro Colltgc, Laiider College for W0men

49-3020 Encyclopedia of national Scarecrow, 2011. 2v bib!

9780810876620, $150.00

M1627 2011-13924 CIP

anthems, ed. by Xing Hang. 2nd ed.

afp ISBN 081 0876620, $150.00; ISBN

Xing Hang (history. Brandeis Univ.) has expanded the second edition

February 2012 l (

Browse tile entire magazine. including T\Ues~ Essays,

Bncl Outstccmcling Acaclemic Titles.

Exclusive access to online updates and information.

Search n:ore Hwn 1.50,000 Choice mviews.

( l steel., CH, May'04, 41-5040) of this encyclopedia considerably.

Several large categories of anthems arc represented: international

organizations and movements; members and observers of the United

0Jations; non- UN entities; <Hid extinct states. lv!issing are a f~w such as

""Ihe International," "Horst \'Vessel Lied," and "Giovinezza," as well as the

anthems f~ll' 'Icxas and the Confederate States of America. The volume

is arranged by coumry, and the newly added works in non-Latin script

make available even more music. A f'act box displays information about

a specific country, along with a map and Rag. The text section provides

information about the composers and lyricists, and discusses the adoption

of the anthem. 1i·anslations of foreign lyrics arc included. The music

is done with a primitive notation program, and numerous instances of

jittery notation and other nonstandard f(Hmatting choices are evident.

Music engravings in the earlier edition were more prorcssional. However,

this should have little efFect on the use of the scores. Detailed endnotes

arc included. Summing Up: Recommended. ** General readers.-C A. Kolczynski. Boston Public Ulmll)'

49-3021 PS3565 2010-38664 CIP

Farrell, Susan. Critical companion to Tim O'Brien. Facts On File, 2011.

480p index afp ISBN 081607870X, $75.00; ISBN 9780816078707,

$75.00

Usually classified as a Vietnam \'Var writer because of his numerous

critically acclaimed works (novels, stories, essays, and a memoir) about

the mntlict, Tim O'Brien is one of the most popular and critically

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acclaimed living authors in the US today. !lis writing is accessible, but deep and rich enough to warram a reference ,source like this ro help flesh out the meaning of his works and his place in rhe canon of

contemporary American litcrarure. 'lhis volume by farrell (College of Charleston) is divided into four parts, with the firsr being a biographical overview and summary of O'Brien's major works. Part 2 consisrs of

more detailed examinarions of all of his fiction, his memoir. and three of his best-known essays. 'This section contains helpful subentries

focusing on rhe characters that appear in his writing. Cross-rderences,

which occur throughout rhese first two parts, rder readers to entries in part 3. 'These entries include people. places, and events important to 0 'Brien's work, explanations of military terms, hisrorical references, and

arrisric and literary influences. Part 4 feamres a biographical chronology, along with a bibliography of O'Brien's works and of reviews and critical

scholarship on his work. Summing Up: Recommended.** Lower­level undergraduates and above; general readers.-Af 1' losko, Uniuem'ty

ojAkron

m49-3022 [Internet Resource]

Folk Music Index, by Jane Keefer.

U RL: http://www. ibi blio.org/folkindex/index.htm [Visited Nov' ll] Folk M1Hic Index is an online bibliographic database

that compiles citations of print and recorded sources for folk music.

(Though never explicitly stated, the focus is North American and Anglo fdk traditions). An impressive individual eftort by librarian/musician

Keefer. it certainly fills the need for a centralized c-resource on this topic. The database provides rhorough indexes that arc arranged and cross­

referenced in over six coherent presentation schemes: those for song titles ;wd performers are displayed in standard discographic sryle. Keder also

provides alternate titles for songs, alternate versions (music or words), and links to related pieces. Last updated injune 2011, information

is categorized as Music Titles (67.600-plus entries). Performers (about 27,000 entries), and Sources (5,000-plus indexed sources, including 475

print sources going back to c. 1867). Donors, including contemporary artists, provide over 575 ofthc sources.

Searching is limited to simple keywords for either perl~mncrs or music titles; results appear in a search frame. Browsing, where Keeter's

extensive indexing is best observed, is available by title or performer. The entries are cross-linked between performer and title, and to an index

of publishers. Overall, navigating the database is quite efionless but cftective. Built in Alpha4, with files residing on Keefer's horne compmer.

the site is hosted by the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill's iBib!io (CH, Jan'08, 45-2342). Unt(.munately. the site has a painfi.tlly

outdated and uninspired design, e.g .. amateurish graphics and the use of frames. Folk lvfusic Index did not result from a preceding print

version. other than Keefer's personal card f1le (a prize for any music archive). ~rhis database complcmems (and in some cases duplicates) the

sources in EBSCO's lvfusic Index dmp://www.cbscohost.com/public/

music-index>. Keder also offers an annotated bibliography of25-plus online folk resources. many of which she utilizes. Summing Up: Highly

recommended. *** Craduate students and above.- V}. Nouam, University of!v!mylrmd

49-3023 TH845 MARC The Great builders, ed. by Kenneth Powell. Thames & Hudson, 2011. 304p bibl index ISBN 9780500251799, $40.00

Filippo Brunelleschi launches this impressive and aH(ndablc biographical dictionary of 40 male master builders and designers ranging

ti·om the 15th centurv to Kengo Kuma (b. 1954). All receive six to nine

well-appointed and illustrated pages thar concisely situate them in their conrernporary context and summarize careers, innovations. inHucnccs,

and legacies. The wriling, by .3G knowledgeable authorities (mostly UK and North American architectural historians), is uniformlv accessible and

intelligently distills major achievements. Beyond the expected srars, what sets this volume rlpart fi·orn a slew of rivals is the emphasis on technical

innovators (John Fowler and lsarnbard Brunei, railways; James Bogardus,

casr-iron: Auguste Perret and Fran~ois Hennebique. reinforced concrete: Frei Otto, tensile membrane), and the inclusion of non-Western figures Qavam al-Din Shirzai (Persian), Sinan (Ottoman), and Shah Jahan

(Mughal), along with Ciuliano da Sangallo, the Medicis' Ewored designer;

Giuseppe ivlengoni, known for Milan's Galleria Vitrorio Emanuele II; and Moscovire Konstantin Melnikov. T\vcntieth-century architects populate

one-half of the work. Illustrations include photos, drawings, and

reproductions of paintings. Other useful features are a select bibliography for each architect and a comprehensive index. Summing Up: Highly

recommended. *** Most academic and public libraries; lower- and upper-level undergraduates, and general readcrs.-R. 1.' Clement,

i'v'ortlnuestem Uniucrsi~y

49-3024 GE42 2011-6529 CIP

Green ethics and philosophy: an A-to-Z guide, ed. by Julie New­man. SAGE Publications, 2011. 474p bibl index ISBN 9781412996877,

$11 0.00; ISBN 978141297 4608 e-book, $138.00

This tide is one of 12 in ''The SAGE Reference Series on Creen Society: ·roward a Sustainable Future," available both in print and online.

Books in this series cover diverse aspects of environmentalism such as business, f()od, health, and education. Green Ethics and Philosophy

features nearly 150 articles arranged alphaberically. A reader's guide

divides the entries into six categories, covering consumption ethics (e.g., Carbon Offsets, Ecological footprint): practical ethics (Ecopolitics,

Precautionary Principle); theoretical ethics (Biocentrisrn, Hannover Principles); biographies of ethicists (Freya Mathews, Lewis Mumford);

history (Earrh Day 1970, Land Ethic); and law (San Pedro Border Fence, "Should Trees Have Standing?"). A brief chronology outlines notable

events in the hisrory of green ethics, staning with a 1635 Irish law

protecting animal rights. /\II articles arc signed and have bibliographies, and the guide ofiers "further reading" suggestions and a glossary. A few

black-and-white photographs are included. Contributors come fi·om several countries, and most are affiliated with universities. Students in

environmental science or philosophy programs may find this a usdi.d starring point in their research. Libraries may prefer thee-book version,

which fearures larger photographs, in color, and is keyword-searchable

via library discovery services. Summing Up: Recommended. ** Lower- and upper-level undergraduates, graduate studenrs, and general readers.-U. Blis, Uniuersit)' ofBritish Columbia

49-3025 B3248 2010-38467 CIP Lawn, Chris. The Gada mer dictionary, by Chris Lawn and Niall Keane.

