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Boydell & Brewer
Bridgen, Paul.  The Labour Party and the politics of war and peace, 1900-1924.  The Royal Historical Society/Boydell & Brewer, 2009.  223p bibl index; ISBN 9780861933037, $95.00. Reviewed in 2010sep CHOICE. 48-0489.

Groundwater, Anna.  The Scottish Middle March, 1573-1625: power, kinship, allegiance.  Boydell & Brewer, 2010.  236p bibl index; ISBN 9780861933075, $95.00. Reviewed in 2011jun CHOICE. 48-5896.

Barnes, Michael P.  Runes: a handbook.  Boydell Press, 2012.  240p indexes ISBN 1-84383-778-1, $80.00; ISBN 9781843837787, $80.00. Reviewed in 2013mar CHOICE. 50-3641.

Camden House
Kovach, Thomas A.  The burden of the past: Martin Walser on modern German identity: texts, contexts, commentary, by Thomas A. Kovach and Martin Walser.  Camden House, 2008.  141p bibl index ISBN 1-57113-368-2, $29.95; ISBN 9781571133687, $29.95. Reviewed in 2009mar CHOICE. 46-3719.

Barker, Andrew.  Fictions from an orphan state: literary reflections of Austria between Habsburg and Hitler.  Camden House, 2012.  205p bibl index; ISBN 9781571135315, $75.00. Reviewed in 2013mar CHOICE. 50-3729.

Heights of reflection: mountains in the German imagination from the Middle Ages to the twenty-first century, ed. by Sean Ireton and Caroline Schaumann.  Camden House, 2012.  395p bibl index ISBN 1-57113-502-2, $75.00; ISBN 9781571135025, $75.00. Reviewed in 2013mar CHOICE. 50-3732.

Literary studies and the pursuits of reading, ed. by Eric Downing, Jonathan M. Hess, and Richard V. Benson.  Camden House, 2012.  298p bibl index; ISBN 9781571134318, $75.00. Reviewed in 2013mar CHOICE. 50-3600.

Columbia
Gasparov, Boris.  Beyond pure reason: Ferdinand de Saussure’s philosophy of language and its early Romantic antecedents.  Columbia, 2013.  227p bibl index; ISBN 9780231157803, $50.00; ISBN 9780231504454 e-book, contact publisher for price. Reviewed in 2013feb CHOICE. 50-3095.

D. S. Brewer
Carlson, David R.  John Gower, poetry and propaganda in fourteenth-century England.  D. S. Brewer, 2012.  244p bibl index; ISBN 9781843843153, $95.00. Reviewed in 2013mar CHOICE. 50-3703.

Nall, Catherine.  Reading and war in fifteenth-century England: from Lydgate to Malory.  D. S. Brewer, 2012.  197p bibl index; ISBN 9781843843245, $90.00. Reviewed in 2013feb CHOICE. 50-3134.

James Currey
McCracken, John.  A history of Malawi: 1859-1966.  James Currey, 2012.  485p bibl index; ISBN 9781847010506, $99.00. Reviewed in 2013mar CHOICE. 50-3999.

M.E. Sharpe
Cracking the code: leveraging consumer psychology to drive profitability, ed. by Steven S. Posavac.  M.E. Sharpe, 2012.  331p bibl indexes; ISBN 9780765629647, $99.95; ISBN 9780765629654 pbk, $44.95. Reviewed in 2012feb CHOICE. 49-3339.

Ethics and integrity in public administration: concepts and cases, ed. by Raymond W. Cox III.  M.E. Sharpe, 2009.  268p bibl index; ISBN 9780765623102, $89.95; ISBN 9780765623119 pbk, $34.95. Reviewed in 2010jan CHOICE. 47-2856.

The Middle East: a guide to politics, economics, society, and culture, ed. by Barry Rubin.  M.E. Sharpe, 2012.  2v bibl index ISBN 0-7656-8094-7, $299.00; ISBN 9780765680945, $299.00. Reviewed in 2012jun CHOICE. 49-5433.

