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Professional and
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Spring 2009
PROFESSIONAL AND ACADEMIC PUBLISHERS African American – African Studies

AFRICAN AMERICAN AFRICAN STUDIES

High Yello Rose The African


And Other Texas Plays Union and Its
Sterling Houston
Edited by Sandra Mayo
Institutions
“Brings new meaning to ‘Remember Edited by John Akokpari,
the Alamo.’ [Houston’s] stories are Angela Ndinga-Muvumba,
the histories America forgets.” and Tim Murithi
—Sandra Cisneros, author, Foreword by Salim A. Salim
The House on Mango Street
“This book is a welcome and timely
“Riotous . . . deliciously wicked.” intervention by academics and prac-
—Mike Greenberg, titioners on the main challenges fac-
San Antonio Express News ing the AU [African Union] in
• Advertising in American Theater magazine, Black American implementing the Constitutive Act.
An analysis of the current institutional capacity of the AU will
Literature Forum, Booklist, and www.curtainup.com
contribute immensely towards the debate on the Union
• Editor tour to include Austin, Dallas, Fort Worth, Houston, Government. This book is a must-read for those interested in
and San Antonio regional integration.”
A compilation of seven of Sterling Houston’s avant-garde and —Welile Nhlapo, ambassador to the United States,
postmodern plays, this unique anthology underscores the play- Republic of South Africa
wright’s life as well as his contributions. Spanning more than “An important work which shows the central role of the AU in
100 years, these productions explore Texan society as it was multilateral African peacemaking and peacekeeping efforts to
influenced by history—from the development of San Antonio bring long-lasting peace and stability to the beloved continent.”
and World Wars I and II to the civil rights movement and —Kingsley Mamabolo, ambassador to the United States,
beyond. Whether written as farce, tragedy, or musical docudra- Republic of South Africa
ma, these remarkable performances embody Houston’s satiric
and rebellious perspective. Providing insight into African Ameri- Written by eminent scholars on Africa and practitioners who
can culture, this collection is both entertaining and innovative. have worked in or with the African Union (AU), this report
brings together the analysis and research of 17 largely Pan-
Sterling Houston was a playwright who wrote more than 24 African scholars, policymakers, practitioners, and civil society
plays and a writer-in-residence and artistic director for Jump- representatives. A particularly timely and welcome addition to
Start Performance Company. Sandra Mayo is an associate profes- the pioneering literature about this young and potentially
sor of theater and the director of multicultural and gender studies powerful institution, this analysis presents a positive but realis-
at Texas State University–San Marcos. She is the editor of Myth, tic picture of the AU while diagnosing several key challenges,
Magic, and Farce: Four Multicultural Plays by Sterling Houston including Africa’s security and governance problems.
and was the chairman of the National Black Theatre Association.
She lives in San Marcos, Texas. John Akokpari is a senior lecturer in political studies at the
University of Cape Town and a former visiting research fellow
AFRICAN AMERICAN/DRAMA, 224 PAGES, 6 X 9 at the Japan External Trade Organisation’s Institute of
6 B & W PHOTOS Developing Economies. He is the author of numerous publica-
TRADE PAPER, $17.95 (CAN $19.95) tions on globalization, development, and trade. Angela Ndinga-
ISBN: 9780916727543 Muvumba is a senior researcher at the Centre for Conflict
RIGHTS: WORLD Resolution in Cape Town, South Africa, where she is the head
WINGS PRESS APRIL of its HIV/AIDS and security project. Tim Murithi is a senior
researcher for the Direct Conflict Prevention Program at the
Institute for Security Studies in Addis Ababa, Ethopia, and the
author of The African Union: Pan-Africanism, Peacebuilding
and Development. Salim A. Salim is the former secretary gener-
al of the African Union, where he also served as a special envoy
to Darfur.
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The African The Plays


Women’s of Miracle
Protocol & Wonder
Harnessing a Potential Ipi Zombi? / iMumbo
Force for Positive Change Jumbo / The Prophet
Rosemary Semufumu Mukasa Brett Bailey
Edited by Rose Gawaya
From a truly groundbreaking
and Alice Banze voice in African theater, these
Evaluating the impact of the three plays have disturbed and
African Women’s Protocol, this transported audiences in South
important study focuses on three African countries—South Africa and abroad with their
Africa, Zambia, and Mozambique—and presents a map for the depictions of some uncomfortable episodes in South African his-
road ahead. Through careful research and in-depth investigation, tory. From witch hunts in Kokstad and the saga of King Hintsa’s
the guide explores in practice the rights ratified for women by skull to the prophecies of Nongqawuse and the ensuing cattle-
the protocol, such as reproductive rights, the prohibition of killing crisis, these plays touch on shared neuroses and fears,
female genital mutilation, and economic and social welfare blending the tragic and transcendent with the farcical. With
rights. The rights of particularly vulnerable groups of women, accompanying essays and working notes, the playwright gives
including widows, elderly women, disabled women and “women background and insight into each of the productions and out-
in distress”—which includes poor women and pregnant or nurs- lines his own artistic development and vision. This richly
ing women in detention—are specifically recognized. designed book re-creates something of the funky energy, haunt-
ing magic, and colorful imagery of the plays themselves.
Rosemary Semufumu Mukasa, Rose Gawaya, and Alice Banze
work for Oxfam GB, an organization dedicated to finding lasting Brett Bailey is the founder of Third World Bunfight, a nonprofit
solutions to poverty and injustice. South African theater company focused on forging a truly African
theater with untrained black performers from local townships
AFRICAN STUDIES/WOMEN’S STUDIES, 336 PAGES, 5.75 X 8.25 and rural areas. He has an MA from Das Arts School for the
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ISBN: 9781920196080 the Standard Bank Young Artist of the Year for drama.
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Africa’s JUTA ACADEMIC JUNE
Human Rights
Architecture
Edited by John Akokpari
and Daniel Shea Zimbler
Foreword by Francis Deng
Presenting a critical examination of
the evolution of Africa’s human
rights in the post-Cold War era, this
collection methodically explores the
challenges of achieving human rights
on this continent. The chapters provide a uniquely pan-African
perspective on the achievements, failings, accomplishments, and
deficiencies of the various human rights activists and institutions
seeking to improve the lives of Africa’s 800 million inhabitants.
John Akokpari is a senior lecturer at the University of Cape
Town. Daniel Shea Zimbler is a researcher at the Centre for
Conflict Resolution in Cape Town, South Africa. Francis Deng is
the director of the Center for Displacement Studies.
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PROFESSIONAL AND ACADEMIC PUBLISHERS African Studies – Art

The State of the ART


Population in the Art That Moves
Western Cape The Work of Len Lye
Province Roger Horrocks
Edited by Ravayi Marindo, A companion to the author’s best-
Cornie Groenewald, selling biography of Len Lye, this
and Sam Gaisie compelling volume shifts the focus
from Lye’s life to his art practice
Embracing a multisectoral and innovative aesthetic theories
approach, this study seeks to about “the art of motion,” which
understand the issues that impact continue to be relevant today.
the population of South Africa’s Western Cape. Emphasizing the Going beyond a general introduc-
Cape’s goal of a sustainable “home for all,” this overview high- tion to Lye and his artistic impor-
lights the salient demographic features and reviews the policy tance, this in-depth book offers a
frameworks that have influenced population and planning, set- detailed study of his aesthetics of motion, analyzing how these
ting the context for a detailed examination of current data. The theories were embodied in his sculptures and films. Thoroughly
analysis focuses on the levels and determinants of population vul- researched and fully illustrated, this unique set also includes a
nerability such as mortality, child maltreatment, levels of ageing, DVD featuring Lye’s films, kinetic sculptures, and interviews
HIV/AIDS, noncitizen populations, and risk factors in education, with the artist himself.
thereby drawing attention to the implications for policy. Penned
Roger Horrocks is the former head of the department of film, tel-
by researchers and academics with local and international experi-
evision and media studies at the University of Auckland. He was
ence in fields ranging from sociology, public health, and medical
Len Lye’s assistant in 1980 (the last year of Lye’s life) and is a
demography to urban planning, education, and psychology,
member of the Len Lye Foundation. He is the author of Len Lye,
this volume will be invaluable to policymakers, planners,
the National Book Award (biography) finalist.
and students.
ART/FILM, 140 PAGES, 6.5 X 9.5
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demography for the Regional Institute of Population Studies at
the University of Ghana. AUCKLAND UNIVERSITY PRESS AUGUST

AFRICAN STUDIES/SOCIAL SCIENCE, 340 PAGES, 8.25 X 11


74 TABLES, 64 GRAPHS, 2 MAPS
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Illustrations by Conrad Botes
and Anton Kannemeyer
Social commentary and political
satire are presented through criti-
cally acclaimed graphics and con-
frontational illustrations in this
brilliant and outrageous collec-
tion. Marked by an all-encom-
passing irony, a destruction of
cultural taboos, and a love of cut-
ting edge graphic art, the collec-
tion is a testament to the contentious history of Bitterkomix and
its attacks on the Afrikaner culture and language that have
developed into biting criticisms on South African society itself.
Conrad Botes and Anton Kannemeyer studied graphic design and
illustration at the University of Stellenbosch in South Africa, and
together they founded the magazine Bitterkomix.
ART, 96 PAGES, 8.25 X 11.75
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Art INDEPENDENT PUBLISHERS GROUP – SPRING 2009

Carved Histories New


Rotorua Ngati Tarawhai Zealand
Carving
Roger Neich
Sculpture
A History
Covering the Ngati Tarawhai
carvers’ distinctive style from pre-
Second edition
European times to the present day, Michael Dunn
this account presents a vivid analysis
“A comprehensive book
of Maori woodcarving. As the most
that effortlessly brings
prolific school of their kind in New
together historical and
Zealand, the Ngati Tarawhai have
thematic threads of sculp-
played a critical role in the develop-
ture in New Zealand. It is
ment and survival of this particular art form. Spanning from the
a documentation of sculptural pieces as well as being something
end of the New Zealand wars to the beginning of “tourist art,”
of a sociological study of New Zealand, with the author explor-
this chronicle explores their creations, outlining the relationships
ing the areas of aesthetic and political debate surrounding sculp-
between the carvers and their Maori patrons. Biographies of
ture over the past 150 years.”
Ngati Tarawhai artists and a list of carvings are also included.
—John Daly-Peoples, National Business Review
Roger Neich is an anthropologist specializing in Maori art and
Charting the growth of sculpture from the era of British imports
the curator of ethnology at the Auckland War Memorial
and influence to the more confident expression of the 20th and
Museum. He is the author of Pacific Tapa, and Painted Histories.
21st centuries, this leading study in New Zealand art tells the
ART/NEW ZEALAND STUDIES, 450 PAGES, 7.25 X 10.25 enthralling story of a form that has become stronger in recent
20 COLOR PHOTOS, 387 B & W PHOTOS, 2 CHARTS, 11 TABLES, years. Envisioning a new popularity for sculpting with the estab-
13 DIAGRAMS, 2 MAPS lishment of several outdoor sculpture walks, this updated edition
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ISBN: 9781869404260 tional reach, its role at Venice Biennales, and the importance of
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AUCKLAND UNIVERSITY PRESS APRIL Upritchard and Ronnie van Hout. Ideal for art lovers and educa-
tional institutions alike, this analysis also includes a general bib-
liography and reading lists for each major artist.
Mrkusich Michael Dunn is the former head of the Elam School of Fine Arts
and the department of art history at the University of Auckland.
Abstraction He is the author of Contemporary Painting in New Zealand,
in New Zealand Nerli: An Italian Painter in the South Pacific, and New Zealand
Painting: A Concise History. He is the coeditor of Frances
Alan Wright and Ed Hanfling Hodgkins: Paintings and Drawings.
Tracing New Zealand’s most pow- ART/NEW ZEALAND STUDIES, 208 PAGES, 11 X 11
erful modernist’s work, this invalu- 99 COLOR PHOTOS, 79 B & W PHOTOS
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biographical and artistic study
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focuses on Mrkusich’s life, the
international and national contexts
of his work, and the nature of his abstractionism, while the sec-
ond half examines his work in-depth—providing nine chapters
with color plates detailing each of the artist’s major series. From
his early emblem paintings and triumphant corner works of the
1960s to his broad recognition in the 1970s, this examination
demonstrates how an artist from the Kaipara mudflats has pro-
duced abstract art admired around the world.
Alan Wright is a professor and honorary research fellow in art
history at the University of Auckland. Ed Hanfling teaches in the
art history department of the University of Auckland. They are
the coauthors of Vuletic and His Circle.
ART/NEW ZEALAND STUDIES, 256 PAGES, 10.75 X 11.5
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PROFESSIONAL AND ACADEMIC PUBLISHERS Asian Studies

ASIAN STUDIES IDSA Asian


The Dragon Strategic Review
and the Taniwha 2008
Maori and Chinese Edited by S. D. Muni
in New Zealand Beginning with international securi-
ty issues, this survey discusses spe-
Edited by Manying Ip cific strategic developments related
“A useful starting point to explain to Asian countries—including
the historical perspective of Chinese India’s responses to global-energy
in New Zealand and how the present and space-security challenges,
community thinks.” emerging military technologies, and
—Graeme Hunt, the nuclear nonproliferation regime. With in-depth investigations
National Business Review on of major events in numerous regions of India’s immediate and
Unfolding History Evolving Identity extended strategic neighborhood, this discussion also covers the
evolving partnership between India and the United States and an
Analyzing for the first time the relationship between the tangata evaluation of the India–Pakistan peace process. Comprehensive
whenua and the country’s earliest non-European immigrant and thorough, this examination also features a statistical appen-
group, this study investigates how two different marginalized dix containing defense- and conflict-related data.
groups in New Zealand society—the Maori and the Chinese—
have interacted over the last 150 years. Various aspects are S. D. Muni is a senior visiting fellow with the Institute for
explored, such as how Maori newspapers have portrayed Defence Studies and Analyses and the author of China’s Strategic
Chinese publications and vice versa, the changing demography of Engagement with the New ASEAN.
Chinese and Maori populations, Maori-Chinese marriages, and
ASIAN STUDIES/SOCIAL SCIENCE, 378 PAGES, 6.25 X 9.25
the ancient migration of both groups. The ethnically diverse con-
19 TABLES, 4 GRAPHS, 1 MAP
tributors—from Maori to Chinese to European scholars—tackle
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Maori resent Chinese immigrants? Do Chinese New Zealanders RIGHTS: UNITED STATES, CANADA, SOUTH AMERICA,
understand the role of the tangata whenua? and Have Maori and AND CARIBBEAN
Chinese formed alliances based on common values and history?
The result is an engaging portrait of the past and present rela- ACADEMIC FOUNDATION APRIL
tionships between two important peoples. Since race relations in
New Zealand have usually been examined in terms of Maori and
Pakeha, this unique exploration of Maori–Chinese relations por-
trays a much richer and more complex social fabric.
A Matter
Manying Ip is an associate professor of Chinese in the Asian stud-
of Honour
ies department of the University of Auckland. She is the author of Being Chinese
Aliens at My Table: Asians as New Zealanders See Them, Being in South Africa
Maori Chinese, Dragons on the Long White Cloud, and Home
Away from Home: Life Stories of Chinese Women in New Yoon Jung Park
Zealand. She is the editor of Unfolding History Evolving Identity:
The Chinese in New Zealand. Using the concepts of identity, ethnici-
ty, race, and nationalism, this exami-
ASIAN STUDIES/NEW ZEALAND STUDIES, 360 PAGES, 6 X 9.25 nation focuses on the only Chinese
5 TABLES, 27 GRAPHS, 2 MAPS community in Africa and explores the
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ISBN: 9781869404369 African Chinese residents, analyzing
RIGHTS: WORLD X AUSTRALIA, NEW ZEALAND & EUROPE the ways in which their identities have changed with each new
AUCKLAND UNIVERSITY PRESS JUNE generation. The study identifies both the external and internal
forces that have defined the parameters for this identity con-
struction—from international political events and internal racial
policies to external trade and political relations.
Yoon Jung Park was born in Korea and has lived in Africa—
Nairobi and Johannesburg—for more than a decade. She is a pro-
fessor at the University of Johannesburg.
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AUSTRALIAN STUDIES First


Best Australian Australians
An Illustrated History
Political Edited by Rachel Perkins
Cartoons 2008 and Marcia Langton
Edited by Russ Radcliffe The official companion book to
a major nine-part television
• Part of the Best Australian series broadcast on SBS TV, this
Political Cartoons series account reveals the violent
clash of culture, religion, and
With the first collection of
ideas at the heart of Australia’s
Australian political cartoons
history. Beginning with
under the new Kevin Rudd
Aboriginal travelers landing on Australian shores around 70,000
Labor government, Australia’s
BC and finishing with the pivotal 1967 Referendum, this
funniest and most subversive
account chronicles the fierce war with colonists, the bloody mas-
cartoonists are at their sharpest and wittiest in the latest entry in
sacres, and the earliest civil rights movement the world had ever
this bestselling series. Serving as an alternative pictorial history,
seen. Drawing on a rich collection of historic documents and
this updated edition is an essential guide to the new Labor era
haunting images, this Australian history brings to life a cast of
and a tribute to the art, power, and wit of Australia’s finest car-
characters including Bennelong, who was kidnapped by the
toonists—such as Dean Alston, Mark Knight, and Jon Kudelka.
British and became the first Australian to set foot on British soil;
Russ Radcliffe is a former bookseller, literary-events organizer, Truganini, known as the last Tasmanian, who was broken by the
and nonfiction acquisitions editor. He is the editor of the Best betrayal of her people; and Lieutenant Dawes, a British officer
Australian Political Cartoons series and Man of Steel: A Cartoon who defied the authority of the Empire by falling in love with a
History of the Howard Years. young Indigenous woman. Alive with colonial detail—corrup-
tion, mutinies, and pyrrhic victories—this is the story that gave
AUSTRALIAN STUDIES/HUMOR, 192 PAGES, 7 X 8 birth to a nation.
180 LINE DRAWINGS
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ISBN: 9781921372322 director and producer of the First Australians documentary series.
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PROFESSIONAL AND ACADEMIC PUBLISHERS Australian Studies

Human Rights In the Vernacular


Overboard A Generation of Australian
Culture and Controversy
Seeking Asylum in Australia
Stuart Cunningham
Linda Briskman, Susie Latham,
Foreword by Meaghan Morris
and Chris Goddard
“This is a profoundly important book Collecting important works from
. . . It is not only an epitaph for the one of Australia’s leading scholars of
Howard government: it is also a cau- media, culture, and policy, this study
tion to future generations.” brings sharper focus upon both his-
—Julian Burnside, Queen’s Counsel torical and industrial contexts.
Engaging with the global debate on
Drawing together for the first time the multiethnic societies by focusing on
oral testimony and written submissions from the People’s Inquiry creativity “at the margins,” this survey argues that industrial and
into Detention, this powerful and vital overview stands as an social trends in media, communications, and culture are out-
indictment of Australia’s refugee policy and demonstrates how stripping the academic frameworks erected to deal with them.
social work can contribute to changing public perceptions and to
challenging harsh policies that violate core human rights tenets. Stuart Cunningham is a professor and the head of the School of
Following the wake of the Cornelia Rau scandal, this record Media and Journalism at the Queensland University of Technol-
depicts the establishment of the People’s Inquiry, documenting ogy and the coauthor of Australian Television and International
the heartbreaking evidence they reviewed regarding asylum seek- Mediascapes and New Patterns in Global Television. Meaghan
ers’ journeys to Australia and the lives of refugees during and Morris is chair professor of cultural studies at Lingnan University
after the determination process and detention. Clearly and com- in Hong Kong. She is the author of Identity Anecdotes.
prehensively presented, this is a haunting journey guided by voic- AUSTRALIAN STUDIES, 300 PAGES, 6 X 9
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UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND PRESS APRIL
current and future policymakers, establishing a message that will
resonate for years to come.
Linda Briskman is the Dr. Haruhisa Handa chair of human rights
education at Curtin University. She is the author of The Black
Listen to
Grapevine and Social Work with Indigenous Communities. Susie
Latham is a registered migration agent, a social worker, and an
Ngarrindjeri
adjunct research associate at the Centre for Human Rights Women Speaking
Education at Curtin University. She has volunteered at
Melbourne’s Refugee and Immigration Legal Centre and as an Kungun Ngarrindjeri
English tutor to refugees. Chris Goddard is the director of Child Miminar Yunnan
Abuse Research Australia at Monash University. He is the author
of In the Firing Line and The Truth is Longer Than a Lie. Edited by Diane Bell

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The Ngarridjeri women of South
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The stories range from charming and delightful to jarring and
shocking, and delve into matters both social and personal—
including the Hindmarsh Island bridge controversy. Serving as a
model for how indigenous and nonindigenous women can jointly
write a book, this narrative can help indigenous women in other
communities develop their own collective history and visions for
the future.
Diane Bell is a writer, professor at the University of Adelaide, and
editor in residence at Flinders University–South Australia.
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The Little Pompey Elliott


Red Yellow Ross McMullin
Black Book Updated to include a foreword by Les
Carlyon, this comprehensive, rich
An Introduction to biography of the great Australian
Indigenous Australia general vividly examines Elliott’s ori-
Second edition gins and youth, his peacetime careers
as a lawyer and politician, and the
AIATSIS achievements as well as the contro-
versies that he aroused during his
An in-depth introduction to years as a soldier. Also highlighted are
Australia’s rich, indigenous culture, notable battles Elliott influenced,
this pocket-sized guide is an invalu- including the Gallipoli Landing, Lone
able resource for learning about the 60,000-year-old history of Pine, Fromelles, Polygon Wood, and Villers-Bretonneux, and
the country. Containing everything from history and rarely seen numerous aspects of Australia’s history during his lifetime.
photographs to information on traveling respectfully, the content
is written by indigenous people and follows their cultural proto- Ross McMullin is a historian and biographer. He is the author of
cols and ethics. Presented in a nonchronological approach, the The Light on the Hill, So Monstrous a Travesty, and Will Dyson:
guide is less a mere reference and more a story of identity. Australia’s Radical Genius.

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Atomic Sunshine
Australia and the
The Longest Occupation of Japan
Decade Robin Gerster
“In a rich meeting of history and liter-
Second edition ature, Gerster explores the big issues
George Megalogenis of race, culture, and national identity
as victor and vanquished meet in the
“[Here is] acute social observation,
aftermath of a world war.”
street-cred cultural criticism, political
—Hank Nelson, professor emeritus,
nous, personal anecdote, and ethnic
The Australian National University
punditry.” —Time magazine
A unique and salutary study of both the neocolonialism of for-
Arguing that Paul Keating and John
eign occupation and Australia’s characteristic ambivalence about
Howard are the twin architects of a
the Asian region, this analysis examines an important period in
political, economic, and social revolu-
Australian postwar military history. With a highly original focus,
tion, this investigation tells the story of how these two politi-
this historical account documents the way some participants gen-
cians carried Australia through a period of trauma and on to an
uinely relished exercising power over a despised former enemy,
era of unprecedented affluence. Between them, they altered the
while others developed an intimacy with the occupants to
nation’s body-clock, dominating 30 years of power as both treas-
become trailblazers for a new era of bilateral friendship.
urers and prime ministers. Based on exclusive interviews with
Comprehensively researched, this valuable report illuminates the
both Keating and Howard, this is a brilliant, nonpartisan analy-
groundwork for a seminal relationship in the world’s history.
sis of the forces that shape Australia today. This substantially
revised and updated edition also discusses the termination of the Robin Gerster is an associate professor at Monash University in
Keating–Howard era. Melbourne, Australia. He is the author of several books, includ-
ing Big Noting, Hotel Asia, and Legless in Ginza.
George Megalogenis is a senior feature writer for The Australian
and the author of Faultlines. AUSTRALIAN STUDIES/MILITARY, 336 PAGES, 6 X 9.25
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Unfinished Yuendumu
Business Everyday
Paul Keating’s Contemporary Life
Interrupted Revolution in Remote Aboriginal
David Love Australia
Penned by a veteran financial observ- Yasmine Musharbash
er, this biography explores Paul Focusing on an isolated community
Keating’s resolve to reinvent the in central Australia, this examination
Australian economy. From floating presents insights into the cultural
the Australian dollar and liberating underpinnings of indigenous daily
finance from its regulatory shackles life through evocative narratives
to introducing a universal superannuation scheme, this survey revolving around five Warlpiri women. The seemingly contradic-
charts the astounding growth Keating achieved in the value of tory realities of a distant hunter-gatherer past and current life in
the national economy and in the personal wealth of ordinary a first-world nation-state are addressed as this refreshing study
Australians. This account also depicts how the fulfillment of his answers questions about the specifics of camps, sleeping
vision was denied by his political opponents after the Australian arrangements, public and private boundaries, and how indige-
people voted Keating out in 1996. Delving into the economist’s nous people in praxis relate to each other.
history, the examination reports fascinating and frank conversa-
tions with the former prime minister both before and after Yasmine Musharbash spent three years of participant observa-
Keating’s political demise. tion in the Warlpiri camps of Yuendumu as a postgraduate of the
Australian National University.
David Love is the former economics editor and head of the
Australian Financial Review’s Canberra office and economics lead AUSTRALIAN STUDIES/HISTORY, 272 PAGES, 5.75 X 8.5
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AUTOBIOGRAPHY

Watching Brief Becoming the


Reflections on Human Mother of Me
Rights, Law and Justice
A Memoir
Julian Burnside
Kathryn Adams Doty
• Author’s previous books sold more
than 13,000 copies Having grown up in the shadow of
her father, a German Methodist
Articulating a sensitive and intelligent minister, Kathryn Adams Doty
defense of asylum seekers and refugees, entered a popular radio talent con-
this survey depicts the importance of test called Gateway to Hollywood
protecting human rights and maintain- while a student at Hamline
ing the rule of law. Exploring the foun- University. In the final round of
dations of many key tenets of civil competition, she was paired with a
society, this study recaps some of the world’s most famous trials, young actor named Hugh Beaumont, whom she later married,
where the outcomes often turned on prejudice, complacency, and she emerged from the shadow of her father to a brief career
chance, the tenacity of supporters, or the skill of advocates. The in motion pictures. Landing roles in movies with stars such as
impact of significant recent cases on contemporary Australian Ginger Rogers, Bing Crosby, Maureen O’Hara, Irene Dunne,
society is also investigated, including those involving David and Lionel Barrymore, Kathryn came to understand and appre-
Hicks, Jack Thomas, and Van Nguyen. ciate the love of her family and the mystery of life.
Julian Burnside is an Australian barrister who belongs to the Kathryn Adams Doty is the author of Wild Orphan and A Long
Queen’s Counsel and specializes in commercial litigation. He is Year of Silence.
the author of From Nothing to Zero.
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Blood & Tinsel The Costello