Continuum International Publishers Group, 2011. 168p bib! ISBN 9781847061584, $110.00; ISBN 9781847061591 pbk, $32.95

-!his alphabetical guide to key terms in philosophical hermeneutics, wrirten by Lawn (Univ. of Limerick, Ireland) and Keane (Katholieke Univ. Leuven. Belgium), should serve as a valuable reference work for

the many English speakers around the world who want to understand key dimensions of Cadamer\ philosophy, such as the "anticipation

of completeness." rhe preunderstanding, rhe key role oF language,

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Hcidcsgcr's onwlosy. and so orL ·rhc volume features good discussions of art and Cadamcr's view of the encounter wirh artworks as an cncoumcr \\'ith rruth, Enrries arc included on Cadamer\ cncourucrs with Dcrrilb,

Habermas, and Ricocur, along with separate entries on Plato, Aquinas,

HegeL Nietzsche. and Hcideggcr, among others. The dictionary discusses many of Cadamer's major works published in English, e.g., Jbe RclnNIIICt

of the Borutijid ,we/ Other b·says (CH, Jul'87) and HcideggN;- \\lrr)'s ( 1 994), '[he bibliogr,tphy lists the works of Cadamcr published in English and

also the most import,tnt books in English about Cadamcr. Summing Up: Highly recommended, *** Upper-division undcrgraduarcs rhrough rcscarchers/bculry,-1?. F Palmo; emeritus, !Waci~fumry College

49-3026 N6425 2010-49614 CIP Milam, Jennifer D. Historical dictionary of rococo art. Scare­crow, 2011. 307p bib I afp ISBN 9780810861831, $80.00; ISBN 9780810879522 e-book, $79.99

tvlilam (Univ. of Sydney, Australia) offers a well-written volume on rococo, a movement generally considered ro have srartec! in France at

the tail end of Louis XIV's reign and continued to the beginnings of the Fr-ench Revolution. '!he introduction and chronology place the rococo

movement firmly in historical context. Milam is careful to designate the scope of the dictionary and demarcate whv certain subject matter is included or excluded. \\?hile seminal works such as Fiske Kimball's The Creation of the Rococo ( 1943) or William Parks's I he fdM of Rococo (CH,

Dcc'93, 3I-I9I7) provide in-depth historical and ideological contexts for the rococo movement, the short, easily digested entries of this dictionary

allow students and researchers to navigate the afi:Jrementioned works with confidence and ease. For both undergraduate and graduate researchers, it is a well-informed starting point for further research. 'lhe bibliography

is a useful scholarly resource that includes contemporary works on rococo and information on where to find images of the works discussed.

Information on databases and website resources guides students and researchers to other scholarship. Milam also provides suggestions for

worldwide art collections that represent the rococo style. Although this dictionary is highly specialized and may prove too narrow in scope

for public libraries or community colleges wirh limited humanities programs, it is a treasure for undergraduarc and graduate researchers.

'lhe inclusion of photographs or images of the works discussed would have been beneficial. Summing Up: Recommended. ** Lower-level undergraduates through researchers/ facul ty.-A. lvf. luliclllo, Florida

international Unizm:<ity

49-3027 NA6311 2010-37267 ClP Naylor, David. Railroad stations: the buildings that linked the na­tion. W.W. Norton, 2012. 336p bibl index ISBN 0393731642, $75.00; ISBN 9780393731644, $75.00

Written by architectural historian Naylor, this latest volume in the

"Norton/Library of Congress Visual Sourccbooks in i\rchitecrurc, Design, and Engineering" series is published through a bequest from architect

Paul Rudolph. 1hc series provides an entryway into the millions of items the Library of Congress holds in the areas of architecture, design, and engineering, Railroad Stations is a visual compendium of photographs

(black-and-white), wirh some historical and architectural drawings organized geographically (Mid-Atlantic, New England. South, ivlidwest, Northern Plains/Northwest, Central Plains/Rockies, and Southwest).

'!he volume is supplemented by an online portfolio that includes downloadable digital images of all the book illustrations, It also provides references to rhe Libr,rr-y of Congress's searchable catalogs and image files.

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Brief introductory texts and marginal comments provide a framework for the images, which arc all fully identihed, including rdercncc number.

A short bibliography and index complete this volume, which highlighrs the vital role played lw railroad stations in all aspects and areas of American life. lr will be indispensable for architccrure and transportation

collections and a useful rderencc f(Jr others. The series includes Dcnns by Christine M,rcy (C:H, JurdO, 47-5455) and Brir('<cs by R. L Cleary (2007), among other tides. Summing Up: Highly recommended.*** Lower-level undergraduates and above; general readers.-AI NiL<en,

hrditlllil Uniuersit)' South Bend

49-3028 PN1995 2011-13333 CIP Van Riper, A. Bowdoin. A biographical encyclopedia of scientists and inventors in American film and TV since 1930. Scarecrow, 2011. 323p bibl index afp ISBN 9780810881280, $75.00; ISBN 978081 0881297 e-book, $7 4.99

'loday's films and TV programs abound with fictional scientists and

inventors, bur presentations depicting actual people in these professions arc considerably fewer in number. Although not all performances arc true

to the original model, the media's influence on the public perception of scientists and inventors can be significant. '!his phenomenon interests historian Van Riper, whose research focus includes the social and cultural

dimensions of modern science and technology. For this hook. he limits his examination to well-known scientists and inventors presented in

US films made and distributed since 1930 and in widely broadcast TV programs. Documentaries are not included, but animated depictions

of named people are, Van Riper has come up with a list of more than 80 individuals, ranging from Hippocrares and Aristotle to Steve Jobs

and Bill Gates. They are grouped into four periods: "Ancient through Enlightenment,'' "The Nineteenth Century,'' "1he T\ventieth Century to I 945,'' and "The Twentieth Century after I 945.'' A short, readable

biography and evaluation of performance appearances is given f(Jr each individual, along with a short list of screen citations and list of books f(Jr

furrher reading. \Vhile the biographies make good reference points, the introduction, which is a detailed analysis of the collected data, will be of

most interest to hisrorians of science. Summing Up: Recommended.

** Upper-level undergraduates and above; general readers.-R. / Haulik, emeritm, Uniuersity ofNotre Dame

49-3029 PN2074 MARC Volz, Jim. Working in American theatre: a brief history, ca­reer guide and resource book for over 1000 theatres. [2nd ed]. Methuen Drama, 2011. 406p bibl ISBN 140813473X pbk, $21.95; ISBN 9781408134733 pbk, $21.95

Volz. aurhor of How to Run il :theatre (2nd elL, 2010; 1st eeL, 2004),

has updated his seminal work lhe Bad.? Stage Guide to \Vorking in Regional

lhMter (CH, Jul'07, 44-5974). This second edition is divided into

sections on career planning, the hisrory of thearer in rhe United St,ltes, and directories of regional theater companies working in the US. '!he sections feature "book-of~lists"-srylc articles and cover many related theatrical topics, with titles including" 10 Pertinent Publications," "12 Tips for Srress Reduction,'' and" 10 of the friendliest American '!heme Cities." '!he

directories feamrc accurate address and website information ro bcilitate

easy conran with rhc different theater companies. Of particular interest arc helpful tips and stories written by seasoned theater professionals who wish ro help interested studenrs break inro ctnd thrive in the regional theater job

market. Anyone contemplating a career in regional or Broadway theater should consult this usdtrl resource. Summing Up: Recommended. **

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Lower-level undergradu,ues through professionals/practitioners; general

readcrs.-S. P Beiting, Brou•n M11ckic CiJIItge

49-3030 QH366 2011-9608 CIP Cotner, Sehoya. Arguing for evolution: an encyclopedia for un­derstanding science, by Sehoya Cotner and Randy Moore. Green­wood, 2011. 318p bib! index afp ISBN 97803133S9477, $85.00; ISBN 9780313359484 e-book, contact publisher for price

This work is an interesting exploration into the nature of scicmific inquiry, using evolurion as a model. No other model generates as much discord or disagreement as evolution because m~ other appears

to assail such a vital component of religious belief Comer and Moore (both, Univ. of Minnesota; coauthors with M. Decker, Chronology of the E11olution-Ci·eationism Controuersy, CH, Jul'lO, 47-6024) examine

the elements of creationist theory and the scientific rebuttal. -I hey have done an admirable job of selecting material fi-om the past and

integrating it with current techniques. lhey address the question of the age of the Eanh, for example, as determined in Darwin's time and earlier

periods, and then review presem concepts based on modern technolo«y applications, which serve to refute the "young-Earth" theorists. iv[ost

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chapters begin with a set of predictions related to the occurrence of evolution, followed by responses to the resolution of each prediction-an

interesting, efFective technique. Sidebars support the general concepts presented and arc useful additions to the main theme. Photographic illustrations, well selected, arc not printed well; they are often so poorly

done that the point is lost, but this is the onlv real weakness of the

volume. Summing Up: Recommended. ** Academic and general readers, alllcvcls.-F \V. Yow, emeritll5, Kenyon College ~

49-3031 S589 MARC Encyclopedia of agrophysics, ed. by Jan Glinski, JOzef Horabik, and Jerzy Lipiec. Springer, 2011. 1 ,028p bib! indexes afp ISBN 9789048135844, $549.00; ISBN 9789048135851 e-book, $549.00; ISBN 9789048135868 print and online combined, $689.00

Agrophysics is the study of the physical processes and properties­such as mass, energy, and transport-that aflect plant production. 'I11is

specialized encyclopedia is a companion volume to the Encyclopedia ofSoil Science, edited by \Vard Chcsworth (C:H, Jul'08, t\5-5914). It otlcrs over

2GO entries on agrophysics, plant science, environmental management,

sr~stainable land use, land reclamation, and fcJod processing. Examples of articles include "i'v1cchanical Properties of Plant Stalks and "li-unks,''

"Greenhouse Gas fluxes: EHects of Plwsical Conditions," and "Root System Architecture: Analysis from R;ot Systems to Individual Roots."