McFarland
Kroon, Richard W.  3D A-to-Z: an encyclopedic dictionary.  McFarland, 2012.  166p bibl ISBN 0786468246 pbk, $75.00; ISBN 9780786468249 pbk, $75.00. Reviewed in 2012oct CHOICE. 50-0618.

Stevenson, Heon.  American automobile advertising, 1930-1980: an illustrated history.  McFarland, 2008.  267p bibl index; ISBN 9780786436859, $75.00. Reviewed in 2009mar CHOICE. 46-3946.

Wolfgram Evans, Noell K.  Animators of film and television: nineteen artists, writers, producers, and others.  McFarland, 2011.  217p bibl index; ISBN 9780786448326 pbk, $35.00; ISBN 9780786486038 e-book, contact publisher for price. Reviewed in 2012sep CHOICE. 50-0185.

Cavallaro, Dani.  Art in anime: the creative quest as theme and metaphor.  McFarland, 2012.  234p bibl index ISBN 0786465611 pbk, $35.00; ISBN 9780786465613 pbk, $35.00. Reviewed in 2012oct CHOICE. 50-0665.

Terrace, Vincent.  Encyclopedia of television shows, 1925 through 2007.  McFarland, 2009.  4v index; ISBN 9780786433056 pbk, $145.00. Reviewed in 2009apr CHOICE. 46-4179.

Orejan, Jaime.  Football/soccer: history and tactics.  McFarland, 2011.  246p bibl; ISBN 9780786447848 pbk, $32.00; ISBN 9780786485666 e-book, contact publisher for price. Reviewed in 2012may CHOICE. 49-5127.

Frindéthié, K. Martial.  Francophone African cinema: history, culture, politics and theory.  McFarland, 2009.  263p bibl index; ISBN 9780786439621 pbk, $39.95.  Outstanding Title! Reviewed in 2010mar CHOICE. 47-3691.

Alford, Kenneth D.  Hermann Göring and the Nazi art collection: the looting of Europe’s art treasures and their dispersal after World War II.  McFarland, 2012.  261p bibl index ISBN 0786468157 pbk, $45.00; ISBN 9780786468157 pbk, $45.00. Reviewed in 2012nov CHOICE. 50-1687.

Inside the Fisher Body Craftsman’s Guild: contestants recall the great General Motors talent search, ed. by John L. Jacobus.  McFarland, 2012.  308p bibl index; ISBN 9780786448616 pbk, $35.00. Reviewed in 2012aug CHOICE. 49-6857.

Timmons, Todd.  Makers of Western science: the works and words of 24 visionaries from Copernicus to Watson and Crick.  McFarland, 2012.  218p bibl index ISBN 0-7864-6061-X, $45.00; ISBN 9780786460618, $45.00. Reviewed in 2012nov CHOICE. 50-1439.

Mathematics in popular culture: essays on appearances in film, fiction, games, television and other media, ed. by Jessica K. Sklar and Elizabeth S. Sklar.  McFarland, 2012.  345p bibl index ISBN 0786449780 pbk, $45.00; ISBN 9780786449781 pbk, $45.00. Reviewed in 2012sep CHOICE. 50-0330.

Younge, Paschal Yao.  Music and dance traditions of Ghana: history, performance, and teaching.  McFarland, 2011.  448p bibl index ISBN 0786449926 pbk, $55.00; ISBN 9780786449927 pbk, $55.00. Reviewed in 2012mar CHOICE. 49-3777.

Ramsburg, Jim.  Network radio ratings, 1932-1953: a history of prime time programs through the ratings of Nielsen, Crossley and Hooper.  McFarland, 2012.  369p bibl index; ISBN 9780786445585, $65.00; ISBN 9780786486083 e-book, contact publisher for price. Reviewed in 2012aug CHOICE. 49-6644.