A Memoir Memoirs
Jim Sharman Peter Costello and Peter Coleman
Both passionate and humorous, this
The fiscally conservative and socially
lively memoir journeys from Jim
progressive Peter Costello was
Sharman’s colorful childhood in his
Australia’s longest-serving Treasurer,
father’s boxing troupe to his travels
and in his political memoirs, Costello
through Berlin, London, Sydney, and
reflects on both a broad and personal
Tokyo, via the international successes of
political future and past by dis-
The Rocky Horror Picture Show, Hair,
cussing his possible future role in
and Jesus Christ Superstar. This dynam-
politics and that of his political party
ic chronicle reveals behind-the-scenes
and his more than 30 years of service
details from the performances, recounts conversations with Lou
to the Liberal cause. As Deputy Leader of the Liberal Party for
Reed, and describes a fateful meeting with author Patrick White.
more than a decade, he worked with significant Liberal leaders
From the rough and ready world of outback Australia in the
including John Howard, Alexander Downer, John Hewson, and
1950s—where boxers and “pantomime dames” shared the
Andrew Peacock. This invaluable narrative that combines a first-
stage—to the cultural explosion of the 1970s and beyond, this is
person memoir with a third-person perspective offers insight
more than just a remarkable story about Australia; it is a moving
into a successful partnership with John Howard, which led to
tribute to a legendary family in the entertainment world.
four election victories and the longest period of economic pros-
Jim Sharman is a director whose credits include the stage produc- perity in Australian history.
tion of The Rocky Horror Picture Show, which he later directed
Peter Costello was Australia’s longest-serving Treasurer and
for 20th Century Fox, as well as Hair and Jesus Christ Superstar.
Deputy Leader of the Liberal Party. Peter Coleman is a former
AUTOBIOGRAPHY, 416 PAGES, 6 X 8.75 member of Parliament and the father-in-law of Peter Costello.
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Classrooms
in the Shade Getting There
Shanthee Manjoo An Autobiography
From the opening Sanskrit mantra to Barbara Anderson
the final act of voting in South Africa’s
first democratic elections, this lyrical “Barbara Anderson is a born writer.”
memoir provides a unique perspective —Nick Hornby, author, About a Boy,
on South Africa’s modern history. The Fever Pitch, and High Fidelity
account shows how a young Hindu This classic autobiography is a mov-
woman of Indian ancestry, living in ing life story that reveals great insight
South Africa in the 1940s, defied con- into the making of a major writer.
vention, married a Muslim man, and Broken down into three distinct
became an activist at time when Muslim women were seldom parts, the book details Anderson’s
seen in such a role. As a teacher, she spoke up during the political childhood, along with the years she
strife of that highly segregated era, which included the relocation spent primarily as a mother and the
of Indians and angry student boycotts, and here shares her wife of a prominent naval officer, before concluding with her
philosophies and insights into education. Filled with characters return to school and a renewal of the desire to write late in life.
from both a personal and national context, the memoir captures Her life’s story poignantly illuminates not only her own exis-
the nuances of an important time and place. tence, but also that of her country, New Zealand, over the past
Shanthee Manjoo is a retired teacher with more than 40 years 80 years.
of experience. Barbara Anderson is the bestselling author of eight novels,
AUTOBIOGRAPHY/CULTURAL STUDIES, 304 PAGES, 6 X 9 including All the Nice Girls, Girls High, and Long Hot Summer.
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Miles Provence
Warren Ford Madox Ford
An Autobiography Edited by John Coyle
A cross-genre evocation of a
Miles Warren
writer’s life in the Mediterranean,
Revealing the processes this account documents the happy
behind design, construc- years Ford Madox Ford spent liv-
tion, client relationships, ing in the South of France with his
and contractor negotiations, this inspiring memoir recounts the young artist lover, Biala.. Blending
illustrious career of one of New Zealand’s most prominent archi- fiction, history, memoir, travel, and
tects. Filled with delightful anecdotes and beautiful watercolor cookery writing, this tome charm-
depictions of his many projects, this autobiography follows the ingly evokes Ford and Biala’s ram-
life of Miles Warren and the career path that took him to many shackle, bohemian life in their villa
parts of the world. on the Mediterranean coast. From social encounters with Ernest
Hemingway, Ezra Pound, Pablo Picasso, and Henri Matisse to
Miles Warren is a founding partner of Warren & Mahoney, one of the delights of growing vegetables, this spontaneous and enter-
New Zealand’s foremost architectural firms. taining book is a true love letter to the Provençal lifestyle.
AUTOBIOGRAPHY/ARCHITECTURE, 188 PAGES, 12 X 8 Ford Madox Ford was an editor, essayist, critic, advocate, and
1 COLOR PHOTO, 14 B & W ILLUSTRATIONS, novelist. He is the author of The Good Soldier, It Was the
81 WATERCOLOR ILLUSTRATIONS Nightingale, and Parade’s End. John Coyle is the editor of
CLOTH, $49.95 (CAN $54.95) Carcanet’s Millennium Ford series and has edited Joyce’s A
ISBN: 9781877257766 Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man.
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Memoirs of Sir Carl
Berendsen
Edited by Hugh Templeton
Ticks and Crosses
Personal Terms IV
A collection of memoirs that include
first-hand reports of the administra- Frederic Raphael
tion of New Zealand’s foreign policy “[Raphael is] a writer whose precision
in the first half of the 20th century and honesty are both entertaining and
and captivating commentary on a searching.” —The Sunday Telegraph
multitude of prominent political fig- on Rough Copy
ures, Sir Carl Berendsen’s journals
chronicle the life of the father of A writer’s wry observations about the
New Zealand foreign affairs. As the glamorous worlds of Hollywood and
head of the department of external affairs, high commissioner to literary London during the second half
Australia, and then ambassador to Washington, he was involved of the 1970s are offered in this autobi-
in such major events as the ANZAC pact, preparations for World ography. Though Frederic Raphael is
War II, the formation of the United Nations, and the Japanese only incidentally concerned with the
Peace Treaty. This compilation underscores the dynamic thinking rich and famous and has little interest in names and gossip, he
and gifted writing of a man who has influenced his country in a notices and comments on the discrepancies between public and
way that only a small few can match. private faces to convey the texture of life around him. His note-
books, never originally intended for publication but contained in
Hugh Templeton was a Rhodes Scholar at Balliol College, Oxford this compilation, are exercises in candor, precise observation,
University. For 15 years he served in the department of external and wit, creating an engrossingly stylish and enduring chronicle
affairs in New Zealand. He is a former New Zealand diplomat, of his times.
member of parliament for the National Party, and cabinet minis-
ter. He is the author of All Honourable Men. Frederic Raphael is the author of After the War, Coast to Coast,
and The Glittering Prizes. He also wrote the screenplays for the
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Undiplomatic BIOGRAPHY
Activities Against the Tide
Richard Woolcott
Santamaria
Illustrator David Rowe
Recounting the memoirs of B. A.
Based on an extraordinary career that
Santamaria, a leading Catholic politi-
spanned the second half of the 20th
cian in Australia from the late 1930s
century, this witty compendium of
through the 1990s, this account pres-
anecdotes and tall tales combined
ents an autobiographical sketch of the
with political cartoons provides a
vision and aims of his Australian
light-hearted look at the world of
Catholic Social Movement—later
international diplomacy. Through a
rechristened the National Civic
variety of reminiscences, the lives of
Council. Chock full of commentary
diplomats are shown to have more than their fair share of
on crucial aspects of Australian poli-
absurdity and high comedy. Required not only to sacrifice a set-
tics, this is an indispensable primary
tled home and family life in the service of their country, they
resource for any scholar of Australian social and political history
must also heroically offer up their livers to booze, their stomachs
of the period surrounding and following World War II.
to endless official dinners, their integrity to dangerous liaisons
and the weasel-art of spin, and their sanity to the pomposity and Santamaria is the cofounder of the Catholic Social Studies
weird protocols that are part and parcel of the international Movement and the Catholic Worker, a newspaper dedicated to
scene. From the heady negotiations of global statecraft to the the social teaching of the Catholic Church. He has written for
petty and labyrinthine politics of ministers and mandarins, this The Australian and is the author of Santamaria: A Memoir.
collection depicts a hilarious and insightful tour of duty in the
diplomatic world. BIOGRAPHY/HISTORY, 382 PAGES, 5.25 X 8
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Pat Unger
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W. A. Sutton, the gifted New
Zealand painter. Documenting the
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this portrayal of an attentive son,
steadfast friend, erudite academic,
resolute administrator, and professional artist captures the
essence of this talented Canterbury artist. Many of his paintings,
some of which are reproduced in full color, are also included.
Pat Unger is an artist, a critic, and an author. Her artwork has
been widely exhibited including galleries in the Aighintighe in
Timaru and the Christchurch Art Gallery. She is the coauthor of
W. A. Sutton: Painter.
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Australian Dictionary Doreen Kartinyeri


of Biography series My Ngarrindjeri Calling
Providing concise, informative, and fascinating descriptions of Doreen Kartinyeri
prominent Australians, these intriguing studies reveal those who
contributed their vision and energies to a growing nation
and Sue Anderson
An Aboriginal insider’s view into
Australian Australia’s Hindmarsh Island Affair,
this remarkable record tells the per-
Dictionary sonal narrative of key Ngarrindjeri
spokeswoman, the late Doreen
of Biography Kartinyeri. Chronicling her victorious
battle for the protection of Aboriginal
Supplementary Volume women’s sites, this witty memoir
1580–1980 reveals Doreen’s deep-set sense of justice. Doreen’s experiences at
the center of the media storm surrounding the building of the
Edited by Christopher Cunneen Hindmarsh Island Bridge—including political scandals, legal
threats, the decision of a Royal Commission, and the overturning
Offering more than 500 life accounts,
of that Commission’s decision by a Federal Court—are fascinat-
this volume’s subjects range from the
ingly detailed in this inspiring account.
first European contact to Australia in
the 1500s to the creator of Felix the Doreen Kartinyeri established the Aboriginal Family History Unit
Cat and the infamous apple grower by at the SA Museum, was awarded an honorary doctorate, and is
the name of Maria “Granny” Smith. An adjunct to the first 16 the author of several books of genealogy. Sue Anderson has
volumes of the Australian Dictionary of Biography, this edition worked as a cultural heritage consultant and oral historian.
includes a complete name index to the entire collection.
BIOGRAPHY/AUSTRALIAN STUDIES, 246 PAGES, 6.25 X 9.25
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Dictionary Who Killed Dylan Thomas?
of Biography David N. Thomas
Volume 17 1981–1990 A–K Drawing on startling new evidence,
including medical records and a post-
Edited by Diane Langmore mortem report, this biography pro-
This new volume contains more than vides several answers to the
650 biographies and is the first of two mysterious and unsolved death of the
volumes for the decade 1981–1990. revered poet Dylan Thomas. Since his
Presenting a colorful mosaic of death in 1953, arguments that he
Australian life, this lively reference died from alcohol abuse, diabetes, a
includes profiles of prominent figures heart attack, or even medical incom-
as well as people from all walks of life, including an anthropolo- petence have endured, and this account carefully researches each
gist, a coast watcher, a radio producer, a restaurateur, and a theory and investigates the roles of people close to Thomas,
union organizer. The lives of five Indigenous Australians and a including his lover, Liz Reitell; her doctor Milton Feltenstein;
number of émigrés from eastern Europe are also included. hospital doctors McVeigh and Gilbertson; and the literary impre-
sario John Malcolm Brinnin. Countering those who have won-
Diane Langmore has been general editor of the Australian dered if Thomas himself was mostly to blame for his demise, this
Dictionary of Biography since 2002. account weaves together a chilling picture of demanding friends
680 PAGES, 6 X 9.75
and colleagues who did not take the poet’s illness seriously.
$65.95 (CAN $72.95) David N. Thomas is the author of Dylan Remembered and The
ISBN: 9780522853827 Dylan Thomas Murders.

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G. K. Chesterton Hunger
A Prophet for Freedom
for the 21st Century
The Story of Food
Aidan Mackey in the Life
Introduction by Dale Ahlquist of Nelson Mandela
Brilliantly illustrating the philosophy Anna Trapido
of one of 20th-century England’s
greatest Catholic apologists, this study “This book is an historical
neatly summarizes G. K. Chesterton’s ‘food-print’ whose passion and
contributions. Covering social criti- integrity offers a refreshing
cism, theology, politics, and socio- insight into the simple tastes
economics, this collection shows how of a great man.”
Chesterton had the gift of explaining the difficult in simple terms —Zindzi Mandela,
and the ability to surprise his readers when they least expected Nelson Mandela’s daughter
it. Also touching upon the central feature of his life, this account As much a rigorous historical exploration as a culinary refer-
discusses the concept of Distributism—the defending of the com- ence, this book offers a delicately compiled biography of Nelson
mon man. A concise overview of what Chesterton wrote in more Mandela through the recipes that have been the backdrop, and
than 100 books and thousands of articles, this volume will leave occasionally the primary cause, for momentous personal and
the desire to apply Chesterton’s philosophy to today’s times. political events. From the corn grinding stone of his boyhood
Aidan Mackey is the cofounder of the Distributist Association. and prison hunger strikes to presidential banquets, tales told in
He is the author of Hilaire Belloc and His Critics and The sandwiches, sugar, and samoosas speak eloquently of Nelson
Wisdom of G. K. Chesterton. Dale Ahlquist is the president of the Mandela’s intellectual awakenings, emotional longings, and con-
American Chesterton Society and creator and host of the televi- stant struggle for racial equality.
sion series, G. K. Chesterton: The Apostle of Common Sense. He Anna Trapido is a food writer and broadcaster. She is the editor
lives in Minneapolis, Minnesota. of Dine: Top 100 Restaurant Guide and coauthor of To the
BIOGRAPHY/HISTORY, 37 PAGES, 5.5 X 8.5 Banqueting House: African Cuisine. She previously taught garde-
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Hilaire Belloc
Edwardian Radical
John P. McCarthy
Intriguing and informative, this biog-
raphy celebrates one of England’s
most respected and beloved 20th-
century Catholic sons. Based on
sound scholarship and thorough
research, this study deals with
Hilaire Belloc’s life, background,
intellectual context, and political and
economic beliefs—particularly those
concerning the theory that capitalism and socialism are not two
distinct thoughts but rather Siamese twins. Including a particu-
larly useful focus upon his early career and pre-1920 intellectual
background and development, this survey thoroughly depicts
one of Distributism’s greatest figures.
John P. McCarthy is a professor emeritus of history and the direc-
tor of the Institute of Irish Studies at Fordham University.
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My Story Necrologies
The Tale of a Terrorist A Book of Welsh Obituaries
Who Wasn’t Meic Stephens
Mamdouh Habib Holding a mirror up to Wales’ cultural
and Julia Collingwood life, this collection of 60 obituaries cel-
Chronicling a seemingly unending ebrates this unique writing form, as
struggle for redemption, this record well as providing a broad context to
documents the shockingly true story place and analyze the subjects of the
of the incarceration and torture of obituaries themselves. Writers, histori-
the wrongly accused Mamdouh ans, artists, broadcasters, political
Habib. Starting with his kidnapping activists, cultural mandarins, educa-
by Pakistani security officers shortly tionalists, and cranks are all included
after September 11, this biography charts this young Egyptian in this exploration.
man’s experience as one of the many victims who was sent to Meic Stephens is a university lecturer, a literary agent, the former
Guantanamo Bay and branded as a terrorist with no legal rights. literature director of the Welsh Arts Council, the former editor of
This account charts his original migration to Australia and dis- the Oxford Companion to the Literature of Wales and A Rhondda
cusses his marriage to Maha, a remarkable young woman who Anthology, and the founder of the magazine Poetry Wales.
tirelessly fought for the release of her husband and the restitu-
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charge from Guantanamo and his reunion with his family.
A Passionate
Mamdouh Habib is an Egyptian-born Australian Muslim best
known for his extrajudicial detention in the Guantanamo Bay Humanitarian
detainment camps on suspicion of involvement in terrorism. Julia V. K. R. V. Rao
Collingwood is a former senior editor, acquisitions editor, manag-
ing editor, and publisher who has worked for Currency Press, Institute for Social and Economic
Allen & Unwin, and Simon & Schuster. She is the coauthor of Change, Bangalore
Free and Low Cost Sydney and The Sydney Opera House.
A tribute to the late V. K. R.V. Rao,
BIOGRAPHY/POLITICAL SCIENCE, 288 PAGES, 6 X 9.25 this volume is a compilation of remi-
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zeal of a man who was an important figure in India for more
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The Portugal Sugar Girls


of Salazar & Seamen
Michael Derrick A Journey into the World
Introduction by R. J. Stove of Dockside Prostitution
Analyzing the career and character of
in South Africa
the popular Portuguese chief execu- Henry Trotter
tive Antonio Salazar, this exhaustive
study examines the socioeconomic, Illuminating the shadowy world of
political, and religious arguments dockside prostitution in South Africa,
that won him decades of support this account focuses on the women of
from his people. Written in collabora- Cape Town and Durban who sell their
tion with the influential leader him- hospitality to foreign sailors. Based on
self, this overview encapsulates the political and social landscape 15 months of research at the seamen’s nightclubs—plus countless
of Europe in the 1920s and 1930s and explains how Salazar interviews with sugar girls, sailors, club owners, bouncers, and
came into power, maintained good international relationships, barmaids—this research provides a comprehensive account of
and became the “reluctant dictator” who was central in rebuild- dockside rendezvous in one of the busiest cultural intersections
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independence in 1947, and his nalist, this study reveals often ignored
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their father at the start of World War I—before Huntington’s eventual Parliamentary seat—are also documented.
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British history at the University of Rochester and the author of
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COMPUTER Understanding
Annual Review of Public Perceptions:
Communications: Trust and
Volume 61 Engagement in
International Engineering
ICT-Mediated
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The current volume includes detailed technology assessments, role of government and providers to find solutions. This ground-
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and organizations. Presenting the best insights, perspectives, and in the Mobility Research Centre. He is an associate editor for the
experiences of industry leaders, this is a valuable annual series Electronic Commerce Research Journal. Steven Furnell is the head
for corporate libraries, training programs, and individual study. of the Network Research Group at the University of Plymouth
The International Engineering Consortium is a nonprofit organi- and is an adjunct associate professor with Edith Cowan
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CULTURAL STUDIES CURRENT EVENTS

The Love School The Churn


Personal Essays Brigid Delaney
Elizabeth Knox This powerful examination of the
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teriously sunned and fed, that pro- sive look at how choices affect the
duces a vintage unlike any other.” balance between work and life in soci-
—Richard Eder, ety. Using past experiences, the author
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today and asks the question, Is it pos-
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Culled from two decades of non- gripping combination of memoir and
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DESIGN ECONOMICS

Carfree Design Agricultural


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needs and desires of their
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ing, bicycling, and public tion about India’s agricultural sector,
transport, this comprehensive this latest set of agricultural statistics
handbook offers a fresh look from the Indian government includes
at city design. The book proposes methods to achieve aesthetical- a wide range of data—crop produc-
ly pleasing and practical, carfree living environments. From tion and productivity across states and regions, markets and
urban planning and neighborhood design to squares and build- prices, terms of trade, price support and procurement, credit, and
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Delhi Footprints
Development of Development
Report and Change
Planning Commission, Essays in Memory of
Government of India Professor V. K. R. V. Rao
• Part of the State Development
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role in the development of Delhi, this source chronicles the enor- Discussing a wide range of topics—such as concerns of inequali-
mous challenges faced by the mega city. Providing a blueprint for ty and poverty, changes in community life, and India’s foreign
progress and prosperity, this meticulous account explores the policy—this in-depth analysis explores the developmental issues
strategies for accelerating the growth rate of the states, lessening presently challenging Indian academia.
disparities, and reducing poverty. Crucial information for devel- N. Jayaram is the director of the Institute for Social and
opment practitioners is imparted through the examination of Economic Change in Bangalore. R. S. Deshpande is a professor
topics ranging from the economy and employment to health and and the head of the Agricultural Development and Rural
tourism. This well-researched compendium, formally known as Transformation Unit at the Institute for Social and Economic
the State Development Reports, incorporates the latest data Change in Bangalore.
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EU India Relations Uma Kapila

A Critique Written in a clear and objective manner,


this revised edition provides compre-
Edited by Shazia Aziz Wülbers hensive coverage of the Indian econo-
my. With extensive references to
Leading experts weigh in on the original works, this account examines
changing relationship and possible updated data and answers important
ramifications stemming from a strate- financial questions. From economic
gic partnership between the European reform and foreign trade to agriculture
Union and India in this authoritative and industrial growth, this textbook analyzes the contemporary
exploration. issues confronting India. Especially designed for less-advanced stu-
Shazia Aziz Wülbers is the editor of dents, this book is an ideal introduction to the Indian economy.
EuroIndia Publications and a board Uma Kapila is the senior editor at the Academic Foundation.
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Indian Indirect Economic


Economy Since Impacts of Dams
Independence Case Studies from India,
Egypt and Brazil
Nineteenth edition
Edited by Ramesh Bhatia,
Edited by Uma Kapila
Rita Cestti, Monica Scatasta,
Revised annually, this collection of arti- and R. P. S. Malik
cles by India’s topmost economists and
experts presents a comprehensive and From local to regional, national to
critical analysis of the country’s econo- international, this authoritative
my since its independence in 1947. study analyzes the complex effect of
dams by measuring their total direct
Uma Kapila is the senior editor for the Academic Foundation; a and indirect benefits, including poverty reduction.
coeditor of numerous books on India’s economy, banking, and
finance; and a former professor of Indian economics at the Ramesh Bhatia was president of the Resources and Environment
University of Delhi. Group, a former visiting professor at Harvard University, and a
former senior advisor to the Technical Advisory Committee of the
ECONOMICS/ASIAN STUDIES, 854 PAGES, 5.5 X 8.5 Global Water Partnership. Rita Cestti is a senior rural-develop-
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India’s Economic Paraiba do Sul River Basin’s water-management system. R. P. S.
Malik is an economist and senior faculty member of the
Development University of Delhi’s Agricultural Economics Research Centre.

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Infrastructure Money, Finance,


& Governance Political Economy
Edited by Sameer Kochhar, Getting It Right
Deepak B. Phatak, Deena Khatkhate
H. Krishnamurthy,
“A particularly valuable exercise in
and Gursharan Dhanjal political economy analysis, reflecting
Culled from the collective wisdom extensive insider knowledge and dis-
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guished experts, this authoritative vance.” —Montek S. Ahluwalia Dy,
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developing e-governance, creating functional public- and private- originally written.” —Arvind Panagariya and Jagdish Bhagwati,
sector relationships, and organizing plans and dialogue frame- professors, Columbia University
work for a country’s infrastructure. Providing critical insights,
this compilation emerged from a National Consultation on Combining strong arguments with sharp analysis, this collection
Infrastructure and Governance—the India @ Work Summit— of essays explores both national and international financial poli-
making it an invaluable, firsthand resource for anyone with an cies in less-developed countries, the many facets of political eco-
interest in developing economies. nomic development, and the reshaping of the international
monetary system. Revisiting the debates among economic theo-
Sameer Kochhar is the editor in chief and managing director of rists during the last few decades, these fascinating and original
Skoch Consultancy Services. Deepak B. Phatak is the Subrao M. discussions cover key issues at the heart of monetary and finan-
Nilekani chair professor at the Kanwal Rekhi School of Infor- cial policy—from profile leadership in developing societies and
mation Technology at Indian Institute of Technology in Mumbai, brain drain to inflation-targeting and economic reform.
India. H. Krishnamurthy is the principal research scientist at the
Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore. Gursharan Dhanjal is the Deena Khatkhate is a writer who has contributed articles on eco-
executive vice president of Skoch Consultancy Services. nomic development and monetary policy to numerous academic
journals—including Economic and Political Weekly, The Journal
ECONOMICS/ASIAN STUDIES, 166 PAGES, 6.25 X 9.25 of Post-Keynesian Economics, Oxford Economic Papers, The
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AND CARIBBEAN
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PROFESSIONAL AND ACADEMIC PUBLISHERS Economics

Perspectives Theory,
on Development Measurement
Memoirs of a and Policy
Development Economist
Evolving Themes in
V. V. Bhatt Quantitative Economics
Detailed and filled with anecdotes, Edited by V. Pandit
this memoir of renowned economist and K. R. Shanmugam
and public servant V. V. Bhatt offers
a unique narrative that describes how “Presidential addresses in this volume
economics evolved as a rigorous discuss some crucial issues on eco-
social discipline in India, overriding nomic development and as such
the previous dry approach to finances. Providing insight into would be a source of inspiration to
development economics over the past decades, this account spans students and research workers in econometrics.”
from the 1930s to the 21st century. Including details on business —C. R. Rao Eberly, professor emeritus,
done within the Reserve Bank of India and the Asian Institute of Pennsylvania State University,
Economic Development, this chronicle relates an unusual yet from the foreword
comprehensive examination of economics. A collection of presidential addresses delivered at the annual
V. V. Bhatt is an economic researcher and the author of numerous conference of the Indian Econometric Society, this account cov-
books, including Aspects of Economic Change and Policy in ers a wide range of contemporary issues relevant to the develop-
India: 1800–1960. ment and use of econometric models. The eminent economists
contributing to this record thoroughly discuss poverty allevia-
ECONOMICS/SOCIAL SCIENCE, 136 PAGES, 6.25 X 9.25 tion, the costs of environmental degradation, the regulation of
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Researchers, professors, and students alike will benefit from the
well-documented analysis.
Renewable Energy V. Pandit is a professor, the editor of the Indian Economic
Review, and the chairman for the United Nations’ Advisory
Technologies Committee for Economic Modeling for Low Income Countries.
K. R. Shanmugam is an editor and a professor at the Madras
Special Focus on Distributed School of Economics.
Power Generation: Potential
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Solar energy, fuel cells, and other options are also discussed.
Amitav Mallik is a research scientist and the founder of the Laser
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Education INDEPENDENT PUBLISHERS GROUP – SPRING 2009

EDUCATION In Search of Best


Education Practice in South
and Poverty African
Reduction Desegregated
Strategies Schools
Issues of Policy Coherence Mokubung Nkomo
and Saloshna Vandeyar
Edited by Simeon Maile
Outlining key events in South
Interrogating the link between edu- African schools as definitive exam-
cation and poverty reduction, this ples of managing diversity, this
examination highlights the role of monograph highlights contemporary South Africa’s daunting
cross-sectoral coordination and pol- challenge of achieving social cohesion. Addressing the need for
icy coherence in breaking the poverty trap. Divided into four educational institutions to weave a common identity while pro-
concise sections, this study examines the discourse on policy moting respect for difference, the examination discusses the cur-
coherence, investigates the impact that poverty has on higher rent state of school desegregation, suggesting innovative ways to
education and funding policies, explores the links between edu- dismantle the legacies of the past and create inclusive paradigms
cation and social development, and provides case studies of best for the classroom. Based on a survey of stakeholders’ perceptions
practice in the spheres of college education, educational enter- about what constitutes “best practice” in a desegregated school
prises, and media in education. Inspirational biographies by environment and supported by classroom research, this analysis
those who have pulled themselves out of the poverty trap are brings to light patterns that foster healthy identities in learners—
also included. both as individuals and as members of South African society.
Simeon Maile is a research director in the policy-analysis unit of Mokubung Nkomo is a professor in the faculty of education at
the Human Sciences Research Council. He has published widely the University of Pretoria. Saloshna Vandeyar is a senior lecturer
in national and international refereed and accredited journals on in the faculty of education at the University of Pretoria.
educational management, policy analysis, HIV/AIDS, and educa-
tion labor relations. His research focuses on the economics of EDUCATION/SOCIAL SCIENCE, 168 PAGES, 8.25 X 11
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Recapturing
Childhood
Positive Parenting
in the Modern World
Mildred Masheder
With indispensable advice on every
aspect of childhood, this guide
encourages parents to help their chil-
dren recapture the positive aspects of
childhood that seem to have been lost
in recent years. Promoting an under-
standing of the nature of childhood,
this resource is a powerful reminder to act and think in ways
that will mean the best for the well-being of young children.
Mildred Masheder is a former teacher and senior lecturer at the
University of North London.
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PROFESSIONAL AND ACADEMIC PUBLISHERS Education