An extensive list of' "further reading" suggestions accompanies each entry. '!he editors include significant cross-rdcrences and author/subject

indexes. Although this encyclopedia is sparsely illustrated, it includes a profuse collection of mathematical models and t(mnulas. 111is is an

important work in the study of more cHicient use of water and chemicals in agriculture, which will lead to decreased biomass loss during harvests, transport, storage, and processing. It will be a valuable acquisition for

all libraries supporting studies in agriculture, horticulture, plant sciences, geosciences, f(,od sciences, and environmental sciences. Summing Up: Highly recommended.*** Upper-level undergraduates through protcssionals.-}. C Stachacz, Wilkes

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m 49-3032 [Internet Resource] Sloan Career Cornerstone Center URL: http:! /www.careercornerstone.org/

[Visited Nov' ll] \Vith content contributed ln nc,uh 20 associations, Sl011r1 Cm·a Comerstone Center (SC:ci:J oH~rs high school and college students, their parents, and educators inf(,rmation about careers

in science, technology. education, and math (STEM), rc and health care. Included are descriptions of dozens of these professions in text and pod cast fCmnat; STEM-fcJcused career development tips: salary data: and a quarterly newsletter. A professional profiles section teatures several dozen scientists, and includes education inf(mnation and descriptions of how each charted

his/her professional course. Content fc1r counselors and parents is more or less a repackaging of the content for students.

Navigability is good; four simple menus appear on every page. The site index is not comprehensive, simply containing a list of the profiled

G~reers. SCCC would be more credible if its \'Vcb pages included dates of page creation/update. It is admirable that .SCCC: created content l~Jr middle-school students, but the writirw level could be hio-h f~Jr them and the presentation lacks the humor that would appeal ~ this age '

group. Though several library and state employment ao-encv site; include content on .STEM professions, this site is distir~ctive in~JHe:-itw ~oment specifically for counselors and parents as well as smdents, as dc~s STEivf Career dmp://stemcareer.coml> (C:H, Nov'!!, 49-12l9). Summing Up: Recommended. ** High school and college students, educators, and professionals of STEM, rc and health care ficlds.-E. S. l'etei'Sen, Kmmts Citv Public Li!mny

49-3033 HD7287 MARC Americans and their homes: demographics of homeownership, by the editors of New Strategist 3rd ed. New Strategist, 2011. 603p index ISBN 9781935775294, $120.00; ISBN 9781935775300 pbk, $89.95

"!his third edition (2nd eeL, 2005; 1st ed., CH, Nov'98, 36-1344; both by Cheryl Russell) provides the latest demographic data tOr age, household income, value of home, and related topics in ten chapters (two more than the previous edition) about the nation's homeowners and renters. "[his new edition includes f(lllr chapters on renters. All chapters begin with a brief introduction and a summary of some of the data in tabular f(mn to support each chapter. The American Housing Survey,

which presents the Census Bureau's up-to-date, reliable infclfl~lation ~ll1 the nation's housing, provided the data fen 2009. Among the tables ,ue "Homeowners by Household Size," "Remers by Educatiorul Attainment,"

and ''Owners of Mobile Homes by Community Characteristics." ivlost of the data fclr the previous edition are for 2003, when 68.3 percent of American households owned their home. By 2010, that number had dropped to 66.9 percent. '!11e introduction discusses the housing bubble, plunging housing prices and values, and the lack of horne sales, which have resulted in renting becoming a viable alternative for manv Americans. In both the second and third editions, a table of content~, list of tables. introduction, and glossary accompany the various chapters.

Summing Up: Recommended. ** Upper-level undergraduates through rescarchers/faculty.---:f. C Phillips, ofJi,fedo

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ll49-3034 [Internet Resource] AtoZdatabases. AtoZdatabases. Annual academic subscription for up to 1,000 FTE is $800.00 for all modules. U RL: http:/ /www.atozdatabases.com/home

[Visited Nov' 11 J '!his \'(feb-based reference and marketing database

aims to oiler "details on every business and every household within

the U.S.'' Intended users include job seekers, small business owners,

entrepreneurs, students, and marketing researchers. The main search interbce provides three options: Find a Business, Find a Person, and

Search by Phone. AtoZdtuabases provides coveuge on 31.5 million US

business listings compiled from sources such as annual reports, secretary of state and SEC filings, public records, national directory assistance data,

yellow/white page directories, and business directories. It contains unique economic entities not available in other business databases, including

nonstorehont businesses (e.g., Internet businesses), seasonal businesses

(e.g., ski resorts), businesses without phone numbers, those classified as Doing Business As (DBAs) and Also Known As (AKAs), I.LCs, and true

franchise ownership shell/holding companies, and other legal entities. The 215 million residential listings are compiled from data sources

including real estate deed and tax information, voter registration data, mail order data, and warranty cards. Annual revenue, industry

classifications, wp executives, competitors, and nearby business

int(mnarion is included. Bimonthly updates include telephone verification, \'(feb mining, and National Change of Address records.

Users may share data via e-mail among coworkers, family, or friends. Users may also export up to 250 records at a time. One-page profiles (of

either businesses or individuals) in PDf f()rmat may be prinred. Despite the publisher's claims of currency and accuracy of data, several sample

searches revealed results that were either outdated or inaccurate; e.g.,

one local business listing still reported as owner someone who had been deceased f()r over a year. Another search listed an address for a business

that had moved from that address over a year ago. A sample search using

"Apple Inc." indicated some industry classification codes as "unclassified

establishmcnrs," and listed unlikely smaller competitor firms located

only in Cupertino, California. Residential listings include estimated property values, as well as broad income ranges f()( individuals. By no

means does this database provide "derails on every household and every business within the U.S." Numerous businesses and individuals in the

reviewer's local city were nor included. Users should always cross-check

and supplement search results with other resources. A major competitor

to this product is ReferenceUSA (CH, Mar'07, 44-3650; not previewed by this reviewer). 'The strength of AtoZdattzbases lies in the breadth and

specificity of local residenrial and business inf(mnation (when available). Accuracy and currency of information is a major issue, however, and

users should exercise caution if relying solely on data retrieved using rhis

one resource. Summing Up: Recommended. ** \'!lith reservations. Libraries with large business clienteles; upper-division undergraduates through professionals/practitioners.-L. Kong, California Strite Universi~y, San Bemtlrdino

49-3035 F3429 2010-32027 CIP Cohen Suarez, Ananda. Handbook to life in the Inca world, by Ananda Cohen Suarez and Jeremy James George. Facts On File, 2011. 330p bibl index afp ISBN 0816074496, $70.00; ISBN 9780816074495, $70.00

'!his new ride by Cohen Suarez and George (both, graduate students, CUNY) looks and reads like a textbook, with an introduction f(,llowed

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by U topical chapters oHering suggestions for further reading. Some

treatments, including those of Inca architecture and stonemasonrY,

arc detailed and inf(mned by the authors' backgrounds as art hist~Jry graduarc snrdcnts. Bibliographic sources arc excellent and appropriately

critiqued. A short glossary of mostly Quechua terms precedes the volume bibliography and index. '!()pies arc reimroduced and terms redefined,

making the text long and repetitive (not good I(H trimester courses).

Map errors range horn annoying (Bat·n Grande too Etr north on map

1, p. 25) to egregious (Huamachuco and Samaipata misplaced on map

4, p. 66). 'Ihe reviewer's copy had Ltint text in places. Some language

is confusing, e.g., regarding where the Inca road ended in the northern regions. Gordon McEwan's better-illustrated and more succinct lhe Incas:

New Perspectiues (CH Mar'07, 44-4032) is preferable as a survey textbook

(an inexpensive paperback version-nor seen by this reviewer-·-is now available). Craig Morris and Adriana Von Hagen's well-illustrared ihe lnms: LorcL ofthe hJ/Ir Qu11rrers (Cl [, Dec' !1, 49-2247), also available

in paperback, better assimilates contcm, and pays attention to visual

aspects. General through specialist readers remain well served by Terence

D'Alrroy's comprehensive, beautif~rlly integrated ?he lnms (CH, Nov'02,

40-1746). In sum, this overpriced work does not displace recent books

about the Incas. Summing Up: Optional. * General readers, lower- and npper-levelundergraduates, and comprehensive Larin American studies,

art history, or archaeology collections.-K C!elmzd-Sipfle, Sou them

Oregon Uniuersity

49-3036 E183 2011-9777 CIP The Concise Princeton encyclopedia of American political his­tory, ed. by Michael Kazin with Rebecca Edwards, Adam Rothman, and Richard R. John et al. Princeton, 2011. 638p bibl index afp ISBN 0691152071 pbk, $35.00; ISBN 9780691152073 pbk, $35.00

This succinct version (assisted by a smaller fom) of the two-volume,

991-page 'llJe Princeton Encyclopeditl ofAmericmz Politictl! History (CH,

May' I 0, 47 -4796) retains irs strengths while sacrificing the earlier

work's illustrations and appendixes comprising rhe full texts of Founding documenrs; dares of states' admission into rhe Union; presidemial

election statistics; lists of cabinet members and US Supreme Court

justices; and party strengths in Congress. Arguably in the Internet age

that material (including open-source pictorial information) is easily accessible online. \'(!hat this convenicnr, one-volume compilation

provides, as did irs anreccdcnr, arc the Ltct-bascd, thought-provoking

inrerpretations of historians, journalists, and social scientists t(mnd in

topical entries, followed by suggestions for t~rrrher reading and often by

see also references. Historical periods (such as the Jacksonian Era and the NC\v Deal), indexed in bold prinr, f(mD the focus of essays, assisted

by the sources and perspectives available in the early 21st century.

Personalities (such as Andrew Jackson and FDR), though nor rhe focus,

nevertheless appear in the index in lighter print. lnsrirurions, social

movemenrs, war and foreign relations, regions, and issues also comprise

topical categories rhar consist of numerous, more specific entries (such as civil service, abolitionism, Viemam and Indochina wars, New

England, and economy and politics; important players arc indexed).

