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Generic The Unbranding of Modern Medicine
Jeremy A. Greene “An enlightening and passionately written work, Generic opens the ‘black box’ of the pharmaceutical world. This book will deeply impact the way we imagine and practice medicine in the future.”—Siddhartha Mukherjee, author of The Emperor of All Maladies: A Biography of Cancer 2014 368 pp., 8 halftones, 9 line drawings 978-1-4214-1493-5 $29.95 hardcover
Renegade Amish Beard Cutting, Hate Crimes, and the Trial of the Bergholz Barbers
Donald B. Kraybill How a series of violent Amish-on-Amish attacks shattered the peace of a peace-loving people and led to a new interpretation of the federal hate crime law. 2014 224 pp., 9 halftones, 3 line drawings 978-1-4214-1567-3 $24.95 hardcover
Doctors Without Borders Humanitarian Quests, Impossible Dreams of Médecins Sans Frontières
Renée C. Fox An intimate portrait of the renowned international humanitarian organization. “This is a commendably reflective work of sociology that, more importantly, tells a remarkable history of care.” —Publishers Weekly 2014 328 pp., 11 halftones, 6 line drawings 978-1-4214-1692-2 $29.95 paperback
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Science Unshackled How Obscure, Abstract, Seemingly Useless Scientific Research Turned Out to Be the Basis for Modern Life
C. Renée James “Science has surprised humans with incredible insights and great strides in the quality of life for centuries. Renée James’s book walks you through the amazing relationship between scientific research and producing a better world around us—it’s an inspiring, eye-opening journey.” —Astronomy 2014 216 pp. 978-1-4214-1500-0
$24.95 hardcover
The Large Hadron Collider The Extraordinary Story of the Higgs Boson and Other Stuff That Will Blow Your Mind
Don Lincoln “Reading about the Large Hadron Collider, with its spinning particle streams, hypercontrolled collisions, and awesome implications, is like learning about what wizards do.” —Foreword Reviews 2014 240 pp. 5 b&w photos, 19 b&w illus., 25 halftones, 41 line drawings 978-1-4214-1351-8 $29.95 hardcover
Why Mars NASA and the Politics of Space Exploration
W. Henry Lambright “No one before Lambright has come close to explaining the development of NASA’s successful two-decade strategy to garner public and political support for Mars exploration.” —Roger D. Launius, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution 2014 336 pp. 978-1-4214-1279-5
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The Johns Hopkins Guide to Diabetes For Patients and Families second edition
Christopher D. Saudek, M.D., Richard R. Rubin, Ph.D., CDE, and Thomas W. Donner, M.D. A comprehensive and up-to-date guide to the physically, emotionally, and psychologically challenging disease of diabetes. A Johns Hopkins Press Health Book 2014 504 pp., 47 b&w illus. 978-1-4214-1180-4 $22.95 paperback
Confronting Chronic Pain A Pain Doctor’s Guide to Relief
Steven H. Richeimer, M.D. with Kathy Steligo
“For anyone who has been made to feel that their suffering is in their head, or has refilled prescription after prescription with no relief, you no longer have to suffer helplessly and in silence. Read this book and begin to take back control of your life.”—Sue Friedman, coauthor of Confronting Hereditary Breast and Ovarian Cancer A Johns Hopkins Press Health Book 2014 256 pp., 10 line drawings 978-1-4214-1253-5 $24.95 paperback
Making Sense of IBS A Physician Answers Your Questions about Irritable Bowel Syndrome second edition
Brian E. Lacy, Ph.D., M.D. “This book is very well-written, clear, and certainly reaches its goal of clearing up the many misconceptions and misinterpretations that surround IBS.” —Digestive and Liver Disease A Johns Hopkins Press Health Book 2013 392 pp., 20 b&w illus. 978-1-4214-1115-6 $21.95 paperback
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Living with Rheumatoid Arthritis third edition
Tammi L. Shlotzhauer, M.D. “A well-written and comprehensive book that will be a valuable resource for patients with rheumatoid arthritis who are highly motivated to learn more about their disease. I will recommend it with enthusiasm to my patients.” —Arthritis and Rheumatism A Johns Hopkins Press Health Book 2014 424 pp., 57 line drawings 978-1-4214-1427-0 $19.95 paperback