Teacher Education in South Africa series

Managing to Learn: Opportunities The RPL


Instructional Leadership & Challenges for Conundrum
in South African
Secondary Schools Teacher Education Recognition of Prior Learning
in a Teacher Upgrading
Ursula Hoadley and Catherine L. Ward Curriculum Programme
Focusing upon the importance of curricu- in South Africa Mignonne Breier
lum and instruction in South African sec-
ondary schools, this monograph emerges Edited by Glenda Kruss Exploring the implementation of recogni-
from concern over the changing role of tion of prior learning (RPL), this study
Tracing the microlevel responses at five addresses the conundrum of how prior
the school principal and the core functions
different universities, this monograph learning can still be valued if it is believed
of the school. While principals are increas-
explores the impact of restructuring to be misguided or outdated. Highlighting
ingly taking on a wide range of adminis-
teacher-education curriculum and institu- adult education, this examination demon-
trative and financial responsibilities, the
tions in South Africa. The results reveal strates how the practice of RPL affirms
primary concern still lies with their leader-
distinct patterns, ranging from bureau- and accredits the knowledge and skills
ship of teaching and learning. Both inter-
cratic compliance to creating academic that students have already attained in the
nationally and locally, there is growing
coherence between contrasting legacies. course of their working lives. Presenting
emphasis on the importance of effective
What becomes clear is the need for aca- case studies of the performance of RPL in
school management in contributing to stu-
demics to assert their power over improv- the National Professional Diploma in
dent achievement. The first study of its
ing curriculum, thereby producing Education at three universities, this survey
kind in South Africa, this survey considers
competent, confident teachers. Part of a depicts interesting approaches to the
a sample of 200 schools in two provinces.
comprehensive investigation into the conundrum and reveals the importance of
Through a series of regression analyses, it
dynamics shaping the professional devel- phronesis—practical wisdom—in consid-
presents a variety of management factors
opment of educators, this examination erations of RPL. Showing how formal
identified across a wide range of schools,
provides important reading for education- recognition of phronesis may not be possi-
identifying the most crucial elements for
ists, academics, and policy makers. ble, this argument strives to prove that
the improved performance of students.
Glenda Kruss is a chief research specialist including the concept in the curriculum of
Ursula Hoadley is a postdoctoral a teacher-upgrading program may help to
in the education, science, and skills-devel-
researcher at the University of Cape Town make the RPL component more effective.
opment research program for the HSRC
and a former specialist researcher in the Part of a comprehensive investigation of
and the author of Creating Knowledge
child, youth, family, and social-develop- the dynamics shaping the professional
Networks.
ment research program at the Human development of educators, this analysis is
Sciences Research Council (HSRC). 280 PAGES essential for educationists, academics, and
Catherine L. Ward is a senior research spe- 12 TABLES, 1 GRAPH policymakers.
cialist in the child, youth, family, and $27.95 (CAN $30.95)
social-development research program at ISBN: 9780796922380 Mignonne Breier is a chief research spe-
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development research program at the
136 PAGES MAY
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Engineering – Environmental Studies INDEPENDENT PUBLISHERS GROUP – SPRING 2009

ENGINEERING ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES

Offshore Wind Cleaner Energy


Power Cooler Climate
Edited by John Twidell Developing Sustainable
and Gaetano Gaudiosi Energy Solutions
This peer-reviewed overview dis-
for South Africa
cusses a complete range of offshore Harald Winkler
wind issues, from climatology and
“Recently, significant progress has
construction to generation and
been made in integrating climate
transmission. Pertinent to a time
change policies into sustainable
when environmentally friendly
development strategy, and Harald
alternative sources of power are
Winkler’s book is an excellent
urgently being researched and
example that applies this promising
implemented, this study includes a wide variety of topics—from
approach to both energy policy in South Africa and global cli-
the fundamentals and electrical aspects of wind turbines to regu-
mate negotiations. This clear and concise volume is a must-read
latory framework, grid integration, and market incentives. This
for students, researchers, negotiators, and policymakers looking
comprehensive account of offshore wind power will deeply inter-
for practical solutions.” —Professor Mohan Munasinghe,
est energy policy-makers and a range of academics and profes-
vice chairman,
sionals involved in marine engineering, construction engineering,
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
electrical engineering, and renewable-energy studies.
“South Africa faces intractable and complex choices around ener-
John Twidell is a former professor of renewable energy at de gy investments that will restore supply security without further
Montfort University and a former board member of both the prejudicing environmental sustainability. Professor Harald
British Wind Energy Association and the UK Solar Energy Winkler makes a seminal contribution to this debate through
Society. He is the author of more than 100 papers on renewable quantifying the options and providing evidence-based reasoning
and sustainable energy and the former editor of the journal Wind and conclusions.” —Professor Anton Eberhard,
Engineering. Gaetano Gaudiosi is a European Commission expert Graduate School of Business, University of Cape Town
for the evaluation of wind-power proposals and a chairman for
“Contrary to the prevailing view in the North, developing coun-
the triennial European seminar Offshore Wind Energy in the
tries are already contributing much to curb the build-up of the
Mediterranean and European Seas.
greenhouse gas emissions responsible for global climate change.
ENGINEERING/SCIENCE, 425 PAGES, 7.5 X 9.5 This book shows how South Africa can embark on a climate-
TRADE PAPER, $195.00 (CAN $214.95) friendly sustainable development path, carefully examining a
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and director, SouthSouthNorth Mitigation Team
Providing an innovative and strategic approach to climate policy,
this reference confronts the critical issues surrounding a sustain-
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ing to balance increasing energy demands with protecting the
environment. Utilizing local-development objectives as its start-
ing point, this overview offers a nuanced examination of where
the synergies and trade-offs lie, clarifying the imperative of con-
sidering long-term implications when meeting short-term needs.
Through a detailed discussion of energy modeling, sustainable-
development indicators, and policy analysis, this survey builds a
detailed case study to illustrate the benefits of a development-
focused approach to energy and climate policy.
Harald Winkler is the program leader for energy, environment,
and climate change in the Energy Research Centre at the
University of Cape Town. He is the lead author on the
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) and a mem-
ber of the International Society of Ecological Economics.
ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES/AFRICAN STUDIES, 280 PAGES, 6.5 X 9.5
64 TABLES, 61 GRAPHS, 1 MAP
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PROFESSIONAL AND ACADEMIC PUBLISHERS Environmental Studies – Essays

On Our Watch The Greatest


Nicola Markus Briton
Providing a detailed snapshot of the Essays on Winston
condition of Australia’s remarkable Churchill’s Life and
plants, wildlife, and their living land-
scapes, this informative account
Political Philosophy
examines the environmental changes Jeremy Havardi
that are causing many plants and ani-
mals to be threatened with extinction. Considered one of the most contro-
Outlining increasing dangers—loss of versial figures in modern history—
native habitat, the introduction of for- highly revered by some and heavily
eign plants and animals, and the criticized by others—Winston
impacts of excessive agricultural Churchill is defended in this collec-
development—this passionate polemic examines the main con- tion of essays covering a variety of topics throughout his life.
servation approaches, provides insight into law and politics, Arranged in chronological order to show his life and career in
questions the power of lobby groups, and offers realistic actions context of 20th-century world history, these short essays are
for slowing the steady decline of the Australian natural heritage. both detailed and analytical while still being highly accessible for
a general audience. Each essay answers a specific historical ques-
Nicola Markus is the species and community program manager tion about Churchill and argues that not only should he be
for the Worldwide Fund for Nature in Australia and the author of remembered for his domestic policy alongside his wartime
Wild Australia. achievements but that he also anticipated a number of issues and
ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES, 376 PAGES, 6 X 9.25 debates facing the world today.
TRADE PAPER, $22.95 (CAN $25.95) Jeremy Havardi teaches history and philosophy in London, works
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ESSAYS SHEPHEARD-WALWYN MAY

Fish of the Week


Selected Columns
Roosters
Steve Braunias I Have Known
A collection of New Zealand’s most Steve Braunias
celebrated journalist’s works, this las- “Flirting dangerously close to relevan-
civious selection of Steve Braunias’s cy, Roosters I Have Known collects
columns addresses a variety of topics, these gems into a funny, touching and
including the current state of New smart little package, well worth the
Zealand steak, the beauty of man- asking price. Recommended.”
groves, the lunacy of film festivals, —Sam Finnemore, Craccum
the attractions of small towns, the
charms of Cambridge University, and Well crafted and piercingly insightful,
the strange habits of the English. this collection of Steve Braunias’s 2007
With a satirical voice and keenly astute observations on society, interviews of New Zealand’s famous
these best of columns shed light on the surprisingly vulnerable and infamous—both publicity-seekers and those desperate to
life of a writer and the love-struck nature of being a father. hide from the spotlight—is a humorous and biting survey of the
national psyche. Ranging from the disturbingly naïve to the glo-
Steve Braunias is an award-winning writer and columnist whose riously vain, from food critics to politicians, these profiles are
weekly column appears in The Sunday Star-Times’ Sunday maga- uniquely New Zealand focused.
zine. His first book of selected columns, Fool’s Paradise, won Best
First Book of Nonfiction at the 2002 Montana Book Awards. Steve Braunias is a writer and columnist who has won numerous
national journalism awards. His book How to Watch a Bird was
ESSAYS/MEDIA & JOURNALISM, 272 PAGES, 5.25 X 8 selected as one of the best books of 2007 by The Dominion Post,
TRADE PAPER, $19.95 (CAN $21.95) The Listener, and North & South.
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Fantasy – Fiction INDEPENDENT PUBLISHERS GROUP – SPRING 2009

FANTASY FICTION

Moxyland Allah in the Islands


Lauren Beukes Brenda Flanagan
“A technicolor, jazzy roller-coaster ride • Advertising in The Caribbean Review
into a dazzling hell. Like A Clockwork of Books (Spring)
Orange, it has the makings of a cult
success.” —André Brink, author, With a mature and accomplished
A Dry White Season voice, this novel explores the growth
“Funny, gritty, imaginative and ulti- in presence of radical Islam within the
mately deeply disturbing. A politically- Caribbean. Under the shadow of cor-
charged urban thriller that will leave porate imperialism, complete with dis-
you wanting more.” enfranchised islanders, corrupt
—Obrigado Magazine government ministers, and scheming
U.S.-oil companies, Beatrice Salandy
“Lauren Beukes breaks new literary finds love with Adbul, a man who is
ground with effortless hipness.” second in command in a rising radical Muslim movement. With
—Margie Orford, author, Blood Rose welfare schemes, grass-roots campaigning, and an air of incor-
A frighteningly persuasive, high-tech fable, this novel follows the ruptibility, the movement becomes wildly popular with the
lives of four narrators living in an alternative futuristic Cape island’s poorest classes. But as events unfold, Beatrice begins to
Town, South Africa. Kendra, an art-school dropout, brands her- question Adbul’s sincerity and honesty, and he becomes a fasci-
self for a nanotech marketing program; Lerato, an ambitious natingly unreliable voice in this moving and timely novel.
AIDS baby, plots to defect from her corporate employers; Brenda Flanagan is a professor of English at Davidson College.
Tendeka, a hot-headed activist, is becoming increasingly rabid; She lives in Davidson, North Carolina.
and Toby, a roguish blogger, discovers that the video games he
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Lauren Beukes is a journalist who has contributed to The Big Nathacha Appanah
Issue, Colors, The Hollywood Reporter, Marie Claire, Nature
Medicine, and The Sunday Times. She is the head writer for the Growing up on the island of
TV cartoon Clockwork Zoo Animation, the cocreator of the Mauritius, in the Indian Ocean, lonely
show URBO: The Adventures of Pax Afrika, and the author of young Maya hopes that someday she
Maverick: Extraordinary Women From South Africa’s Past, a might escape her poverty and find
nominee for the Sunday Times Alan Paton nonfiction award. happiness in the desirable housing
developments near the new hotels.
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to an arranged marriage to a woman from his own caste. For
Maya, this is a crushing blow that turns her love into hatred and
murderous madness. Only slowly does she begin to change her
outlook, finally embracing her identity in order to catch a pre-
cious glimpse of freedom.
Nathacha Appanah is a journalist and the author of four prize-
winning novels in her native French.
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PROFESSIONAL AND ACADEMIC PUBLISHERS Fiction

Camera Obscura Cats Among


Kathryn Lomer the Cedars
Light and shadow, love and loss, the Olivia Meynell
extraordinary and the everyday are
captured through the lens of this • All author royalties from this book
evocative new collection of fiction. will be donated to Cats Protection,
Traveling from Greece, Italy, and a feline welfare charity that rehomes
France to Japan and Australian sub- and reunites cats and kittens.
urbs, this compilation’s characters
journey into themselves and away Humorous and heartwarming, this
from their pasts. With a poet’s ear and moving narrative tells the tale of
a photographer’s eye, these stories Olivia, a successful wife and career
weave a distinctive irony and an intu- woman whose world is brightened
itive understanding of the human experience. and mind is enlightened by cats. Dismissing the predictions of an
unsolicited tarot-card reading as nonsense, Olivia recalls the
Kathryn Lomer is the author of Extraction of Arrows and The readings two years later, when the first of the prophesized pro-
God in the Ink. She was awarded the Gwen Harwood Poetry cession of cats invades her life. Other changes follow—some of
Prize in 2003. them traumatic—and in her midforties she gives up her high-
FICTION, 240 PAGES, 5.25 X 7.75
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UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND PRESS APRIL Olivia Meynell is the author of many short stories for women’s
magazines as well as a children’s book. An environmental advo-
cate and animal-rescue activist, she is a member of Cats
Catching Protection, a feline welfare charity; the Countryside Restoration
Trust, a farming and conservation charity; the Woodland Trust, a
the Current woodland conservation charity.
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famous—or notorious—Dane, Bishop
Monrad. Conrad’s story stretches
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war, and the search for love, eventual-
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Anahuia. And as the free, human spirit is pitted against the
forces of tradition, Conrad finds he cannot escape his own past.
Through compelling events and vivid communities, the Faroe
Islands and Denmark’s early connection with New Zealand are
also explored.
Jenny Pattrick is a writer who has written fiction and commen-
tary for radio as well as songs and musical shows for children.
She is the author of The Denniston Rose, Grace Notes, and Heart
of Coal.
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Fiction INDEPENDENT PUBLISHERS GROUP – SPRING 2009

Caribbean Modern Classics series


• Advertising in The Caribbean Review of Books (Spring)

Black Midas Corentyne Thunder Escape to an


Jan Carew Edgar Mittelholzer Autumn Pavement
• New in paper First published in 1941, this vivid and Andrew Salkey
poetic family saga was the first modern
Astonishingly vivid, bawdy, and tempestu- A brave and pioneering treatment of sexu-
novel to focus on the lives of immigrants
ous, this novel is a cautionary tale about al identity in Caribbean literature, this
from India in the British Caribbean
greed and class conflict in postcolonial novel, first published in 1960, follows the
colonies. Set on the coast of British
Guyana. Comparing ruthless 20th-century fortunes of Johnnie Sobert, a Jamaican
Guiana, the story spans three generations
prospectors to the long-ago Spanish exile who works in London at a club that
and revolves around Ramgollal, an old
explorers who raped a continent in their caters to black American servicemen. In
Indian cow-minder on the Corentyne
quest for El Dorado, the novel follows the flight from his dominant, possessive moth-
coast who has worked hard for many
dreams and delusions of Aron Smart, a er, he immerses himself in the bohemian
years to save money and build his herd of
youth orphaned early in life and brought Soho scene and adopts a wisecracking per-
cows. He is proud of his children from
up on a farm by his grandparents who sona as a cover for his deep-seated insecu-
two marriages, particularly the daughter
impressed upon him the value of an edu- rities. Adding to Johnnie’s confusion is the
of his first marriage, who is married to a
cation. When Aron’s schooling is cut short fact that when he is not at work, he navi-
well-to-do white planter. Their son
after a reversal of fortune, however, he gates a completely different life in
Geoffry is light-skinned, ambitious, and
becomes deeply discouraged by his lack of Hempstead, where he lives in a bedsitter
poised to make a success of his life, and
opportunity and decides to follow in his and carries on an unsatisfying affair with
Ramgollal takes much satisfaction in his
father’s footsteps as a diamond prospec- his white landlady, Fiona. These two
grandson’s accomplishments. When
tor. He quickly becomes very rich—his worlds provide a lively portrait of Britons
Geoffry seduces and impregnates Kattree,
companions in the mines call him reacting to the growing presence of blacks
his mother’s half sister, however,
“Shark”—and he is determined to use his and Asians in their neighborhoods, and
Ramgollal’s world begins to fall apart.
new wealth to buy his way into the middle Johnnie takes lessons from each place. By
Soon thereafter, Kattree’s sister Beena gets
class. But Aron is out of his element in the the time he finally decides to move in with
involved with a married man who is sub-
world of property and prestige, and, his gay friend, Dick, he is much better
sequently arrested on a murder charge,
cheated of his fortune, he returns to the equipped with self-awareness—but he has
and Ramgollal despairs over his losses.
interior, mining with a reckless madness yet to make a decision about where his
Despite his struggles to respect tradition
that leaves him terribly maimed in an acci- desires truly lie.
and provide for the future, these sordid
dent—and causes him to dream of return-
scandals threaten both Ramgollal’s sav- Andrew Salkey was a Jamaican author
ing to his grandfather’s life, built on the
ings and his family’s good name. whose short stories and poetry appeared in
solid rhythms of farming and caring for
the land. Edgar Mittelholzer is the author of groundbreaking anthologies of Caribbean
numerous novels, including My Bones writing in the 1960s and 1970s. His novels
Jan Carew is a native of Guyana and a for- include The Adventures of Catullus Kelly
and My Flute, and of his autobiography,
mer professor at Northwestern University and A Quality of Violence.
A Swarthy Boy.
and Princeton University. He is the author
of The Last Barbarian, Moscow Is Not My 260 PAGES 220 PAGES
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Heartland The Third


Wilson Harris Temptation
• New in paper Denis Williams
With themes of ecological mismanage- A young man is killed in a traffic acci-
ment in the wild areas of Guyana, this dent at a busy intersection of a Welsh
visionary novel follows Zechariah seaside resort. Through shifting time
Stevenson, the son of a wealthy sequences and multiple points of view,
Georgetown businessman, while he this detailed novel follows a small group
works as the watchman at a timber fac- of onlookers whose perceptions,
tory deep within the interior. Isolated in thoughts, and memories—both pertinent
the forest and having endured a fraud and unconnected—are triggered by the tragic scene. The wit-
scandal, the mysterious death of his father, and the disappear- nessed trauma prompts a deep reflection on the nature of
ance of his mistress, Zechariah begins a journey of self-discovery power—the third temptation of Christ. Utilizing the gaudy vul-
as he deconstructs previously held certainties about life by losing garity of the resort at the height of the season as a backdrop, this
himself in nature. An immensely sensuous evocation of Guyanese story underscores the power of chance, the ever-present threat of
flora and fauna, this novel is a profound plea for an ecological misfortune, and the temptations inherent in the use of power.
vision of mankind’s relationship to nature.
Denis Williams was a Guyanese artist, teacher, and author of
Wilson Harris is a native of Guyana and is the author of numerous works including Prehistoric Guiana.
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Enchantment In this coming-of-age novel, a young
boy learns firsthand about the contra-
Neville Dawes dictions that bedevil the people of
Guyana, including the legacy of slavery,
Newly available after 40 years, this
the clash of cultural traditions, and the
partly autobiographical love affair with
inhospitable terrain. Hector Bradshaw, a
the Jamaican language and landscape
sickly child living in Georgetown, finds
gives a penetrating look at the racial
his life turned upside down when his
politics of the 1950s and 1960s and the
family decides he would be better off
search for self in a world divided by
living in the country and sends him away to the remote village of
class. Ramsay Tull is witness to the
Tarlogie. Once settled there with his kind but old-fashioned
black racial discontents and the desire
guardian, Sister Smart, Hector struggles to make sense of his
for national independence that are threatening the old colonial
new community. As time goes by, he is given a dry colonial edu-
order; but when a chance comes to study at Oxford University,
cation, is puzzled by his guardian’s fondness for moral precepts,
he becomes immersed in European literary culture and Marxism.
and is fascinated by the harsh African vision of the old hunter
On his return to Jamaica, Ramsay becomes actively involved in
Doorne. Above all, the boy struggles to feel at home in a world
radical nationalist politics and begins his second journey, away
where nature—so beautiful and so tremendously dangerous—
from his middle-class origins and back to a true appreciation of
dominates the people’s lives.
the Jamaican people.
Jan Carew is a native of Guyana and a former professor at
Neville Dawes established the publishing program at the Jamaica
Northwestern University and Princeton University. He is the
Institute and was the author of Fugue and Other Poems, Interim,
author of Black Midas, The Last Barbarian, and Moscow Is Not
and Prolegomena to West Indian Literature.
My Mecca. He lives in Louisville, Kentucky.
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Chinese Opera Evelyn


Ian Wedde Marches On
Little Frank, a 120-year-old gangster Arthur Barker
who traded his imagination for a
secure and long life, is the protagonist A detailed and enchanting portrait
in this dark and dazzling novel set in of the impact, importance, and
an all-too-plausible near future. As struggles of the Women’s Land
the leader of a notorious gang, Little Army during World War II, this
Frank is trapped in a luxurious life of novel follows a young woman
mindless routine when he is suddenly through her time as a Land Girl
jolted awake in the year 2090 to the and her life in the English country-
bizarre facts of his current existence. side. Balancing country, duty, and
Little Frank must now race to rebuild work, Evelyn lives a hard and gru-
his memory and make sense of his new reality in this rich and eling life until she meets a handsome pilot named David. When
complex work of science fiction. David is sent away on a mission, tragedy strikes; Evelyn is then
left alone to face the fears and uncertainties of war as she waits
Ian Wedde is the author of five novels, a dozen collections of to hear from him. Drawing extensively on historical resources,
poetry, two collections of essays, and an editor of numerous this romantic tale gives a historically accurate portrait of the era,
anthologies and art catalogues. His first novel, Dick Seddon’s the English agricultural industry, and the role of the Land Girls.
Great Dive, was awarded a New Zealand Book Award
for Fiction. Arthur Barker is the author of From Start to Finish and One
of Thirteen.
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Cranks and The Fullness


Revolutions of Everything
Mark Gold
Patricia Powell
Deftly combining elements of
drama, humor, and historical docu- • Advertising in The Caribbean Review
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two brothers and the different paths
When Winston receives a telegraph
they choose after growing up in the
from his mother informing him of his
tumult of the 1960s—amid marches
father’s imminent death, he reluctant-
in favor of nuclear disarmament,
ly returns to Jamaica after 25 years
fundraisers for victims of civil war,
of teaching history in the United
and relief of environmental disas-
States, having avoided contact with
ters. Initially inspired by the music of Bob Dylan, the elder
his family. Never considering how his
brother, Rob, campaigns passionately against the Vietnam War
relatives regarded his silence, mutual resentments cause a series
and apartheid before settling down with marriage, his children,
of painful encounters and memories of an abusive father, a
and a career. But the younger boy, Tom, stays true to his roots
betraying mother, a favored brother, a sister lost in an accident,
and remains involved in all the major campaign issues of the
and a younger half-sister. Told from the perspectives of both
day. Set primarily against the backdrop of Great Britain, as cre-
Winston and his estranged brother, Septimus, this powerful tale
ated by Margaret Thatcher and Tony Blair, this narrative
combines psychological realism and magical elements as they
explores the last half-century of radical protest in the UK.
seek to heal their longstanding breach. Absorbing and poignant,
Mark Gold is the former director of Animal Aid and the author themes of forgiveness, transcendence, and human possibility are
of Animal Century, Animal Rights, Assault & Battery, Living explored as death reverberates through each relationship.
Without Cruelty, and Under a Wanderer’s Star.
Patricia Powell is the Martin Luther King visiting professor at
FICTION/AUTOBIOGRAPHY, 240 PAGES, 5.25 X 7.75 MIT and the author of Me Dying Trial, The Pagoda, and A Small
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The Global Village The Karma Suture


Tell Tales Volume 4 Rosamund Kendal
Edited by Courttia Newland “Imagine Bridget Jones with soul and
and Monique Roffey substance and there’s your picture of
Rosamund Kendal’s lovely protago-
• Editor’s previous books sold more nist, Dr Sue Carey: busty, red-headed,
than 15,000 copies loving, and a very good doctor. Deftly
told and moving, this story of a young
Ambitious and contemporary, this
doctor’s survival in one of South
groundbreaking collection offers new
Africa’s buckling public hospitals
short fiction by exciting, fresh talents
moves with accomplished ease from
and established authors from around
overcrowded wards to Susie’s precari-
the world. Covering a myriad of top-
ous personal life. The Karma Suture
ics—love, sex, death, war, crime, and
made me laugh out loud and it made me cry.”
the environment—each tale boasts a unique perspective and
—Margie Orford, author, Blood Rose
voice, with settings that move from India to New York to
Cyberspace. With vibrant characters—including drug smugglers, “Ever wondered what lies behind the white coat? Well here it is,
call-center workers, and tourists—each of the 26 stories tackles told beautifully and captivatingly.”
personal and social issues in funny, poignant, and dark ways. —Kopano Matlwa, author, Coconut

Courttia Newland is an editor, a playwright, and a cofounder of Sue Carey is a driven, 20-something doctor struggling to pre-
the Tell Tales collective. He is the author of The Dying Wish and serve her sanity, sobriety, and humanity in the corridors of one
The Scholar. Monique Roffey is the author of August Frost. of Cape Town’s biggest public hospitals. Finding imaginative
ways of saving patients is her life’s work, though finding a man
FICTION, 208 PAGES, 5.25 X 8.25 who wants more than a one-night stand would be nice as well.
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ultimately, hope.
The Island Quintet Rosamund Kendal is a medical doctor and a writer.
Raymond Ramcharitar FICTION/DRAMA, 296 PAGES, 6.25 X 9.25
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In four short stories and a novella that JACANA MEDIA APRIL


convey a complex vision of the
Caribbean, this breakthrough collec-
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disturbed sense of the history that
shapes the region and rejects all serene
and sentimental images of the islands
and its people. Imaginatively and hon-
estly presenting how human relations have become distorted as a
result of the class and racial divides wrought by colonialism,
these acerbic narratives create highly fragmented but authentic
characters who are driven to test both their boundaries and their
personal identities. Emphasizing the urbanized population of
Trinidad, these stories also explore how sexual transgression can
be viewed as a commentary on a society’s fundamental character,
a topic about which many past Caribbean novelists have general-
ly maintained a discreet silence.
Raymond Ramcharitar is the author of Breaking the News:
Media & Culture in Trinidad, a study of the deficiencies of the
Trinidadian press.
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Jenny Pattrick
Jenny Pattrick is a writer who has written fiction and commentary for radio as well as songs and musical shows for children.