Diligent readers will be hard-pressed to find appreciably much lett our of this portable encyclopedic treatment of major subjects in US

history. Its reasonable price during a rime of limited budgets further

endorses it for bOlh srudenrs and practitioners. Summing Up: I-lighly

recommended. *** Lower-level undergraduates and above: general rcadcrs.--F .f. Ubmry

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49-3037 JK1123 2010-20268 CIP Congress investigates: a critical and documentary history, ed. by Roger A. Bruns, David L. Hostetter, and Raymond W. Smock with the Robert C. Byrd Center for Legislative Studies. Rev. ed. Facts On File, 2011. 2v bibl index afp ISBN 0816076790, $195.00; ISBN 978081607679~$195~0

hrst published by Chelsea House in 1975, rhis monumental work

addresses the power of Congress to investigate government. Arthur

.Schlesinger and Roger Bruns were the original editors. '!he earlier work

proved to be a valuable research mol for exploring significant issues

in American history. For this new Facts On hlc edition, Bruns is the

lead editor. along with colleagues fi·om the Robert C. Byrd Center fen

Legislative .Swdics at .Shepherd University in \'<?est Virginia. Cimgrcss !n{Jcstigatr·s begins with the investigation into Ceneral St. Clair's defeat in

a 1791 engagement with the \'\!estern Confederacy. 'lhc two-volume set

concludes with the Hurricane Katrina investigation in 2005-0G. Each

investigation is the subject of a separate essay by a prominent scholar

that gives readers an overview-setting the hismrical context feE the

investigation. and providing relevant documents and a bibliography. An

index allows eftectivc searching of the text. '[his new edition is certain

to match the standard set by the original edition. It is a publication that

will support research and instruction in American history. Summing Up: Highly recommended. *** All libraries; lower-level undergraduates and above, and general readers.-}. E. Stephens, U.S. Court ojAppcills

49-3038 GV942 201 H 0683 CIP Dunmore, Tom. Historical dictionary of soccer. Scarecrow, 2011. 313p bib I afp ISBN 9780810871885, $70.00; ISBN 9780810873957 e-book, $70.00

Dunmore (English-born, Chicago-based, award-winning soccer

writer) packs a wealth of information into this dictionary on ''the beautiful

game"-now better known as ''the global game" for its popularity and

profitable commercialism. '!he brief preEKe prepares the ground fe)!' the

meaty 2'50-page dictionary section (comprising more than 400 cross­

referenced entries). Included are a list of acronyms and abbreviations,

FlFA member associations by country, and a useful chronology (extending

from 206 BCE to 20 l 0). Dunmore's l II- page introduction is a solid. up­

to-date history of soccer as it evolved in Europe and South America, and

especially in Scotland and England-fi·om upper-class beginnings down

to the working masses. The author covers the organization of the Laws of

the Came, the l(mnation of regional associations, the growing importance

oH~ms, soccer's commercialization and globalization (especially through

television). and the growth of women's soccer in the late 20th century,

especially in North America. The dictionary section features long and short

entries, describing places, e.g., world-bmous stadia in Rio, Mexico City,

London, and elsewhere, along with others tragically remembered for disaster

and death (e.g., Hillsborough and lbrox). Stars like Pcle, iv!aradona, and

Beckcnbaucr, and modern icons like Beckham, Messi. and Mia Hamm. all

find their places here.

Soccer terminology, e.g., oftside, corner kick, foul throw, and penalty

shootout. is explained fe)( the uninitiated. '!Cams like Manchester United

and Liverpool, Barcelona and Real Madrid, Bayern Munich, and many

more arc all highlighted in their national and international settings

through cross-references. Rounding out the dictionary arc 20 appendixes,

e.g., on FIFA presidents and playns of the year; and a bibliography,

with information including periodicals and websires of imerest. No

photographs. illustrations, or concluding general index. Dunmore is ro

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be commended l(H· packing so much into just 500-plm pages. Summing Up: Recommended.** l.owcr-lcvd undergraduates and above; general

readers.--/. \\{z//w; Qucci/;- tit f\'ingston

49-3039 E77 2010-27422 CIP Encyclopedia of Native American history, ed. by Peter C. Mancall. Facts On File, 2011. 3v bibl index afp ISBN 9780816072507, $300.00

A decade has passed since publication of the last general encyclopedia

on Native Americans, Barry l'ritzker's A Natit•e American Fncyclopedia (2000). Mancall's three-volume set intends to be more up-to-date and

comprehensive. with articles about tribal groups as well as individuals,

organizations. laws, treaties, events, banlcs, and archaeological sires.

'I his double duty, as both historical encyclopedia and source telr culwral

inf(mnarion, works Erirly well. '!he articles generally arc well \Vrittcn.

with a fCw being excellent summaries, albeit based on largely secondary

sources. ;\ fCw entries arc disappoiming or out of date, and some errors of

f~rct creep in: e.g .. the distance hom Cnadcnhrmen to Upper Sandusky in

Ohio is not ''several hundred miles,'' but approximately 1 SO. :V!ost entries

arc written ft>r a high school or lower-level undergraduate audience,

although the legal articles arc a bit more technical in prcscmation.

Accompanying matter includes maps (in a separate section, limiting

their utility), black-and-white illustrations and photos, and a list of tribes

and Alaskan cmities recognized br the US governmem (but no list f(Jr

Canada). Not every group gets an article of its own. 'l11c index is good,

but the set lacks a list of contributors. Summing Up: Recommended.

** For most academic and public libraries; lower- and upper-level

undergraduates and general readers.~-j. C \Y{mm; Himm Collcg2

49-3040 E81 2011-27913 CIP The Encyclopedia of North American Indian wars, 1607-1890: a political, social, and military history, ed. by Spencer C. Tucker with James Arnold et al. ABC-CLIO, 2011. 3v bibl index afp ISBN 9781851096978, $31 0.00; ISBN 9781851096039 e-book, contact pub­lisher for price

'!his gem of a reference tool is the latest volume in ABC-CLIO's

ongoing encyclopedia series on the military history of the United .States,

which includes '!he Enqclopcrlia of'Nortb AmeriCttn Colonial Conflicts to 1775 (Cl-!, Jan'09, 4G-243G) and 7/;e Encyclopedia o(t/1e Spanish­Amerium and Philippine-Amaimn Witrs (C:H, Nov'09, 47 -1206). Editor

Tucker (senior fellow of military history at ABC-CLIO. and author or

editor of some 40 tides) is joined by more than 200 contributors in

writing the approximately 800 entries contained in the first two volumes

oF this reference on conflicts between Native Americans and Euro­

Americans from the 17th to 19th centuries. Each of the alphabetically

arranged entries is cross-referenced and includes recommendations f(Jr

further research. 'I he entries are supplemented by numerous illustrations,

maps. and tables. The third volume comprises 1 G7 primary sources, such

<lS "'!Ccurnseh, .Speech to Henry Procter at Amherst burg during the \Var

of 1 k 12, September 11\, 1 k I 3'': and ''Indian and \Vhitc Accounts of the

Battle of\'Younded Knee, 11\90.'' '!his valuable work is appropriate for all

libraries supporting programs in American history. Summing Up: Highly

recommended. *** Lower- and upper-level undergraduates; general readers.-/. R. Burch}!:, Campbellsuille Uniuersity

49-3041 HM741 2011-19306 CIP Encyclopedia of social networks, ed. by George A. Barnett. SAGE Publications, 2011. 2v bib I index ISBN 1412979110, $315.00; ISBN 9781412979115, $315.00

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'[his two-volume encyclopedia oilers over 400 signed entries bv 270

contribumrs on the theory, hismry, and usc of social networks by humans.

Fach volume co mains a complete list of <uticles in the encyclopedia. , l he

first volume includes a brief imroduction lw editor Barnett that outlines

rhe set's scope of research, a reader's guide, a list of contributors. and a

chronology of social networks that provides historical perspective on the

topic. Coverage is broad, with entries from fields including sociology,

social psychology, network theory, media studies, communication, and

inf(mllation technology. Articles range in length hom 800 to 4,000

words and cover both American and international communities. Some

anicles include a historical or current photograph and the occasional

diagram. Most entries arc divided into subsections that focus on the main

people, events. and theories associated with the topic. Entries include related terms and a ''further reading'' list. '[he reader's guide groups

the entries thematically by historical movements, locale, social science,

technology, social network analysis. and general communities. '[his set

is the only collection rhat covers all facets of human social networks. It

will provide a solid starting point f(lr research on everything from online

social spaces to anthropological studies of private communities. Glossary

included. Summing Up: Recommended.** Lower- and upper-level

undergraduates; general rcaders.---:f. Rodzui!!a, Emerson College

49-3042 DT1714 2011-20125 CIP Encyclopedia of South Africa, ed. by Krista Johnson and Sean Ja­cobs. L. Rienner, 2011. 372p bib! index afp ISBN 9781588267498, $9S.00

Johnson and Jacobs both have worked extensively in South Africa

and their knmvledge of the subject is reflected in this encyclopedia, which

traces South Africa's economic, social, and political life as it was affected

by rhc events that took place during each particular period or phase of the

country's history. Addressing colonial times to the present, contributors

present concise and pertinent information needed to understand and study

a country that has undergone tremendous changes from its struggles with

colonization, apartheid, independence, and postindcpcndence. Arranged

alphabetically, some 300 entries comprise persons, movements. and events

as well as issues that contributed to the historical progress of South i\hica.

