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Fall 2006
Boston College Magazine has received notice of the following new books by BC faculty, alumni, and staff:
Faculty
Alphabetical by Author
Measuring the Restrictiveness of International Trade Policy, by James E. Anderson, Neenan Professor of Economics, and J. Peter Neary, (MIT Press 2005)
» James Anderson’s faculty page
Cold War Mandarin: Ngo Dinh Diem and the Origins of America’s War in Vietnam, 1950–1963, by Seth Jacobs, professor of history, (Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, 2006)
» Seth Jacobs’s faculty page
» “Writers Among Us: Seth Jacobs,” from Boston College Front Row (video)
Integrating Islam: Political and Religious Challenges in Contemporary France, by Jonathan Laurence, professor of political science, and Justin Vaisse, (Brookings Institution Press 2006)
» Jonathan Laurence’s faculty page
Cracking Up: American Humor in a Time of Conflict, by Paul Lewis, professor of English, (University of Chicago Press 2006)
» Paul Lewis’s faculty page
» “No kidding,” by Paul Lewis, BCM, Fall 2006
Practicing Catholic: Ritual, Body, and Contestation in Catholic Faith, edited by Bruce Morrill, SJ, associate professor of theology, (Palgrave MacMillan, 2006)
» Faculty page of Bruce Morrill, SJ
A “Manly Study”? Irish Women Historians, 1868-1949, by Nadia Smith, professor of history, (Palgrave, 2006)
» More on A “Manly Study”?
Does American Democracy Still Work?, by Alan Wolfe, professor of political science and director of the Boisi Center for Religion and American Public Life, (Yale University Press 2006)
» Alan Wolfe’s faculty page
» An interview with Alan Wolfe on WBUR, October 24, 2006 (audio)
» “A moderate proposal,” by Alan Wolfe, BCM, Fall 2006
Soul Power: Culture, Radicalism, and the Making of a U.S. Third World Left, by Cynthia Young, director of African and African Diaspora Studies and professor of English, (Duke University Press 2006)
» Cynthia Young’s faculty page
Alumni
Chronological by Year of Degree
Gun Show Nation: Gun Culture and American Democracy by Joan Burbick ’68, (New Press, 2006)
» Joan Burbick’s website
Uplift: Secrets from the Sisterhood of Breast Cancer Survivors, Fifth Anniversary Edition by Barbara Delinsky MA’69, (Washington Square Press, 2006)
» Barbara Delinsky’s website
Boomer or Bust: Your Financial Guide to Retirement, Health Care, Medicare, and Long-Term Care by Steve Weisman, JD’73, (Prentice Hall, 2006)
» Steve Weisman’s website
Christmas in New England: A Treasury of Traditions from the Yule Log and the Christmas Tree to Flying Santa and the Enchanted Village by Amy Whorf McGuiggan ’78, (Commonwealth Editions 2006)
» More on Christmas in New England
The Search for Canasta 404: Love, Loss, and POW-MIA Movement, by Melissa B. Robinson ’84 and Maureen Dunn, (University Press of New England 2006)
» More on The Search for Canasta 404
The Road, by Jack London, edited by Todd DePastino ’88, (Rutgers University Press 2006)
» Interview with Todd DePastino
» “The call of the rails,” by Todd DePastino, BCM, Fall 2006
The Coldest Crucible: Arctic Exploration and American Culture, by Michael F. Robinson ’89, (University of Chicago Press 2006)
» Michael Robinson’s faculty page, from the University of Hartford
Every Visible Thing, by Lisa Carey ’92, (William Morrow 2006)
» Lisa Carey’s website