The Denniston Rose Grace Notes Heart of Coal


Set in the bleak 1880s coal mining settle- A Novel Continuing to follow the fortunes of the
ment of Denniston—an isolated communi- Set in the New Zealand of the 1990s, this remote coal mining settlement in The
ty set high on a plateau above New tender and amusing novel tells the story Denniston Rose, this sequel revisits the
Zealand’s West Coast—five-year-old Rose of one woman’s quest to stay loyal to let- close-knit community on New Zealand’s
and her mother mysteriously arrive in this ter writing while resisting the emerging West Coast. Eighteen years have passed
chaotic community filled with ex–gold trend of e-mail. Through her stories and since the child Rose arrived in Denniston,
miners down on their luck, ruffians on the correspondence, her friendships, the and she has now grown into a young
run from the law, and seasoned and embit- antics of her argumentative bowling club, woman, intelligent and talented, with an
tered English miners. No one knows what and her love life are all vividly illustrated. outrageous zest for life. The trauma of her
has driven the two to the area, but most As her tale unfolds, Grace faces new early years seems forgotten, though some
agree the mother must be desperate—or challenges as the problems of younger recognize its shadow in her often uncon-
worse—to not only choose Denniston as a people invade her solitary life. Despite ventional behavior. Rose is expected to
residence but to eventually select local her struggles, she inevitably touches the marry her childhood friend—the golden
drunk Jimmy Cork as her bedfellow. Her lives of many with her warmth, feistiness, Michael Hanratty—but when dark and
indomitable daughter is left to fend for intelligence, and frailty. stubborn Brennan Scobie arrives back on
herself, struggling to secure a place of her the Hill after a seven-year absence, a chal-
own in a tough and aggressive town. 288 PAGES lenge is inevitable, with the opposition of
ISBN: 9781921215322 Brennan’s ambitious mother only adding
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Mahala More Scouse,


Chris Barnard Vicar?
Set against political tumult, this psy- Billy Forshaw
chological thriller explores the
dilemmas faced by the 1960s genera- Set in the Second World War, this
tion of Afrikaners in South Africa. A moving novel charts the life of a
disjointed chronology reveals the Liverpool family battling the hard-
quandaries of Delport, the existen- ships of war. Emily, a young mother
tialist hero and protagonist who has with two small children and a hus-
lived alone deep in the African bush band pursuing U-boats far out in
for nine years in hopes of evading his the Atlantic Ocean, uses humor to
past. Always fearful that his nemesis, endure and cope with her situation.
the mysterious Ritter, is out to find Each character endures tragedy and
and kill him, Delport begins having paranoid visions as he treasured moments of happiness in this fictional but accurate
endures days of burning sun, nights of buzzing mosquitoes, and account that draws on many national and local historical
the constant sound of inexplicable drumming. Then, when some- sources, including eyewitness accounts, to give a vivid picture of
one does arrive, Delport can’t escape the feeling that she might wartime life.
be connected to Ritter in some way. Billy Forshaw is a retired math professor and athletic coach.
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AFLAME BOOKS APRIL My First
Colouring Book
Misconduct Lloyd Jones
Bridget van der Zijpp “Lloyd Jones’s use of language and
“The gentle wisdom and humorous emotion is second to none in contem-
insights that van der Zijpp mixes porary Welsh literature.”
throughout help to right the balance in —The Independent on Mr. Cassini
the story, making it an entertaining Alternating between serious and
and optimistic journey to follow.” absurd, these 25 very short stories are
—Thomas Mitchell, Dominion Post written in a variety of styles and often
Simone’s obsession with her former from an unexpected viewpoint, such
lover is dangerously out of control, as that of an old woman, a young man
and the approach of her 40th birthday with a missing wife, and a surgeon who becomes a shepherd. A
compels her to wreak havoc in his wry, experimental system of color coding—with red for tragic
new life. A house-sitting opportunity stories, yellow for confessionals, gold for flights of fancy, blood
at a remote beach provides a welcome escape. With only the red for laugh-out-loud humor—these stories unfold in a bizarre
responsibilities of somebody else’s perpetually cheerful dog, town somewhere in Wales, where the inhabitants cross paths
Simone values her isolation; her elderly neighbors, however, have with each other, miss each other, and weave a weirdly familiar
different ideas and begin to pull her into their eccentric lives. Is it pattern of human existence.
possible she’s gotten away with it, or will the things she’s done Lloyd Jones is the author of Mr. Vogel, which won the 2005
come back to haunt her? This moving novel explores the possi- McKitterick Prize, and Mr. Cassini, winner of the 2007 Wales
bility of reinvention, the bittersweet taste of revenge, and a Book of the Year Award.
woman’s search for friendship and love.
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Natural Selection Our Lady


Cecilia Szperling of Demerara
“Natural Selection paints a picture of
David Dabydeen
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which norms are forever open to • Advertising in Caribbean Review
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of stability cannot mask the hysteria
within.” —The Latin American Set in the British town of Coventry in
Review of Books the early 1990s, this novel centers on
Lance Yardley, a drama critic for a
A blunt new departure in Argentine local newspaper. Only 30-years-old,
writing by women, this novel delves he is already a seedy wreck of a man,
into the seedy, dangerous world of spending his nights drifting through
narcotics usually claimed by male the back streets and derelict areas of
authors. Genuinely shocking, the book provides a psychological the city looking for prostitutes. A working-class boy raised in a
study of self-destruction as it follows a group of wild young broken home, he has sought escape through his marriage to an
thrill-seekers—both men and women—as they wander through actress, the great-granddaughter of a 19th-century Englishman
the subterranean nightlife of Buenos Aires. Taking ever-increas- who made his fortune from the sugar plantations in Guyana. He
ing risks, they spend their time shooting up, stealing, traveling soon finds himself drawn to a mysterious Indian girl called
together, hating each other, and even sinking into madness—all Rohini who works in the antiques store of an elderly friend.
at a frenetic pace. When Rohini dies suddenly—the victim of a strange assassin—
Cecilia Szperling is a writer who was named a finalist for Yardley decides to decamp abroad for a while. He travels to
Argentina’s Clarín prize in 2003. Guyana, seeking an Irish priest who was a former missionary
there. The priest’s fragmented journals promise some possible
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Lisa Foad
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a carefully crafted map of an emer-
gency uncoiling, a calmly delivered
Playing Basra
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black and white, bruises, and gray.”
—Mariko Tamaki, author, Skim Set in the urban heart of a big city,
this novel follows the hilarious and
Both bold and delicate, this collection tragic exploits of three well-inten-
of eloquently written stories delves tioned but reckless brothers who try
into issues of desire, sex and sexuali- to survive poverty and misfortune
ty, and misfits with a variety of tales. The experimental writing through sheer determination. With
swiftly moves through inventive, esoteric plots with a brazen vibrant style and engaging dialogue,
voice that extends an invitation to readers to relate to impossibly this insightful narrative’s portrays
private lives. Fearlessly exploring those things culturally consid- both lighthearted and serious issues—
ered grotesque and monstrous, these thought-provoking stories from joyriding and stealing bread to
find a beauty and intimacy in unlikely characters and their dealing with the disastrous conse-
arcane stories. quences of army enlistment and a son’s involvement in his
father’s accidental death. The first chapter, “Beer Bottles and
Lisa Foad is a writer whose work has appeared in Exile: The
Bowling Balls,” was nominated for the prestigious Writer’s Trust
Literary Quarterly; Matrix Magazine; Misfits and Outlaws; and
of Canada Journey Prize.
Red Light. She is a regular contributor to Toronto weeklies, Xtra!
and NOW. She lives in Toronto, Ontario. Edward Brown is a freelance writer. He lives in Toronto, Ontario.
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The President A Season in the


A Novel Life of Emmanuel
John Stewart Marie-Claire Blais
• Author’s previous books sold more Illustrations by Mary Meigs
than 16,000 copies Translated by Derek Coltman
Introduction by Priscila Uppal
Arguing that an efficient economic
system can be compatible with a fair • Part of the Exile Classics
share for all, this novel centers on a series, which includes 100 Love
United States president who changes Sonnets (9781550960921), Deaf to the
his mind about his policies. A deliber- City (9781550960136), In This City
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wars, the novel illustrates the reforms
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incumbent president goes missing—and returns with a platform Are No Elders (9781550960921), and The Wolf (9781550961058)
for social justice that enrages those with vested interests and con-
founds his party operatives. Following the life of newborn infant, Emmanuel, this great con-
temporary novel of Quebec exposes a painful history central to
John Stewart is the author of The Centurion, The Last Romans, the new consciousness that emerged in the 1960s known as “the
and Standing for Justice. quiet revolution.” The story of Emmanuel and his 15 brothers
and sisters spotlights the grinding poverty under the mental
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Marie-Claire Blais is the author of more than 20 novels, 5 plays,
and collections of poetry and short stories. She is the recipient of
Satyrica the Prix France-Canada and the prestigious Prix Médicis and was
the first North American writer invited to join Belgium’s presti-
Petronius
gious Academy of French Language and Literature. She lives in
Translated by Frederic Raphael Key West, Florida. Mary Meigs is an American painter who emi-
Despite having been written in the first grated to Canada and is best known for her literary contribu-
century AD, this fragmentary novel by tions. Derek Coltman has worked as a translator for more than
an ancient-Roman satirist retains its five decades and has translated many of the most recognized con-
impact as a daring novel of social and temporary French authors. Priscila Uppal is a poet, a fiction
sexual adventure. Presenting the adven- writer, and a professor of humanities and English at York
tures of a pair of homosexual lovers, University. Her work has been translated into six languages. She
Encolpius and Giton, and their friend, lives in Toronto, Ontario.
Ascyltus, the story follows the boys as FICTION/CULTURAL STUDIES, 164 PAGES, 6 X 9
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Sections The Unlisted


of an Orange Heroine
Anton Nimblett William McKinley McKeever
• Advertising in The Caribbean Review A fictional telling of the inspiring,
of Books (Spring) true, and tragic life of Charlotte
Brooks—a strong-willed, independ-
With stories that create vividly sensu- ent young woman—this historical
al pictures of place and powerfully novel captures the social condi-
dramatic tension, this collection fea- tions of 19th-century America, the
tures characters that are driven by devastating effects of scarlet fever,
desire—for dignity and justice for a and the impact of the Civil War.
dead son, for privacy from a neighbor Detailing Charlotte’s grit and forti-
who collects lives, for sexual fulfillment, and for blocking the tude, this novel elegantly depicts her life story—from first spying
memories of a destructive past. Characters migrate between sto- her future husband at a performance by the “Swedish
ries, just as they migrate between Trinidad and New York, some- Nightingale” Jenny Lind and being disinherited by her wealthy
times at the fringe and sometimes at the center, but always acting family after eloping to fighting and nursing on the front lines of
as a window into the lives and minds of Trinidadians as seen the war—amid the backdrop of America during the War Between
through Nimblett’s empathetic eyes. the States.
Anton Nimblett is a writer who has contributed to Calabash, William McKinley McKeever was an author, an artist, and a sci-
African Voices, and the anthology Our Caribbean: A Gather- entist. His articles appeared regularly in The Sacramento Bee and
ing of Lesbian and Gay Writing From the Antilles. He lives The Weekly Calistogan.
in Brooklyn.
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Unbridled Visitors
John Stewart
Jude Dibia
Beings from a distant planet impact the
A somewhat regular village girl of political, economic, and spiritual life of
exquisite beauty, Ngozi Akachi is both Britain and the world in this tale
haunted by the strange storm that rav- that uses a touch of science fiction to
ages her village on the night of her explore human potential. Dealing with
birth, a story her mother would tell her a suffering economy and rising infla-
repeatedly. After suffering various tion, the prime minister is a year into
abuses by members of her family, she is office and faces nothing but frustra-
sent to Lagos to live with an uncle. tion. Then, visitors with impressive
Once there she suffers cruelty from her technological skills and an astonishing-
aunt and forges a strange friendship ly tranquil presence arrive claiming to
with another girl, Tiffany Okoro, who be from a distant world. This perceptive narrative lifts current
comes from a different world all together. Embarking on a political debate out of its rut when these aliens explain that,
strange journey that eventually leads to England, she faces many thanks in part to the wise Teachers of Earth, they have estab-
trials until she finds her true voice. lished a just society in which they live in peace and happiness.
Jude Dibia founded the magazine What? at the University of With the use of sharp dialogue and a message carefully wrapped
Ibadan and is the author of Full Cycle and Walking with in a gripping story, this exquisite yarn reintroduces ideas that
Shadows, a controversial liberal look at homosexuality in inspired reformers worldwide at the onset of the 20th century.
West Africa. John Stewart is the author of three historical novels, The
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PROFESSIONAL AND ACADEMIC PUBLISHERS Fiction – Film

Who’s Your FILM


Daddy? 100 Essential
And Other Stories
Geoffrey Philp
New Zealand
• Advertising in The Caribbean Review
Films
of Books (Spring) Hamish McDouall
A bold, multilayered mixture of styles Including Yes, The Lord of the
and genres that address contemporary Rings, Whale Rider, Kaikohe
life and the complexity of immigrant Demolition, and Tonjan Ninja, this
communities, this collection of short film reference provides a brilliant
stories focuses on the lives of people and unusual selection of the best
living in Miami and Jamaica while exploring the realms of sexu- New Zealand movies that encom-
ality, prejudice, troubled childhoods, adolescence, and the uncan- passes feature films, short films,
ny. From a casual game of dominoes that reveals the deep digifilms, and documentaries. From epic titles to unknown mas-
undercurrent of affection between father and son to the laugh- terpieces, this comprehensive work provides personal reactions
out-loud inventiveness of a dreadlocked vampire, the engaging as well as tips for finding these screen gems along with an over-
personal voice in these works delve deep into the complexity of all perspective concerning New Zealand’s contributions to the
human relationships. global film industry.
Geoffrey Philp is a writer and poet and has received many Hamish McDouall is a contributor to The Listener and The
awards, including a James Michener fellowship at the University Observer and the author of the biography Chris Cairns.
of Miami.
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Zebra Crossings Steps


Tales from the by Steps
Shaman’s Record
The Making of the
Peter Merrington Steps for the Future
Flirting with legend and history, these Documentary Series
South African short stories feature a
golem elephant, a talking fish, Black Iikka Vehkalahti
Jim the colonel of dragoons, a Green and Don Edkins
Man in the Cotswolds, a donkey in
Filled with rare, behind-the-
heat in Pofadder, and ancestral voices.
scenes information, this
The sangoma Malibongwe
exploration into the making
Ngingingini also appears in these sto-
of the Steps for the Future documentary describes the problems,
ries as an old friend who moves in
triumphs, mistakes, and unique results of developing a world-
realms of consciousness along with his beloved apprentice Anna.
wide project. Detailed accounts of the logistics of making the
This collection of tales from the shaman’s records describe how
documentary mingle with reflections on the art of direction—all
they heal in ever-more-inventive forms as their exploits between
while working with the reality of people’s lives affected by
the light and dark takes them through South Africa and beyond.
HIV/AIDS. A special DVD includes eight of the 38 total films.
Peter Merrington is a professor of English at the University of
Iikka Vehkalahti is the executive producer for Another Finland
the Western Cape and has taught literary studies for 25 years.
and Steps for the Future. Don Edkins is an executive producer for
He is a researcher and writer in the fields of heritage studies
the STEPS global documentary project on democracy. He directed
and English literature.
and produced films in the Steps for the Future series.
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Gardening – Gay Studies INDEPENDENT PUBLISHERS GROUP – SPRING 2009

GARDENING GAY STUDIES

Living Black Bull,


with Natives Ancestors
New Zealanders Talk and Me
About Their Love
My Life as a
of Native Plants
Lesbian Sangoma
Edited by Ian Spellerberg
Nkunzi Zandile Nkabinde
and Michele Frey
Photographs Describing the dichotomy of being
by John Maillard both revered and reviled, this mem-
oir traces the story of a sangoma—
A collection of 44 personal narratives from well-known New a traditional healer—who is also a
Zealand politicians, artists, academics, farmers, and business lesbian. Descriptions of traditional
people, this informative and often moving gardening book African healing practices and rituals are provided alongside the
records the success and failures of individuals that have an personalized account of one woman acting as a mirror to the
unwavering love for their native flora. Whether in a private gar- daily hardships and indignities felt by members of the gay com-
den, a corporate planting, an eco-restoration area, or a neighbor- munity in Africa.
hood scheme, each story describes the beauty, tranquility, and
satisfaction of restoring an aspect of New Zealand’s indigenous Nkunzi Zandile Nkabinde is a sangoma, a tour guide, and
environment. Personal gardening tips on growing native plants a writer.
are provided as well as beautiful color photographs of each indi- GAY STUDIES/CULTURAL STUDIES, 162 PAGES, 5.75 X 8.25
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Polytechnic of Technology. He has been a photographer in USA,
To Have
Britain, and Africa for more than two decades. and to Hold
GARDENING/ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES, 224 PAGES, 9.5 X 8.25 The Making of Same-Sex
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Anthony Manion,
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Written by an impressive selection of
academics, attorneys, researchers, and
activists, these essays explore the
national debate in South Africa on the
topic and consequences of their Civil Union Act. Contributions
critically examine the legislative and advocacy process of mar-
riage, the institution of marriage itself, and the meanings
attached to it for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and intersex
people. The combination of historical documents, personal re-
flections, and academic and activist analyses of same-sex
marriage makes this collection vital to understanding this long
journey and its legal, social, cultural and religious ramifications.
Melanie Judge is the advocacy manager at OUT LGBT Well-
being. Anthony Manion is the director of About Gay and Lesbian
Memory in Action. Shaun de Waal is a journalist and works for
the acclaimed news weekly the Mail & Guardian.
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PROFESSIONAL AND ACADEMIC PUBLISHERS Health

HEALTH Holding Men


Kanyirninpa and the Health
Financing South of Aboriginal Men
Africa’s National Brian F. McCoy
Health System “In this era when so much concern has
arisen about Indigenous health, Brian
Through National McCoy is to be congratulated for his
thoughtful and illuminating explo-
Health Insurance ration.” —Fred Myers,
silver professor of anthropology,
Possibilities and Challenges New York University;
Edited by Claire Botha author, Pintupi Self
and Michael Hendricks “It is rare for an academic work to so sensitively and poignantly
capture the social realities for Aboriginal men growing up in con-
Summarizing the keynote addresses temporary desert communities.”
and deliberations that emerged from a recent colloquium, this —Ian Anderson, research director,
account illustrates the need for universal access to healthcare in Cooperative Research Centre for Aboriginal Health
South Africa. Arguing that providing this service is the responsi-
bility of the South African government, the policy analysis unit The ways in which indigenous men understand their health and
of the Human Sciences Research Council hosted this colloquium culture are eloquently explored in this evocative examination of
in order to facilitate debate on the subject, initiating policy dia- Aboriginal life. This accessible meditation uses conversations,
logue and formulating ideas for those involved in health-policy stories, and art to demonstrate that kanyirninpa—the cultural
development. Divided into three sections, this overview provides value and relationship that has sustained Kimberly desert com-
a discussion of the context for policy debates on health as well as munities for centuries—may provide hope for change and better
a concise summary of four key themes: the reform path since health for all. Recognizing vulnerabilities that remain in young
1994, critical options for health within the context of a compre- indigenous men’s lives in a rapidly changing world—sport, sub-
hensive system of social security, local and international evidence stance abuse, and incarceration—this ethnography offers
on health-system models, and health-systems reform and stake- Aboriginal insights into the ways in which kanyirninpa can pro-
holder engagement. Recommendations for improving implemen- vide possibilities for lasting improvements to men’s health.
tation and taking the process of policy development forward are
Brian F. McCoy is an ordained Jesuit priest and has spent nearly
also included.
four decades living and working in indigenous communities in
Claire Botha works for the National Research Foundation. She is Australia and elsewhere. He is the coauthor of Living and
the former chief research specialist in the policy analysis unit of Working Cross-Culturally.
the Human Sciences Research Council. Michael Hendricks is the
HEALTH/HISTORY, 296 PAGES, 5.75 X 8.5
former director general for the Office of the Premier and a former
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Health INDEPENDENT PUBLISHERS GROUP – SPRING 2009

The Impact of Protect, Befriend,


and Responses to Respect
HIV/AIDS in the Nova Scotia’s Mental
Health Movement,
Private Security 1908–2008
and Legal Judith Fingard
Services Industry and John Rutherford
Tracing a century of its evolution, this
in South Africa chronicle outlines the mental health
movement in Nova Scotia. Charting
Leickness Simbayi
the Canadian Mental Health
Documenting the first study of its kind to be conducted in the Association and its antecedent organizations, this account illus-
private-security and legal industries, this reference provides clari- trates how these groups constituted a major force in the cam-
ty on the current status of both industries in terms of the preva- paign to improve the prospects of people living with mental
lence and incidence rates of HIV. Mitigating the impact of the illness. The movement is depicted in three stages—from seeking
AIDS epidemic on productivity, labor costs, and the supply of to protect mentally compromised people, through befriending
skills, this investigation also focuses upon the varied ways in those struggling with mental disabilities and speaking out
which companies have responded to the challenges of the dis- against discrimination, and finally, to advocating for the rights of
ease. The findings represent a first step in the continued moni- consumers and respecting their need to speak on their own
toring and evaluation of the impacts of the epidemic in both behalf. This journey through social policy focuses on those who
sectors, and the recommendations offer a starting point for fought institutionalization and indifference with compassion and
refining HIV/AIDS management strategies at a sector and com- dedication. The result is a history not only of a particular organi-
pany level. zation but also of a society’s approach toward some of its most
vulnerable constituents.
Leickness Simbayi is the head of the behavioral and social aspects
of HIV/AIDS unit and is the deputy executive director of the Judith Fingard is a former professor in the department of history
social aspects of HIV/AIDS and health research program at the at Dalhousie University. John Rutherford is a former professor in
Human Sciences Research Council. He is also the regional coordi- the department of anatomy and neurobiology at Dalhousie
nator in the Southern Africa Development Community of the University. They both live in Halifax, Nova Scotia.
Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS Research Alliance. He is the coau- HEALTH/SOCIAL SCIENCE, 144 PAGES, 6 X 9
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PROFESSIONAL AND ACADEMIC PUBLISHERS Health

Rapid Appraisal South African


of Social Case Study on
Inclusion Policies Social Exclusion
in Selected Sub- Laetitia Rispel,
Boitumelo Molomo,
Saharan African and Sellinah Dumela
Countries Based on a review of local and
international literature on social
Laetitia Rispel, Cesar da Sousa, determinants of health, this study
and Boitumelo Molomo addresses the dynamic, multi-
Exploring the notion of social dimensional phenomenon of
exclusion in sub-Saharan Africa, this monograph summarizes social exclusion. Three government programs are investigated
available baseline indicators of the scale of inequality. Focusing and analyzed in detail: free health care, child support grants, and
upon five selected countries—Botswana, Mozambique, South the Children First Program. Interviews with key individuals in
Africa, Ethiopia, and Nigeria—this study highlights the World civil society, academics, and senior officials in national ministries
Health Organization’s Commission on Social Determinants of are also included. Presenting insightful analysis and clear recom-
Health and its most important objective: to leverage policy mendations, this survey is ideal for social scientists, international
change by turning existing public health knowledge into action- agencies, and many government ministries whose work concerns
able global and national agendas. Summarizing policy and pro- health equity.
gram appraisals conducted by the Social Exclusion Knowledge Laetitia Rispel works for the Centre for Health Policy in the
Network, this analysis outlines the factors that enable and hin- School of Public Health at the University of the Witwatersrand.
der policy implementation, offering useful insights on how this She is a former executive director of the social aspects of
same implementation can be made more effective. HIV/AIDS and health research program at the Human Sciences
Laetitia Rispel works for the Centre for Health Policy in the Research Council (HSRC). Boitumelo Molomo works for South
School of Public Health at the University of the Witwatersrand. Africa’s Power Utility, ESKOM. She is a former intern in the
She is a former executive director of the social aspects of social aspects of HIV/AIDS and health research program at the
HIV/AIDS and health research program at the Human Sciences HSRC. Sellinah Dumela works for the Limpopo Department of
Research Council (HSRC). She is also the former head of the Health. She is a former research manager in the social aspects of
Gauteng health department. Cesar da Sousa is based at the HIV/AIDS and health research program at the HSRC.
Universidade Eduardo Mondlane in Maputo, Mozambique. HEALTH/SOCIAL SCIENCE, 56 PAGES, 8.25 X 11
Boitumelo Molomo works for South Africa’s Power Utility, 12 TABLES, 6 GRAPHS, 1 MAP
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History INDEPENDENT PUBLISHERS GROUP – SPRING 2009

HISTORY The Deaths


The Antonine Wall of Hintsa
Post-Apartheid South
Second edition
Africa and the Shape
David J. Breeze of Recurring Pasts
• Publication coincides with the Premesh Lalu
Antonine Wall being named a World
“Lalu’s unique and pathbreaking
Heritage Site approach impels those who are
Chronicling an invaluable period dur- interested in trying to understand
ing Scotland’s varied and violent past, South African pasts to question
this history of the Antonine Wall their frameworks and assump-
examines the enigmatic life of tions. It is a book that can change history.”
Emperor Antoninus Pius as well as the —Leslie Witz, professor, University of the Western Cape
motives for both the construction and “Lalu brilliantly and dexterously weaves together recent themes
abandonment of the barricade. Attributing its construction to of western critical theory—the problem of historical agency, the
the Roman army, this comprehensive study identifies the power of discourse, the contradictions of postcolonial nation-
Antonine Wall as evidence of the Roman presence in Scotland alisms, among others—with instructively disputed “facts” about
and fully documents its historical background. With complete the past and present in South Africa.”
archaeological and architectural details, this unique exploration —John Mowitt, professor, University of Minnesota
is a thoroughly informative and fascinating record of a nation.
Following the tracks of South African traditional leader Nicholas
David J. Breeze is a former chief inspector of ancient monuments Gcaleka, this account explores the reasons for his postapartheid
in historic Scotland and prepared the successful nomination of journey to Great Britain as well as the public derision that
the Antonine Wall as a World Heritage Site. accompanied him. Arguing that the sources of derision can be
HISTORY/SCOTTISH STUDIES, 224 PAGES, 5.5 X 8.5
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of apartheid and for new models for writing histories, this recon-
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gesting a blurring of the distinction between history and
historiography in order to forge a postapartheid history.
An Appreciation Premesh Lalu is an associate professor of history at the University
of Difference of the Western Cape. He is the chair of the program on the study
of the humanities in Africa and a trustee of the District Six
WEH Stanner and Museum Foundation in Cape Town. His work has been featured
Aboriginal Australia in the journals Current Writing, History and Theory, History in
Africa, Kronos, and The South African Historical Journal.
Edited by Melinda Hinkson
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some of Australia’s leading academics
in the field of Aboriginal studies. Demonstrating the continuing
relevance of his work, this examination is a reminder of the sig-
nificant effect Stanner had not only on social science but on the
entire world.
Melinda Hinkson is a lecturer in social anthropology and visual
culture research at the Australian National University. Jeremy
Beckett conducted anthropological field work among Aborigines
in Western New South Wales and the Philippines.
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10 B & W ILLUSTRATIONS
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PROFESSIONAL AND ACADEMIC PUBLISHERS History

Going Bush Holy Wells:


