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Summer 2007
Boston College Magazine has received notice of the following new books by BC faculty, alumni, and staff:
Faculty
Alphabetical by Author
The Jesuits II: Cultures, Sciences, and the Arts, 1540–1773, edited by John W. O’Malley, S.J.; Gauvin Alexander Bailey, associate professor of theology; Steven J. Harris; and T. Frank Kennedy, S.J., director of the Jesuit Institute and the Peter Canisius Professor of Music (University of Toronto Press, 2006)
» Gauvin Alexander Bailey’s faculty page
» “Fr. Kennedy Chosen to Lead Jesuit Institute,” Chronicle, November 29, 2001
The Ghost at the Table, by Suzanne Berne, adjunct lecturer in English (Algonquin Books, 2006)
» Washington Post review
Gambling on Humanitarian Intervention: Moral Hazard, Rebellion, and Civil War, edited by Alan Kuperman and Timothy Crawford, assistant professor of political science (Routledge, 2006)
» Timothy Crawford’s faculty page
The Research Imagination: An Introduction to Qualitative and Quantitative Methods, by Paul S. Gray, associate professor of sociology; John B. Williamson, professor of sociology; David A. Karp, professor of sociology; and John R. Dalphin (Cambridge University Press, 2007)
» Paul Gray’s website
» John Williamson’s website
» David Karp’s website
Creating Competitive Markets: The Politics and Economics of Regulatory Reform, edited by Marc Landy, professor of political science, Martin Levin, and Martin Shapiro (Brookings, 2006)
» Marc Landy’s faculty page
Culture, Power, and History: Studies in Critical Sociology, edited by Stephen Pfohl, professor of sociology; Aimee Van Wagenen, Ph.D.’06; Patricia Arend, Ph.D.’09; Abigail Brooks, Ph.D.’07; and Denise Leckenby, Ph.D.’07 (Brill, 2006)
» Stephen Pfohl’s website
Dorothy Macardle: A Life, by Nadia Smith, adjunct assistant professor in history (Woodfield Press, 2007)
» More on Dorothy Macardle
La Scena del Mondo: Studi sul Teatro per Franco Fido, edited by Rena Syska-Lamparska, associate professor of Italian; Lino Pertile; and Anthony Oldcorn (Longo Editore, 2006)
» Rena Syska-Lamparska’s faculty page
Lost Bodies: Inhabiting the Borders of Life and Death, by Laura Tanner, associate professor of English (Cornell University Press, 2006)
» Laura Tanner’s faculty page
Studio Thinking: The Real Benefits of Arts Education, by Lois Hetland, Ellen Winner, professor of psychology, Shirley Veenema, and Kimberly M. Sheridan (Teachers College, 2007)
» Ellen Winner’s faculty page
Alumni
Chronological by Year of Degree
Brill’s New Pauly: Encyclopedia of the Ancient World, Classical Tradition, Volumes 1 and 2, edited by Frank Gentry ’63 (Brill, 2006–07)
» Frank Gentry’s website
» “Das encyclopedia,” BCM, Summer 2002
Connecticut Medical Malpractice Law, by Joyce Langnese, Calum Anderson, JD’76, and Frank Santoro (Connecticut Law Tribune, 2007)
» Calum Anderson’s bio, from Danaher, Lagnese, and Neal
Massachusetts Hearsay Evidence, by Gilda Tuoni Russell, JD’76 (Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education, 2006)
» Gilda Tuoni Russell’s bio, from Holland and Knight
If No Moon, by Moira Linehan, MA’79 (Southern Illinois University Press, 2007)
» “The Design,” by Moira Linehan
Paths to Power: How Insiders and Outsiders Shaped American Business Leadership, by Anthony J. Mayo ’84, Nitin Nohria, and Laura G. Singleton (Harvard Business School Press, 2006)
» Anthony Mayo’s faculty page, from Harvard Business School
The Success Continuum: Life’s Path to Achievement, by Angel Cartagena, JD’88 (BridgeLeader Books, 2007)
» The Success Continuum website
George C. Homans: History, Theory, and Method, edited by A. Javier Trevino, Ph.D.’90 (Paradigm Publishers, 2006)
» A. Javier Trevino’s faculty page, from Wheaton College
Check the Technique: Liner Notes for Hip-Hop Junkies, by Brian Coleman ’92 (Villard, 2007)
» Brian Coleman’s website
Framing Iberia: Maqāmāt and Frametale Narratives in Medieval Spain, by David Wacks, MA’97 (Brill, 2007)
» David Wacks’s faculty page, from University of Oregon
Dancing for Dollars and Paying for Love: The Relationships Between Exotic Dancers and Their Regulars, by R. Danielle Egan, Ph.D.’00 (Palgrave Macmillan, 2006)
» Profile of R. Danielle Egan
Higher Education: Open for Business, edited by Christian Gilde, MA’06 (Lexington Books, 2007)
» Christian Gilde’s website, from University of Bath