News with a view: essays on the eclipse of objectivity in modern journalism, ed. by Burton St. John III and Kirsten A. Johnson.  McFarland, 2012.  266p bibl index; ISBN 9780786465897 pbk, $40.00. Reviewed in 2012sep CHOICE. 50-0113.

Nemec, David.  The rank and file of 19th century major league baseball: biographies of 1,084 players, owners, managers and umpires.  McFarland, 2012.  306p bibl index ISBN 0786468904 pbk, $55.00; ISBN 9780786468904 pbk, $55.00. Reviewed in 2012sep CHOICE. 50-0009.

Kotar, S. L.  The rise of the American circus, 1716-1899, by S. L. Kotar and J. E. Gessler.  McFarland, 2011.  354p bibl index ISBN 0786461594 pbk, $45.00; ISBN 9780786461592 pbk, $45.00. Reviewed in 2012mar CHOICE. 49-3751.

Bonhomme, Brian.  Russian exploration, from Siberia to space: a history.  McFarland, 2012.  223p bibl index; ISBN 9780786466870 pbk, $55.00.  Outstanding Title! Reviewed in 2012sep CHOICE. 50-0446.

Frasier, David K.  Show business homicides: an encyclopedia, 1908-2009.  McFarland, 2011.  410p bibl index ISBN 0-7864-4422-3, $75.00; ISBN 9780786444229, $75.00. Reviewed in 2011jun CHOICE. 48-5423.

Skipper, John C.  Showdown at the 1964 Democratic Convention: Lyndon Johnson, Mississippi and civil rights.  McFarland, 2012.  212p bibl index; ISBN 9780786461615 pbk, $40.00.  Outstanding Title! Reviewed in 2012oct CHOICE. 50-1068.

Lobdell, Bambi L.  “A strange sort of being”: the transgender life of Lucy Ann/Joseph Israel Lobdell, 1829-1912.  McFarland, 2012.  231p bibl index ISBN 0786448059 pbk, $45.00; ISBN 9780786448050 pbk, $45.00. Reviewed in 2012jul CHOICE. 49-6587.

Dáil, Paula vW.  Women and poverty in 21st century America.  McFarland, 2012.  263p bibl index; ISBN 9780786449033 pbk, $45.00. Reviewed in 2012jul CHOICE. 49-6349.

Missouri
Sands, Eric C.  American public philosophy and the mystery of Lincolnism.  Missouri, 2009.  222p bibl index; ISBN 9780826218490, $44.95. Reviewed in 2009dec CHOICE. 47-2265.

Vogeler, Martha S.  Austin Harrison and the English review.  Missouri, 2008.  325p bibl index; ISBN 9780826218155, $44.95. Reviewed in 2009may CHOICE. 46-4854.

Auten, Brian J.  Carter’s conversion: the hardening of American defense policy.  Missouri, 2008.  344p bibl index ISBN 0-8262-1816-4, $44.95; ISBN 9780826218162, $44.95. Reviewed in 2009jul CHOICE. 46-6470.

Davis, Donald E.  Distorted mirrors: Americans and their relations with Russia and China in the twentieth century, by Donald E. Davis and Eugene P. Trani.  Missouri, 2009.  461p bibl index; ISBN 9780826218537, $49.95.  Outstanding Title! Reviewed in 2009dec CHOICE. 47-2191.

Green, Tara T.  A fatherless child: autobiographical perspectives on African American men.  Missouri, 2009.  172p bibl index; ISBN 9780826218216, $34.95. Reviewed in 2009aug CHOICE. 46-6877.

Rich, Charlotte J.  Transcending the new woman: multiethnic narratives in the Progressive Era.  Missouri, 2009.  230p bibl index; ISBN 9780826218261, $39.95. Reviewed in 2009jul CHOICE. 46-6062.