New Zealanders Wales
and Nature in the
A Photographic
Twentieth Century
Journey
Kirstie Ross
Phil Cope
• Part of the AUP Studies Foreword
in Cultural and Social by Jan Morris
History series, which
Ancient, mysterious, and
includes The Bookmen’s
fascinating in their varied
Dominion (9781869403621), forms, the holy wells in
Going Up Going Down (9781869403416), Holiday Seasons these photographs range from almost invisible rock-strewn holes
(9781869403829), and Love in Time of War (9781869403362) to startling rocky outcrops. Historical notes and selected poems
by such authors as Rowen Williams and R. S. Thomas are used
Exploring the Pakeha New Zealanders’ perspective of nature
to explain the significance of the 42 wells featured, which were
from the 1890s to the 1970s, this investigation challenges the
originally used in pagan rituals before they were attached to
traditional ideas of the “bush,” asserting that the theories around
early Christian churches. Commercialized spas and full-blown
this concept contained as much conservatism as conservation. A
pilgrimage destinations, such as Holywell in northeast Wales, are
striking cultural reconnaissance of the great outdoors, this study
also shown, along with an environmental message about protect-
proves to be powerfully relevant to debates concerning the
ing these fragile geological sites.
human race’s relationship with the natural world.
Phil Cope is a photographer, a writer, a teacher, and a cultural-
Kirstie Ross is a former treaty-claims historian, a librarian, and
exhibition designer. Jan Morris is a historian, a travel writer,
an archivist. She is a cocurator at the Museum of New Zealand.
and the author of numerous books, including the Pax
HISTORY/NEW ZEALAND STUDIES, 200 PAGES, 7.5 X 8 Britannica series.
80 B & W PHOTOS
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A Guildsman’s
Interpretation Kingdom
of History of the Isles
Arthur J. Penty
Scotland’s Western Seabord
Foreword by Paul Likoudis c. 1100–c. 1336
Introduction by Charles K. Wilber Second edition
Incorporating a stunning array of R. Andrew McDonald
ideas, insights, and interpretations,
Exploring the history of Scotland’s
this remarkable study focuses on
western seaboard during the central
2,000 years of socioeconomic
Middle Ages, this study discusses
trends—from ancient Greece and
three interrelated themes: the exis-
Rome through 20th-century Europe. With an attractive and
tence of the Isles and coastal main-
accessible style, important factors and moments of development
land as a kingdom; the monarchs of the region, from Somerled
are highlighted—including the role of the church beyond its spir-
to his descendant John MacDonald, the first Lord of the Isles;
itual contributions, the introduction of money, the revival of
and the complex relations among the Isles, Scotland, Norway,
Roman law, the birth of capitalism during the medieval period,
and England. This new edition addresses the religious position at
and the Industrial Revolution.
the time, commenting on the Church and monasticism as well as
Arthur J. Penty is the author of Communism and the Alternative. the construction of monuments such as monasteries and castles.
Paul Likoudis is an editor for The Wanderer. He lives in Hector,
R. Andrew McDonald is a former history professor at several
New York. Charles K. Wilber is the author of The Soviet Model
Canadian universities.
and Underdeveloped Countries. He lives in South Bend, Indiana.
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Learned New Perspectives


in the Law on the Irish
The Auckland Law in Scotland
School 1883–2008
Edited by Dr. Martin J. Mitchell
Brian Coote, Bernard
Brown, Peter Watts, With input from leading scholars on
and Sean Kinsler the subject, this collection analyzes
the impact of Irish immigration on
Drawing on university, faculty, the social, economic, political, reli-
and departmental records as gious, and cultural life of Scotland.
well as personal interviews, this Providing new perspectives on
study chronicles the history themes such as the influence of the
behind the Auckland Law School. From its modest beginnings in Protestant Irish on the Scottish Episcopal Church, the Catholic
1883, this account shows how the institution, the largest in New Irish involvement in the First World War, and the political
Zealand, has developed into one of the leading law schools in activism of Irish immigrants, this well-researched volume
the Southern Hemisphere and how it has acquired an interna- reassesses the Irish immigrant experience and offers fresh
tional reputation. Documenting the turmoil encountered along insights into the development of modern Scotland. Informative
the way, as well as numerous anecdotes and memorable inci- and captivating, this reference demonstrates how some of
dents, this overview includes topics such as the introduction of Scotland’s major institutions—including the Roman Catholic
full-time study, the Deanship, and whether the Law School Church and the Glasgow Celtic Football Club—would have been
should have to take over the teaching of nonlawyers. Recounted insignificant, had they existed at all, if not for the Irish migra-
with clarity and dry humor, alumni of the Law School and oth- tion. The vital roles of the Irish in the success of the Scottish
ers in the legal profession will enjoy this engaging account of a economy during the Industrial Revolution and in the creation of
faculty that has held an important place in the training of New the trade union are also explored.
Zealand’s legal minds for more than a century.
Dr. Martin J. Mitchell is a lecturer and tutor at the University of
Brian Coote is a former professor and dean of the Law School at Strathclyde in Glasgow, Scotland.
the University of Auckland. He is the author of Exception
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Scottish Kingship Terror


1306–1542 From Tyrannicide to
Terrorism
Essays in Honour of
Norman MacDougall Edited by Brett Bowden
and Michael T. Davis
Edited by Michael Brown and Foreword
Roland Tanner by Geoffrey Robertson
Written by leading historians, the Exploring current events in light of
essays in this unique volume focus on history, this chronicle of terrorism
individual reigns of Medieval Scottish across Europe covers the landmark
kings and explore particular themes events of political violence over the
within this context. Kingship during centuries—from the Gunpowder
the 14th and 15th centuries is chiefly Plot of 1605 to the London Underground bombings of 2005.
discussed, illuminating the surge of power that monarchs experi- Broad-ranging yet detailed, the history, development, and con-
enced during that time as well as the challenges that they faced cepts of terrorism are examined by leading authorities from
concerning questions of authority and legitimacy. By synthesizing around the globe in order to understand the current world politi-
research from the last quarter century and giving fresh insights cal state. Showing that the threats now dictating domestic and
into the particulars of the late medieval realm, this record also foreign policies are in no way unprecedented, this volume fully
pays tribute to historian Norman MacDougall. Detailed and follows the idea that the best way to combat terrorists is to learn
dynamic, this overview of Scottish sovereignty is sure to enthrall. from the lessons of the past.
Michael Brown is the author of The Black Douglases, James I, Brett Bowden has a PhD in political science from Australian
The Late Medieval Scottish Parliament: Politics and the Three National University and is a former professor of politics at the
Estates, 1424–1488, and Wars of Scotland. Roland Tanner is the Australian Defence Force Academy. Michael T. Davis is a lecturer
editor of the Records of the Parliaments of Scotland, 1235–1707 in humanities at the University of Tasmania. Geoffrey Robertson
and the coeditor of The History of the Scottish Parliament, is a lawyer and the author of The Justice Game and The
Volume 1: Parliaments and Politics in Scotland, 1235–1560. He is Tyrannicide Brief.
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Scottish Life and Society, A Compendium of Scottish Ethnology series


• Series includes Bibliography (9781862322417), Education (9781862321861), and Scotland’s Buildings (9781862321236)

Boats, Fishing Transport and The Working Life


and the Sea Communications of the Scots
Edited by James Coull, Alexander Edited by Kenneth Veitch Edited by Mark A. Mulhern,
Fenton, and Kenneth Veitch John Beech, and Elaine Thomson
Exploring a variety of topics on the broad
Spanning the early historic period to the theme of transport and communications Chronicling Scotland’s past, this document
present day, this volume traces the long- in Scotland, this multiauthored volume traces the movement of the Scottish peo-
standing relationship between Scotland, covers a wide chronological and geo- ple from rural to urban environments dur-
its people, and the sea. The coastal envi- graphical range, including Gaelic barges ing the 18th and 19th centuries and the
ronment, boat and shipbuilding, and mar- of the medieval western seaboard and the subsequent changes in labor from pre-
itime trade are thoroughly examined, as aviation of the Northern Isles. The chap- dominantly agricultural to industrial. This
are the various types of fishing that have ters are divided into five thematic sec- thorough record also considers the indi-
been practiced in Scotland over the cen- tions: water transport, land transport, air vidual lives of those engaged in providing
turies. Detailed and well researched, this transport, communications, and transport services such as feeding, housing, and pro-
reference also delves into ethnological and communications in their wider con- tecting the population as well as ensuring
matters such as sea clothing and equip- texts. Through this study of the movement its health. The importance of public serv-
ment, the vocabulary of fishermen, and of people, goods, services, and ideas, the ice is discussed, as is the industrial way of
the role of women in fishing communities. profound influence that transport and life and the ways in which workers had to
This multiauthored volume demonstrates communications have had on Scottish life cooperate in the interest of their employer,
that, as a medium of contact, a highway and society is uncovered. themselves, and society.
for trade, and an important source of
Kenneth Veitch is an editor who has con- Mark Mulhern is an editor who has con-
food, the sea has greatly influenced
tributed to the Scottish Life and Society tributed to several titles in the Scottish Life
Scotland’s everyday life and society as well
series, including Boats, Fishing and the Sea and Society series.
as its development as a nation.
and Religion.
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of Westminster Abbey (9780900458927), and A Pleasing Prospect (9781902806723)

Agriculture and Rural Society A Pleasing Prospect


after the Black Death Social Change and Urban Culture in Eighteenth-
Century Colchester
Common Themes and Regional Variations
Shani D’Cruze
Edited by Ben Dodds and Richard Britnell
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Based on extensive primary-source research, this historical
With special emphasis on the period following the Black Death, account considers the changing identity of 18th-century
this new collection of essays explores agriculture and rural socie- Colchester from the perspective of its “middling sort”—a section
ty during the late Middle Ages. Combining a broad perspective of society often attached to cultures of politeness and to the
on agrarian problems—such as depopulation and social con- practices of consumption and production that helped shape eco-
flict—with illustrative material from detailed local and regional nomic change. Painstakingly reconstructing 18th-century social
research, this compilation demonstrates how these general prob- networks along lines of family, kinship, gender, spatiality, reli-
lems were solved within specific contexts. The contributors sup- gion, and politics, this study examines the relationships between
ply detailed studies relating to the use of the land, the movement individual and family biographies while reflecting on provincial
of prices, the distribution of property, the organization of trade, urban society and culture. The guide explores how Colchester
and the cohesion of village society, among other issues. New capitalized on growth in agriculturally based industries—such as
research on regional development in medieval England and other brewing, milling, and malting—and its role as an east-coast port
European countries is also discussed. and its participating in the urban renaissance and commodifica-
Ben Dodds is a lecturer in the department of history at the tion of polite culture.
University of Durham who specializes in late-medieval economic Shani D’Cruze is an honorary reader in history at Keele
and social history. He is the author of Peasants and Production in University and the author of Crimes of Outrage: Sex, Violence
the Medieval North-East. Richard Britnell is a former professor and Victorian Working Women.
emeritus of the University of Durham who specializes in the eco-
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HUMOR LAW

The Best Compromised


Australian Jurisprudence
Humorous Writing Native Title Cases Since Mabo
Second edition
Edited by Andrew O’Keefe
and Steve Vizard Lisa Strelein
A compilation of this past year’s most The effects of the evolution of native
well-regarded comical writing, this title on Australian jurisprudence are
anthology brings together a diverse carefully examined in this updated
group of authors and styles, making chronicle that covers everything from
light of all aspects of contemporary the original decision Mabo v
life, including politics, the environ- Queensland [No.2] to the significant
ment, popular entertainment, sports, and business. In the form of High Court cases in 2002 and the
opinion pieces, poems, and TV interview transcripts, this collec- recent Bennell decision in 2008. This remarkably accessible
tion is an essential guide to the most urbane and satirical writing exploration provides critical analysis of 10 significant cases, a
that Australia has to offer. time line that maps the trajectory of key doctrines, and identifi-
cation of the underlying themes and contradictions in the law.
Andrew O’Keefe is the host of the Australian version of Deal or Containing an updated, annotated case list and a revised intro-
No Deal. Steve Vizard is a producer and the author of several duction and conclusion that comment on recent developments,
books, including Graham Kennedy Treasures. this new edition will be useful to scholars, students, legal practi-
HUMOR, 288 PAGES, 6 X 9.25 tioners, the judiciary, and policy makers, among others.
TRADE PAPER, $21.95 (CAN $24.95) Lisa Strelein is the director of research at AIATSIS, Australia’s
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Book and Dictionary Process in
Third edition New Zealand
Jacques K. Lee
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Revealing the language’s delightfully
simple rules, this detailed reference Meant to be used as an introduction
makes it a breeze for tourists, busi- and guide for anyone with a desire
nessmen, and linguists to learn and to learn about a crucially relevant
speak Mauritian Creole. A pidgin aspect of the government, this criti-
French 300 years in the making and the country’s lingua franca, cal examination questions the effec-
the language contains no grammatical rules, verbs, or unneces- tiveness, fairness, and results of New Zealand’s justice system.
sary silent letters and lacks orthography, apostrophes, and cedil- Clearly and precisely written, this analysis provides an overview
las. Part phrase book, part historical and cultural analysis, this of the procedures within the system and reviews the authority of
dictionary provides word origins and explanations of typical decision makers. Ultimately aspiring to determine the degree of
Creole expressions and idioms. A comprehensive guide to justice in which the prosecution structure operates today, this
Mauritian gastronomy complete with descriptions of everyday timely study reveals criminal justice in a comprehensive light.
Creole dishes is also included. Philip C. Stenning is a professor at the Centre for Criminological
Jacques K. Lee is the former editor of Mauritian International. Research at Keele University in the United Kingdom.

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Seeing the LITERARY COLLECTIONS


World Whole Been There,
Essays in Honour
of Sir Kenneth Keith Read That!
Edited by Claudia Geiringer Stories for the
and Dean Knight Armchair Traveller
Celebrating the first and only Edited by Jean Anderson
New Zealander to ever be In this eclectic compendium of trans-
appointed to the International lated international stories, a wide
Court of Justice, this collection of range of voices present connections
essays marks the key events in the with different ethnicities and provide
life of Sir Kenneth Keith, one of New Zealand’s most eminent an opportunity to see the world in a
jurists. In these essays, leading judges, academics, and practition- new light. From Spain and Switzer-
ers reflect on Sir Kenneth Keith’s contribution to the law and land to Korea, Tahiti, and Mexico, these multicultural stories
advance dialogue on a range of areas of legal policy. This com- include a young boy from a backcountry town who struggles
pendium reflects Sir Kenneth’s preoccupation with the connec- with the mysteries and inconsistencies of adult behavior, a
tions that underlie the legal universe—between the local and the French mayor and his community who try desperately to main-
international, the past and the present, the practical and the theo- tain the appearance of normalcy, a scrawny rooster who turns
retical. This compilation includes contributions from the Chief out to be a champion cock fighter, and a young girl who travels
Justice of New Zealand Dame Sian Elias, former Prime Minister to Seoul and is dazzled and disappointed by what she finds.
and president of the Law Commission Sir Geoffrey Palmer, and
chairperson of the Cambridge faculty of law and current New Jean Anderson is a senior lecturer in French at the Victoria
Zealand Supreme Court judge Justice Peter Blanchard. University of Wellington.
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Fugue
The Treaty of and Other Writings
Neville Dawes
Waitangi in New Foreword by Kwame Dawes
Zealand’s Law • Advertising in The Caribbean Review

and Constitution of Books (Spring)


Combining poetry, short stories, auto-
Matthew S. R. Palmer biographical essays, and critical writ-
ing, this comprehensive collection
Delving into an important constitu- grants unrivalled access to an individ-
tional issue, this thorough examina- ual’s passage through a rural Jamaican
tion details the up-to-date legal childhood, his literary influences, and involvement and frustra-
arguments involved in the indigenous- tion with postcolonial politics. In all manners of writing, his
rights debate around the 1840 Treaty range and full vision are finally exposed in this compilation that
of Waitangi. Uniquely combining conceptual academic theory demonstratively reveals Neville Dawes as an important and
with grounded and realistic suggestions for improving the ways visionary critic on the development of Caribbean writing.
the New Zealand government deals with the Maori, this compre-
hensive account outlines the significance behind an unresolved Neville Dawes was an acclaimed writer, the director of the
controversy that affects New Zealand’s identity and culture, as Institute of Jamaica, and the author of Interim and The Last
well as their constitution, law, and economy. Enchantment. Kwame Dawes is the son of Neville Dawes and a
distinguished poet in residence at the University of South
Matthew S. R. Palmer is the coauthor of Bridled Power. Carolina. He lives in Columbia, South Carolina.
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Land Very Fertile LITERARY CRITICISM


Banks Peninsula
in Poety and Prose After the
Edited by Coral Atkinson Celebration
and David Gregory Australian Fiction
Engaging a mix of style and content 1989–2007
that embraces the peninsula’s unique
Ken Gelder and Paul Salzman
heritage and charm, this collection of
poetry and prose about a special An invaluable academic resource, this
region in New Zealand draws from a investigation tracks the trends of con-
wide variety of sources—including temporary Australian fiction with
such New Zealand greats as Ursula clear, approachable language and
Bethell, James K. Baxter, Denis Glover, Ngaio Marsh, Allen well-known works to illustrate
Curnow, and Maurice Shadbolt, along with many newer voices. points. A complete study of the major
The contributions are thematically arranged to capture the ambi- genres of Australian fiction that have
ence of Banks Peninsula on the eastern coast of New Zealand’s flourished since 1989, this reference covers the popular—includ-
South Island, a place far removed from the flat monotony of the ing crime fiction, science fiction, fantasy, and romance novels—
Canterbury Plains to the west. This collection uniquely combines as well as the literary. Novels used and referenced in this
fine 19th- and 20th-century poetry and literature to evoke the wide-ranging survey include Murray Bail’s Eucalyptus, Kate
peninsula’s rich history. Grenville’s Secret River, and Richard Flanagan’s Gould’s Book of
Coral Atkinson is the author of The Paua Tower and has worked Fish. Outside of studying literary themes, the effects of globaliza-
as a teacher, an educational journalist, and in book publishing. tion on Australian fiction is also explored.
David Gregory is a Christchurch-based poet active in the promo- Ken Gelder is professor of literary studies at the University of
tion of New Zealand writing. He is an editor for Sudden Valley Melbourne. He is the author of The Anthology of Colonial
Press and a member of the Canterbury Poets Collective. Australian Crime Fiction, The Anthology of Colonial Australian
LITERARY COLLECTIONS/NEW ZEALAND STUDIES, 224 PAGES, 6 X 9
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Thomas Kinsella Third edition
Edited by Andrew Fitzsimons
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William Empson, Robert Graves, and Marianne Moore. A previ- tion, human resource planning, motivating and retaining staff,
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Turin is also included. this useful guide.
Thomas Kinsella is an Irish author, poet, translator, and editor. Trevor L. Amos is a senior lecturer in the department of manage-
He was the director of Dolmen Press and Cuala Press and the ment at Rhodes University. Adrian Ristow is the group public
founder of Peppercanister Press. He is the recipient of the Denis affairs and communications manager for Coca-Cola Sabco. Liezl
Devlin Memorial Award, the Freedom of the City of Dublin Ristow is a lecturer at Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University
Award, and the Irish Arts Council Triennial Book Award. Andrew and an attorney of the High Court of South Africa. Noel J. Pearse
Fitzsimons is an author, a translator, and an associate professor at is a senior lecturer in the Rhodes Business School.
Gakushin University in Tokyo.
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“For those who have long wished for
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explains how to identify early signs of health deterioration in those facing the complex process of publishing in scholarly jour-
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Thomas F. Babor is a professor and chair of the department of
Busi Bhengu is an associate professor of nursing at the University community medicine and health care at the University of
of Limpop–Medunsa and a critical-care nurse with 20 years of Connecticut’s School of Medicine and the associate editor-in-chief
experience. Marilou Carr has been a registered nurse and midwife of the journal Addiction. He lives in Farmington, Connecticut.
for more than 24 years. Cheryl Carter is a nurse with 22 years of Kerstin Stenius is a senior lecturer in social work at the University
experience in the critical-care field. of Helsinki, a guest professor at the Centre for Social Research on
Alcohol and Drugs at Stockholm University, the editor-in-chief of
MEDICAL/HEALTH, 120 PAGES, 6.5 X 9.75 the journal Nordic Studies on Alcohol and Drugs. Susan Savva is
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Hartford, Connecticut.
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PROFESSIONAL AND ACADEMIC PUBLISHERS Music – Natural History

MUSIC NATURAL HISTORY

Nick Bollinger’s Chatham Islands


100 Essential Heritage and
Conservation
New Zealand Second edition
Albums Edited by Colin Miskelly
Nick Bollinger Revised and expanded to include
up-to-date information, this new
Compiled by one of New Zealand’s
edition describes the Chatham
most popular music columnists, this
Islands with emphasis on their
listing will delight pop music fans
geology, flora, fauna, habitats,
everywhere. The choices included
and extinct and endangered
cover a broad range and present an
species on land, in freshwater, and
eclectic taste. Each entry is accom-
in the sea. Beginning with an introduction to the human history
panied by some of the most entertaining writing about music
of the islands, this guide enumerates the many reserves and
and musicians, ranging from personal accounts of youthful
covenants that have been established to protect and conserve the
encounters with music legends as well as passionate responses to
islands’ heritage. The nonscientific approach makes this an easily
renowned albums. Guaranteed to surprise and intrigue, this ref-
accessible, comprehensive overview of the islands supplemented
erence is a must-have for all music lovers.
by beautiful color photography.
Nick Bollinger is a music columnist, a presenter of Radio New
Colin Miskelly works for the department of conservation in
Zealand’s music show, and plays bass for the Windy City
Wellington and has been involved with conservation work on the
Strugglers. He is the author of the bestseller How to Listen to
Chatham Islands since 1998.
Pop Music.
NATURAL HISTORY/NEW ZEALAND STUDIES, 224 PAGES, 7.25 X 9.75
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Medieval Parks
of Hertfordshire
Anne Rowe
Based on an enormous amount
of original research, this in-depth
study of parks created in
Hertfordshire between the 11th
and the 15th centuries paints a
vivid picture of this medieval
county and illuminates a signifi-
cant aspect of its landscape his-
tory. This account analyzes the
reasoning behind the spatial organization of the parks as well as
the management carried out by the owners. From park gates and
fishponds to the distribution of woodlands and economic viabili-
ty, this comprehensive guide explores the minutiae and the neces-
sary elements of medieval parks. All the data for each park is
presented in a valuable gazetteer with the cartographic evidence.
Anne Rowe is a freelance landscape historian and the editor of
Hertfordshire Garden History: A Miscellany.
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The Natural Sappi Tree


History of Spotting Cape
Canterbury From Coast to Kalahari
Third edition Val Thomas, Eugene Moll,
and Rina Grant
Edited by Michael
“A really good aid for learning about
Winterbourn, George Knox,
indigenous trees . . . superbly illus-
Colin Burrows, trated and includes information
and Islay Marsden on . . . growth form, propagation,
With more than 40 scientists and frost tolerances and uses.“
academics contributing to this ref- —The Citizen
erence, this invaluable, accessible, and well-illustrated guide pro- • Part of the Sappi Tree Spotting series
vides comprehensive, up-to-date knowledge of Canterbury’s
flora, fauna, and environment. Explorations of the geology, geo- A field guide devoid of jargon, this expansive and educational
morphology, geography, and the history of the Maori are dis- tool documents the integration of vegetation regions and the dis-
cussed in detail, as are fossils and present-day birds, amphibians, tribution of woody plants in the highly diverse Cape region of
reptiles, and marine mammals. Thought-provoking chapters on South Africa. Developed for the general public, this extensively
ecological restoration, conservation issues, and environmental researched manual identifies the most striking features in trees
management are also included. and shrubs so that a complex system for keying the landscape is
unnecessary. From the rocky and dry Richtersveld in the west to
Mike Winterbourn is an emeritus professor of zoology at the the Kalahari sands and the arid Karoo, this handbook makes the
University of Canterbury, a former president of the New Zealand region’s foliage instantly recognizable and classifiable.
Limnological Society, and the coauthor and coeditor of several
books on freshwater fauna, including Guide to the Aquatic Val Thomas is the cofounder of Jacana Media and the managing
Insects of New Zealand and New Zealand Stream Invertebrates. director of High Branching, a company that specializes in wildlife
George Knox was a professor emeritus and the head of zoology and nature-conservation projects. Eugene Moll is the chairman of
at the University of Canterbury. He is the author of dozens of sci- the council of the Botanical Society of South Africa. Rina Grant is
entific papers and environmental reports. Colin Burrows is the an ecologist working for the SANParks Systems.
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Subtidal NEW ZEALAND STUDIES


Invertebrates Finding Our
of New Zealand Own Voice
A Divers’ Guide
New Zealand English
Stephen Wing in the Making
Profiling 155 different species in the Elizabeth Gordon
shallow subtidal waters around the
coast of New Zealand, this guide is This academic but approachable
specifically tailored to be an easy ethnography analyzes the evolution
reference for scuba divers to quickly and accent of vocabulary in New
identify marine life. Each page is Zealand since the beginning of
covered in protective plastic sleeves, and color photographs are European settlement. Listening to
accompanied by concise text to provide succinct descriptions of old New Zealanders from the
each animal to aid in identification. A general introduction 1850s, recorded by the National Broadcasting Service, the grad-
explains invertebrate diversity and ecology that is covered in ual changes in the language are analyzed and discussed. This
each chapter—including Porifera, Cnidaria, Annelida, study examines the prevailing attitudes towards the New
Arthropoda, Brachiopoda, Bryozoa, Mollusca, Echinodermata, Zealand English from the time it was considered an abominable,
and Chordoata. Published in association with the New Zealand odious, colonial twang to its present acceptance as a distinctive
Department of Conservation, this is a handy reference for scuba variety of English. In addition to the European influences on
divers, biologists, and marine-science students. New Zealand English, this study also analyzes the fluctuating
incorporation of Maori into this unique type of English.
Stephen Wing is a marine scientist and lecturer at the University
of Otago in Dunedin. Elizabeth Gordon is a former professor at the University of
Canterbury and a columnist for the Christchurch Press.
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NATURE
Journeys Towards
Dinosaur Sex Progress
Michael Brookfield
Essays of a Geographer on
This well-researched exploration of Development and Change
the mating habits and rituals of
dinosaurs presents a unique evolu-
in Oceania
tion of mating developments and Ray Watters
practices over a great period of
time. Drawing on a wealth of fasci- Taking a unique look at the Oceania
nating information regarding the region through the lens of geography,
sexual activity of living animals— this valuable collection spans 50 years
including reptiles, amphibians, of close observation and study of the
birds, and mammals—this study emerging world of 20th-century
compares the various sexual meth- Oceania and the Pacific Rim.
ods of living animals in order to speculate as to the way in which Surveying the social contexts of countries like Fiji, Kiribati, and
dinosaur species would have successfully reproduced. An inform- Papua New Guinea—at both village and government levels—this
ative and entertaining study, this extensive reference compiles the exploration puts these particular histories in wider contexts and
results of wide-ranging research in order to discuss an area of examines the potential future of Oceania.
animal behavior. Ray Watters is a former professor of geography at Victoria Univer-
Michael Brookfield is the author of Eolian Sediments and sity. He is the author of Land and Society in New Zealand, Koro
Processes and Principles of Stratigraphy. and Poverty and Peasantry in Peru’s Southern Andes, 1963–90.

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New Zealand– Separate but Equal?