Readers will learn how individuals helped shape events in South Africa.

along with the movements and social structures that developed in response

to economic, political, and social upheavals. This work features both short

and long essays that are either signed or rclllowed by a bibliography. Cross­

references and information on related topics help direct readers to useful

material, and appendixes provide quick reference answers on topics such as

heads of state, provinces, and major cities. Information on the "National

Commission for Gender Inequality" (p. 3 U) is incorrect; it should be the

"National Commission for Gender Equality," and the date of establishment

should be 1997. However, this minor deficiency docs not detract from the

overall work. 'TI1e editors hctvc done a good job of providing students with

useful information on South Africa. Summing Up: llighly recommended.

*** Lower-level undergraduates and above; general readers.-H. !lrtbur­Okm; Lmnar Uniuersity

49-3043 GV713 2011-19185 CIP Encyclopedia of sports management and marketing, ed. by Linda E. Swayne and Mark Dodds. SAGE Publications, 2011. 4v bib! index ISBN 1412973821, $630.00; ISBN 9781412973823, $630.00

Swayne (UNC: Charlotte) and Dodds (SUNY Cortland), who arc

involved with sports marketing/management and sports marketing/

law programs, respectively. use a unique strategy to address the growing

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specialization in these areas by drawing on the accreditation criteria of

the Commission on Sport tvlanagcmcnt Accreditation. ·lhcy idcntit}·

related topical areas and provide "approximate!)' 834 original articles

to provide husiness-thcnwd definitions and explain the academic sporr

management context." ·rhe editors team up with mostly academic

comributors to provide concise introductions to these topics, along with

coverage of professional reams and other sports. Each entry is signed,

with cross-references and suggestions t(n further readings. Included

arc a chronology, a glossary, a resource guide, and appendixes \Vith key

legislation. Unfortunately, the potentially similar Rout!N<r:,c Handbook ofSport !vf,nwgcmel/t, edited by Leigh Robinson, was not available hn

comparison at the time of this review. However, the four-volume set from

Swayne and Dodds is an exceptional resource for business programs and

for institutions ofFering sports managemem, sports administration, or

.sports marketing classes. Summing Up: Highly recommended. ***

Lower-level undergraduates through prol'Cssionals/practitioncrs; general

rcaders.-/vf. C:. Su, P!attsbmgh Strite Uniucnity o/New Vork

!'149-3044 [Internet Resource] EVIA Digital Archive Project, from Indiana University and the Uni­versity of Michigan. URL: https://media.eviada.org/eviadasb/home.html

[Visited Nov'11] '!his website teatures unedited. annotated,

ethnographic field video representing religious, ethnic, and cultural

groups worldwide. Collections span several decades. Content includes

music, dance, everyday life, important events, and interviews; examples

range from Haitian Vodou rites to -rtrrkish marriage to i'v!alaysian

traditional music. Derailed annotations add gre<ltly to the archive's value.

With ftmding from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, the EVIA Project is a collaboration of scholars, librarians, archivists, software developers,

and legal experts at Indiana University and the University of tv!ichigan,

working together to preserve cultural images and sounds recorded by

field ethnographers. ll1ese films might otherwise be lost due to the

poor archival life of many recording formats. Collections arc selected

by an editorial committee, and annotations undergo scholarly review.

Collections arc intended for educational/research purposes, with access

generally through university IP ranges; other researchers can request access

when they create an account.

Excellent site navigation includes advanced search options. Users may

browse by category (depositors, geography, instruments, venue, genre,

etc.). As collections grow, organization of the geographic, language, social,

and cultural group subdivisions by continent and then country (instead

of strictly alphabetically) would be helpful. Project staff have developed

software for depositors to create and annotate collections and for discovery.

Annotations include descriptions of the collection, event, and scene, as well

as depositor biographies, collection outlines, and transcripts. ']he myEVIA

page allows users to create playlist' and specify, settings. The only similar

resource is Alexander Street's Etlmogmphic Video 011line (CH, Nov'11,

49-1229), with about 700 anthropological film classics and a hefty price

tag. \vith its focus on unedited segments, preservation, and fi-ee access,

the FV!!I Project fills a vital niche. Although still growing (now nearing SO

collections), this website is an indispensable resource for programs in visual

anthropology. ethnography, cthnomusicology, and related areas. Summing Up: Fssential. **** !.ower-level undergraduates and abovc.-kf. Cedar Htce, Southcm Oregon Uniuenity

£I 49-3045 [Internet Resource] Gale Business Insights: Global. Gale, part of (engage Learning.

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Contact publisher for price.

URL: http://gale.cengage.com/

[Vi,itcd Nm'll] Gale Bmi'Jt.'-' !w-ights: (;fobal is a powcrfl!l, user­

friendly, fully integrated country, company, and NA!C:S-based industry

database. Moderately broad in depth of coverage (hut still growing), it boasts EKile navigation, excellent speed, and relatively robust comparative

statistical reporting capabilities. One of its most valuable components.

which is lacking in rival database Hoouer's (review of Hoowd Aatdemic,

CH, ju\'07, 44-6011) is the availability of 900-plus multidisciplinary

full-text case studies that are easily searchable; related content. including

overviews, articles, and news, is linked directly to search results. lhe database's timely and reliable core financial, demographic, and statistical

cLna span rhe period from 1970 to the present with choices for graphical

display of content-all easily printed, saved, e-mailcd, or exported. A

Citarion 'l(lol (APA6, MLA7) is available, along with an audio option for listening ro content. lnf(mnation sources comprise nearly 2, 500

internationally recognized journals and publications in multiple subject

areas: finance, economics, accounting. banking, marketing, health

care, manubcturing, and operations, to name a few. Updates vary in

frequency. e.g., daily for news, monthly for case studies, quarterly f(x Country Profiles, and annually f(Jr the Market Share Reporter. Another

very useful feature is a comprehensive glossary.

Content is similar to Hoouer:,- lor both company and industry

infr1rmation; however. the comparative statistical reporting and graphics

capabilities are generally simpler to usc, rendering this Gale database particularly well suited [(Jr undergraduate students or novice researchers. Its

singular innovative value is the seamless and holistic integration of current

global country, company, and industry infr1rmation with related journal

and other publication sources, statistics, and graphics, in conjunction with

the wide variety of applicable case studies from reputable sources such as jounwl ofthe !ntemational ACttdemy fin- Case Studies, Gale Business buights:

Global Case Study Collection, lhe Bminess Communication Casebook: A Notre

Dame Collection, and lvf!T Sloan /vfmwgemellt Reuiew. Users can create their own customized charts. -[he advanced search feature offers numerous

fields (e.g .. keyword, company name. subject) and Boolean searching. Users may limit results by content type, publication title, industry, and

date. lviinor deficiencies of the database include the absence of an A-Z

menu listing available countries, companies, or industries from which to

browse and select, and of a statement on the home page addressing content

updating policy. Improving the capability fell- report building (comparative reports are limited to six countries) would be useful. However, these E1ctors

should not deter libraries from acquiring this resource, which likely will

be particularly valuable in a public library setting and for undergraduate

students. Summing Up: Recommended. ** Lower-levelundergraduates through professionals/practitioners; general audience.-L. C Gordon,

Unium·ity o{La \~:me

B 49-3046 GovPulse URL: http:/ /govpulse.us/

[Internet Resource]

[Visited Nov' 11] 'lhe Web developers who created this Internet

resource compare the h'tleml Regi;-ter to the pulse of the government­rhus the name GouPulse. Their goal is to make this well-known

government publication more accessible to the American people. 'They used open source ware to create a Fedem! Register browser that gives citizens the ability to track government regulation and rule-making

activity by 'l(lpics. Agencies, Locations, and Dates Published. Under

At,cncics, each kdcral agency is listed with its ''sparkline" (small graph)

of activity. Select an agencv, and its specific activities appear with a map that shows places mentioned in the entries. If subjects are of interest,

open lt1pics and find a lengthy alphabetical list. Selecr locations. and one has the ability to gcolocatc agency activity. Click on Dates Published, and the currem daily issue of the Fec!md Register appears. ']he sire also

oHers a search option. For citizens, Goul'u!se is a user-friendly site rhar docs not require much knowledge of federal agencies and their work. for students and researchers, a better choice is the online (version 2.0) Fedenzl

Register (CH. Mar'!\, 48-3589). It lacks the geolocating roo!, but is more robust than GovPu!se and very easy to usc. Additionally, it features

good background material, tutorials, statistics, and more. Summing Up: Recommended. ** General audience and professionals.-L IH. Stuart,

}ohm Hopkins Uniuersity

49-3047 E185 2011-18008 CIP

Great lives from history: African Americans, ed. by Carl L. Bankston Ill. Salem Press, 2011. 5v bib! indexes afp ISBN 9781587657474,