Bipolar Disorder A Guide for Patients and Families third edition
Francis Mark Mondimore, M.D. “I highly recommend it for patients and their family members and friends as an enlightened, pragmatic, and empathic resource for this very complex and challenging illness.” —Journal of Clinical Psychiatry A Johns Hopkins Press Health Book 2014 304 pp., 2 halftones, 13 line drawings 978-1-4214-1206-1 $19.95 paperback
Treatment of Child Abuse Common Ground for Mental Health, Medical, and Legal Practitioners second edition
edited by Robert M. Reece, M.D., Rochelle F. Hanson, Ph.D., and John Sargent, M.D. foreword by Walter F. Mondale
“This book represents a milestone in expanding the resource base for professionals working in the child abuse field.”—Journal of Child and Family Studies 2014 392 pp., 10 line drawings 978-1-4214-1273-3 $65.00 paperback
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The Wonder of the Human Hand Care and Repair of the Body’s Most Marvelous Instrument
edited by E. F. Shaw Wilgis, M.D., with fourteen experts from the renowned Curtis National Hand Center Specialists from a world-class hand center remind us how very important hands are and describe how medicine helps people whose hands are impaired. A Johns Hopkins Press Health Book 2014 208 pp., 17 halftones, 9 line drawings 978-1-4214-1548-2 $24.95 paperback
A Physician’s Guide to Pain and Symptom Management in Cancer Patients third edition
Janet L. Abrahm, MD This highly regarded handbook provides clinicians with the information they need to treat their cancer patients effectively and compassionately. 2014 656 pp., 20 line drawings 978-1-4214-1403-4 $39.95 paperback
Mental Health Issues and the University Student Doris Iarovici, M.D. “Iarovici navigates a passage between the science of diagnosis and the art of treatment. In doing so, she demonstrates an appreciation for the subtle nuances that affect the treatment of individuals poised on the cusp of adulthood.”—PsycCRITIQUES 2014 264 pp., 4 line drawings 978-1-4214-1238-2 $34.95 paperback
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Aging Together Dementia, Friendship, and Flourishing Communities
Susan H. McFadden and John T. McFadden “Readable and useful . . . Anyone who wants to teach, practise or encourage person-centred care for people with dementia will find a lot in this book.”—Nursing Times 2011 256 pp. 978-1-4214-1375-4
$29.95 paperback
Improving Your Memory How to Remember What You’re Starting to Forget fourth edition
Janet Fogler and Lynn Stern An essential handbook packed with proven techniques for remembering what you don’t want to forget. “The finest handbook we’ve seen on the subject.”—AARP Magazine 2014 168 pp., 4 line drawings 978-1-4214-1570-3 $18.95 paperback
Resilience and Aging Research and Practice
Helen Lavretsky, MD, MS “Accessible, original, and well sourced, Resilience and Aging will be of great interest to aging adults and professional caregivers alike.”—Gregory L. Fricchione, MD, Massachusetts General Hospital 2014 272 pp., 5 line drawings 978-1-4214-1498-0 $44.95 hardcover
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A Chosen Calling Jews in Science in the Twentieth Century
Noah J. Efron Rejecting the idea that Jews have done well in science because of uniquely Jewish traits, Jewish brains, and Jewish habits of mind, Efron approaches the Jewish affinity for science through the geographic and cultural circumstances of Jews who were compelled to settle in new worlds in the early twentieth century. 2014 168 pp. 978-1-4214-1381-5
$26.95 hardcover
Pain A Political History
Keith Wailoo In this history of American political culture, Wailoo examines why and how pain and compassionate relief has been a battleground for defining the line between society’s liberal trends and conservative tendencies. 2014 296 pp., 11 halftones, 4 line drawings 978-1-4214-1365-5 $29.95 hardcover
Gene Jockeys Life Science and the Rise of Biotech Enterprise
Nicolas Rasmussen “Delicately unravels the tangled fibres of discovery, entrepreneurship and lab life in the first decades of genetic engineering.”—Nature 2014 264 pp., 12 line drawings 978-1-4214-1340-2 $35.00 hardcover