New Caledonia: Maori Schools and the
Crown 1867–1969
Neighbours, John Barrington
Friends, Partners Drawing on an extensive range of new
La Nouvelle-Zélande material—including theses, Waitangi
et la Nouvelle-Calédonie: Tribunal research, and oral-history
projects—this study explores the
Voisins, amis et partenaires ignored history of early colonial Maori
Edited by Frédéric Angleviel children and their schools. In 1867, the
and Stephen Levine study reveals, Parliament created a sys-
tem of elementary schools for Maori as a temporary measure
This new work delves into the mulitfaceted relationship between until they could be Europeanized. Despite criticism of the sys-
the neighboring Pacific islands of New Caledonia and New tem, it lasted for 100 years and perpetuated the ideas that Maori
Zealand. Drawing on scholarly contributions, the study offers a were best suited for manual and domestic occupations—until a
variety of perspectives, in both English and French, and discusses cultural renaissance in the 1930s eventually led to a more bal-
issues of literacy, culture, religion, economics, security, diploma- anced system. This comprehensive account incorporates voices
cy, and politics. of the Maori themselves on schooling, including many that have
remained largely hidden in earlier studies, and gives them new
Frédéric Angleviel is a professor of contemporary history at the
prominence and a place to tell their story.
University of New Caledonia and the editor of the annual journal
Annales d’histoire calédonienne. Stephen Levine is a professor of John Barrington is the foremost historian of Maori schools.
political science at Victoria University of Wellington and was the
founding head of the university’s School of History, Philosophy, NEW ZEALAND STUDIES/EDUCATION, 383 PAGES, 5.75 X 8.25
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Some Other
Country
Rapaki Wahine New Zealand’s
Whakamaumahara Best Short Stories
Memories of the Rapaki Fourth edition
Branch Maori Women’s Edited by Marion McLeod
Welfare League as Told to Dr. and Bill Manhire
Libby (Elizabeth) Plumridge The best of New Zealand’s short
Dr. Libby (Elizabeth) Plumridge stories are brought together in this
essential single-volume anthology.
Documenting the early days of the Descriptive and nuanced, the stories
Rapaki Maori Women’s Welfare breathe life into a range of endearing characters and situations,
League, this recollection strives to all set against the backdrop of the New Zealand landscape.
authenticate the oral histories of the early members that created Including the works of Vincent O’Sullivan, Joy Cowley, Damien
the opportunity for Maori and Pakeha women to meet and trade Wilkins, and Barbara Anderson, the addition of four new writers
skills. As membership of the branch changes, fewer and fewer brings the collection completely up-to-date with the diverse ener-
people can speak with authority on the league’s evolution, but gies of New Zealand life and writing.
this history chronicles the available facts and anecdotes that
demonstrate the development of this important union. Marion McLeod is the coeditor of the Oxford University Press
anthology of New Zealand women’s fiction, Women’s Work. Bill
Dr. Libby (Elizabeth) Plumridge is the Canterbury History Manhire is the director of the creative-writing program at
Foundation’s community historian. She has been a memeber of Victoria University of Wellington, has won numerous awards for
the Rapaki Women’s Welfare League for more than 20 years. his poetry, and was the inaugural Te Mata Estate New Zealand
Poet Laureate in 1996 and 1997.
NEW ZEALAND STUDIES/WOMEN’S STUDIES, 72 PAGES, 5.75 X 8.25
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Tahuhu PHOTOGRAPHY
Korero Fiat Lux
The Sayings
51 Photographs
of Taitokerau
by Andrew Ross
Merata Kawharu
Andrew Ross
Photographs
by Krzysztof Pfeiffer Featuring beautifully lit,
“These are more than mere atmospheric photo-
proverbs; they are encapsu- graphs of dilapidated
lated moments of history . . . buildings, industrial set-
This book has cultural depth tings, and domestic inte-
and worth. I commend it riors, this unique record
without hesitation and with much warmth.” —Patu Hohepa highlights the vanishing
components of New
Compiling a rich, accessible introduction to the people and the Zealand. A collabora-
land of Taikokerau—a northern region of New Zealand—this tion between the photographer and five writers, this handbook
collection of proverbs offers traditional wisdom from the oral features handpicked photographs accompanied by short essays
record of an indigenous history and culture. Presenting close to examining the city of Wellington and its endangered buildings.
200 selected sayings that capture key moments in Maori history, Each photograph focuses on a particular theme—including the
celebrated ancestors, and important places, each adage is com- exploration of workshops, environmental portraits, and specific
bined with relevant paintings and photographs that provide con- buildings demolished for highway expansion—and illustrates the
crete, visual anchors for insight into these powerful metaphors fate of a metropolis.
for human behavior. New translations in English help explain the
origins and meanings of the proverbs, all of which offer a fasci- Andrew Ross is a photographer whose work has been published
nating glimpse into the past. in Sport and the New Zealand Journal of Photography and exhib-
ited in numerous galleries, including City Gallery Wellington,
Merata Kawharu is the director of research at the University of Wellington Museum City and Sea, and McNamara Gallery.
Auckland’s James Henare Maori Research Center and the coedi-
tor of Waitangi Revisited: Perspectives on the Treaty of Waitangi PHOTOGRAPHY/NEW ZEALAND STUDIES, 64 PAGES, 9.5 X 9.5
CLOTH, $30.00 (CAN $33.00)
and Whenua: Managing Our Resources. Krzysztof Pfeiffer is the
resident photographer for the Auckland War Memorial Museum ISBN: 9780864735737
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and has published more than 20 books.
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Both record and celebra-
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photographs documents
30 years of change in the
Welsh town of Newport.
All aspects of life in a
modern city are carefully
showcased, including
architecture, business and economic activity, sports, religious life,
and the arts. Due to Newport’s rapidly changing landscape and
character, these images show buildings and neighborhoods now
gone while also capturing the excitement of Newport’s newest
architecture.
John Briggs is the author and photographer of Taken in Time.
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POETRY The Blind Singer


Chris Price
Approaching
Drawing on a wide range of mate-
Sabbaths rial, this compendium of poetry
integrates science, legend, history,
Jennifer Rahim biography, and film into a fiery col-
• Advertising in The Caribbean lection of verse. From melody and
Review of Books (Spring) empiricism to skepticism and
superstition, the work’s dialogue
Drawing on a powerful sense of between poetry and science is by
Trinidadian history and moving seam- turns observant, charming, and
lessly between matters of family and dramatic. Bursting with musical
matters of country, Jennifer Rahim’s elements from bells, nursery
confessional and sensitive poems rhymes, and traditional ballads to Chaplin and Einstein playing
explore the threats and realities of string quartets, this poetry collection is a luminous performance
fragmentation—of psyche’s, of family, that reverberates long after the reading is finished.
and of a nation. With a balance of personal trauma, misery, and
death with the cool, reflective nature of poetry, these pieces Chris Price is a lecturer at Victoria University of Wellington. She
touch on topics such as family relationships and secrets, gender, convenes the International Institute of Modern Letters’ under-
abuse, and a troubled, fragile Caribbean. graduate poetry workshop and manages the online journal,
Turbine. She is the author of Brief Lives and Husk, which
Jennifer Rahim teaches at the University of the West Indies–St. received the NZSA Jessie Mackay Award for Best First Book
Augustine, Trinidad. Her poems have appeared in several of Poetry.
Caribbean and international journals and anthologies, and in
POETRY/NEW ZEALAND STUDIES, 96 PAGES, 5.5 X 8.5
1992 she won the Writers Union of Trinidad and Tobago Writer
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Tusiata Avia
Beauty “I think Tusiata Avia is one of the
of the Badlands most exciting new writers to have
come along in recent years. Her work
Cliff Fell does what the work of major writers is
supposed to do: it enlarges the way
In part a homage to Bob Dylan, the you see the world.”
classic American road trip is ironi- —Bill Manhire, award-winning poet
cally paralleled to a visit to the
Blending Samoan oral tradition and
underworld in this reverent and curi-
myths with the author’s own life, this
ous poetic journey across the United
provocative, confrontational collec-
States. From the marginal clays and
tion of poetry explores the experience
farms of the poet’s hometown to the
of living in the South Pacific.
mountains and deserts of the
American southwest, this wistful and Tusiata Avia is an acclaimed performance poet of Samoan descent
wise collection offers poems that are fiercely honest and contain who was awarded the prestigious Fulbright Creative New
a wide variety of images, from science to religion to American Zealand Pacific Writer’s Residency at the University of Hawaii
life since 9/11. in 2005.
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Bougainvillea Carta Marina


Ringplay A Poem in Three Parts
Marion Bethel Ann Fisher-Wirth
“These poems summon abundance,
Rooted in the landscape of the recording in their pages a fully inhab-
Bahamas and marked by a mastery of ited, fully inhabitable world.”
syntax, these poems are finely crafted —Jane Hirshfield,
works of art that reveal a distinctive award-winning poet
use of language that is sensual in the
most literal sense—the smell of vanilla • Advertising in The American Poetry
and sex; the sound of waves, radio, Review (April)
and voices; the taste of crab soup; the • Author tour to include Memphis,
texture of hurricane wind; and the Tennessee (April) and Los Angeles
chaos of colors bombarding the eye. With a sharp sense of detail (May)
and unsettling truth-telling, the poems eschew all but the most
utilitarian of punctuation marks—question marks, apostrophes, A vivid, strange, and beautiful account of a year in Sweden, this
and inverted commas—while encapsulating the very essence of poem represents the ways in which wildness and monstrousness,
the Bahamas. dream and terror, coexist forever with constructions of order.
Inspired by a medieval map of the same name, the poem weaves
Marion Bethel is a recipient of the Casa de las Americas Prize for the gloom of the author’s forgotten past with the pain and pleas-
poetry and was an Alice Proskauer poetry fellow at the Mary ures of her present life, creating a treatise on motherhood, mar-
Ingraham Bunting Institute of Radcliffe College at Harvard riage, love, forgiveness, reconnection, and abandonment.
University. Her writing has appeared in The Caribbean Writer,
The Massachusetts Review, and River City, among others, and Ann Fisher-Wirth teaches English and environmental studies at
she is the author of the poetry collection Guanahani, My Love. the University of Mississippi. She received the Rita Dove Poetry
Award and two Poetry Fellowships from the Mississippi Arts
POETRY, 88 PAGES, 5.25 X 8.25 Commission. She has also received the Fulbright Distinguished
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Koenraad Kuiper
WINGS PRESS APRIL
Filled with a cornucopia of naval
imagery and reference, this collec-
tion of poems recounts the epic jour-
neys of ships at sea. From sonnets
that pay homage to ships crushed in
Antarctic pack-ice to a series
recounting the voyage of the
Bounty, these pieces herald in classic
themes of adventure and salty air.
Koenraad Kuiper is a professor
of linguistics at the University of
Canterbury. He is the author of Mikrokosmos, Signs of Life,
and Timepieces.
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Crazy Love Dreamworks


New Poems New and Selected Poems
Pamela Uschuk James Clarke
“[Pamela Ushuk is] one of the most “James Clarke is the authentic thing, a
insightful and spirited poets today.” poet who writes from the heart with
—The Bloomsbury Review deceptive persuasive skill.”
—Barry Callaghan, author,
• Advertising in American Poetry
Barrelhouse Kings
Review (April)
• Author tour to include Montgomery, A stunning collection of tender and
Alabama; Tucson, Arizona; Los insightful poetry, this compendium of
heartfelt verse strives to directly
Angeles, California; Denver,
understand and cope with suicide.
Colorado; Albuquerque, New Mexico;
These poems are an earnest approach to surviving the suicide of
Asheville and Winston-Salem, North Carolina; Chattanooga, a loved one and understanding the motives behind taking one’s
Tennessee; Fredericksburg and San Antonio, Texas; and Salt Lake own life. Written with a Christian sensibility, this book brings
City, Utah an interesting perspective when teaching the aspects of dealing
with suicide.
Through bold and innovative language, a strong female narra-
tive explores the world and provides a voice for those who have James Clarke is a justice of the Ontario Court of Justice–General
been silenced in this empowering and inspirational collection of Division and the author of seven books of poetry, including
poetry. Examining a wide range of topics—love, spirituality, Flying Home Through the Dark, Forced Passage, and How to
nature, and family—the poems give particular focus to politics, Bribe a Judge. He is the author of the memoir A Mourner’s
discussing how the actions of the government affect individuals Kaddish: Suicide and the Rediscovery of Hope.
on a daily basis. Filled with natural imagery and speckled with
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Moments such as the chapter-by-chap-
Sparkling with sharp wit and off-kil- ter sonnet translation of The Iliad allow the urban and the
ter humor, this emotional collection historical to play off of each other as classical allusions marry
shows a distinctly contemporary and with witty, contemporary poetry. Using language to reveal sur-
urban Jamaica through the eyes of a prising truths, the line between the real and the imagined
surrealist whose sharp imagery and becomes blurred.
precise language expose the absurdi-
ties and contradictions of society. Written in a distinctly female David Beach is the award-winning author of Abandoned Novel.
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Estonian Elegy First Things When


Selected Poems Robert Rehder
Jüri Talvet “His are chiseled, wonderfully crafted
Translated by H. L. Hix lyrics that infuse the most mundane of
incidents with resonance. Rehder con-
From one of Estonia’s finest poets and templates the splendors and miseries of
literary figures, this new collection everyday life with an eye to foibles and
showcases the poetry of Jüri Talvet absurdities, including our own.”
and represents the classic voice that —Marjorie Perloff, author,
has propelled him to the upper echelon The Futurist Movement
of the medium. Providing insight into
“There is no substitute for reading
Talvet’s country of origin, these poems
Rehder over and over again—the
show a worldview unique to Estonia’s
poems are too clear to be understood at
burgeoning economic and cultural
once. And they shine too brightly.”
place in Europe.
—Peter Porter, author, The Chair of Babel
Jüri Talvet is a professor of comparative literature at Tartu
Firmly rooted in the modern world, with all the paraphernalia it
University and the author of numerous books, including
entails, the poems of this collection are fascinated with life in the
Awakenings and From Dreams, From Snow. H. L. Hix the direc-
digital age and cut away at it with a razor wit while still finding
tor of the creative-writing MFA program at the University of
unexpected beauty in the seemingly cold. From the invented
Wyoming. In 2006 he was a finalist for the National Book Award
locales of modern society such as supermarkets, airports, and
for Poetry. He lives in Laramie, Wyoming.
parking garages to Hollywood action movies and classical
POETRY/WRITING, 78 PAGES, 5 X 8 music, these poems pick away at the wild side of human life and
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titions to power it forward. With
a unique Pacific lyricism, this
compendium is structured in
three sections that showcase different strengths, from personal
poems and political and historical verse to those already destined
to become classics. Fighting against historical injustices and
exploring the ideas of identity and story—especially those associ-
ated with the afakasi or half-caste experience in a postcolonial
world—this compilation will gratify fans of poetry everywhere.
Selina Tusitala Marsh is a lecturer in the English department at
the University of Auckland. She has been featured in Niu Voices:
Contemporary Pacific Fiction 1 and the Montana New Zealand
Book Award–winning anthology, Whetu Moana: Contemporary
Polynesian Poetry in English.
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• Part of the First Poets series, which includes Lessons of Chaos and
Disaster (9781550712896) and Subway Medusa (9781550712902)
and Other Poems
Kwame Dawes
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Desi Di Nardo Frank and earnest, this moving collec-
Written with a probingly sensitive eye, tion of poetry offers a glimpse into the
this collection of poems illuminates the support centers and hospice outside of
subtle and poignant moments in life— Montego Bay and the many lives that
moments that cause people to grow have been lost to HIV/AIDS in
and, occasionally, to digress as individ- Jamaica. Culled from open dialogue with sufferers and those
uals. Greatly emphasizing musicality, who care for them, and coupled with evocative photographs,
this compilation re-examines the com- these poems transform AIDS into a channel for universal dra-
mon aspects of everyday life from a mas, archetypal voices, stoicism, despair, and deeply human
female perspective. The urban world deceptions. Recalling a time when diagnosis was equivalent to a
and its intricacies are explored and, as a result, a profound zeal death sentence, each piece brings the lives of victims to the fore-
for nature emerges. Insightful and unique, these free verses delve front and battles the notion that this can only happen to others.
deeply into human emotion. Kwame Dawes is a distinguished poet in residence at the
Desi Di Nardo is a poet and writer whose work has been pub- University of South Carolina. He lives in Columbia, South
lished in numerous journals and anthologies including The Globe Carolina. Joshua Cogan is a photographer and anthropologist
and Mail, The Literary Review of Canada, and The National whose work has appeared in the LA Times, The New Yorker, and
Post. She lives in Toronto. The Wall Street Journal. He lives in Washington, DC.

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Siamese twins, circus performers, burn
Intersections
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ken lines, jump cuts, and a sense of In this collection, the uncertain paths
nervous music. Merging poetry with of childhood and adulthood are
theoretical science, this work occupies traced through a sequence of poems
the gap between gravity and escape, that treat Idlewild—a place deep in
residing everywhere from convenience stores and motels to the the heart of rural Jamaica—as a char-
outer frequencies of space. acter, a constant that serves as a reli-
Jim Johnstone is a recipient of the E. J. Pratt Medal and Prize able touchstone for memory. Although
in poetry and the editor of Misunderstandings Magazine. the majority of the poems are centered
on themes of security and pleasant memory, the edges are haunt-
53 PAGES ed with truths of rupture in family relations, abandonment, lone-
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Poems Travellers
Edited by Sam Hunt Sheenagh Pugh
Including 50 poems by revered New “Pugh makes memorable documen-
Zealand poet and social activist taries of life’s surprises and ironies, of
James K. Baxter, this unique and human folly . . . juggling ideas and lan-
accessibly sized collection offers an guage, but educating us too.
insider’s view of the man and his Thoroughly recommended.”
work from his longtime friend and —John Greening,
fellow poet Sam Hunt. With a range The London Review Magazine
of familiar and lesser-known poems
dating from 1945 to 1972, and a sub- Exploring the theme of traveling in
stantial essay by Hunt, this compilation offers a fresh and very depth, this new collection of poems has
personal look at the work of an extraordinarily influential poet. a pervasive, elegiac quality, which demonstrates the many differ-
ent types of journeys—both real and imagined—that one must
Sam Hunt is a performance poet whose poetry collections include face in life. These incisive narratives work more by implication
Doubtless: New and Selected Poems and Down the Backbone. than explication with shorter lines; brief, poignant descriptions;
POETRY/NEW ZEALAND STUDIES, 120 PAGES, 5 X 7.25
and minimalist dialogue.
CLOTH, $21.95 (CAN $24.95) Sheenagh Pugh is the author of several works of fiction and non-
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His Urban Poetry Moonrise
and Paintings
Meirion Jordan
Lawren Harris
Edited by Finely held moods and moments res-
Gregory Betts onate throughout this accomplished
collection of poetry. Apocalyptic, post-
Bringing to life a snap- industrial imagery blends with myth
shot of early North and classical motifs to echo thoroughly
American urbanization, Lawren Harris’ modernist poetry and modern contexts with plot twists,
urban paintings are featured together for the first time in this clever inversions, and mysterious incan-
unique historical journey. Including previously unpublished tatory digressions. Also heavily influ-
poems, this compendium offers a new view of his artistic period enced by popular science fiction, this
preceding the Group of Seven and presents an exciting window engaging and musically deft compendi-
into Canadian urban space at the turn of the century. The juxta- um discusses the ironies of urban life,
posed poetry and paintings compliment each other to provide a adolescence, and Welsh history and identity with frequent doses
unique view into the artistic workings as Harris confronted of satire.
Toronto’s cold underbelly—searching for a metaphor for the
poverty that he encountered in the Ward’s world. Meirion Jordan is a poet whose work has been published in
Gallous, Poetry Wales, and TLS. He was awarded the Newdigate
Lawren Harris is a painter and a member of Canada’s artistic Prize in 2007.
group, the Group of Seven. Gregory Betts is an assistant professor
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O’Mandingo Over
A Poetic Journey Jane Draycott
Eric Miyeni • Part of the Oxford Poets series, which
• Author’s previous books sold more includes Ginnel (9781903039748),
than 10,000 copies Oxford Poets 2002 (9781903039625),
and Oxford Poets 2004 (9781903039663)
Written for the past two decades, this
collection of poetry is a raw snapshot The third full collection of poetry from
of social and political millieu as seen a critically acclaimed British poet
through the eyes and experiences of begins with a series of 26 poems based
the author. This modern South on the International Phonetic Alphabet.
African poetry is a journey through From there, the poems travel to a vari-
the geography of love, hate, politics, ety of locales, including a California
race, dance, poetry, and language. ravine, a Venice piazza, the Atlantic Ocean, and outer space. An
extract from a new translation of the medieval dream-vision
Eric Miyeni is a South African writer, actor, and radio and televi- Pearl is also included. Focusing on the themes of love, time,
sion personality. He has appeared in numerous films, including myth, and history, this highly anticipated collection explores the
Bopha, Cry the Beloved Country, and Dangerous Ground. diversity of thought and landscape through the voice and reflec-
POETRY/AUTOBIOGRAPHY, 176 PAGES, 5.5 X 8.25 tion of a distinctively female perspective.
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ISBN: 9781770095663 Prize and has won the Keats–Shelley Poetry Prize. She is a resi-
RIGHTS: US, CANADA, AUSTRALIA & NEW ZEALAND dent writer at Henley’s River and Rowing Museum, a Royal
JACANA MEDIA APRIL Literary Fund Fellow, and the author of The Night Tree and
Prince Rupert’s Drop.
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The Poems Man
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spanning the author’s native South
Acting as an homage to the great
Africa and her adopted home of
Guyanese poet Martin Carter, this col-
London. At times playful and at others deeply moving, the verses
lection bears witness to his role as the
reflect on everyday forms, imagining that the geometry of a
nation’s conscience in Guyana’s con-
chair, for example, might more accurately express love than the
tinual agony among ethnic divisions
traditional lines of a sonnet. With familiar and uncomplicated
and disputed elections. In addition,
language, these delicately crafted poems present a truly unique
the poems investigate the numinous
perspective on the mundane and marvelous aspects of life.
power of words and the necessity and
Katharine Kilalea is a journalist and poet whose work has sanctity of the act of writing. Distinctively styled and enquiring,
appeared in numerous books and journals, including Carapace, they present a surreal twist on the everyday and profoundly
Magma, and New Coin. reveal the artist’s ecological vision of the relationship between
the senses and man’s correspondences with the natural world.
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Polder Recipe for Water


Chris McCully Gillian Clarke
Connecting themes of exile, submer- “Clarke’s work is both personal and
gence, and reclamation, this imagi- archetypal, built out of language as
native poetry collection explores a concrete as it is musical.”
variety of complex topics, from a —Carol Ann Duffy, poet,
harrowing battle with alcoholism to The World’s Wife
a redemptive love for Dutch land- • Author’s previous works sold more
scapes. Constructed around a series than 30,000 copies
of dialogues between Dutch histo-
ries, dialects, faces, and voices both Using water as a contemplative device,
past and present, the volume this anthology examines themes of
includes a section entitled war, womanhood, time, and the envi-
“Masterpieces,” which imagines conversations with and between ronment. Individual poems focus on a range of topics—from the
paintings by Vermeer, Rembrandt, and other Dutch masters on seemingly unremarkable contents of a bottle of spring water to
display in the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam. Written on the occa- the more global issue of rising ocean levels. Rain, drought, flood,
sion of the poet’s 50th birthday, the final poem of the book, thirst, rivers, and oceans inspire this thought-provoking explo-
“Vinegar Days,” recalls his drinking days—a period he associates ration of the relationship between water and language.
with ambition, pride, and failure.
Gillian Clarke is a poet and a writer whose works include
Chris McCully is a freelance writer, a translator, a teacher, and a Collected Poems and Making the Beads for the Dead.
director of the Modern Literary Archives program at the John
POETRY/WELSH STUDIES, 96 PAGES, 5.5 X 8.5
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Remains
of a Future City
The Propaganda Zoë Skoulding
“An intelligent and assured observer
Poster Girl emerges from the poetry’s meticulous
attention to the larger world, its
Amy Brown processes and histories.”
Insightful and intelligent, this com- —Carrie Etter, New Welsh Review
pelling collection of poems touches on The Mirror Trade
on themes of memory, travel, and the Vibrant and multilayered, this collec-
unconscious. With images and scenes tion of poems takes the imagined city
carrying the burden of disclosure, as its inspiration, but is equally open
these pieces create a thoughtful and to the suggestions offered by keenly observed details. The natu-
provocative narrative along with a ral world and the multiple variations of the built environment—
palpable and engaging outside world. from cathedrals to construction sites—hint at utopia, but the
Amy Brown is a poet whose work has future city is haunted by its ruins. New relationships emerge
been published in Hue & Cry, Landfall, The Listener, Snorkel, from the shared fractures of a European past and the global
Sport, and Turbine. communications of the 21st century. These possibilities are felt
on a local scale, often from the perspective of a walker in the
POETRY/NEW ZEALAND STUDIES, 80 PAGES, 5.5 X 8.25 city, as poetic form is constantly reinvented in the shape of a
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ISBN: 9780864735744
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Research Fellow at Bangor University. She is the editor of the
VICTORIA UNIVERSITY PRESS APRIL international quarterly Poetry Wales.
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The Rocky Shore She Who Sleeps


Jenny Bornholdt with Bones
Exploring the intricacies of topics Tanya Shirley
such as love, death, children, and ill-
ness, this new, thought-provoking • Advertising in The Caribbean Review
poetry collection balances its denser of Books (Spring)
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In this insightful collection of poetry
subjects such as bread-making and
that brims with self-deprecating hon-
gardening. Skillfully crafted, the
esty and sexual frankness, themes of
images evoked in each poem offer a
spirituality and gender relations are
chance to view everyday life through
explored through topics such as the
a different lens.
death of friends and relatives, the anx-
Jenny Bornholdt is the author of a iety of being a foreigner in another country, the peril of unrequit-
number of poetry collections, including Miss New Zealand: ed love, the importance of size in sexual play, and the
Selected Poems, Summer, and These Days, and was New premonition of tragedy. With a deft handling of syntax, these
Zealand’s Te Mata Estate Poet Laureate from 2005 to 2007. thought-provoking epiphanies on the human condition and
haunted memories are full of earthy sensuality and celebratory
POETRY, 80 PAGES, 5.5 X 8.25 humor that are rooted in the everyday details of living.
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scape and from geese to heavyhearted
• Author tour to include New York City
love. The poet’s many pseudonyms are
fresh identities that come together in and Philadelphia
this comprehensive oeuvre of one of Focusing on a sense of duty, this rich
Australia’s most brilliant female artists. collection of poetry hinges upon a
Gwen Harwood was the award-winning author of more than 420 sequence of poems that excavate the
published works, including Bone Scan, The Lion’s Bride, and The missing history of Samboo, an
Present Tense, as well as several opera libretti. Chris Wallace- African slave brought from the
Crabbe is a poet who has received the Dublin Prize for Arts and Caribbean to the city of Lancaster in
Sciences and the Christopher Brennan Award for Literature. Greg Lancashire, England. Drawing connections between present-day
Kratzmann is a Harwood scholar and an honorary associate pro- Lancaster and the foundations of its 18th-century prosperity in
fessor in the LaTrobe University English department. slave trading, the account places Samboo's tragedy in the
Lancaster landscape and offers a deeply personal response to the
POETRY/AUSTRALIAN STUDIES, 144 PAGES, 5.5 X 8.5 bicentennial of the abolition of the British slave trade.
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Dorothea Smartt is a member of the Black Arts Alliance and was
the first poet in residence of Brixton Market in London. She is the
playwright of Medusa and the author of Connecting Medium.
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Snapshots This Way


from Istanbul I Salute You
Jacqueline Bishop Second edition
• Advertising in The Caribbean Review Keorapetse Kgositsile
of Books (Spring) Compiled from previous works, these
Sensual, honest, often humorous, and poems provide a rich sample of this
as intimate as a confession, the prominent South African poet’s work.
poems in this volume illuminate the Spending many of his formative years
struggle for self-definition and the in the United States in exile from
journey of an exile. Weaving multiple apartheid-era South Africa, Kgositsile
narratives together, this work focuses developed a deep love for American
on the delicate relationship between culture—especially blues and jazz.
place and identity. While likening herself to the Roman poet Many of his “praise” poems reveal the poet’s admiration for
Ovid and the traveling painter Gauguin and recounting a prominent American musicians like John Coltrane, B. B. King,
doomed romantic relationship, Bishop deals with her own hopes and Cassandra Wilson and writers such as Chinua Achebe,
of home and her perceptions of otherness. Ultimately, these Gwendolyn Brooks, and Mazisi Kuene.
poems confront the need to rearrange both the words on page Keorapetse Kgositsile is the author of If I Could Sing, To the
and the self. Bitter End, When the Clouds Clear, and The Word Is Here. He
Jacqueline Bishop is the founding editor of Calabash: A Journal the recipient of numerous literary awards and was South Africa’s
of Caribbean Arts & Letters. She lives in New York City. National Poet Laureate in 2006.

