Spring Trade Paperbacks: Social Sciences
-- Publishers Weekly, 1/21/2008
AK Press
(dist. by Consortium)
A Short History of Fear (Apr., $18.95) by Alexander Cockburn battles fearmongers and their irrational conspiracies.
McGill-Queen's Univ. Press
The Sixties: Passion, Politics and Style (Apr.; $27.95, cloth $75), edited by Dimitry Anastakis, provides new perspectives on Canada's loudest, liveliest and most debated period.
Lynne Rienner
The Black Academic's Guide to Winning Tenure Without Losing Your Soul (June; $22.50, cloth $55) by Kerry Ann Rockquemore and Tracey Laszloffy helps black faculty thrive without sacrificing integrity.
Ronin Publishing
(dist. by PGW)
Cyberpunks & Cyberculture (June, $14.95) by Timothy Leary emphasizes empowerment via computers and brain technologies.
Stackpole Books
The Amish of Lancaster County (Apr., $14.95) by Donald Kraybill explains aspects of Amish lifestyle and culture through essays and photos.