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An Equation for Every Occasion Fifty-Two Formulas and Why They Matter
John M. Henshaw A little math, a bit of history, and a dose of storytelling combine to reveal the importance of equations in everyday life. 2014 200 pp., 1 halftone, 15 line drawings 978-1-4214-1491-1 $29.95 hardcover
Mathematics in Twentieth-Century Literature and Art Content, Form, Meaning
Robert Tubbs “A refreshing and unusual contribution that should appeal to a larger audience than mathematicians alone, including historians and art theorists. Tubbs’s focus on artists whose mathematical intentions are made clear by the artists themselves is original.”—Janice Sklensky, Wheaton College 2014 184 pp., 9 halftones, 10 line drawings 978-1-4214-1380-8 $29.95 paperback
Introduction to Abstract Algebra From Rings, Numbers, Groups, and Fields to Polynomials and Galois Theory
Benjamin Fine, Anthony M. Gaglione, and Gerhard Rosenberger A breakthrough approach to teaching one of math’s most intimidating concepts. Avoiding the pitfalls common in the standard textbooks, the authors set a pace that allows beginner-level students to follow the progression from familiar topics such as rings, numbers, and groups to more difficult concepts. 2014 584 pp., 13 line drawings, 4 graphs 978-1-4214-1176-7 $99.95 hardcover
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Maxwell’s Demon and the Golden Apple Global Discord in the New Millennium
Randall L. Schweller Mixing myth, entropy, and Angry Birds, Randall Schweller brings a novel perspective to international studies. “This is the most original and thought-provoking forecast of future world politics to be published in recent years.”—Foreign Affairs 2014 216 pp., 1 line drawing 978-1-4214-1277-1 $24.95 hardcover
Democracy’s Double-Edged Sword How Internet Use Changes Citizens’ Views of Their Government
Catie Snow Bailard “A trailblazing comparative analysis of the effects of Internet use on key political outcomes, this book makes a bold theoretical argument about contemporary Internet issues and tests that theory with an impressive collection of data.”—Michael A. Xenos, University of Wisconsin–Madison 2014 176 pp., 3 halftones, 4 line drawings 978-1-4214-1525-3 $34.95 paperback
Engineering War and Peace in Modern Japan, 1868–1964 Takashi Nishiyama “Legend has it that wartime aeronautical engineering converted to the success of a bullet train in postwar Japan. Nishiyama’s approach includes those who contributed at all levels of technology, from engineers on down.”—Shigeru Nakayama, Kanagawa University 2014 280 pp., 9 halftones 978-1-4214-1266-5 $55.00 hardcover
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Taking to the Streets The Transformation of Arab Activism
edited by Lina Khatib and Ellen Lust “Quite original. The chapters capture rich descriptive accounts of events that illuminate the political realities surrounding the events of the Arab Spring.”—Amaney A. Jamal, Princeton University 2014 368 pp., 10 halftones 978-1-4214-1312-9 $29.95 paperback
Violence after War Explaining Instability in Post-Conflict States
Michael J. Boyle “Fills a large void in our understanding of post-conflict violence and does so with tremendous insight and detail. I recommend it highly.”—Monica Duffy Toft, University of Oxford 2014 448 pp., 8 b&w illus. 978-1-4214-1257-3 $69.95 hardcover
Mobilizing Democracy Globalization and Citizen Protest
Paul Almeida What are the conditions and factors that drive people to protest against government economic policies in the developing world? 2014 216 pp., 20 line drawings 978-1-4214-1409-6 $29.95 paperback
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Medicine and Religion A Historical Introduction
Gary B. Ferngren Ferngren describes how the polytheistic religions of ancient Mesopotamia, Egypt, Greece, and Rome and the monotheistic faiths of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam have complemented medicine in the ancient, medieval, and modern periods. 2014 256 pp. 978-1-4214-1216-0
