by michaeld | Apr 2, 2013 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), History
The Ugly Breakup of the Balkans By James Pettifer Columbia University Press, $50.00, 380 pages The Balkans is a region that is beset by history. It is impossible to escape, in an era where history is supposed to be over; that we have moved beyond...
by michaeld | Mar 5, 2013 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), Reference
By Mike Chasar Columbia University Press, $27.50, 302 pages Mike Chasar, an assistant professor of Literature and Creative Writing at Willamette University in Salem, Oregon, takes us on a sentimental journey back into the 20th century, a time...
by michaeld | Feb 16, 2013 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), History
The Thrust of Pakistan’s Past By Ian Talbot Columbia University Press, 24.50, 224 pages This is a good book in order to have the trajectory of events at your fingertips and reiterate the intersection of trends, but a casual reader is likely to...
by michaeld | Feb 14, 2013 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), Current Events & Politics
The Most Important Ones Edited by Sid Holt Columbia University Press, 16.95, 544 pages Journalism can be like a splash of cold water or palatable medicine with side effects like increased anxiety or depression. The antidote is necessary in a society and...
by michaeld | Feb 9, 2013 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), Nature, Outdoors & Animals
Animal Biology for Scientists and Animal lovers Edited by Julie A. Smith & Robert W. Mitchell Columbia University Press, 35.00, 380 pages “The authors in the current volume strive to explore, analyze, query, and generally poke at the perspectives of...