Social Sciences wish list - Building resources program

The Auraria librarians, with assistance from faculty and students, have identified the following resources as valuable in supporting learning, teaching and research on the Auraria campus.

The Adopt-a-Title Program invites gifts to fund the titles listed below. To arrange your support, please contact Ellen Nedzel of the Auraria Library Grants and Development Office.

If you choose to support the purchase of a book, book set, or film, that's a one-time cost. If you choose to support a database or journal, which incur ongoing costs, we ask for a three-year commitment. Thank you for supporting our unique Library, which supports the learning needs of three diverse institutions!

Campus Crisis Management: A Comprehensive Guide To Planning, Prevention, Response, And Recovery. Eugene L. Zdziarski II. (By Eugene L. Zdziarski II, Norbert W. Dunkel, and J. Michael Rollo, and associates.) Jossey-Bass, 2007. “This important volume belongs in every academic library collection and should be required reading for every graduate student in educational leadership and/or higher education administration.” Received an “Essential” rating in Choice. One Time Cost: $45.

Case Studies of Minority Student Placement in Special Education. Beth Harry. (By Beth Harry, Janette Klingner, and Elizabeth Cramer with Keith M. Sturges and Robert F. Moore. Teachers College Press, 2007. Presents 12 cases related to the topic of disproportionate placement of minority students in special education programs. Received a “Recommended” rating in Choice. One Time Cost: $20

In Defense of the Bush Doctrine. Robert G. Kaufman. University Press of Kentucky, 2007. Public policy professor from Pepperdine University and adjunct scholar with the Heritage Foundation defends Bush foreign policy. Received a “Recommended” rating in Choice.. One Time Cost: $35.

Insomnia: a Cultural History. Summers-Bremner, Eluned. In today’s media-saturated and hyperconnected society, increasing numbers of people are finding it hard to switch off their overstimulated brains and escape the demands of daily life. We are becoming, it seems, a world of insomniacs. But this condition of perpetual unrest has plagued people for centuries. The roots and effects of insomnia are complex, Eluned Summers-Bremner reveals in this fascinating study, and humans have employed everything from art to science to understand, explain, and mitigate this problem. London: Reaktion Books, 2008. One Time Cost: $30

India: the Emerging Giant. The subject of India's rapid growth in the past two decades has become a prominent focus in the public eye. A book that documents this unique and unprecedented surge, and addresses the issues raised by it, is sorely needed. Arvind Panagariya fills that gap with this sweeping, ambitious survey. Panagariya, Arvind. New York: Oxford University Press, 2008. One Time Cost: $40

The Kurds in Iran: The Past, Present and Future. Kerim Yildiz. (By Kerim Yildiz and Tanyel B. Taysi.) Pluto Press, 2007. Status of human rights for the Kurds in Iran authored by researchers affiliated with the Human Rights Project in London. Received a “Recommended” rating in Choice. One Time Cost: $55.

Podcasting at School. Fontichiaro, Kristin. This book takes an in-depth look at several podcasting tools, many of which are free, that can be used by educators to create podcasts. After building a solid technical foundation, the book introduces readers to a wide variety of lesson plans that motivate students and stretch their higher-order thinking. Discussion of student privacy issues is interwoven throughout. Westport: Libraries Unlimited, 2008. One Time Cost: $30.

Millennial Makeover: MySpace, YouTube, and the Future of American Politics. Ronald Brownstein, Political Director, Atlantic Media says about this book: " In the spirit of their subjects, Morley Winograd and Michael Hais have mashed up history, pop culture, and sociology to produce a compelling and pathbreaking portrait of a generation poised to reshape American politics. There's more insight, provocative thinking, and eye-opening connections in this original and optimistic account than you'll find in a month of political chat on the tube-or maybe a year." Winograd, Morley. One Time Cost: $25

The Titles Below Have Been Adopted by Donors! Thank you! The titles in lavendar were adopted this year.

Against the Machine: Being Human in the Age of the Electronic War. By Lee Siegel. Siegel, a controversial former NewRepublic.com blogger and past Slate.com art critic, provides a fascinating look at how the Internet is reshaping the way we think about ourselves and the world. Siegel explores how the Internet affects culture and social life, particularly the psychological, emotional and social cost of high-tech solitude. Spiegel & Grau, 2008. One Time Cost: $23

America and Europe After 9/11 And Iraq: The Great Divide. Sarwar A. Kashmeri. Praeger Security International, 2007. Conservative critique of the actions of neoconservatives and the Bush administration after 9/11. Received a “Recommended” rating in Choice. One Time Cost: $45.

