University Of Michigan Press: 1128 books
Right in Michigan's Grassroots
From the KKK to the Michigan Militia
Language: English
Release Date: June 22, 2011
"A real contribution to Michigan history that gets to the root of the movements in twentieth-century American history that upon reflection can bring a certain discomfort and unease."
---Francis X. Blouin, Director of the Bentley Historical Library, University of Michigan
Throughout...
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...
Isadore's Secret
Sin, Murder, and Confession in a Northern Michigan Town
Language: English
Release Date: April 23, 2010
"In Isadore's Secret, Mardi Link shines a journalist's lamp on this dark, quiet corner of Michigan's history, assuring that the tragic story of Sister Janina is not forgotten. Link's telling is fascinating and thorough, making a story you will not soon forget."
---Steve Lehto, author of...
Soapy
A Biography of G. Mennen Williams
Language: English
Release Date: August 3, 2009
"This is an important book about an important public official, G. Mennen 'Soapy' Williams---an unabashed liberal, a true humanitarian, and a great patriot."
---George McGovern
"Soapy Williams had a deep talent not only to compel but on occasion to repel."
---John Kenneth...
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...
by John Fedynsky
Language: English
Release Date: September 22, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: September 22, 2010
“ Whether you are an attorney, a Michigan history buff, or a lover of architecture, you will find this book is a valuable resource.”
---Michigan Bar Journal
John Fedynsky documents in narrative and photos every county courthouse of Michigan's eighty-three counties, as well as the Michigan...
The View from the Helm
Leading the American University during an Era of Change
Language: English
Release Date: March 25, 2009
Widely regarded as one of the most active and publicly engaged university presidents in modern academia, Duderstadt— who led the University of Michigan from 1988 to 1996— presided over a period of enormous change, not only for his institution, but for universities across the country. His presidency...
Intercollegiate Athletics and the American University
A University President's Perspective
Language: English
Release Date: April 21, 2009
After decades of domination on campus, college sports' supremacy has begun to weaken. "Enough, already!" detractors cry. College is about learning, not chasing a ball around to the whir of TV cameras.
In Intercollegiate Athletics and the American University James Duderstadt agrees,...
The Hyperlinked Society
Questioning Connections in the Digital Age
Language: English
Release Date: December 11, 2009
"Links" are among the most basic---and most unexamined---features of online life. Bringing together a prominent array of thinkers from industry and the academy, The Hyperlinked Society addresses a provocative series of questions about the ways in which hyperlinks organize behavior online....
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Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2010
Representatives of industry, government, caregivers, and consumers join scholars and policy analysts in comparing market forces to regulation as potential means for righting what is wrong with managed care. The contributors that John E. Billi and Gail B. Agrawal have gathered here quickly move the...
Ladies of the Lights
Michigan Women in the U.S. Lighthouse Service
Language: English
Release Date: March 15, 2011
"A great read about some great ladies, Pat Majher's Ladies of the Lights pays long overdue homage to an overlooked part of Great Lakes maritime history in which a select group of stalwart women beat the odds to succeed in a field historically reserved for men."
---Terry Pepper, Great Lakes...