Through a careful analysis of early libel law, the state and federal constitutions, and the Sedition Act crisis, Robert Martin, assistant professor of government, shows how the development of constitutionalism and civil liberties were bound up in the discussion of the "free and open press."  This book is a study of early American political thought and democratic theory, as seen through the revealing window provided by press liberty discouse. More ...

Bruce Goldstone '84, has worked as an educational publisher for over 20 years. His first book, The Beastly Feast (illustrated by Blair Lent), won a Parent's Choice Silver Honor. In Ten Friends rollicking rhymes and cheerful pictures create a delightful introduction to simple addition concepts. More ...

A native of Bronxville, NY, Bruce has written three books. His latest book, The Orlando Cepeda Story, was recently published by Arte Publico Press in July of 2001. The peaks and valleys in the life and career of a baseball Hall of Famer. A “compelling portrait of a player straining against his boundaries,” by the program presentations manager at the National Baseball Hall of Fame and biographer of another luminary of the game, Roberto Clemente. More ...

Kiltmaking methods have remained essentially the same for over a century. Making a kilt will put you in touch not only with Scottish tradition but with a tailoring and hand sewing tradition that has been almost entirely lost as we begin the 21st century. Barbara Tewksbury, professor of geology and kiltmaker, has teamed up with legendary kiltmaker Elsie Stuehmeyer to create a book that teachers the traditional kiltmaking methods that Elsie learned 50 years ago as an apprentice and kiltmaker with the renowned firm Thomas Gordon's of Glasglow. More ...

Chuck Miller '85 is the author of Warman's American Records, 2nd Edition. Just the thing for the record collector, either active or would-be: an identification and price guide, based on condition, to thousands of music records of all genres, released between 1950 and 2000. Well indexed and illustrated, with historical background, advice on collecting, and bits of trivia thrown in. The author, a longtime collector himself, has written extensively on the subject. More ...

Who will govern China at the dawn of the twenty-first century?  What are the social backgrounds and career paths of the new generation of leaders?  How do they differ from their predecessors in their responses to perplexing economic and sociopolitical challenges?  Drawing upon a wealth of both quantitative and qualitative data on the so-called fourth generation of leaders-those who where young during the Cultural Revolution-Cheng Li, professor of government, sheds valuable light on these key questions. More ...

In rediscovering his native country, full of energy, irony, paradox, and contradiction, Cheng Li, professor of government, challenges some mainstream perceptions of China and presents a fresh perspective on U.S.-Sino relations during this period of uncertainty. More ...

Most Americans first heard of Michael Harrington with the publication of The Other America, his seminal book on American poverty. Maurice Isserman, professor of history, expertly tracks Harrington's beginnings in the Catholic Worker movement, his abandonment of his once deeply-held Catholicism, his life in 1950s Greenwich Village, and his evolution as a thinker. Isserman explains why Harrington, who more than any other single individual seemed perfectly positioned to play the role of adult mentor to the New Left in the 1960s, instead fell into disfavor with young campus activists, and lost the opportunity of a lifetime to make his democratic Socialist perspective a relevant force in American politics. More ...