America at the Crossroads: Democracy, Power, and the Neoconservative Legacy. Fukuyama, Francis. Yale, 2006. One-Time Cost: $25

America Unzipped. In Search of Sex and Satisfaction. By Brian Alexander. Harmony, 2008. One Time Cost: $24.

The American Ascendancy: How The United States Gained And Wielded Global Dominance. Michael H Hunt. North Carolina, 2007. University of North Carolina professor presents his views of the rise of the U.S. to global hegemony. Received an “Essential” rating in Choice. One Time Cost: $35.

American Tally: Statistics & Rankings for U.S. Cities with Populations over 10,000. 2nd ed. Grey House Publishing. This volume would go to our Government Publications reference area. The Library currently owns the 1st edition of this title. One Time Cost. $125.

An Atlas of Poverty in America : One Nation, Pulling Apart, 1960-2003. By Amy K. Glasmeier. Routledge, 2006. CD-ROM. ISBN: 0415953359. One-Time Cost: $85

Baby Human. (DVD series) With the aid of insightful experiments orchestrated by researchers in child development, this fascinating three-part series focuses on vital psychological and motor skill advancements in infants from birth to 18 months: walking, thinking, and talking. A Discovery Channel Production. 3-part series, 52 minutes each.

Black Cultural Traffic: Crossroads in Global Performance and Popular Culture. Harry J. Elam Jr. and Kennell Jackson, editors. Michigan, 2005. One-Time Cost: $28.

Black Fathers: An Invisible Presence in America. Edited by Michael E. Connor and Joseph L. White. Lawrence Erlbaum, 2006. One-Time Cost: $30

Class Questions: Feminist Answers. By Joan Acker. Rowman & Littlefield, 2006. ISBN: 0742546241. 219 pages. "Acker succeeds in breaking new ground by mergin issues of class, race, and gender and the lenses through which they are viewed." Received a "Highly recommended" rating in Choice . One-Time Cost: $70.00.

Chicano Cinema and Media Art (DVD series). A DVD series preserving historic Chicano documentaries, video art, and feature films. "Los Four" documents the first exhibition of Chicano artists held at a major art museum. "Murals of Aztlán" documents the 1981 exhibition of portable murals by some of the leading Chicano and Chicana artists. Includes 13 short films by Harry Gamboa Jr., an internationally recognized writer and visual artist & co-founder of the Chicano art group ASCO. One Time Cost: $150 for each DVD.

Children Without Childhood. 5-part DVD series. Films for the Humanities and Sciences. Includes: (a) Mexico: Back Door to the Promised Land; (b) India: The Little Serfs; (c) Philippines: Angels of the Night; and (d) Japan: The Taboo of Failure. One Time Cost: $704.

A Child's World. 3-part DVD series. Films for the Humanities and Sciences." Includes: (a) Mind Games; (b) The Independent Thinker; (c) Facts of Life. Interviews with children of various ages, along with cognitive and psychological experiments, bring home key milestones on their long road to maturity. A Discovery Channel production." One Time Cost: $424.

Closing the Food Gap: Resetting the Table in the Land of Plenty. By Mark Winne. In Closing the Food Gap, food activist and journalist Mark Winne poses questions too often overlooked in our current conversations around food: What about those people who are not financially able to make conscientious choices about where and how to get food? And in a time of rising rates of both diabetes and obesity, what can we do to make healthier foods available for everyone? Beacon Press, 2008. One Time Cost: $24.

Conversations with Principals: Issues, Values, and Politics. By Andrew E Dubin, . Sage Publications, 2006. ISBN: 1412916356. 295 pages. ".will prove to be an invaluable teaching resource in the training of principals." Received an "Essential" rating in Choice . One-Time Cost: : $80

Culture, Power, and History: Studies in Critical Sociology. Edited by Stephen Pfohl et al. Brill, 2006. ISBN: 9004146598. 556 pages. One-Time Cost: $109

Data and Research on Human Trafficking: A Global Survey. Edited by Frank Laczko and Elzbieta Gozdziak. International Organization for Migration, 2005. Paperback, ISBN: 929068240X. 342 pages. "This invaluable study contains global and regional information on human trafficking." Received a "Highly recommended" rating in Choice . One-Time Cost: $35

Datapedia of the United States: American History in Numbers. Third Edition. One Time Cost: $125.

Democracy and Excellence: Concord or Conflict? Edited by Joseph Romance and Neal Riemer. Praeger, 2005. One-Time Cost: $120

Developing Caring Relationships Among Parents, Children, Schools, and Communities. McDermott, Dana R.Sage Publications, 2007. One-Time Cost: $69.95.

