University Of Michigan Press imprint: 1020 books
Formative Years
Children's Health in the United States, 1880-2000
Language: English
Release Date: December 18, 2009
Alexandra Minna Stern is Associate Director of the Center for the History of Medicine and Assistant Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology and American Culture at the University of Michigan. Howard Markel is the George Edward Wantz Professor of the History of Medicine, Professor of Pediatrics and...
Narrative Prosthesis
Disability and the Dependencies of Discourse
Language: English
Release Date: May 21, 2014
Narrative Prosthesis: Disability and the Dependencies of Discourse develops a narrative theory of the pervasive use of disability as a device of characterization in literature and film. It argues that, while other marginalized identities have suffered cultural exclusion due to a dearth of images reflecting...
Incidents in an Educational Life
A Memoir (of Sorts)
Language: English
Release Date: May 22, 2013
Incidents in an Educational Life chronicles the educational journey of John M. Swales. A leading scholar in the field of Applied Linguistics and its subfield of English for Specific Purposes, Swales has taught across the globe in places such as Italy, Sweden, Libya, the United Kingdom, and the University...
Beyond Sputnik
U.S. Science Policy in the Twenty-First Century
Language: English
Release Date: September 22, 2010
Science and technology are responsible for almost every advance in our modern quality of life. Yet science isn't just about laboratories, telescopes and particle accelerators. Public policy exerts a huge impact on how the scientific community conducts its work. Beyond Sputnik is a comprehensive survey...
As If
An Autobiography
Language: English
Release Date: June 22, 2011
"From his childhood in the 'Jewish heart' of Brooklyn to his memorable production of Endgame in the 1960s, Herbert Blau's autobiography provides not only more of Blau's penetrating insights into dramatists like Beckett and into the complex cross-currents of the American experimental theatre of...
Susan Glaspell in Context
American Theater, Culture, and Politics, 1915-48
Language: English
Release Date: March 25, 2010
Susan Glaspell in Context not only discusses the dramatic work of this key American author -- perhaps best known for her short story "A Jury of Her Peers" and its dramatic counterpart, Trifles -- but also places it within the theatrical, cultural, political, social, historical, and biographical...
The Supreme Court on Trial
How the American Justice System Sacrifices Innocent Defendants
Language: English
Release Date: February 9, 2010
The chief mandate of the criminal justice system is not to prosecute the guilty but to safeguard the innocent from wrongful convictions; with this startling assertion, legal scholar George Thomas launches his critique of the U.S. system and its emphasis on procedure at the expense of true justice.
Thomas...
Out of the Closets and into the Courts
Legal Opportunity Structure and Gay Rights Litigation
Language: English
Release Date: January 20, 2009
Over the past 30 years, the gay rights movement has moved from the margins to the center of American politics, sparking debate from bedroom to boardroom to battlefield. Out of the Closets and into the Courts analyzes recent gay rights cases and explores the complex relationship between litigation...
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Language: English
Release Date: September 23, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: September 23, 2009
Capturing Campaign Effects is the definitive study to date of the influence of campaigns on political culture. Comprising a broad exploration of campaign factors (debates, news coverage, advertising, and polls) and their effects (priming, learning, and persuasion), as well as an impressive survey...
Striving to Save
Creating Policies for Financial Security of Low-Income Families
Language: English
Release Date: May 25, 2010
"Striving to Save will inform and inspire social policy with its breakthrough approach in understanding how low-income families make ends meet while striving to make a better life for themselves and their families. Scholarly work in savings, debt, household finance, and behavior economics will...
Regulatory Barriers and the Principle of Non-discrimination in World Trade Law
Past, Present, and Future
Language: English
Release Date: May 18, 2010
The University of Michigan Press is pleased to announce the second volume in an annual series, the World Trade Forum. The Forum's members include scholars, lawyers, and government and business practitioners working in the area of international trade, law, and policy. They meet annually to discuss...
Civilizing the Enemy
German Reconstruction and the Invention of the West
Language: English
Release Date: June 25, 2009
For the past century, politicians have claimed that "Western Civilization" epitomizes democratic values and international stability. But who is a member of "Western Civilization"? Germany, for example, was a sworn enemy of the United States and much of Western Europe in the first...
The German Patient
Crisis and Recovery in Postwar Culture
Language: English
Release Date: February 11, 2010
The German Patient takes an original look at fascist constructions of health and illness, arguing that the idea of a healthy "national body"---propagated by the Nazis as justification for the brutal elimination of various unwanted populations---continued to shape post-1945 discussions about...
The Accidental Teacher
Life Lessons from My Silent Son
Language: English
Release Date: November 18, 2009
"Jonah Lehmann is an accidental teacher of others, including his family and friends. This personal and touching account of Jonah's life is enlightening, especially to those coming to terms with similar challenges with autism and other cognitive disabilities. It was written with love to support...