We welcome review copies of books by alumni. The books are donated to the Swarthmoreana section of McCabe Library after they have been noted for this column.
Maureen B. Cavanaugh '75, Eleusis and Athens: Documents in Finance, Religion and Politics in the Fifth Century B.C., Scholars Press, 1996. Written in separate but complementary halves, this work presents a new text with detailed commentary for two Eleusinian account-inventories and offers a new date for the First-fruits decree after examining the extensive scholarship that has previously attempted to date the decree.
Virginia L. (Bordewieck) Colin '72, Human Attachment, McGraw-Hill, 1996. In this book Colin provides a resource to scholars, practitioners, and policy-makers by offering a comprehensive, introductory review of the research literature on attachment-whether between parrents and offspring, partners in love, or close friends-and its implications for development throughout the life span.
Philip John Davies, SP, and Fredric A. Waldstein (eds.), Political Issues in America Today: The 1990s Revisited, Manchester University Press, 1996. This volume offers new assessments of the issues currently dominating American political debate: women in politics, health, the deficit, media and political parties; local government, the federal courts, Congress and the presidency; and U.S. foreign policy in the new ear of multipolar international disorder.
Samuel K. Cohn Jr. and Steven A. Epstein '74 (eds.), Portraits of Medieval and Renaissance Living: Essays in Memory of David Herlihy, University of Michigan Press, 1996. This collection of essays addresses the themes of sex and family, power and patronage, and society in town and countryside during the Middle Ages and Renaissance. It was compiled in memory of Herlihy, a frequent Honors examiner, and also contains an essay by Bruce Venarde '84. Steven A. Epstein, Genoa and the Genoese, 958-1528, University of North Carolina Press, 1996. The first comprehensive history of one of medieval Europe's major centers of trand and commerce, this book covers six centuries of medieval and Renaissance history by interweaving the four threads of political events, economic trends, social conditions, and cultural accomplishments.
Jeffrey A. Frankel '74, Giampaolo Galli, and Alberto Giovannini (eds.), The Micro-structure of Foreign Exchange Markets, University of Chicago Press, 1996. Examing the volume of transactions, heterogeneity of traders, and other factors, these essays use a microstructure approach to analyze the workings of the foreign exchange market, with special emphasis on institutional aspects and the behavior of market participants.
Tori Haring-Smith '74 (ed.), More Monologues for Women by Women, Heinemann, 1996. Covering a wide range of subjects, styles, and characters, this collection of monologues by familiar and new authors represents diverse social classes, ages, sexual preferences, ethnic backgrounds, and political orientations.
Donald C. Jackson '75, Building the Ultimate Dam: John S. Eastwood and the Control of Water in the West, University Press of Kansas, 1995. In exploring dam building in western development prior to the New Deal, Jackson focuses on the work of John Eastwood, who steadfastly promoted the dramatically less expensive-and controversial-multiple arch dam, and how technical and nontechnical issues affected the financing, location, and construction of dams.
Bartlett C. Jones '54, Flawed Triumphs: Andy Young at the United Nations, University Press of America, 1996. Beginning with his confirmation as the U.S. representative to the United Nations, this book offers a sympathetic assessment of Young's performance, including his work in Africa and the roles he played in the Caribbean, Near East, Southeast Asia, Australia, and the Philippines.
Melissa J. Layman-Guadalupe '90 (contributor), Thomas L. Jackson (ed.), Acquaintance Rape: Assessment, Treatment, and Prevention, Professional Resource Press, 1996. Representing the most current, state-of-the-art knowledge and techniques relevant to the various aspects of acquaintance rape, this volume is designed to present the reader with the most salient issues involved in a trauma of epidemic proportions-acquaintance rape.
Judy K. (Kazan) Morris '58, Nightwalkers, HarperCollins Publishers, 1996. When an elephant escapes from a Washington, D.C., zoo, she plucks James from the bedroom of his foster home for mysterious and wonderful night walks through the city. This novel for young readers is part animal adventure and part story about perseverance, hope, and the meaning of family. n Milbrey McLaughlin and Ida Oberman '80 (eds.), Teacher Learning: New Polities, New Practices, Teachers College Press, 1996. This book focuses on staff development, exploring such contexts as school/university partnerships, secondary/ higher education collaborations, and inner city settings.
Judy Petsonk '66, Taking Judaism Personally: Creating a Meaningful Spiritual Life, The Free Press, 1996. This look at the Jewish renewal movement features people who are adding their own interpretations and special touches to traditional Jewish symbols, beliefs, and ceremonies to find a place for faith and spirituality in the chaos of comtemporary society.
Ziauddin Sardar and Jerome R. Ravetz '50 (eds.), Cyberfutures: Cultural and Politics on the Information Superhighway, New York University Press, 1996. Composed of essays from a range of occupational and disciplinary perspectives, this collection examines issues that will become increasingly important as computers, networks, and technologies occupy crucial roles in our everyday lives.
Margretta (Reed) Sea-shore '61 and Rebecca S. Wappner, Genetics in Primary Care and Clinical Medicine, Appleton & Lange, 1996. Written for medical students, residents, and physicians, this book provides an introduction to the fundamental applications of genetics to clinical medicine. Organized by organ systems, it reviews basic genetics and its role in understanding gene alterations, mutations, and diseases.
Robert Schick '51, Classical Music Criticism, Garland Publishing, 1996. Addressing the function of music criticism, the qualifications and training of a critic, the relationship between music criticism and other aspects of journalism, and the principles behind value judgments, this survey concentrates on opera, recordings, radio, and television reviews, avoiding issues that quickly become dated.
Dr. Sigmund F. (Fluffy) Winnicat, with Camille Smith '69, Listening to Catnip: Stories From a Catanalyst's Couch, Carroll & Graf Publishers, 1996. A noted cat psychiastrist offers his compassionate expertise on the controversial subject of feline psycholpharmacology, as he treats his patients with appropriate doses of the wonder herb.
Alan B. Spitzer '48, Historical Truth and Lies about the Past: Reflections on Dewey, Dreyfus, de Man, and Reagan, University of North Carolina Press, 1996. Historians have long struggled with the questions of historical relativism, objectivity, and standards of proof and evidence. In this work Spitzer focuses on the contradiction between theory and practice, by presenting case studies of four politically charged debates about the past.
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