The Economics of The Great Depression: A Twenty-First Century Look Back At the Economics Of The Interwar Era. Randall E. Parker. E. Elgar, 2007. Short overview of the economics of the Great Depression, and interviews with 12 economists with expertise in this area. Received a “Highly recommended” rating in Choice. One Time Cost: $125.

Economics Uncut: A Complete Guide to Life, Death, and Misadventure. Edited by Simon W. Bowmaker. E. Elgar, 2006 (c2005). Paperback, ISBN: 1845425804. 451 pages. "This volume collects a wide array of economic explanations of social issues that are often thought to be beyond the realm of economic explanation." Received a "Highly recommended" rating in Choice . One-Time Cost: $50

Education and Community. Gereluk, Dianne. Continuum International Publishers Group, 2006. ISBN: 0826484662. 206 pages. One-Time Cost: $120

Encyclopedia of African History. 3 Volumes. Routledge. One Time Cost: $495.

Encyclopedia of African-American Culture and History: the Black Experience in the Americas. Edited by Colin A. Palmer. 2nd edition. Macmillan Reference, 2006. 6-volume set. One-Time Cost: $695

Encyclopedia of Sex and Gender: Men and Women in the World's Cultures. Kluwer Academic/Plenum. 2 volumes. One Time Cost: $475.

Encyclopedia of Social Theory. Edited by George Ritzer. Sage Publications, 2005. 2 volumes.One Time Cost: $350.

Encyclopedia of Women in American History. One Time Cost: $300.

Encyclopedia of the World's Minorities. 3 volume set. Routledge.One Time Cost: $495.

Emerging Adults in America : Coming of Age in the 21 st Century. Edited by Jeffery Jensen Arneett and Jennifer Lynn Tanner. American Psychological Association, 2006. ISBN: 1591473292. 341 pages. of essays on emerging adulthood. Received a "Highly recommended" rating in Choice . One-Time Cost: $60. Collection

Ethical Realism: A Vision for America’s Role in The World. Anatol Lieven and John Hulsman. Pantheon Books, 2006. A conservative analyst and radical centrist provide an alternative to what they consider to be a failed American foreign policy. Received a “Highly recommended” rating in Choice. One Time Cost: $22.

Executive Orders and the Modern Presidency: Legislating from the Oval Office . Warber, Adam L. L. Rienner, 2006. ISBN: 1588264017. 175 pages. Systematic review of executive orders from 1936-2001. Received a "Recommended" rating in Choice . One-Time Cost: $50.

The Genocide Factor. 4-part DVD series. Films for the Humanities and Sciences. Includes: (a) Genocide: From Biblical Times Through the Ages; (b) Genocide in the First Half of the 20th Century; (c) Never Again? Genocide Since the Holocaust; and (d)Genocide: The Horror Continues. One Time Cost: $639.

Handbook of Children, Culture, and Violence. Edited by Nancy E. Dowd, Dorothy G. Singer, and Robin Fretwell Wilson. Sage Publications, 2006. ISBN: 1412913691. 483 pages. . Series of papers from a conference on children, culture, and violence. Received a "Recommended" rating in Choice . One-Time Cost: $125

House Lust: America's Obsession with Our Homes. By Daniel F. McGinn. Currency, 2008. One Time Cost: $25.

Is Lighter Better? Skin-Tone Discrimination Among Asian Americans. Joanne L. Rondilla. (By Joanne L. Rondilla and Paul Spickard with LilyndaAgvateesiri et al.) Rowman & Littlefield, 2007. Interviews with over 100 Asian Americans discover a prevailing preference for lighter skin color and European facial features in every Asian community. This pioneering work received a “Highly recommended” rating in Choice. One Time Cost: $75.

“It’s Being Done”: Academic Success In Unexpected Schools. Karin Chenoweth. Harvard Education, 2007. Presents a picture of academic success in urban and rural schools serving poor students and students of color. Received a “Recommended” rating in Choice. One Time Cost: $2

International Handbook of Violence Research. Kluwer Academic 1288 pp. One Time Cost: $199.

