Authors of the Month

(July 2008)

The Measure of America by Sarah Burd-Sharps, Kristen Lewis, and Eduardo Borges Martins
American Pests by James E. McWilliams
Animals as Persons by Gary L. Francione
Dogs by Xiaoming Wang and Richard H. Tedford
Shivers Down Your Spine by Alison Griffiths

Watch a video for The Measure of America:

Visit www.measureofamerica.org
Listen to an interview with the authors on The Take Away
Download a podcast interview with the authors
Read about the book on the Social Science Research Council Web site

"In the skilled hands of Sarah Burd-Sharps, Kristen Lewis, and Eduardo Borges Martins, the contrasts within the country—related to region, race, class, and other important distinctions—receive powerful investigation and exposure. I do not doubt that The Measure of America will receive the huge attention that it richly deserves."—Amartya Sen

Paper, $24.95 / £14.95 256 pages
ISBN: 978-0-231-15495-6

Cloth, $75.00 / £44.00 256 pages , July 2008
ISBN: 978-0-231-15494-9

Watch a video of James McWilliams discussing American Pests

Read an excerpt from the chapter, "'There is no Royal Road to the destruction of bugs': The Rise of the Professionals"
Read the epilogue, "In Praise of Localism," posted on Celsias
Read McWilliams's recent op-ed piece in the New York Times, "Food Politics, Half Baked."
Read about James E. McWilliams previous book, A Revolution in Eating: How the Quest for Food Shaped America (now available in paper)

"James E. McWilliams deserves high praise. He has given us the best in-depth study of the poorly conceived, terribly managed, and utterly futile war on insect pests in the United States."—James H. Jones, Alumni Distinguished Professor Emeritus, University of Arkansas at Fayetteville

Cloth, $24.95 / £14.95 312 pages , July 2008
ISBN: 978-0-231-13942-7

Read an excerpt from Animals as Persons
Read an interview with Gary Francione
Visit Gary Francione’s blog Animal Rights: The Abolitionist Approach
Listen to a podcast interview with Gary Francione on Vegan Freak Radio

Save 50% off this book and other titles in animal studies.

Cloth, $40.00 / £23.50 256 pages , May 2008
ISBN: 978-0-231-13950-2

Read an excerpt from Dogs recently published in Natural History.
Visit Xiaoming Wang's Web site.

"An extremely valuable and interesting book with text and illustrations by the best in the business. The volume is an original contribution to the field, bringing together all known information about canid evolution into one readily accessible text."—Lars Werdelin, Swedish Museum of Natural History

Cloth, $29.95 / £17.95 232 pages , July 2008
ISBN: 978-0-231-13528-3

Read an interview with Alison Griffiths

"In this groundbreaking work, Alison Griffiths expands (and possibly explodes) traditional cinematic models of spectatorship by exploring the grand spaces of vision that cinema drew on, fostered-and sometimes became swallowed by."—Tom Gunning, professor of art history, University of Chicago

Cloth, $45.00 / £26.50 392 pages , September 2008
ISBN: 978-0-231-12988-6