$595.00 This five-volume reference work features brief biographies f()r more

than 800 notable African American men and women. 'The entries have a consistent length ( l ,000-2,000 words), and the essay format includes

sections on the early life, contributions, and significance of each individual. Essays are informative and objectively written, and the set includes a

satisfactory mixture of contemporary and historical figures. Each entry concludes with a brief bibliography of "further reading" resources; several

entries also contain a cross-referenced list of similar persons within the set. -I he final volume has several appendixes and indexes. '!be category,

personage, and subject indexes arc usef~tl, as is a chronological list of

entries by individuals' year of birth. Additional appendixes include rwo bibliographic lists, directories for Afi·ican American organizations and societies, related websites, and research centers and libraries. Readers should

find the mediography, which lists selected biographies and documentaries (primarily in video format) beneficial tor locating more detailed information

on specific people or topics. As a whole, this rcterence work would be a worthwhile acquisition lor library collections and a valuable supplement

for schools seeking to enbnce their holdings in Afi-ican American history and culture. Libraries and schools rhat purchase ir receive access ro Sidon History; details are available at the publisher's website. Summing Up: Recommended. ** Lower- and upper-level undergraduates, graduate students, researchers/faculty, and general readers.-T J'v[, Hughes, Uniuersity

oflv!issouri- Kamcts City

49-3048 GE195 2011-7301 CIP Green issues and debates: an A-to-Z guide, ed. by Howard S. Schiff­man. SAGE Publications, 2011. 539p bibl index ISBN 9781412996945,

$11 0.00; ISBN 9781412975728 e-book, $138.00 As the last in the 12-part "-!11e SAGE Reference Series on Green

Society." this volume focuses on the more controversial domains such as animal rights, environmental justice, and genetic engineering. -!he

editors took a multidisciplinary approach to each topic by presenting the many angles of any given issue. For example, nuclear power is explained as having economic, ethical, medical, and environmental ramifications. This volume includes just over 100 entries, some of which arc also discussed in fun her detail in earlier volumes of the series.

Entries, about five pages on average, include a section ,lddrcssing pros and cons, where appropriate, and list a handfld of suggested readings. While not written in overly technical language, the topics carry with

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them concepts and jargon that may require a baseline understanding. A ren-pagc chronology of important environmental events is included in

the prcLKe, which provides a longitudinal view of the green-colored lens

rhat is increasinglv present in people's dav-to-dav lives. Summing Up: Recommended. ** Lower- and upper-level undergraduates.-D. ,~1.

Bmquet, Uniuersity ofl~nnessee, Knoxuille

49-3049 HV6025 2010-54579 ClP Key issues in crime and punishment: v.1: Crime and criminal be­havior, ed. by William J. Chambliss. SAGE Publications, 2011. 323p bib! index ISBN 9781412978552,$80.00

49-3049a HV6025 2010-54579 CIP Key issues in crime and punishment: v.2: Police and law enforce­ment, ed. by William J. Chambliss. SAGE Publications, 2011. 319p bib! index ISBN 9781412978552, $80.00

49-3049b HV6025 2010-54579 CIP Key issues in crime and punishment: v.3: Courts, law, and justice, ed. by William J. Chambliss. SAGE Publications, 2011. 317p bib! index ISBN 9781412978576, $80.00

49-3049c HV6025 2010-54579 CIP Key issues in crime and punishment: v.4: Corrections, ed. by Wil­liam J. Chambliss. SAGE Publications, 2011. 327p bib! index ISBN 9781412978569, $80.00

49-3049d HV6025 2010-54579 CIP Key issues in crime and punishment: v.5: Juvenile crime and jus­tice, ed. by William J. Chambliss. SAGE Publications, 2011. 336p bib! index ISBN 9781412978583, $80.00

Launched in 2011, Key lsmes in Crime and Punishment, a new

reference series published by SAGE, consists of five volumes. Each

volume is a handbook that opens with an introduction by general

editor Chambliss. following an introduction are articles discussing

20 currently relevant subtopics, and an index. Volume 1, C1ime and

Criminal Behtu•ior, looks at crime through a variety of lenses: hisrorical

conrcxrs: policy implications: crimes "of a sensitive nature," such as hate

crimes and child abuse; victimless crimes; state crimes: and Internet

crime and copyright issues. Volume 2, Police and Law Enforcement,

discusses the controversies surrounding police and law enforcement

operations, including prof1ling, police brutality, Miranda rights, and

interrogation practices. Volume 3, Courts, Law, and }wtice covers

issues ranging from DNA evidence and penalties for driving under

the influence to polygraphs and restorative justice. Examples of topics

From volume 4, Corrections, include capital punishment and the death

penalty, clemency, crud and unusual punishment, early release, and life

sentences. In volume 5, }zweni!e Crime and }wtice, "each author presents

arguments in E1vor of various programs, treatments, and punishments,

counterbalancing rhem with opposing arguments."

Articles, ranging in length from 10 to 20 pages, are signed and feature

"ftrrrher reading" suggestions. Contributors arc primarily t!·om academia,

bur their language is clear and accessible to undergraduates. The table of

contents lists hmher subheadings f(Jr each article. Articles culminate in a

discussion of the pros and cons of a particular issue; for instance, volume

3 fCatures an article on DNA evidence, with the pro/con discussion

focused on support for or opposition to expanding DNi\ databases. These

discussions are similar to the pro/ con sections published in CQ Researcher

(CH, Sep'O(), 44-004()), the popular current events database, now owned

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by SAG E. ·1 his series is recommended f(H· all academic libraries, and will

be indispemable for those with a criminal justice department. Summing Up: Recommended. ** !.ower- and upper-level undergraduates; general readers.-,'). lvf. MetCtz!(' \Vestem Cn'Olintl University

49-3050 G1382 2010-32817 CIP Lavin, Stephen J. Atlas of the Great Plains, by Stephen J. Lavin, Fred M. Shelley, and J. Clark Archer. Nebraska, 2011. 335p bib! afp ISBN 9780803215368, $39.95

With over 300 maps covering seven major topics, this atlas provides

a cartographic inrerpretation of an area that accounrs for over 30 percent of North America. As the introduction stares, the atlas is a

visual complement to the Encyclopeditl 1:/the Great Plaim (C:H, Feb'05.

42-31()4), presenting a spatial-temporal perspective on the Great Plains

not r<mnd in the Encyclopedic~. 'fhe topics covered follow the uaditional

physical, historic, population, urban, rural, political, and economic

sequence of chapters f(mnd in most atlases. ·1 he maps arc crisp and well­

defined, and generally easy to read and interpret, with consistency in the

cartographic layout, colors, and execution. On most of the individual

subtopics, there is a presentation of both an historic and contemporary

distribution of the phenomenon, e.g., wheat production in the 1S()Os and

2000/2001. -rhere are two significant shorrcomings. first is the page

differences between the map and the figure description, in some cases

as many as four pages; and second, the bibliography is not reterenced

ro the maps, nor is there a source listed with the map. Summing Up: Recommended. ** General readers, researchers/scholars, and

professionals.- \.\'1 I Gribb, Uniuersity of\'Vyoming

1149-3051 [Internet Resource] The 'Lectric Law Library URL: http://www.lectlaw.com/

[Visited Nov' 11] 'Ihe 'Lectric Law Librmy is a semi-free website based

in Carson, Nevada, featuring a wide, eclectic collection of information

on legal topics. It offers general explanations and definitions: with a few

exceptions, it does not have state-specific materials, except in the for-sale

hmns area. -!he legal material found on the site is organized in several

ways, e.g., by general topic area or "room" (Reference Room, Free Forms

Room), f()(md on the left side of the home page. Need an Attorney?

links and advertising appear on the right side. The wide range of legal

information presented is a positive aspect of this site; additionally the

entries cite sources, the ASCII files download quickly, the size of each

file is given, and electronic, telephonic, and mail contact information is

made available for those who have questions. '!he site provides copyright

guidelines for using the information found, along with rhe usual

disclaimers concerning the reliability of the material offered.

On the negative side, the entries are undated, with no update

information provided. '!he light-hearted, flippant tone of the

introductory pages makes it difficult to take the site seriously. It is

primarily a commercial site that sells legal forms specific to the states

of the union. for instance, a search for will/married/Illinois carne up

with five will packages ranging in price fi·om $40 to $80. This site is

similar to 1XIikipedia (CH, Mar'O(), 43-3736) in that only those with

prior knowledge of a specific area can fully judge the reliability of an

entry. 'This website might be a source of general information, but it is

not suitable for students or practitioners. Laypeople with legal questions

would be best served by using the site's legal directory w locate an

attorney in their local area. Summing Up: Not recomrnended.-P/.

Kontowicz, ivfonmouth College

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49-3052 D17 MARC

Liber Chronicarum: translation, ed. by Selim S. Nahas; tr. by Mi­

chael Zellmann-Roher and Constantine Hadavas. Smith&Press, 2011 (c201 0). 2v bib! ISBN 9780983140726 v.1; ISBN 9780983140719 v.2,

$248.00 ea. Hartmann Schedcl's Uber C/;roni<'ilmm, commonly known as

the Nuremberg Chronicle and first printed in 149.3, is a massive

world history. beautifully and abundanti\• illustrated. And it is for

irs illustrations, including many hiswriated genealogical trees and fascinating cityscapes, that rhe book is so highly regarded. Nonetheless,

the Chronicle's extensive text is not without interest in irs own right.

Moreover, as Constantine Hadavas, the text editor of this Elcsimile with

translation, notes in the all roo brief introduction to volume 1 of this three-volume set, "rhe greatest contribution of the Chronicle might very

well be the f:tcr rhat it is rhe first book of history where text cmd image

work together in a more or less seamless manner to convey often complex

infcmnation to the reader in a way that both delights and informs."