Jewish Slavery in Antiquity. Hezser, Catherine. Oxford , 2005. ISBN: 019928086X. 439 pages. Comprehensive survey of Jewish slavery (Jews as slaves and as slave-owners) in the ancient world. Received a "Recommended" rating in Choice . One-Time Cost: $100

Mental Health Care for Urban Indians: Clinical Insights from Native Practitioners. Edited by Tawa M. Witko. American Psychological Association, 2006. ISBN: 1591473594. 224 pages. . "This book is a remedy for the lack of educational resources for mental health and human service professionals working with Native American people." Received a "Highly recommended" rating in Choice. One-Time Cost: $70

Message Control: How News Is Made On The Presidential Campaign Trail. Elizabeth A. Skewes. Rowman & Littlefield, 2007. University of Colorado-Boulder professor discusses how journalists and politicians produce news on the campaign trail. Received a “Highly recommended” rating in Choice. One Time Cost: $75.

Multiple Origins, Uncertain Destinies: Hispanics and the American Future. Edited by Marta Tienda and Faith Mitchell. National Academies Press, 2006. ISBN: 0309096677. 159 pages. Key issues regarding Hispanics in the U.S. Received an "Essential" rating in Choice. One-Time Cost: $35

The Myth of the Rational Voter: Why Democracies Choose Bad Policies. Caplan, Bryan. Princeton Univesity Press, 2007. One-Time Cost: $29.95.

National Party Conventions, 1831-2004. CQ Press, 2006. ISBN: 1568029829. 325 pages. Comprehensive reference work on this topic. Received a "Highly recommende" rating in Choice. One-Time Cost: $40

Natural Resources and Economic Development. Barbier, Edward B. Cambridge , 2005. One-Time Cost: $85

The New Brain Sciences: Perils and Prospects . Edited by Dai Rees and Steven Rose. Cambridge , 2004. 301 pages, hardcover. ISBN 0521830095. One Time Cost: $120.

North Korea under Kim Jong Il: From Consolidation to Systemic Dissonance. Kim, Sung Chull. State University of New York Press, 2006. 277 pages. ISBN: 0791469271. One-Time Cost: $75

Oxford Encyclopedia of Children's Literature. Edited by Jack Zipes. Oxford , 2006. 4-volume set. ISBN: 0195146565. 1800 pages encyclopedic treatment focusing on English-language children's literature, with an international scope. One-Time Cost: $395

Presidential Commissions & National Security: the Politics of Damage Control. Kitts, Kenneth. L. Rienner, 2006. ISBN: 1588264041. 194 pages. Case studies of Roberts Commission, Rockefeller Commission, Scowcroft Commission, Tower Commission, and 9/11 Commission. Received an "Essential" rating in Choice . One-Time Cost: $50

Qualitative Research Methods for Psychologists: Introduction to Empirical Studies. Edited by Constance T. Fischer. Elsevier, 2006. ISBN: 0120884704. 461 pages. Introduction to the methods of qualitative research. Received a "Recommended" rating in Choice . One-Time Cost: $90

Sage Handbook of Qualitative Research. 3rd edition. Edited by Norman K. Denzin.One Time Cost: $130.

Security in the 21 st Century: the United Nations, Afghanistan , and Iraq. Ashgate, 2005. ISBN: 0754624420. 320 pages. One-Time Cost: $100

Sex from Plato to Paglia: A Philosophical Encyclopedia. Edited by Alan Soble. Greenwood , 2006. 2-volume set. One-Time Cost: $300

Situational Prevention of Child Sexual Abuse. Edited by Richard Wortley. Willow Tree Criminal Justice, 2006. One Time Cost: $54.

Social Issues in America : An Encyclopedia. Edited by James Ciment. M.E. Sharpe, 2006. 7-volume set. ISBN: 0765680610. "This multivolume set provides a rich source of information on social issues in American society." One-Time Cost: $450

Stolen Angels: the Kidnapped Girls of Uganda. By Kathy Cook. Penguin Canada, 2007. One Time Cost: $24.

Sudan: Race, Religion and Violence. Jok Madut Jok. Oneworld, 2007. Loyola Marymount University professor and former resident of southern Sudan examines the role of religion, race and violence in this conflict-torn area. Received a “Recommended” rating in Choice. One Time Cost: $20

Using Their Brains in Science: Ideas for Children Aged 5 to 14. Ward, Hellen. This resource provides teachers with creative and engaging strategies to help learners ages 514 improve their thinking and learning skills in science. London: Paul Chapman, 2007. One Time Cost: $63

The Well-Managed Classroom: Strategies to Create a Productive and Cooperative Social Climate in Your Learning Community, 2nd edition. Hensley, Michele; Powell, Walter; Lamke, Susan; Hartman, Scott. Boys Town Press, 2007. One-Time Cost: $24.95.

Women's Roles and Statuses the World Over. Hepburn, Stephanie & Simon, Rita J. Rowman & Littlefield, 2006. One-Time Cost: $55.

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