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The Stone The Tram


Gatherer Conductor’s
Esther Phillips Blue Cap
• Advertising in The Caribbean Review Michael Harlow
of Books (Spring)
Featuring a variety of lyrical
Candid, honest, and empathetic, this poems, this remarkable new collec-
disarming volume of poetry revels in tion illustrates the allegorical and
poems that undress the foibles of fam- philosophical while still gesturing
ily—from a father’s smallness to a towards the ecstatic. Constantly
mother’s “fortissimo”—all located finding new ways to express won-
within the unique landscape of der, this anthology begins with a
Barbados. Displaying a facility for the springtime “shout of green” and ends with an “invisible reader.”
Barbadian dialect as well as lyrical West Indian English, the col- Traveling from Athens to Mexico and dictating the thoughts of
lection demonstrates the wit and intelligence of an artist commit- Marco Polo and Emily Dickinson, each piece underscores the
ted to the use of verse to test the meaning of experience. imaginary, cultivating patience, anticipation, and even regret.
Structured as a woman-centered movement of poems, the vol- Fans and aficionados of poetry will delight in this exploration’s
ume begins with the complex coming-of-age journey of a child assured voice and consistent element of surprise.
and moves through an adulthood of romance and crushed emo-
Michael Harlow is a practicing psychotherapist and the author
tions, the rewards and anxieties of motherhood, and the contem-
of The Book of Quiet, Cassandra’s Daughter, Giotto’s Elephant,
plative and reflective role of elder.
Nothing but Switzerland and Lemonade, Today Is the Piano’s
Esther Phillips is a poet whose work has appeared in Birthday, and Vlaminck’s Tie. He has been featured in Best New
Caribanthology and The Whistling Bird. She is the author of the Zealand Poems 2002 and Contemporary New Zealand Poets
poetry collection When Ground Doves Fly. in Performance.
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Triangles of Light ‘We Needed Coffee


The Edward But . . .’
Hopper Poems
Matthew Welton
James Hoggard
A strikingly modern textual experi-
• Advertising in American Poetry ment, this collection of poems takes an
Review (April) audaciously playful approach to poetic
• Author tour to include Austin, structure and borrows inspiration from
College Station, Dallas, Granbury, the most varied of sources: art exhibi-
and San Antonio, Texas tions, song lyrics, a London
• Author’s previous books sold more Underground map, and the architecture
of an airport. Written with precise
than 50,000 copies
attention to detail and containing
Conjuring the voice of Edward Hopper, this powerful collection exceptionally musical rhythms, the pieces are influenced from a
of poetry investigates the mind of an iconic American painter. range of unlikely sources—from Frank O’Hara and Gertrude
Lyrical and beautifully crafted, the poems convey both frighten- Stein to the artwork of Yoko Ono—and blending seamlessly to
ing and amusing messages as “Hopper” commentates on his own produce a refreshingly different collection of verse.
paintings—from the iconic Nighthawks to his depiction of his
Matthew Welton is an editor of Stand Magazine and teaches cre-
wife and himself taking a final bow in Two Comedians—as well
ative writing at Bolton Institute. His poetry collection, The Book
as those of other artists. Shocking in their honesty, these poems
of Matthew, won the Jerwood-Aldeburgh Prize, and his poems
also provide a window into the American Modernist period.
have also appeared in Faber’s First Pressings and New Poetries 2.
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An Anthology In this provocative collection of
Edited by Robyn Marsack poetry, the issue of mental illness is
and Andrew Johnstone dealt with frankly through pieces
that are at once confrontational
As the first anthology of its kind to be and refreshing. Written with a dramatic edge that showcases the
published outside New Zealand in author’s background in theater, the urgency of the bloom of the
decades, this anthology showcases the world’s fastest flower—the Canadian Bunchberry Dogwood—is
country’s diverse literary scene through works from 20 different combined with the suspended time of the lyric poem, resulting in
poets. Whether the authors were born in the 1960s, prominent in the introduction of a courageous and innovative new voice
the 1980s, or part of a younger generation, they all represent the in poetry.
distinctive poetic voice coming out of modern New Zealand.
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Aria The Balcony Bark Skin Painting


Sarah Holland-Batt David Brooks Anthony Lawrence Elizabeth Hodgson
The striking poems presented Believing that erotic love is Exploring the Australian land- Brave, haunting, and evoca-
here represent the widening one of the highest forms of scape, Anthony Lawrence’s tive, this powerful volume
breadth of contemporary contemplation, this stunning 12th collection of poetry seizes presents its poetry in the form
Australian literature. Holland- new collection from one of the the harshness of rural exis- of a memoir. From the poet’s
Batt’s unique and shadowy quiet masters of modern tence without overlooking the early experiences in an insti-
voice evokes a fresh, alterna- Australian poetry explores the minute, beautiful details of the tution and the effect of this on
tive view not only of the world depths of learning to live life surrounding world. Filled with her family to the illustration of
but of life as a whole. to the fullest. These poems a rich lyrical vein, the poems her strength and independence
contemplate all that is beauti- meditate on all aspects of life as an adult, this biographical
Sarah Holland-Batt has been ful in the world—and much from native birds and fish to collection helps make the
awarded the Dorothy Hewett that is not—and transform it deeply moving personal reflec- Aboriginal experience accessi-
Fellowship for Poetry and an into something sacred. From tions of family life. Alternating ble and resonant. Exploring
Asialink Literature Residency the snowy balconies of Central between formality and free themes of art, identity, sexuali-
at Aichi Shukutoku University. Europe to the white-hot sub- verse, this collection reveals ty, and loneliness, this com-
She is a recipient of the 2007 urbs of Sydney, these contem- an imagination fascinated with pendium is both universal
Thomas Shapcott Poetry prize. porary poems encompass the figurative language and the and intimate.
60 PAGES globe in its endless search for creation of poetry.
enriched life. Elizabeth Hodgson has been
ISBN: 9780702236754
Anthony Lawrence is the recip- featured in various magazines.
David Brooks is a professor of ient of the New South Wales She sits on the panel of the
Australian literature at the Premier’s Kenneth Slessor Prize New South Wales Ministry for
University of Sydney and the for Poetry, the Judith Wright the Arts Advisory Council, the
author of The Double Looking Calanthe Poetry Prize, and an Indigenous Arts Reference
Glass and The Fern Tattoo. Australia Council Fellowship. Group, and facilitates, men-
He is the author of numerous tors, and writes for the Aborig-
120 PAGES
books of poetry, including inal Oral History Project.
ISBN: 9780702236693
Skinned by Light and The
60 PAGES
Sleep of a Learning Man.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE Direct Democracy:


The Decline The International
of American IDEA Handbook
International IDEA
Liberalism
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long-term trends in this society.” —The Nation tion of citizens in the democratic process. Other books on direct
democracy often focus on one specific topic or report on a par-
From the Revolutionary War and World Wars I and II to the ticular regional or national model. This guide, however, is based
Great Depression and civil rights battles, this chronicle takes a on a survey of direct democracy in 214 countries and territories,
historical look at how principles such as individual liberty and and the generous data is used to recommend best practice for
democratic rule have weathered the last few centuries. The each of the four kinds of direct action discussed. In addition, sev-
growth of state empowerment and its effect on autonomy and eral case studies from around the world provide practical infor-
the economy is also discussed. mation on signature collection, voter registration, campaign
Arthur A. Ekirch Jr. was a leading scholar of American intellectu- financing, media coverage, and political lessons learned.
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The Idea Inside Kevin 07


of Prostitution The People. The Plan.
The Prize.
Second edition
Christine Jackman
Sheila Jeffreys
“A courageous book that grapples with This insightful record takes readers
a profound contradiction at the center into the campaign war room and
of feminism—the failure to recognize shows how Kevin Rudd and a rookie
that prostitution is violence against team won an election from one of the
women.” —Janice Raymond, most successful and experienced polit-
professor emerita, ical leaders in Australian history. The
University of Massachusetts dedicated band of political and cre-
ative strategists who engineered the
“An important tool in ending this vile Labor Party’s reversal of fortune are introduced, including Rudd
trade, and exposing the collusion of those who refuse to see it as and the Party’s National Secretary Tim Gartrell, who cooperated
violence towards women and children.” —Julie Bindel, journalist with the writing of this book. An insider’s perspective examines
• Author’s previous books sold more than 36,000 copies the development of a modern political party machine and the
path towards its success.
From the white-slave traffic of the 19th century to present-day
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changing concept of prostitution, exploring its initial roles as a correspondent for News Ltd. She is a feature writer for the
form of sexual freedom and a way for women to escape poverty Weekend Australian Magazine.
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West Asia When


and the Region Philosophers Rule
Defining India’s Role Ficino on Plato’s Republic,
Edited by Laws & Epinomis
Rajendra M. Abhyankar Translated by Arthur Farndell
Comprised of essays by a host of “Fills a need, since these Ficinian
leading scholars, this comprehensive works have never been translated into
volume examines the issues that will English before . . . Even those Anglo-
most influence India’s development of phone scholars who know Latin still
a policy approach towards the states need a translation in order to read
of West Asia. India’s relations with quickly through a large body of
this region have historically been material.” —Renaissance Quarterly
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affinity, but the significant role West Asia will play in fulfilling perhaps than any other source, a sense of what Plato’s wisdom
India’s burgeoning energy, trade, and economic needs is indis- meant to [Ficino], who became the apostle to the Renaissance.”
putable. Recent momentous developments in the region have the —Temenos Academy Review
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cognitive processes, and develop- vulnerable, small Pacific Island coun-
mental psychology are among the tries in the 21st century—and the
topics discussed. A brief history of the field and new information alternative models of regional governance available to meet
on HIV and AIDS are also included along with a CD-ROM con- those challenges—this review of the development of Pacific
taining PowerPoint slides for each chapter. regionalism surveys models of governance for other regions,
especially the European Union integration movement, and con-
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RELIGION & THEOLOGY A Collection


Behind the of Sufi Rules
Exclusive Brethren of Conduct
Abu Abd al-Rahman al-Sulami
Michael Bachelard
Translated by Elena Biagi
Based on more than two years of
A compilation of Sufi beliefs and
research, this comprehensive study
manners, this enlightening guide thor-
uncovers the lesser-known facts
oughly explains Sufi thought and tra-
behind one of history’s most enigmat-
dition. Filled with aphorisms and
ic and influential Christian sects.
moral sayings collected by mystic
Documenting their emergence onto
Abu Abd al-Rahman al-Sulami from
the Australian political stage in 2004,
more than five generations of thinkers, this account seeks to cor-
this investigation shows how the
rect the misleading interpretations of Islamic theology. The
Exclusive Brethren made their pres-
process of achieving an intimate relationship with God through
ence known through enormous con-
virtuous conduct is explored in an informative and engaging
tributions to conservative campaigns, assiduously lobbying
manner. A glossary of Sufi vocabulary and an introduction to al-
politicians and maintaining a close relationship with the prime
Sulami—placing the dervish in his historical, literary, and reli-
minister—all without casting a vote themselves. This examina-
gious context—are included for the spiritual novice.
tion delves deeper into the group’s past, revealing the Brethren’s
19th-century origins in the United Kingdom, their fractious his- Abu ‘Abd al-Rahman al-Sulami was one of the most prominent
tory, their extraordinary use of scripture to control members and personalities of Sufism in the 10th century. Elena Biagi is a trans-
dissidents, and their lucrative business and financial arrange- lator and teacher of Arabic language and Islamic culture. She is
ments. Numerous questions are explored, such as What exactly also a linguistic and cultural mediator.
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The Four Pillars Islamic


of Spiritual Jurisprudence
Transformation According to the
The Adornment of the Four Sunni
Spiritually Transformed
(Hilyat al-abdal) Schools
Muhyiddin Ibn ‘Arabi
Al-Fiqh ‘Ala al-Madhahib
Translated by al-Arba ‘ah–Volume I Acts
Stephen Hirtenstein of Worship
Objective and illuminating, this trea- ‘Abd al-Rahman al-Jaziri
tise, written by Sufi leader Muhyiddin Ibn ‘Arabi, presents a fun-
A translation of the first of four volumes, this detailed reference
damental analysis of spiritual practice. Underscoring the
provides the four legal views of Islamic acts of worship accord-
importance of silence, seclusion, hunger, and vigilance, this guide
ing to the interpretations of more recent traditionalists rather
demonstrates that these activities are both physical and spiritual.
than from a medieval perspective. Dealing with the forms of
Providing the necessary tools for an enlightened life, this dual-
worship, the volume elucidates the laws concerning ritual purity,
language edition incorporates the first critical edition of the
ritual prayers, fasting, spiritual retreats, and the pilgrimage to
Arabic text, gathered from the best-surviving manuscripts. An
Mecca which are discussed in-depth. A comprehensive glossary
introduction, and translation of chapter 53 of the renowned
of Islamic terminology is also included, making this foundational
Futuhat al-Makkiyya, are also included.
text an ideal selection for academic libraries or individuals inter-
Muhyiddin Ibn ‘Arabi was an eminent Sufi mystic and teacher in ested in an essential manual for the performance of religious
the Moorish culture of Andalusian Spain during the 12th century. duties of Islam.
Stephen Hirtenstein is the editor of the journal of the Muhyiddin
‘Abd al-Rahman al-Jaziri was a chief inspector for the Ministry of
Ibn ‘Arabi Society, a director of Anqa Publishing, and the author
Religious Endowment’s Department of Mosques. He is the author
of The Unlimited Mercifier.
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Kawal Persaud Sookdeo
Omar Lipasso
A personal study of the Christian
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provide philosophical answers to
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love, wisdom, home life, the way we
world, this stimulating and personal
appear to others, the life of Jesus,
examination breaks new ground in the
the behavior of church leaders, and
study of theology and Christianity.
heaven and hell. Encouraging close
Containing fresh ideas and discussions
examination of the Bible as a means
regarding the study of the Bible, this
of truly understanding God’s word,
exploration of God and the existence of humankind contains
this consideration contemplates the variety of ways in which
a strong defense of Jesus Christ during his ministry on Earth
humanity is prone to being led astray from the path of God. This
as well as an entirely original interpretation of the Book
meditation delivers a personal account of Christianity based on a
of Hebrews.
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Kawal Persaud Sookdeo is a church preacher.
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review articles from authors published nutritionists, and farm managers.
in leading journals and covering Detailed and accessible, the guide analyzes commercial poultry
important developments in industrial, production at a worldwide level and outlines the importance it
agricultural, and medical applications of biotechnology, this holds for maintaining essential food supplies. With ingredient
newest edition from the well-established hardcover review series evaluations and diet formulations, the study’s compressive mod-
focuses primarily on the genetic manipulation of organisms, focus- els for feeding programs target a wide range of commercially
ing on issues ranging from gene expression and genetic regulations prominent poultry, including laying hens, broiler chickens,
to plant bioreactors and enzymatic processing. turkeys, ducks, geese, and game birds, among others.
Stephen E. Harding is the coauthor of Introduction to S. Leeson is a professor and department chair of the animal- and
Polysaccharide Biotechnology. poultry-science department at the University of Guelph in
Canada. J. D. Summers is a researcher of all the major poultry
SCIENCE, 464 PAGES, 6 X 9 species and is considered a pioneer in poultry nutrition. They are
4 COLOR PHOTOS, 20 B & W PHOTOS, 1 COLOR ILLUSTRATION, coauthors of Nutrient Requirements of Poultry.
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Inspection Computational
Anatomy, Physiology Aeroacoustics
and Disease Conditions
Edited by Ganesh Raman
Second edition
A comprehensive guide to the devel-
A. Grist
opments in the field of computation-
Primarily designed as a sourcebook al aeroacoustics—a research field
and revision guide for students that deals with sound generated by
undertaking examinations in red unsteady flows, found in the noise
meat inspection, this reference pairs generated by aircraft—this book
detailed explanations with photo- provides academic and corporate
graphs and contains sections for bovine anatomy and physiology researchers with a concise overview
and disease conditions. Diseases are listed in alphabetical order of the field while acting as a launch
and follow the format of name, synonym, aetiology, pathogene- pad for additional study. With per-
sis, clinical symptoms, gross legions, and judgment as to fitness spectives from internationally recognized experts, this study dis-
for human consumption. Fully updated, this reference also cusses topics such as noise reduction, passenger comfort, and
includes descriptions and images of conditions and parasites. structural integrity as well as applications to other fields, includ-
ing underwater vehicles, wind turbines, and helicopter rotors.
A. Grist is the continuing education managerat the Bristol
University School of Clinical Veterinary Science–Langford. Ganesh Raman is a mechanical engineering professor at the
Illinois Institute of Technology. He lives in Chicago.
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Computational Distilled Spirits


Methods for Production, Technology
and Innovation
Acoustics Second edition
Problems Edited by J. H. Bryce, J. R.
Edited by F. Magoulès Piggott, and G. G. Stewart

The measurement of acoustic effects Discussing the worldwide tradi-


is regarded today as one of the most tions and innovations associated
challenging areas in scientific com- with the production of distilled
putation, and this collection of arti- spirits, this comprehensive refer-
cles presents innovative approaches, ence emphasizes the importance
techniques, and algorithms that of continuing to have a supply of
improve high-performance acoustical computing. Discussing high-quality raw materials as modern agricultural practices
acoustic and vibro-acoustic problems, the material focuses on change. The source material for this study originated in the sec-
industrial applications and considers what the future holds for ond Worldwide Distilled Spirits Conference where hundreds of
this exciting area of computer technology. distillers from around the world gathered to share knowledge
under the theme of production, technology, and innovation to
F. Magoulès is a professor at Ecole Centrale Paris and the leader meet the challenges of the future. Tackling environmental issues
of the high performance computing group at the applied mathe- and the problems of grain supply, along with the threat of infil-
matics and systems laboratory. He is the author of more than trating counterfeit products, this sourcebook is an essential refer-
50 publications in the fields of computational science and ence for distillers, brewers, research institutes, and anyone with
applied mathematics. an interest in spirits.
SCIENCE/MATHEMATICS, 338 PAGES, 6.5 X 9.5 J. H. Bryce is a senior lecturer in the International Centre for
14 TABLES, 125 DIAGRAMS Brewing and Distilling at Heriot-Watt University in Edinburgh
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Institute of Brewing and the Technical Quarterly of the Master
Brewers Association of the Americas.
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Jet Aeroacoustics Trends in


Edited by Ganesh Raman Computational
An up-to-date survey of airplane
noise, this single-volume reference
Structures
thoroughly addresses the key prob- Technology
lems facing aeronautical engineers.
By tackling the most important Edited by B. H. V. Topping
aspects of jet aeroacoustics, includ- and M. Papadrakakis
ing theories of jet noise, the design
of jet noise facilities, and how jet Consisting of lectures by leading
noise is measured, this thoroughly academics and researchers, this ref-
researched analysis outlines a plan erence is the record of the Ninth
for first limiting the current distress International Conference on
being vocalized in issues of passenger cabin comfort and protests Computational Structures Technology, held in Athens, Greece, in
by those living near airports and later for finding an overall September 2008. A wide range of structural engineering chal-
solution to jet noise. lenges are addressed, including the behavior of arches, beams,
textile composites, adhesive joints, and reinforced concrete. For
Ganesh Raman is an associate professor of mechanical and aero- all these areas, recommendations are offered for high speed com-
space engineering at the Illinois Institute of Technology and a for- puter approaches that analyze strength, stress distribution, vibra-
mer employee of NASA’s Glenn Research Center, where he tion reduction, and the effects of damage.
worked on jet aeroacoustics. He lives in Chicago.
B. H. V. Topping is an emeritus professor of computational
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W. N. Ewing
Contributions by L. A. Tucker Trends in
Fully revised and updated, this study
is a significant contribution to the
Engineering
understanding of animal nutrition,
health, and productivity. Covering
Computational
an array of modern topics—from the
biology of the gastrointestinal tract
Technology
and the analysis of microbial popu- Edited by M. Papadrakakis
lations to understanding bio-feed and B. H. V. Topping
ingredients and the use of enzymes,
oliosaccarides, probiotics, and organic acids to replace antibi- Featuring recent developments in
otics in animal diets—this is a must-have reference for anyone computer technology for engineer-
involved in the animal sciences. ing, this reference consists of papers
read at The Sixth International
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ments to improve animal performance and health for more than Athens, Greece, in September 2008. A wide range of topics are
20 years. He is a partner in Context Products Limited. L. A. presented, including computer aided design, finite elements mod-
Tucker has a PhD in monogastric nutrition and digestion from eling, multiscale assessment, and numerical analysis.
Harper Adams University College in the UK. She is a consultant
animal nutritionist. M. Papadrakakis is a professor at the Institute of Structural
Analysis & Seismic Research at National Technical University.
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Wool to Weta Custom and


Transforming New Conflict in “The
Zealand’s Culture
and Economy Land of the Gael”
Paul Callaghan
Ballachulish, 1900–1910
Neville Kirk
• Author’s previous books sold more
than 10,000 copies Unearthing events that have barely
been covered in recently published
Evaluating the competitiveness of
records, this account examines the
New Zealand’s current economy, this
conflicts of a remote Scottish
authoritative analysis argues the need
Highland community located in
to switch from agriculture and
Glencoe during the 1900s, bringing
tourism as the economic backbone of the country and suggests
to light a broad spectrum of social and economic concerns,
that the emerging industries of science, technology, and intellec-
including a remarkable willingness to fight for principles and the
tual property will offer more prosperity. Highlighting interviews
welfare of friends, neighbors, and coworkers. Exploring a wide
with entrepreneurs who are creating successful science- and tech-
range of experiences and loyalties, this history compares success-
nology-based businesses—including Weta workshop, the cinema
es, failures, and compromises that define the historiographical
special effects company that worked on the Lord of the Rings
significance of this forgotten land and discusses how the actions
film trilogy—the study explores vital topics regarding sustainable
and beliefs of this community can be used in a wider study of
wealth and cultural change.
modern social-protest movements.
Paul Callaghan is a professor at Victoria University of Wellington
Neville Kirk is a professor of social and labor history at
and the founding director of Magritek.
Manchester Metropolitan University and the author of Change
SCIENCE/NEW ZEALAND STUDIES, 176 PAGES, 8.5 X 5.5 Continuity and Class: Labour in British Society 1850–1920;
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Crossing the Mining


Highland Line Town Crisis
Cross-Currents in
Eighteenth-Century Globalization, Labour
Scottish Writing and Resistance in Sudbury
Edited by Edited by David Leadbeater
Christopher MacLachlan Exploring key aspects of the econom-
ic, health, and social conditions of the
• Part of the ASLS Occasional Papers
largest hard-rock-mining center in the
series, which includes Edwin Muir
world, this account investigates the
(9780948877094), A Flame in the hinterland mining town of Sudbury in
Mearns (9780948877544), and Scott Northern Ontario, Canada. Decon-
in Carnival (9780948877209) structing the myth that the enormous mineral wealth of the
Featuring the latest contemporary scholarship on the subject, Sudbury Basin has brought prosperity to the town’s cultural and
this analysis exposes the roots of the Scottish Enlightenment and educational welfare institutions, this overview analyzes the
reveals the connections between Highland and Lowland culture. impact that globalization and corporate power have had on the
The efforts of 14 leading scholars explore this time of drastic working people, how and why resistance has emerged, and why
upheaval that witnessed an explosion of Scottish writing, trans- alternative directions are needed.
forming world literature and culture. David Leadbeater is an associate professor of economics at
Christopher MacLachlan is an editor. Laurentian University. He lives in Sudbury, Ontario.

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SOCIAL SCIENCE Guantánamo


Demographic North
Terrorism and the Adminis-
Challenges for tration of Justice in Canada
the 21st Century Robert Diab
A State of the Art One of the few book-length discus-
in Demography sions of Canada’s Anti-Terrorism Act,
this examination of the legislation
Edited by Johan Surkyn passed in Canada shortly after
and Patrick Deboosere September 11, 2001, documents the
Inspired by the work of Ron governmental debates leading up to
Lesthaeghe, retired Belgian professor the bill’s passage and reveals how the
of demography and social science court system has interpreted the law and the way the police force
research methodology, this collection has put it into practice. Spotlighting the neglect on behalf of
of contributions is also based on a conference entitled Canada’s parliamentarians, this record provides evidence that
“Demographic Challenges for the 21st Century: A State of the lawmakers voted in favor of the act without having read it and
Art in Demography.” During Ron Lesthaeghe’s tenure, he estab- details the unforeseen implications that have led to the incarcera-
lished himself as a scholar, publishing highly influential work tion of innocents. Outlining the new scope of state secrecy and
that changed the face of demography and founded the research investigating the complicity of Parliament, the courts, and law
group, Interface Demography. This book offers a collection of enforcement, this report argues that antiterrorism measures are
tributes to his contribution to demography. unnecessary and move the administration further from freedom.

Johan Surkyn is an academic researcher. Patrick Deboosere is a Robert Diab is an instructor at Capilano College in Vancouver.
senior researcher in demography in the department of social SOCIAL SCIENCE/LAW, 128 PAGES, 6 X 9
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Ceremony
Edible Action Indigenous Research
Food Activism & Methods
Alternative Economics Shawn Wilson
Sally Miller Describing a research paradigm
shared by indigenous scholars in
Arguing that food is peculiarly situat-
Canada and Australia, this study
ed to address the ills of an unjust eco-
demonstrates how this standard can
nomic structure, this analysis
be put into practice. Portraying
illustrates how the food system fails
indigenous researchers as knowledge
growing numbers of people across the
seekers who work to progress indige-
world every day. While hunger, obesi-
nous ways of being, knowing, and doing in a constantly evolving
ty, and food-borne illness have all
context, this examination shows how relationships both shape
increased in recent years, this study
indigenous reality and are vital to reality itself. These same
reveals that ubiquitous commitments to change still exist. From
knowledge seekers develop relationships with ideas in order to
farmers’ markets to fair-trade coffee, food initiatives offer a pat-
achieve enlightenment in the ceremony of maintaining accounta-
tern of powerful alternatives to conventional food economics;
bility. Envisioning researchers as accountable to all relations, this
for, the guide asserts, conventional food economics only benefit a
overview claims that careful choices should be made regarding
handful of people and corporations.
topics, data collection, analysis, and presentation.
Sally Miller has worked for almost 20 years in the alternative-
Shawn Wilson works in the department of rural health at
food, agriculture, and co-op sectors. She lives in Toronto, Ontario.
Northern Rivers University in New South Wales, Australia.
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South African SPIRITUALITY


Social Attitudes The Immense
2nd Report Ocean
Reflections
Al-Bahr al-Madid:
on the Age of Hope
A Thirteenth Century
Edited by Benjamin Roberts, Quranic Commentary on
Mbithi wa Kivilu, the Chapters of the All-
and Yul Derek Davids
Merciful, the Event,
• Part of the South African Social and Iron
Attitudes series, which includes
South African Social Attitudes (9780796921178)
Ahmad ibn ‘Ajiba
Translated by
Aiming to monitor the evolving dynamics of South African pub- Mohamed Fouad Aresmouk
lic values, this updated edition clearly depicts their relation to and Michael Abdurrahman Fitzgerald
broader societal developments. Based primarily on the findings
of the recent South African Social Attitudes Survey, this study “Interest in Sufism continues to spread in the West, but the myth
takes into account more than 5,000 individuals, detailing views of a division between Sufism and Islam persists. Anyone who
on racial-transformation policy, poverty, religion, crime, and the reads this translation will know that no such division exists . . .
environment. Providing a clear chronicle of South African beliefs This work is a model translation that should be studied by all stu-
and their effects, this examination is essential for understanding dents of Islam.” —Joseph Lumbard, professor and chair,
contemporary sociopolitical debates. Islamic and Middle Eastern studies program,
Brandeis University
Benjamin Roberts is a chief researcher in the urban, rural and “In this clear and eloquent translation, English readers will get a
economic development research program at the Human Sciences taste of how this kind of Sufi interpretation respects the apparent
Research Council (HSRC). Mbithi wa Kivilu is the director and meanings of Qur’anic verses while suggesting deeper modes of
head of the socioeconomic surveys division of the knowledge sys- understanding and additional layers of meaning.”
tems (KS) unit at the HSRC. He has worked for organizations —Kristin Zahra Sands, professor, Islamic studies,
such as the South African National Department of Education, Sarah Lawrence College, and author,
UNICEF, and the World Bank. Yul Derek Davids is a senior Sufi Commentaries on the Qur’an in Classical Islam
research specialist in the socioeconomic surveys section of the KS
unit at the HSRC. He is the former manager of the public-opinion Providing commentary on three oft-recited chapters of the Holy
service at the Institute for Democracy in South Africa. Qur’an, this excerpt of the monumental discourse by 18th-centu-
ry mystic and scholar Ahmad ibn ‘Ajiba presents both an exam-
SOCIAL SCIENCE/AFRICAN STUDIES, 512 PAGES, 6 X 9.5
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185 TABLES, 36 GRAPHS
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not only to how educated Muslims have understood the domi-
nant themes of these three chapters since the earliest days of
Islam but also to how traditional Sufic sources have viewed the
same themes in respect to the microcosm of the soul and the
journey towards God.
Ahmad ibn ‘Ajiba was an 18th-century Moroccan saint in the
Darqawa Sufi Islamic lineage. He was the author of numerous
works, including The Autobiography of a Moroccan Sufi.
Mohamed Fouad Aresmouk completed his degree in Islamic
Studies and Arabic at Qadi Ayyad University in Marrakesh. He is
the author of Al-Rashad Fi Zabdati Al-Awrad. Michael
Abdurrahman Fitzgerald has assisted in the research and annota-
tion for a number of works and is the cotranslator of The
Invocation of God.
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Submission, Faith The A–Z


& Beauty of Bradman
The Religion of Islam A Comprehensive Compan-
Zaytuna Institute ion to the Life and Career
of a Legendary Australian
• Advertising in Parabola
Alan Eason
Summarizing the core beliefs of the Foreword by Gideon Haigh
Muslim faith, this eye-opening guide
counters widely held Western views An indispensable guide for all cricket
of Islam as a fierce and fanatical reli- fans, this encyclopedic biography of
gion by using classical texts to illus- legendary player Don Bradman cou-
trate the truth about three key Islamic ples mountainous research with wry
principles. Explaining that submission, faith, and beautification humor and deft judgments. From the midwife who delivered
complement and complete each other, the study reveals that him—thus literally becoming the first person to “get him out”—
embodying all three attributes simultaneously is what Muslims and the plague of grasshoppers that he encountered in Canada to
strive to achieve in order to meet the Qur’an’s definition of his last innings in Great Britain, this guidebook’s 900-plus
fitrah, or true nature. This drastic contrast to many issues and entries include countless entertaining sidebars and a marvelous
concerns about Muslims—especially the stereotypical attitudes series of snapshots, introducing family, friends, teammates, com-
that have arisen since 9/11—is fully explored in the account’s petitors, and events. With delightful surprises at the turn of every
quest to foster mutual understanding between cultures. page, this comprehensive reference is the ideal companion to the
life and career of the most extraordinary cricketer of all time.
Zaytuna Institute is a nonprofit educational institute committed
to reviving and promoting traditional Islamic thought in a con- Alan Eason is a former crossword compiler for the Sydney
temporary context. They are located in Hayward, California. Morning Herald. Gideon Haigh is the author of The Cricket War.
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A tantalizing selection of 100 New highlights the murky ethical propo-
Zealand golf holes, this rigorously sitions that often arise in the busi-
researched survey covers golf holes ness world. This dynamic tale
from Houhara to Bluff to produce features a small group of business
a must-have checklist for a New associates who cross paths with the
Zealand golfing trip. This guide management team of a large, heavily
brings an insight into the quirkiest industrialized company. Both sides
holes and fastest greens as well as look to profit from this encounter, and the result is an intriguing
the engineer that designed them to provide the back story of story of mistrust and the potential pitfalls that accompany dis-
each featured hole and the personal response that they elicit. honest attempts to make a dollar.
This is a striking golfer’s gift book that incorporates the beauty
of the landscape along with New Zealand’s greatest holes. Haims has owned a small tenancy business for nearly 30 years.