'!he overall layout is designed to place the translation on a page r;tcing rhe original Latin text. In rhe case of double-spreads, the full spread is

provided first, followed by the indi,·idual pages reproduced once again

with being translations. All the pages arc reduced about 8 percent from

rhe original, with excellent image quality. ·1 he translation is generally accurate and readable, and the translator,

Michael Zellmann-Rohcr, has done the scholarly community a great

service, for rhe Chronicle's Larin text is punctuated and spelled idiosyncratically and encumbered with a multitude of abbreviations. Very

useful arc the numerous notes provided by the translator and text editor,

identifYing textual sources, correcting misprints, and elucidating content. '!he Chronicle is divided inro seven "Ages'' or sections. and one somewhat

startling feature of this publication is rhat these "Ages" are not always

presented consecutively. Volume I includes Ages One, Two, Three, and

Seven; volume 2 contains Ages four and hve. Volume 3, to be published in 2012, will contain Age Six-by far the largest section of the work.

Division of the book in this way seems aimed at providing a manageable

and consistent size to a monumental set of books. Summing Up: Recommended. ** I.owcr-lcvclundcrgraduarcs through researchers/ Ctculty; general readers.-}. H. Ktiimowitz, li-inity College (CTJ

II 49-3053 [Internet Resource]

The Making of Modern Law Trials, 1600-1926. Gale, part of (en­

gage Learning. Contact publisher for price.

URL: http://gale.cengage.com/ [Visited Nov' II] Developed through a partnership between Gale

and the Harvard and Yale law libraries, The lv!r~king o{1Hodern law: '!1-ial,·, !600-1926 database includes the complete scanned content of

over 10,000 titles. Users will find popular accounts of some of the most f;rmous (and inCunous) trials in a span of more than 300 years.

The database includes texts mainly fi·om the US, rhe UK, and France.

Also included arc court documents, briefS, and argument transcripts from rhc New York Ciry Bar Library. -!he depth of content and scope

of coverage make this collection truly multidisciplinary. While the

contenr is unmatched in any other resource, the look of the database is

unremarkable. "!he no-frills but functional design offers an alphabetical

browsing option and both basic and advanced search options. -!he database oHers full text for more than two million pages. ·rhus

searchers may look for that needle in a haystack. while more selective

researchers may limit searches ro keyword, back-of-book indexes, or

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publisher. Results arc displayed as a list by publication dare but can be

reordered by title or author. Users may browse through each title page by page or save rhc cnrirc title (up to 2"i0 pages) or a portion ot ir as a PDF f(Jr printing or downloading. Users also have the option of saving

each page in a primer-friendly \Vcb page format. Complete bibliographic information is available f(Jr each title. By drawing from the collections of two premier research libraries. Calc has created a unique resource

that could be bcnef1cial to a wide range of researchers. Summing Up: Recommended. ** l.ower-levclundergraduares through researchers/ Etculty.--:f. D. Gmueline, Unil'ersi~)' of ;-Ilrzl}[lm!lat Bimzinghillll

49-3054 HV1568 2011-7693 CIP

Mullner, Ross M. Health and medicine. SAGE Publications, 2011.

339p bib! index (The Sage reference series on disability: key issues and future directions, 1) ISBN 1412981107, $70.00; ISBN 9781412981101,

$70.00 '!he \Vorld Health Organization and World Bank estimate that 17

percent of the world's population experiences disability. Fully weaving this

population into rhc Elbric of society is vital for the economic well-being of all, as well as ftlr the individuals experiencing disability. "!his is the first in an eight-volume series titled ''The SACE Reference Series on Disability,''

which focuses on disability issues in various aspects of life. Each volume in the series f()llows a common pattern, with chapters on background

and history. current issues and solutions, a chronology of critical events. biographies of key contributors to the field, annotated data and statistics,

an annotated list ofrelated organizations, a list of selected resources,

glossary. and index. Undergraduates and the general public are the targeted audiences. The issues raised by J'vlullner (Univ. of Illinois-Chicago) in the realm of health care include access (barriers of transportation,

architecture, medical equipment, and patient-provider communication), cost (employment difficulties, insurance), quality (diHiculry in measuring

quality), outcomes (disability-adjusted life years, condition-specific measures), and recent reform legislation (impact for those wirh disabilities).

Statistics presenred are from various agencies of the federal government, the American Hospital Association, and the American Medical Association.

Most of rhc data arc from the years 2005-08. 'I his series promises to become :r standard reference in disability smdies. and this volume makes

a meaninghd beginning. Summing Up: Essential. **** Lower- and upper-level undergraduates, professionals/practitioners, and general

readers.- T R. Frzwt, Vermollt Department ofl.ilmnies

49-3055 G1021 MARC

Oxford essential world atlas. 6th ed. Oxford, 2011. 176p index ISBN

9780199829828, $24.95 For this sixth edition, Oxf(ml kept the f(mnat of the last edition

(2008), with sections of world statistics, thematic world maps. satellite

images, and city maps accompanying the general map coverage and an 80-pagc index. 'This is the most up-to-date world atlas in its class. -rhe

second edition of the Nmiona! Geogmphic Cozzcise Adrts ofthe \\lrJIM was published in 2007: the Hammond Essential World Atlas in 2008; Jhe Times Desktop Atlas o{thc \lV'tnU in 2009; and Rand McNally's Goode's World Atlas (22nd eel.), edited by H. Veregin. in 2010. '!he 2011 earthquakes in Japan and New Zealand are noted, but, despite claiming to include "coverage of up-to-the-minute political ... changes,'' the atlas omits

South Sudan, which became an independent counrry in July 2011. ·rhat aside, this is a well-designed, aH(mlablc general cttlas. '[he maps section includes physical and political maps tl)t each continent, as well as

continental map coverage at consistent scales. Larger-scale maps appear

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trlr more-populous regions. Layer tints ranging from pale green w purple

depict rclid~ and spot heights arc labeled in meters. Local name tcnms arc

used, with English conventional name fcmm added fclr the best-known

f'laccs. Summing Up: Recommended.** I.ower-levelundcrgraduatcs and above: general readers.--/. A. Coombs, kfi_,souri ,)'tate Uniuenit)•

a 49-3056 [Internet Resource] ProCon.org URL: http://www.procon.org/

[Revisited Nov' 11] Like CQ Researc/;er (CH, Sep'06, 44-0046), the

resource it most closely resembles, ProCon.mg aims to present multiple

points of view on controversial topics. Since the previous review (C:H.

Apr'09, 46-4211), topics have increased fi-Oin !()to 43 (4 arc no longer

active). with more being developed. 'Ihc topics, presented on the main

page. include perpetually popular debate issues (e.g., Abortion, Death

l'emlty, Drinking Age) and some unexpected entries (e.g., Bill Clinton.

ACLU. Milk). Active topics display the day/time of the most recent

update, and updates arc available by e-mail, RSS. 1-izccbook, or 7iuitter.

Topic pages offer an overview, Core Question, Featured Resources,

l'rojccrs, and Learn More sections, bur sections' coment differs among

ropics. In topics with a section of pros and cons arranged by category

(e.g .. Illegal Immigration, Euthanasia), the questions link to columns

of opposing quotations. The source of each one-to-three-paragraph

quotation is identified and assigned a theoretical expertise rating of one to

five stars (the rating process is explained on the site).

\XIhen topics have separate sections for pro/con quotations and pro/

con arguments kg .. Social Networking. Gay iv!arriage), readers will find

statements, statistics, and E1cts. All topics feature a Did You Know? that

also contains statistics and facts. The difl:erence in coment arrangement

might reflect the length of time a topic has been part of the cultural

discourse. 'I he FAQ_s section states that materials are gathered and

evaluated by researchers who "usc advanced internet search strategies, scour

studies, articles, etc., solicit responses ... finding the best, most clear, most

well sourced, most compelling information ti-Oin diverse sources." As noted

in the previous review, "sites are balanced and well documented." l'mCon.

01g has useful building blocks t(H- high school and college students, but

offers little It provides lesson plans for teachers. Summing Up: Recommended. ** Lower-level undergraduates and general readers.-S.

Clerc, Southern Connectiwt State Uniuenity

49-3057 E468 2010-50253 CIP Snodgrass, Mary Ellen. The Civil War era and Reconstruction: an encyclopedia of social, political, cultural, and economic history. M.E. Sharpe, 2011. 2v index afp ISBN 0765682575, $249.00; ISBN 9780765682574, $249.00

Mardi Cras and Bloomingdale's: these topics are not what

one would expect to find in an encyclopedia of the Civil War and

Reconstruction. Readers will find them, however, in this interesting

two-volume encyclopedia by Snodgrass (Lenoir- Rhyne Univ.), the

author of numerous textbooks and reference works including Ciuil

Disobcdimce (CI-l, Jan' 10, 47-2381) and 77Jc UndCigrowzd Rt1i!road

(C:H, _lui'08, 45-5942). This encyclopedic set has, as its stated

objective, coverage of "nonmilitary events, legal issues, philosophies.

technology, agriculture, and expansion." Going beyond the traditional

military/political focus, it provides rich context for rhe period and

is well designed to assist readers in reaching a broad understanding

of a complex time. Following overview essays on broad themes is an

alphabetical listing of specilic csS<l)iS on topics ranging !'rom abolition

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and Louis Agassiz to \Vilmington, Delaware. cwd \Xiestern Union

Telegraph. '!he well-written essays include bibliographic references

cwd arc complemented by a glossary of terms. a chronology, reprints

of contcmponry documents, an extensive bibliogLlphy of

sources. and a thorough index. Tables and illustrations arc scutcrcd

throughout. "!his set /ills in what most reference books tend to

exclude, and thus will be a useful addition to most library collections.