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Creationism in Europe edited by Stefaan Blancke, Hans Henrik Hjermitslev, and Peter C. Kjærgaard foreword by Ronald L. Numbers
“A valuable overview of creationist efforts and activities in Europe through historical or journalistic narratives. Each chapter tells us more than we knew before.” —Edward J. Larson, Pepperdine University 2014 296 pp., 7 halftones, 4 line drawings 978-1-4214-1562-8 $39.95 hardcover
Dealing with Darwin Place, Politics, and Rhetoric in Religious Engagements with Evolution
David N. Livingstone “Livingstone’s achievement shows how important local events were in shaping attitudes to and even the meaning of ‘Darwinism’ in communities where biological evolution, particularly the specific mechanism of natural selection, was a divisive issue.”—John Hedley Brooke, University of Oxford 2014 280 pp. 978-1-4214-1326-6
$39.95 hardcover
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Wikipedia U Knowledge, Authority, and Liberal Education in the Digital Age
Thomas Leitch Explores the battle between the top-down authority traditionally ascribed to experts and scholars and the bottom-up authority exemplified by Wikipedia. 2014 176 pp. 978-1-4214-1535-2
$29.95 hardcover
Teaching Machines Learning from the Intersection of Education and Technology
Bill Ferster “This sweeping overview of teaching tools from the hornbooks of the seventeenth century to the cloudbased apps of the twenty-first provides rare and necessary perspective on a topic of perpetual debate.” —Ed Ayers, President, University of Richmond 2014 216 pp., 12 b&w illus., 31 halftones 978-1-4214-1540-6 $34.95 hardcover
China’s Rising Research Universities A New Era of Global Ambition
Robert A. Rhoads, Xiaoyang Wang, Xiaoguang Shi, and Yongcai Chang foreword by Ji Baocheng
This tightly focused analysis of China’s research universities offers important insights on the changing global landscape of higher education and the expanding role of China as a geopolitical leader. 2014 224 pp. 978-1-4214-1453-9
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$39.95 hardcover
A Cinema of Poetry Aesthetics of the Italian Art Film
Joseph Luzzi “A deepened understanding of the category of the aesthetic as it relates to Italian film criticism and an affirmation of the riches that this body of canonical films offers to scholars and lay connoisseurs of the seventh art.”—Millicent Marcus,Yale University 2014 232 pp., 34 b&w illus. 978-1-4214-1166-8 $49.95 hardcover
Listening to Trauma Conversations with Leaders in the Theory and Treatment of Catastrophic Experience
interviews and photography by Cathy Caruth “Cathy Caruth has followed a line of thought and feeling in these interviews that is breathtaking in its intelligence, vulnerability and authenticity. Her goal, beautifully realized, is to ‘hold together trauma and testimony.’” —M. Gerard Fromm, author of Lost in Transmission: Studies of Trauma across Generations 2014 392 pp., 19 halftones 978-1-4214-1445-4 $24.95 paperback
Writing History, Writing Trauma Dominick LaCapra with a new preface
“Insightful and compassionate . . . LaCapra both uses and transcends contemporary critical theory in assessing the influence of trauma on present-day historical writing.” —Holocaust and Genocide Studies 2014 264 pp. 978-1-4214-1400-3
$27.95 paperback
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Subverting Aristotle Religion, History, and Philosophy in Early Modern Science
Craig Martin “Martin has written what will become the standard account of pre-modern Aristotelianism for a very long time to come.”—John Monfasani, University at Albany, The State University of New York 2014 272 pp. 978-1-4214-1316-7
$54.95 hardcover
The Day Commodus Killed a Rhino Understanding the Roman Games
Jerry Toner In ancient times, the Roman games—that heady cocktail of mass slaughter, gladiatorial combat, and chariot racing— made strong political, social, and cultural statements. 2014 144 pp., 6 halftones, 2 line drawings 978-1-4214-1586-4 $19.95 paperback
All Joking Aside American Humor and Its Discontents