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Oxford Playhouse Delhi


High and Low Drama India in One City
in a University City Text by Malvika Singh
Don Chapman Photos edited
by Uday Sahay
To coincide with the 70th anniversary
of its present home on Beaumont In going beyond the
Street, Oxford, this account traces the monumental yet familiar
history of the Oxford Playhouse from heritage of Delhi, this
its earliest roots and the founding of resource brings alive the
the Oxford University Dramatic contemporary life of
Society to the rebuilding of Oxford’s India’s capital and best-
New Theatre and, eventually, the known city. Its vivid
launch of the Playhouse itself. Recalling actress Jane Ellis’ early palette of brilliant images captures the throbbing pulse of today’s
desire for a venue where she might play decent roles, as well as her Delhi, and this same fresh, exciting spirit is reflected in the crisp
efforts to make it happen, the book also celebrates a galaxy of essays by some of India’s best-known writers as they celebrate
stars who have acted there, including Flora Robson, John Gielgud, what makes Delhi a multicultural society. This attractive coffee-
Maggie Smith, Ronnie Barker, Judi Dench, and Helena Bonham table book also manages to capture the tranquility of Delhi’s
Carter, and records the first steps of students such as Rowan ageless spirit, presenting an exciting mix of moods and attitudes
Atkinson. In addition to chronicling developments in the theater’s and celebrating a city destined to become a world leader.
management and architecture, this tribute explores its highbrow
Malvika Singh is the publisher of the monthly journal Seminar
and lowbrow programs, its period of prosperity and postwar col-
and a columnist for numerous daily newspapers and magazines.
lapse, and its relationship with the University of Oxford.
She initiated and edited the India magazine, the first of its genre
Don Chapman is the former drama critic for the Oxford Mail, a in India, that explored the many facets of this land, her people
position he held for 35 years. and cultures. Uday Sahay is one of the foremost communication
analysts in India, currently heads the Directorate of Information
THEATER/HISTORY, 352 PAGES, 6.25 X 9.25
& Publicity of Delhi Government, and contributes to the leading
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The Real Wales series Walking the


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Breathing Aboriginal Studies Press (085575), 14, 15, 19, 49, 52, 58
Academic Foundation (817188), 11, 21, 27–31, 82, 93
Aflame Books (09552339), 36, 43, 44
South African Birth Stories Anqa Publishing (09534513), 85
ASP-VUB Press (905487), 90
Edited by Sandra Dodson Association for Scottish Literary Studies (095026299, 0948877, 07073), 89
Auckland University Press (004641, 0908912, 186940), 9–11, 53, 54, 67, 68,
and Rosamund Haden 71, 73, 77, 89
Awa Press (09582629), 5, 35, 47, 63, 92
Stunningly diverse and predominantly Canterbury University Press (1877257, 0908812), 6, 17, 18, 48, 60, 63–66,
literary, this collection of birth stories 69, 83
explores one of the most common- Carcanet Press Ltd. (019282, 885635, 185754, 1903039), 17, 45, 61, 71,
74–76, 78
place yet profound of human experi- Edinborough Press (1889020), 3, 15
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shocking, brave, and deeply poignant, Fernwood Publishing Co., Ltd. (155266, 1895686), 6, 50, 89, 90
these 28 accounts include not only the Fons Vitae (1870196, 1887752, 1872038, 0946621), 85, 91, 92
Green Frigate Books (09717468), 1
remarkable stories of women, including a rural midwife, a Guernica Editions Inc. (0919349, 0920717, 155071, 155096), 71
Rwandan refugee and a surrogate mother, but also contributions Human Sciences Research Council (07969), 9, 32–34, 49–52, 91, 95
by men, who write movingly from the margins. IHS Press (09714894, 09578682, 09545632, 086339, 09718286, 1871217,
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Sandra Dodson has published numerous articles and has tutored Independent Institute (0945999), 2, 80
International Books (185425, 905727, 906224), 27
English literature at University of Cape Town and Oxford. International Engineering Consortium (1931695), 25
Rosamund Haden is the author of The Tin Church. International IDEA (918539, 918909, 918957), 80
Islamic Texts Society (1903682, 0946621), 84
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Kwela Books (079570), 77
JACANA MEDIA APRIL Melbourne University Publishing (0522), 4, 12, 16, 19, 26, 35, 58, 60, 81
Merlin Press (085036, 185425), 32, 40, 58, 89
Multi-Science Publishing Co. Ltd. (0906522), 34, 62, 86, 88
Nottingham University Press (1897676), 86–88
Women’s Property Peepal Tree Press Ltd. (0948833, 184523, 1900715), 36, 38–41, 44, 46, 47,
59, 68–70, 72, 74, 76, 77
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Scribe Publications Pty Ltd. (0908011, 1920769, 1921215), 1, 12–15, 18, 21,
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STE Publishers (1919855, 235046), 16
Two Districts in South Tuckwell Press, Ltd. (186232, 1898410, 085976, 184158), 52–56
University of Hertfordshire Press (1902806, 1905313, 28656, 848734), 57,
Africa and Uganda 63, 93
University of Queensland Press (07022), 13, 37, 55, 79
Edited by Margaret Rugadya, Victoria University Press (086743), 16, 17, 26, 40, 43, 58, 59, 65–68, 70, 75,
Hema Swaminathan, and 76, 78
Wings Press (0930324, 0916727), 5, 7, 69, 70, 78
Cherryl Walker
Revealing how women in many developing countries do not TITLE INDEX
have the right to own or inherit property, this monograph clari-
100 Essential New Zealand Films, 47
fies the role of tenure security in protecting against and mitigat- 100 Essential New Zealand Golf Holes, 92
ing the effects of HIV amongst women and domestic violence. A–Z of Bradman, The, 92
Exploring these linkages in Amajuba, South Africa, and Iganga, Acute Care, 62
Africa’s Human Rights Architecture, 8
Uganda, this qualitative work based on peer-reviewed scientific African Union and Its Institutions, The, 7
studies and personal interviews with native women argues that African Women’s Protocol, The, 8
property ownership can nonetheless mitigate the impact of AIDS After the Celebration, 60
After the Rain, 23
and enhance a woman’s ability to leave a violent situation. Against the Tide, 18
Agricultural Statistics at a Glance 2008, 27
Margaret Rugadya works for Associates for Development in Agriculture and Rural Society after the Black Death, 57
Kampala, Uganda. Hema Swaminathan works for the Centre for Allah in the Islands, 36
Public Policy at the Indian Institute of Management. Cherryl Annual Review of Communications: Volume 61, 25
Walker works for the University of Stellenbosch. Annual Review series, 25
Antonine Wall, The, 52
Applied Business Statistics Solutions Manual, 23
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Appreciation of Difference, An, 52
29 TABLES, 3 MAPS Approaching Sabbaths, 68
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TITLE INDEX, continued Fast Talking PI, 71 Love School, The, 26 Sappi Tree Spotting series, 64
Fatal Neglect, 19 Mahala, 43 Satyrica, 45
Australian Dictionary of Biography, 19 Fiat Lux, 67 Managing to Learn, 33 Scottish Kingship 1306–1542, 55
Balcony, The, 79 Financing South Africa’s National Marketing Management, 61 Scottish Life and Society, A Compendium
Bark, 79 Health System Through National Matter of Honour, A, 11 of Scottish Ethnology series, 56
Beauty of the Badlands, 68 Health Insurance, 49 Mauritius: Its Creole Language, 58 Season in the Life of Emmanuel, A, 45
Becoming the Mother of Me, 15 Finding Our Own Voice, 65 Medieval Parks of Hertfordshire, 63 Secret Life of Real Estate, The, 2
Been There, Read That!, 59 First Australians, 12 Milagro Lane, 5 Sections of an Orange, 46
Behind the Exclusive Brethren, 84 First Poets series, 72 Miles Warren, 17 Seeing the World Whole, 59
Best Australian Humorous Writing, The, 58 First Things When, 71 Mining Town Crisis, 89 Selected Poems, 76
Best Australian Political Cartoons 2008, 12 Fish of the Week, 35 Misconduct, 43 Separate but Equal?, 66
Best Australian Political Cartoons series, 12 Footprints of Development and Change, 28 Models of Regional Governance for the Sharks, 6
Bill’s Story, 18 Four Pillars of Spiritual Pacific, 83 She Who Sleeps with Bones, 76
Biotechnology & Genetic Engineering Transformation, The, 85 Modern Prosecution Process in New Ship Shape, 76
Reviews, 86 Fugue and Other Writings, 59 Zealand, The, 58 Short-Term International
Bitterkomix, 9 Fullness of Everything, The, 40 Money, Finance, Political Economy, 30 Assignments, 24
Black Bull, Ancestors and Me, 48 G. K. Chesterton, 20 Moonrise, 73 Simple Understanding, 85
Black Midas, 38 Getting There, 16 More Scouse, Vicar?, 43 Skin Painting, 79
Blind Singer, The, 68 Global Compensation and Benefits, 24 Moxyland, 36 Skirmisher, 3
Blood & Tinsel, 16 Global HR Management Series, 24 Mr Ambassador, 17 Snapshots from Istanbul, 77
Bloodclot, 68 Global Village, The, 41 Mrkusich, 10 Some Other Country, 66
Blue Bay Palace, 36 God’s Purpose for Creation, 85 My First Colouring Book, 43 South African Case Study on Social
Boats, Fishing and the Sea, 56 Going Bush, 53 My Story, 21 Exclusion, 51
Bougainvillea Ringplay, 69 Grace Notes, 42 Natural History of Canterbury, The, 64 South African Social Attitudes 2nd
Greatest Briton, The, 35 Natural Selection, 44 Report, 91
Bounty, 69
Guantánamo North, 90 Necrologies, 21 South African Social Attitudes series, 91
Bovine Meat Inspection, 86
Guerrilla Principle, The, 61 New Perspectives on the Irish in State Development Report series, 28
Breaking the Silence, 94
Guildsman’s Interpretation of History, A, 53 Scotland, 54 State of the Population in the Western
Camera Obscura, 37 Cape Province, The, 9
Carfree Design Manual, 27 Heart of Coal, 42 New Zealand Sculpture, 10
Heartland, 39 New Zealand–New Caledonia: Steps by Steps, 47
Caribbean Modern Classics series, 38, 39 Stone Gatherer, The, 77
High Yello Rose, 7 Neighbours, Friends, Partners, 66
Carta Marina, 69 Stranger on the Shore, 22
Hilaire Belloc, 20 Newportrait, 67
Carved Histories, 10 Stroll Through Brown Trout Country, A, 6
Holding Men, 49 Nick Bollinger’s 100 Essential New
Catching the Current, 37 Zealand Albums, 63 Studies in Regional and Local History, 57
Cats Among the Cedars, 37 Holy Wells: Wales, 53
Hope’s Hospice and Other Poems, 72 Night Is a Mouth, The, 44 Submission, Faith & Beauty, 92
Chasing Bohemia, 93 O’Mandingo, 74 Subtidal Invertebrates of New Zealand, 65
Chatham Islands, 63 Horus-Kleion (A Chinese Swindle), 92
How to Look at a Painting, 5 Objects of the Dead, 4 Sugar Girls & Seamen, 22
Chinese Opera, 40 Offshore Wind Power, 34 Tahuhu Korero, 67
Churn, The, 26 Human Resource Management, 61
Human Rights Overboard, 13 On Our Watch, 35 Teacher Education in South Africa
Classrooms in the Shade, 16 One Eye’d Leigh, 74 series, 33
Cleaner Energy Cooler Climate, 34 Hunger for Freedom, 20
Idea of Prostitution, The, 81 Opportunities & Challenges for Terror, 55
Climate Code Red, 1 Teacher Education Curriculum in Theory, Measurement and Policy, 31
Collection of Sufi Rules of Conduct, A, 84 IDSA Asian Strategic Review 2008, 11
Immense Ocean, The, 91 South Africa, 33 Third Temptation, The, 39
Commentaries by Ficino on Plato’s Our Lady of Demerara, 44 This Way I Salute You, 77
Writing series, 82 Impact of and Responses to HIV/AIDS in
the Private Security and Legal Services Over, 74 Ticks and Crosses, 17
Commercial Poultry Nutrition, 86 Oxford Playhouse, 93 To Have and to Hold, 48
Compromised Jurisprudence, 58 Industry in South Africa, The, 50
In Search of Best Practice in South Oxford Poets series, 74 Tram Conductor’s Blue Cap, The, 77
Computational Aeroacoustics, 86 Paradise Lost at Sea, 6 Transport and Communications, 56
Computational Methods for Acoustics African Desegregated Schools, 32
In the Vernacular, 13 Partitioning for Peace, 2 Travels in Atomic Sunshine, 14
Problems, 87 Passionate Humanitarian, A, 21
India’s Economic Development Since Treaty of Waitangi in New Zealand’s
Conscious Endeavors, 1 Perspectives on Development, 31 Law and Constitution, The, 59
Corentyne Thunder, 38 1947, 29
Indian Economy, 28 Pistols! Treason! Murder!, 4 Trends in Computational Structures
Costello Memoirs, The, 16 Playing Basra, 44 Technology, 88
Cranks and Revolutions, 40 Indian Economy Since Independence, 29
Indirect Economic Impacts of Dams, 29 Plays of Miracle & Wonder, The, 8 Trends in Engineering Computational
Crazy Love, 70 Pleasing Prospect, A, 57 Technology, 88
Critique of Atheism, A, 84 Infrastructure & Governance, 30
Inside Kevin 07, 81 Plural of Some Things, The, 72 Triangles of Light, 78
Crossing the Highland Line, 89 Poems Man, The, 74 Twenty Contemporary New Zealand
Cultural Tourism, 5 International IDEA Handbooks series, 80
Intersections, 72 Polder, 75 Poets, 78
Custom and Conflict in “The Land of Pompey Elliott, 14 Unbridled, 46
the Gael”, 89 Introduction to Psychology, 83
Islamic Jurisprudence According to the Portugal of Salazar, The, 22 Understanding Public Perceptions:
Damp in Things, The, 70 Trust and Engagement in ICT-
Four Sunni Schools, 85 President, The, 45
Deaths of Hintsa, The, 52 Mediated Services, 25
Island Quintet, The, 41 Price of Freedom, 54
Decline of American Liberalism, The, 80 Undiplomatic Activities, 18
James K. Baxter, 73 Professional Nurse series, 62
Delhi, 93 Unfinished Business, 15
Jenny Pattrick, 42 Propaganda Poster Girl, The, 75
Delhi Development Report, 28 Unlisted Heroine, The, 46
Jet Aeroacoustics, 88 Prose Occasions, 61
Demographic Challenges for the 21st UQP Poetry Series, 79
Century, 90 Journeys Towards Progress, 65 Protect, Befriend, Respect, 50
Just Keep Breathing, 95 Provence, 17 Velocity of Escape, The, 72
Denniston Rose, The, 42 Vietnam Rising, 2
Dinosaur Sex, 65 Karma Suture, The, 41 Publishing Addiction Science:, 62
Kingdom of the Isles, 53 Racket, The, 26 Visitors, 46
Direct Democracy: The International Walking the Camino, 94
IDEA Handbook, 80 Kyotopolis, 27 Rapaki Wahine Whakamaumahara, 66
Land Very Fertile, 60 Rapid Appraisal of Social Inclusion Watching Brief, 15
Distilled Spirits, 87 ‘We Needed Coffee But . . .’, 78
Doreen Kartinyeri, 19 Last Enchantment, The, 39 Policies in Selected Sub-Saharan
Lawren Harris: In the Ward, 73 African Countries, 51 Weathering Storms, 23
Dragon and the Taniwha, The, 11 West Asia and the Region, 82
Learned in the Law, 54 Real Merthyr, 94
Dreamworks, 70 When Philosophers Rule, 82
Liberals and Power, 81 Real Wales, 94
Edible Action, 90 Who’s Your Daddy?, 47
Lighter Footprint, A, 1 Real Wales series, The, 94
Education and Poverty Reduction Wild Coast, The, 39
Strategies, 32 Like a Meteor Burning Brightly, 3 Recapturing Childhood, 32
Lincoln’s Labels, 3 Recipe for Water, 75 William Cobbett, 22
End of Atlantic City, The, 70 Women’s Property Rights, HIV and
Entrepreneurship series, 61 Listen to Ngarrindjeri Women Remains of a Future City, 75
Speaking, 13 Renewable Energy Technologies, 31 AIDS & Domestic Violence, 95
Escape to an Autumn Pavement, 38 Wool to Weta, 89
Estonian Elegy, 71 Little Red Yellow Black Book, The, 14 Research Is Ceremony, 90
Living Gut, The, 88 Rocky Shore, The, 76 Working Life of the Scots, The, 56
EU India Relations, 28 World’s Fastest Flower, The, 78
Evelyn Marches On, 40 Living with Natives, 48 Roosters I Have Known, 35
Long Haul Travellers, 73 RPL Conundrum, The, 33 Yuendumu Everyday, 15
Exile Classics series, 45 Zebra Crossings, 47
Expatriate Compensation, 24 Longest Decade, The, 14 Sappi Tree Spotting Cape, 64

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Partitioning The Secret Life Vietnam Rising


for Peace of Real Estate Culture and Change
in Asia’s Tiger Cub
An Exit Strategy for Iraq How It Moves and Why
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Confederate Heroines —Stephen Sears, Civil War historian cant agrarian reformers in U.S. history, and
and author, Gettysburg the only one to win electoral votes, James
• Advertising in Civil War News (April–July)
• Advertising in Civil War News (July) and Weaver has long deserved a biography.
and North & South (April) Robert Mitchell has done him proud.”
North & South magazine (September)
Relating a variety of rarely told stories, —Michael Kazin, author, A Godly Hero
• Author’s previous books sold more than
this overview explores the brand names Outlining the career of a politician whose
20,000 copies
that supplied food, medicine, clothing, two campaigns for the White House
and weapons during the Civil War from The only biography on Ulric Dahlgren, a helped change the course of American pol-
the perspective of the producers. From du brilliant, ambitious young man who itics, this in-depth study explores the reli-
Pont’s gunpowder and Brooks Brothers’ became the youngest full colonel in the gious convictions of James B. Weaver and
uniforms to Procter & Gamble’s soap and United States Army at the age of 21 yet the role they played in his political contri-
Borden’s condensed milk, each company died before his 22nd birthday, this account butions. Offering a panoramic view of
and product are investigated in detail. chronicles his full life story. Offering evi- some of the great events of the 19th centu-
This study also touches upon how combat dence of Dahlgren’s ties to Abraham ry—the California Gold Rush, the Civil
affected the companies, with each firm Lincoln, this extensively researched record War, and presidential politics, from
telling a tale that mirrors the war itself: addresses the theory that Lincoln author- Abraham Lincoln to the rise of William
family and friendships torn asunder, polit- ized the kidnapping and assassination of Jennings Bryan—this insightful and
ical intrigue, pitched battles, and paths the entire Confederate cabinet, including detailed account also sheds new light on
crossed with the book’s namesake, President Jefferson Davis. Looking at the the influence of third parties in presiden-
Abraham Lincoln. notorious Dahlgren Affair within the con- tial elections and the federal government’s
text of Dahlgren’s entire life, this examina- role in reducing economic hardship.
James M. Schmidt is the author of more
tion provides insight into a unique
than 50 articles on American history. He Robert B. Mitchell is an assistant editor
individual’s past and a country’s history.
has been featured in Chemical Heritage, with the Los Angeles Times–Washington
Civil War News, Learning through Eric J. Wittenberg is an attorney and a Civil Post News Service. He lives in
History, North & South, and World War War historian who has contributed to Woodbridge, Virginia.
II. He lives near Houston, Texas. America’s Civil War, Blue & Gray, and
North & South. He is the coauthor of One BIOGRAPHY/HISTORY, 256 PAGES, 6 X 9
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Pistols! Treason! Murder! Objects of the Dead


The Rise and Fall of a Master Spy Mourning and Memory in Everyday Life
Jonathan Walker Margaret Gibson
An original historical work, this fascinating biography of the Reflecting on poignant and universal experience, this nostalgic
17th-century Venetian spy Gerolamo Vano is told through the book examines the death of a loved one and the often uneasy
blending of fact and fantasy—surviving surveillance reports process of living with and discarding the possessions that are left
and ancient archives mesh with comic strips, imagined conver- behind—a daughter’s hairbrush, a father’s favorite chair, or a hus-
sations, and vignettes of the author’s self-reflection while on a band’s clothes. Beautifully written and extensively researched, this
pub crawl in modern Venice. With great diligence and careful guide chronicles the issues surrounding inheritance and the power
research, this biography pushes the boundaries of how history of objects to bind and unbind families. Written from a sociologist’s
is told while drawing insightful parallels between spy and his- perspective, this wide-ranging examination of grief is supplement-
torian and uncovering the coded world of politics, espionage, ed by firsthand accounts from Australians of various ages and
terror, and intense paranoia found in Venice in the 1600s. backgrounds. Through personal stories, literature, film, and mem-
oir, the discussion analyzes the difficulties, regrets, and disagree-
Jonathan Walker is a senior international research fellow at the ments triggered by the deceased’s belongings.
University of Sydney. His articles on topics such as gambling
and espionage have appeared in numerous academic journals. Margaret Gibson is a professor of sociology at Griffith University
who has written widely in the areas of mourning and grief, identity
HISTORY, 288 PAGES, 6 X 9.25
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How to Look at a Milagro Lane Cultural Tourism


Painting Jay Brandon Milena Ivanovic
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Justin Paton
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“A cultural exploration that deserves to those urban rhythms into a cohesive story, book explores what tourism industry pro-
become a classic.” and make a page-turner of it to boot.” fessionals need to know to succeed.
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paintings . . . can make the familiar world with a comprehensive series of self-assess-
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ment questions and a proposed task that
—Bill Manhire, director, than one million copies professionals and students can do to
International Institute of Modern Letters A tale of murder wrapped in family secrets, enrich their cultural learning experience.
Encompassing a review of important potentially incestuous relationships, and a Milena Ivanovic is a tourism management
paintings worldwide—both classical and diabolic plot to avenge lost love, this and development professor at the
modern—this exploration assures that intriguing mystery is set in San Antonio, University of Johannesburg School for
anyone can understand and admire art. Texas—a traditional city where races and Tourism and Hospitality Management.
The reader will find increased apprecia- ethnic groups blend. When Estela
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newspapers and magazines and awarded award-winning author of 15 mystery nov-
the 2006 Montana Book Award for els. His bestselling book Fade the Heat was
Contemporary Culture. published in 13 foreign countries, optioned
Justin Paton is one of New Zealand’s fore- by Steven Spielberg’s Amblin Entertainment,
most art writers and a contributor to many and nominated for an Edgar Allan Poe
international publications. He is senior Award. He lives in San Antonio, Texas.
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Sharks Paradise Lost at Sea A Stroll Through


The Perfect Predator Rethinking Cruise Vacations Brown Trout
Alessandro De Maddalena
Photographs by Vittorio Gabriotti
Ross A. Klein Country
Revealing the hidden realities of cruise
and Walter Heim Les Hill and Graeme Marshall
vacations, this survey rings the alarm on
Fascinating, graceful, and powerful, cruise ship safety and outlines the risk to Celebrating the amazing landscapes and
sharks are the sea’s most feared predators, passengers of sexual assault, onboard waterways of New Zealand’s South Island
and this new guide sympathetically exam- crime and injury, and death from acci- and the magnificent fishing available
ines their physiological, anatomical, and dents at sea. Covering the industry’s dubi- throughout the region, this reference
behavioral adaptations. Stunning photo- ous environmental performance and its offers a broad overview of everything an
graphs complement the most complete impact on the efforts of governments to angler needs to know when going brown
and updated information on the diets and protect their marine habitats, this shock- trout fishing. Lavishly illustrated with
predatory tactics of these ferocious, mis- ing investigation also exposes the truth superb images from Hill’s camera and
understood, and endangered animals. about health risks and medical care complemented by Marshall’s vivid
Answers are provided to a myriad of ques- onboard these floating cities, opening the descriptions of people, places, and fish,
tions, such as What predatory tactics do door on the dark side of life below the this delightful account of the spring-fed
sharks use to catch their prey? Why do passenger decks. Exploring the myths that creeks, mighty rivers, and tranquil lakes is
some attack humans? and Which animals cruise vacations are all-inclusive and that also full of valuable tips for anglers and
are especially vulnerable to sharks? cruise tourism contributes billions of dol- fishers of all experience levels.
lars to local economies, this account con-
Alessandro De Maddalena is the curator of cludes by summarizing issues and Les Hill is a fishing writer and photogra-
the Italian Great White Shark Data Bank, challenges that must be faced by cruise pher. His photographs appear regularly in
a member of the Mediterranean Shark passengers, port communities, and ship Fish & Game New Zealand. Graeme
Research Group, and has been a consult- employees. Marshall is an author of hunting and
ant to National Geographic Italia. Vittorio angling books, a contributor to New
Gabriotti is a professional marine wildlife Ross A. Klein is a professor in the school Zealand Rod & Rifle magazine, and a
photographer, a scuba diving instructor, of social work at Memorial University. He part-time teacher at a secondary school.
and a founding member of the Italian has taken more than 30 cruises in all parts
Ichthyological Society. He is the coauthor of the world comprising more than 300 SPORTS/OUTDOOR, 154 PAGES, 9.75 X 9
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