University Of Michigan Press imprint: 1020 books
Defending Diversity
Affirmative Action at the University of Michigan
Language: English
Release Date: April 23, 2010
Even as lawsuits challenging its admissions policies made their way through the courts, the University of Michigan carried the torch for affirmative action in higher education.
In June 2003, the Supreme Court vindicated UM's position on affirmative action when it ruled that race may be used...
by James Boyd White, H. Jefferson Powell
Language: English
Release Date: December 18, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: December 18, 2009
The authors of this book share a concern for the state of law and democracy in our country, which to many seems to have deteriorated badly. Deep changes are visible in a wide array of phenomena: judicial opinions, the teaching of law, legal practice, international relations, legal scholarship, congressional...
A Setting For Excellence
The Story of the Planning and Development of the Ann Arbor Campus of the University of Michigan
Language: English
Release Date: July 15, 2015
While there are times when the mix of old and new buildings and the chaotic activities of thousands of students can give a haphazard appearance to the university, campus planning has in fact become a highly refined form of architecture. This is demonstrated in a convincing fashion by this immensely...
The Street Porter and the Philosopher
Conversations on Analytical Egalitarianism
Language: English
Release Date: November 16, 2009
Adam Smith, asserting the common humanity of the street porter and the philosopher, articulated the classical economists' model of social interactions as exchanges among equals. This model had largely fallen out of favor until, recently, a number of scholars in the avant-garde of economic thought...
Latin Inscriptions in the Kelsey Museum
The Dennison and De Criscio Collections
Language: English
Release Date: March 23, 2010
The Latin inscriptions in the Kelsey Museum are among the best primary sources we have for documenting the lives of the lower classes in the Roman world. They provide unique evidence of the details of Roman daily life, including beliefs, occupations, families, and attitudes toward death.
The...
A Setting For Excellence, Part II
The Story of the Planning and Development of the Ann Arbor Campus of the University of Michigan
Language: English
Release Date: October 5, 2017
Campus planning is often a crucial underlying set of goals for university administrations, even if, over time, the mix of new and old buildings, changes in usage patterns and activities of students, and evolution of styles present challenges to a cohesive campus plan. In its two-hundred year history...
Discarded, Discovered, Collected
The University of Michigan Papyrus Collection
Language: English
Release Date: October 5, 2017
Discarded, Discovered, Collected provides an accessible introduction to the University of Michigan’s collection of papyri and related ancient materials, the widest and deepest resource of its kind in the Western hemisphere. The collection was founded in the early part of the 20th century by University...
by Cindy Kam, Robert J Franzese
Language: English
Release Date: September 23, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: September 23, 2009
Social scientists study complex phenomena about which they often propose intricate hypotheses tested with linear-interactive or multiplicative terms. While interaction terms are hardly new to social science research, researchers have yet to develop a common methodology for using and interpreting them....
by Theodora Bosanquet
Language: English
Release Date: May 18, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: May 18, 2010
A new edition of the delightful 1924 memoir by James’s longtime secretary, with a biographical essay and excerpts from her diaries
Theodora Bosanquet was Henry James's secretary from 1907 until his death in 1916, one of the most significant periods of his long writing career. Her memoir Henry...
Building Tall
My Life and the Invention of Construction Management
Language: English
Release Date: September 29, 2011
"John Tishman is a true pioneer in the Construction Management industry. Through his CM leadership, some of America's most well-known buildings have been brought to successful completion."
---Bruce D'Agostino, president and chief executive, Construction Management Association of America
"Building...
After the Nazi Racial State
Difference and Democracy in Germany and Europe
Language: English
Release Date: February 22, 2010
"After the Nazi Racial State offers a comprehensive, persuasive, and ambitious argument in favor of making 'race' a more central analytical category for the writing of post-1945 history. This is an extremely important project, and the volume indeed has the potential to reshape the field of post-1945...
The Many Faces of Political Islam
Religion and Politics in the Muslim World
Language: English
Release Date: December 21, 2009
Analysts and pundits from across the American political spectrum describe Islamic fundamentalism as one of the greatest threats to modern, Western-style democracy. Yet very few non-Muslims would be able to venture an accurate definition of political Islam. Mohammed Ayoob's The Many Faces of Political...
The Next Twenty-five Years
Affirmative Action in Higher Education in the United States and South Africa
Language: English
Release Date: December 18, 2009
A penetrating exploration of affirmative action's continued place in 21st-century higher education, The Next Twenty-five Years assembles the viewpoints of some of the most influential scholars, educators, university leaders, and public officials. Its comparative essays range the political spectrum...
The Impact of Trade and Domestic Policy Reforms in India
A CGE Modeling Approach
Language: English
Release Date: August 27, 2010
Major economic reforms undertaken since 1991 have brought the Indian economy into a new phase of development directed toward becoming globally competitive through the opening of trade, foreign investment, and technology inflows. The private sector is expected to play a lead role, with a corresponding...