It is also available via S/Jrnpe Online Reference ( CH, iviay' 1 0. 4 7-

47(,8). Summing Up: Highly recommended.*** Lowc:r-lcvel

undergraduates through rescarchcrs/facul ty: general readers.-- T 1\1cDcuitt, !nditlllt/ Uniuersity of"Penmylz•tlJlia

49-3058 G855 2011-14292 CIP Stewart, John. Antarctica: an encyclopedia. 2nd ed. McFarland, 2011. 2v bibl afp ISBN 0786435909, $495.00; ISBN 9780786435906, $495.00

Cihis well-regarded encyclopedia (lst ed., C:H, Apr'9!. 28-4294)

continues to be a remarkable resource. emphasizing history and

geography. It now features 30,000-plus entries (twice the number of

the previous edition) and. at 1.758 pages, ofFers 500-plus more pages.

Ir continues ro ofl:er easy-ro-use A-Z entries on everything Antarctic:

historical events, geographic features, expeditions, people, ships. stations,

scientific topics, animals, plants, and climate-just to name a lew topics.

Extensive cross-referencing assists readers. All linguistic variations of

place-names arc included and cross-referenced. -Ihe encyclopedia's

only weakness is the lack of pictures, but their addition likely would

have meant increasing the set to three volumes. Summing Up: Highly

recommended. *** Academic and public libraries with collections

including Antarctic material; lower- and upper-level undergraduates,

graduate students, researchers/faculty. and general readers.-B. Galbmith,

W'ashington State Uni/!crsity

49-3059 UB270 2010-54104 CIP Trenear-Harvey, Glenmore S. Historical dictionary of atomic espio­nage. Scarecrow, 2011. 243p bibl afp ISBN 9780810871809, $75.00; ISBN 9780810873834 e-book, $75.00

Soon after the 1940 conception of using the atom as a weapon,

espionage became a f;Ktor. From the early days of Soviet spying to

the present, numerous nations and groups have longed to possess

nuclear weapons. 'l110ugh intelligence gathering has existed ever since

one group decided to fight another, the potential devastation atomic

weapons could cause has made the fruits of spying potentially more

valuable. As this book indicates, the competition has expanded to

include rhc United States. France, Great Britain. China, Cermany, Israel,

North Korea, and Iran. Historian and intelligence researcher -Ii·cnear­

Harvey oftcrs an easy-ro-use work arranged in an alphabetical fcmnar.

It features a foreword by the editor of the ''Historical Dictionaries of

!melligencc and Counterintelligence'' series, of which this book is a

part. A good list of acronyms and abbreviations is provided, along with a

chronology. Appendixes arc titled "Soviet Espionage Personnel Engaged

in ENORMOZ'' and "Manhattan Project Espionage Suspects in the

VENONA TraHic." Entries range in length ti-om a few sentences to a few

pages and feature very helpful cross-references. Among the many entries

are those tl)r John H. Chapin, Libya, NKVD, J. Robert Oppenheimer,

Pakistan. Valerie !'lame. Julius Rosenberg, and Nikolai Zabotin.

Summing Up: Highly recommended. *** Lower-level undergraduates through professionals/practitioners; general readers.-,)·. R. Di!\farco,

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m 49-3o6o [Internet Resource] U.S. Census Bureau URL: http://www.census.gov/

[Revisited Nov' II] \'Vith the mission of bein<" "the lead in<> source

of quality data about the nation's people and econ:Jmy," the US Census Bureau continuously gathers st,uistics that describe American social and economic conditions. '!he bureau administers the population and

housing census every decade, and econofnic and govcrnn1cnt censuses every five years. In between censuses, it provides numerous demographic and economic surveys on households, consumer expenditures, institutions (e.g., hospitals, schools, and prisons), businesses, and governments. '!he updated website (previous review, CH, Scp'06, 44-0650) features a left side menu with offerings including Newsroom, C:emus Bureau Blogs, and Related Sites. Following a selection of rotating highlights, the central portion of the main page is divided according to People and Households, Business and Industry, Geography, Newsroom, and Special Topics. On the right side is the Data Finders section, which includes economic

indicators and drop-down menus with state data. To improve public understanding and usc of census data, the agency

has been developing numerous online interactive and visualization tools. '!he newest version of the popular application American hzctFinrler (CH,

Jul' I I, 48-6035) includes the most current 20 I 0 Census and American Community Survey data and will e\·entually contain information on previous years from the legacy system. Under Data 'lools, users will find

notable resources, including the Community Economic Development HotReport, which provides economic indicators for individual counties; and OrdheMap, a mapping and reporting application that identifies workforce characteristics and travel patterns. Eftorts to increase customer communication are evident in the Census Bureau's participation in multiple social media venues (Facebool<, lzuitter, YoulidJe, and F!ickr) and three blogs (Director's, Random Samplings, and Global Reach).

Summing Up: Highly recommended. *** Lower-level undergraduates and above; general readcrs.-D. Pan, Uniucrsity ofCo!omdo at Dower

HUMANITIES 49-3061 QA76 2010-50948 CIP Alexander, Bryan. The new digital storytelling: creating narra­tives with new media. Praeger, 2011. 275p bib! index afp ISBN 9780313387494, $44.95; ISBN 9780313387500 e-book, contact pub­lisher for price

As senior fellow at the National Institute for 'lcchnology in l.iheral Education, Alexander helps liberal-arts colleges integrate information technologies into their curricula. He maintains an impressive online presence, and video clips suggest he is adept at identifying technological

trends and explaining, in everyday language, how they might enhance teaching and learning. Here, he surveys a wide range of digital storytelling forms and platforms-from first-generation interactive f1ction and hypertext to Web 2.0-based writing to a multitude of games to mobile apps that bcilitate a shift from virtual to augmented realities. The extensive coverage, however, means many topics receive only cursory analvsis, and this results in a surprising lack of dramatic tensior; and na;Tativ~ suspense.

Consider this passage about the rise of new-media studies: 'An Electronic

Literature Organization !(mned up in 1999. Retrospective anthologies have appeared in the years since. A 'net. art' movement developed." Given

the target readership-m·w-media-storyrclling newbies-the eschew,\! of technical terms is understandable. but greater engagement with concepts hom and dclxnes within literary and media studies would have sharpened the presentation by providing argumentative focus. Most helpful as an introductory reference, this book could be usdi.tlly repurposcd as a

searchable database. Summing Up: Recommended. ** \'Vith reservations. Lower-division undergraduates: students in two-year programs, professionals;

general readers.-!:'. D. Rt!J/IliW't'il, ofBngen

49-3062 HV6465 2011-12366 CIP Armstrong, Julie Buckner. Mary Turner and the memory of lynch­ing. Georgia, 2011. 255p bib I index afp ISBN 9780820337654, $59.95; ISBN 9780820337661 pbk, $24.95

In 1918, a white mob lynched Mary'llll'ner, a pregnant African American woman in Valdosta, Georgia. As with countless other lynchings, the perpetrators were never brought to justice. Armstrong (English, Univ. of South Horida, St. Petersburg) narrates Turner's

brutal murder and explores its legacy by examining the competing yet overlapping ways it has been remembered by activists, artists, journalists, and filmmakers. Between 1880 and 19:30, white mobs lynched 6 I black women in the South. But despite the history of racial violence against black women, Buckner argues, traditional scholarship on lynching has harned lynching as a story about white men, black men, and white women. 'fhe author compellingly illustrates that black women have been largely excised from historical and popular memories of lynching

because the crime has been gendered male and narrated as a crisis of black manhood. As Buckner notes, several recent studies have explored

the dynamics that produced female lynchings, among them Crystal Feimster's Southem Horron: \X/omen and the Politics ofRtzpe and Lynching

(CH, Apr'IO, 47-460:3). However, Armstrong's is the only study to systematically examine how a lynched black female has been remembered.

'[his book deserves a wide audience. Summing Up: Essential. **** All readers.-/( [( Hi!!, lrxas Tech Uniuersity

49-3063 N61 MARC Comfort, Kelly. European aestheticism and Spanish American modernismo: artist protagonists and the philosophy of art for art's sake. Pal grave Macmillan, 2011. 180p bib! index ISBN 9780230278097, $80.00

For late-19th- and early-20th-century European and Spanish American writers adhering to the ''art for an's sake" credo. art took on the

trappings of religion. Style and f(mn are paramount. Life imitates art. C:ornf(m (School of Modern Languages, Georgia Institute of"lcchnology) goes beyond the expansive coverage of the modenzistils in Anibal Gonz<i.lez's A Companion to Sprmis/; Ameriwn Modernismo (Ctl, Jun'08, 45-5451) by linking writings ofJose Asuncion Silva, Ruben Dario, Manuel Gutierrez NAjera, and Juli~in del Casal to those of three of their European counterparts-Oscar \'Vildc, J.-K Huysmans, and 'Ihomas Mann-and identifying numerous instances of borrowings and rnumal influences. Despite the elitist and escapist tendencies of' both movements, each contained clements of social and political engagement, especially in prose texts, where writers reacted negatively to the crass materialism and commercialism of bourgeois cnlwre and a market economy that converted an into a commodity. Spanish American authors, in the guise of acsthete/dandy/fl:meur, often attempted to Llshion themselves into

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