Rochester
Msindo, Enocent.  Ethnicity in Zimbabwe: transformations in Kalanga and Ndebele societies, 1860-1990.  Rochester, 2012.  302p bibl index  (Rochester studies in African history and the diaspora, 55) ISBN 9781580464185, $99.00. Reviewed in 2013mar CHOICE. 50-4000.

Springer Publishing
Religion, religious ethics, and nursing, ed. by Marsha D. Fowler et al.  Springer Publishing, 2012.  406p index; ISBN 9780826106636 pbk, $65.00; ISBN 9780826106643 e-book, contact publisher for price. Reviewed in 2012aug CHOICE. 49-6922.

Tamesis
A Companion to the twentieth-century Spanish novel, ed. by Marta E. Altisent.  Tamesis, 2008.  343p bibl index; ISBN 9781855661745, $95.00. Reviewed in 2009may CHOICE. 46-4906.

University Press of Kentucky
Appalachian health and well-being, ed. by Robert L. Ludke and Phillip J. Obermiller.  University Press of Kentucky, 2012.  386p bibl index; ISBN 9780813135861, $50.00; ISBN 9780813135878 e-book, contact publisher for price. Reviewed in 2012dec CHOICE.  50-2094.

Moosnick, Nora Rose.  Arab and Jewish women in Kentucky: stories of accommodation and audacity.  University Press of Kentucky, 2012 (c2011).  208p bibl index; ISBN 9780813136219, $4000; ISBN 9780813140490 e-book, $40.00. Reviewed in 2012dec CHOICE. 50-2382.

Vanderbilt
Bartlett, Lesley.  Additive schooling in subtractive times: bilingual education and Dominican immigrant youth in the Heights, by Lesley Bartlett and Ofelia García.  Vanderbilt, 2011.  290p bibl index; ISBN 9780826517623, $69.95; ISBN 9780826517630 pbk, $24.95. Reviewed in 2012mar CHOICE. 49-3992.

Anthropology at the front lines of gender-based violence, ed. by Jennifer R. Wies and Hillary J. Haldane.  Vanderbilt, 2011.  242p bibl index; ISBN 9780826517807, $69.95; ISBN 9780826517814 pbk, $27.95. Reviewed in 2012mar CHOICE. 49-3937.

Schwebel, Sara L.  Child-sized history: fictions of the past in U.S. classrooms.  Vanderbilt, 2011.  255p bibl index; ISBN 9780826517920, $69.95; ISBN 9780826517937 pbk, $34.95. Reviewed in 2012may CHOICE. 49-5203.

Schneider, Jack.  Excellence for all: how a new breed of reformers is transforming America’s public schools.  Vanderbilt, 2011.  190p index; ISBN 9780826518101, $39.95; ISBN 9780826518118 pbk, $24.95. Reviewed in 2012aug CHOICE. 49-7026.

Simmons, David S.  Modernizing medicine: HIV/AIDS and traditional healers in Zimbabwe.  Vanderbilt, 2012.  224p bibl index; ISBN 9780826518071, $55.00. Reviewed in 2012aug CHOICE. 49-6968.

Virginia
Conde, Maite.  Consuming visions: cinema, writing, and modernity in Rio de Janeiro.  Virginia, 2012.  227p bibl filmography index; ISBN 9780813932132, $49.50; ISBN 9780813932149 pbk, $21.50; ISBN 9780813932194 e-book, $49.50. Reviewed in 2012sep CHOICE. 50-0061.

Häberlein, Mark.  The Fuggers of Augsburg: pursuing wealth and honor in Renaissance Germany.  Virginia, 2012.  286p bibl index; ISBN 9780813932446, $39.50; ISBN 9780813932583 e-book, $39.50. Reviewed in 2012oct CHOICE. 50-1092.

World Bank
Climate change, disaster risk, and the urban poor: cities building resilience for a changing world, ed. by Judy L. Baker.  World Bank, 2012.  297p bibl index; ISBN 9780821388457 pbk, $30.00. Reviewed in 2013jan CHOICE. 50-2769.

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