New Books
Hello Readers. School has ended (for some) and summer has begun. To help commemorate this radical change in seasons we here at Coles have a selection of new books to keep your brain functioning throughout the summer. Just click through on the titles to get previews of the books an more information.
Global climate change and U.S. law
By Michael Gerrard, American Bar Association. Section of Environment, Energy, and Resources
Published by American Bar Association, 2007
ISBN: 1590318161
"This comprehensive, current examination of U.S. law as it relates to global climate change begins with a summary of the factual and scientific background of climate change based on governmental statistics and other official sources. Subsequent chapters address the international and national frameworks of climate change law, including the Kyoto Protocol, state programs affected in the absence of a mandatory federal program, issues of disclosure and corporate governance, and the insurance industry. Also covered are the legal aspects of other efforts, including voluntary programs, emissions trading programs, and carbon sequestration."--google books
The Cambridge Companion to Darwin
By Jonathan Hodge, M. J. S. (Michael Jonathan Sessions) Hodge, Gregory Radick
Contributor M. J. S. (Michael Jonathan Sessions) Hodge
Published by Cambridge Univ Pr, 2009
ISBN: 0521884756
"An indispensable resource for anyone teaching or researching Darwin's theories and their historical and philosophical interpretations. This second, updated edition includes two new chapters: on Darwin, Hume and human nature, and on Darwin's theories in the intellectual long run, from the pre-Socratics to the present."--google books
Speaking for the Dead: Cadavers in Biology and Medicine
By David Gareth Jones
Published by Ashgate, 2000
ISBN: 0754620735
"Speaking for the Dead" is an incisive examination of the highly topical and often controversial issues surrounding the use of human cadavers in scientific research. This new edition has been fully revised and updated to take account of recent developments in this area. These include the repeated organ scandals in the UK, body parts scandals in the United States, and the abuses of bodies in China. Plastination in the form of BodyWorlds types of exhibitions is also discussed. The book also provides new material on neuroimaging, neuroethics and Alzheimer's disease and the major ethical issues they raise for society.The on-going discussion on embryonic stem cells is reflected in the focus of the chapter on the embryo. With it's clear writing style and use of non-technical language "Speaking for the Dead" will be an essential book for all those interested in bioethics, an area which continues to increase in significance with the development of new techniques for the manipulation of human cadavers. As a human anatomist and bioethicist, Gareth Jones offers a unique perspective on these issues, crossing the boundaries between clinical, medical, legal and ethical concerns. His exploration of historical developments as well as his analysis of recent case studies results in a pertinent and comprehensive examination of issues at the forefront of bioethics."--Amazon.com
Healing Traditions: The Mental Health of Aboriginal Peoples in Canada
By Laurence J. Kirmayer
Contributor Georges Erasmus
Published by University of British Columbia Press, 2008
ISBN: 077481523X
"The mental health of Aboriginal peoples in Canada refects their unique cultures and histories as well as current social and political challenges. This collection addresses the origins of mental problems and culturally appropriate and effective responses for mental health services and promotion. Healing Traditions is not a handbook of practice but a starting point for thinking critically about current issues. The book is divided into four sections: an introduction to the mental health of Indigenous peoples; origins and representations of social suffering; transformations of identity and community; and traditional healing and mental health services. Cross-cutting themes include the impact of colonialism, sedentarization, and forced assimilation, the importance of land for indigenous identity and an ecocentric self, notions of space and place as part of the cultural matrix of identity and experience, and processes of healing and spirituality as sources of resilience. Offering a unique combination of mental health and socio-cultural perspectives, Healing Traditions will be useful to readers in Aboriginal communities and to health professionals, educators, community workers, politicians, social scientists, and students."--google books
Conscription in the Napoleonic Era: A Revolution in Military Affairs?
By Donald J. Stoker, Harold D. Blanton, Frederick C. Schneid
Contributor Donald J. Stoker, Harold D. Blanton, Frederick C. Schneid
Published by Routledge, 2008
ISBN: 0415349990
"This edited volume explores conscription in the Napoleonic era, tracing the roots of European conscription and exploring the many methods that states used to obtain the manpower they needed to prosecute their wars".--google books
Medical Sociology: An Introduction
By Hannah Bradby
Published by Sage Pubns, 2008
ISBN: 1412902193
"This timely and assured text provides lecturers and students with a well informed, penetrating analysis of the key questions in medicine and society. The book is divided into three sections. It opens with a well judged account of the context of health and illness. It moves on to examine the process and experience of illness. Finally, it examines how health care is negotiated and delivered." --google books