Rebecca Krefting “A stand-up-comic-turned-scholar, Rebecca Krefting wittily argues for a comprehensive, intersectional rethinking of political comedy. Lively and provocative, this book is a game-changer, and it’s fun to read.”—Linda Mizejewski, author of Pretty/Funny:Women Comedians and Body Politics 2014 360 pp. 978-1-4214-1430-0
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Rivalry and Alliance Politics in Cold War Latin America Christopher Darnton “Indispensable reading for all students of Latin American affairs and of security decisions globally.” —O. A. Westad, author of The Global Cold War: Third World Interventions and the Making of Our Times 2014 304 pp., 11 line drawings 978-1-4214-1361-7 $44.95 paperback
Scholars, Policymakers, and International Affairs Finding Common Cause
edited by Abraham F. Lowenthal and Mariano E. Bertucci How to strengthen both academic research and international policies by improving the connections between scholars and policymakers. 2014 320 pp., 4 line drawings 978-1-4214-1508-6 $29.95 paperback
The Resilience of the Latin American Right edited by Juan Pablo Luna and Cristóbal Rovira Kaltwasser “At a time when studies of the left are proliferating in the discipline, this volume provides a needed new perspective on how the right has played a key role in shaping contemporary Latin American politics.” —Edward L. Gibson, Northwestern University 2014 392 pp., 33 line drawings 978-1-4214-1390-7 $34.95 paperback
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Books Available in 2015 The Global War on Tobacco Mapping the World’s First Public Health Treaty
Heather Wipfli The global conflict between tobacco companies and public health professionals working to curb tobacco use provides one of the best illustrations of the challenges global communication presents to protecting health within the fragmented international system. The Global War on Tobacco combines a quantitative investigation of global policy diffusion with detailed descriptions of policy processes.
Finding Your Unique Path to Emotional Balance A Guide for Women
Merry Miller, MD Here one of America’s best doctors describes developmental passages for women and the mood swings and mental disturbances that some women experience during these passages. A psychiatrist who specializes in women’s mental health, the author draws on her clinical experience and personal experience with depression, loss, and grief. A Johns Hopkins Press Health Book
Changing Places The Handoff of the Presidency from George W. Bush to Barack Obama
Martha Joynt Kumar The fascinating behind-the-scenes story of the Bush-Obama presidential transition.
Teaching Online A Guide to Theory, Research, and Practice
Claire Howell Major Demystifies online teaching by helping both enthusiastic and wary educators do their very best work as digital instructors.
Ex Oriente Lex Near Eastern Influences on Ancient Greek and Roman Law
Raymond Westbrook edited by Deborah Lyons and Kurt Raaflaub
A definitive collection of Raymond Westbrook’s most influential work, gathered together here for the first time.
Books Available in 2015 Lyme Disease and Other Infections from Deer Ticks second edition
Alan G. Barbour, M.D. Noted Lyme disease researcher and clinician Alan Barbour presents a comprehensive and even-handed discussion of what we know about the disease and offers medical science’s current thinking about its more controversial aspects. A Johns Hopkins Press Health Book
Multiple Sclerosis The Book I Wish Existed When I Was Diagnosed
William R. Shaffer, M.D. A comprehensive guide for patients who have multiple sclerosis— from a neurologist who suffers from the disease himself. A Johns Hopkins Press Health Book
The Traumatized Brain A Family Guide to Recovery after Brain Injury
Vani Rao, MBBS, MD, and Sandeep Vaishnavi, MD, PhD Foreword by Peter V. Rabins, MD, MPH
A comprehensive book offering hope and information for patients and families whose lives are forever altered by traumatic brain injury. A Johns Hopkins Press Health Book
Disease Diplomacy International Norms and Global Health Security
Sara E. Davies, Adam Kamradt-Scott, and Simon Rushton How have the revised International Health Regulations allowed states to rise to the challenge of delivering global health security?
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