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Through a careful analysis of early libel law, the state and federal constitutions, and the Sedition Act crisis, Robert Martin, assistant professor of government, shows how the development of constitutionalism and civil liberties were bound up in the discussion of the "free and open press."  This book is a study of early American political thought and democratic theory, as seen through the revealing window provided by press liberty discouse.

The clash between Communism and Islam in the Soviet Union pitted two socio-political systems against one another, each proclaiming ultimate truth. Shoshana Keller, associate professor of history, examines the first decades of the struggle in Central Asia (1917-1941), where an ancient religious tradition faced an aggressive form of secular modernity. The Soviets attempted to break down Muslim culture and remold it on Marxist-Leninist lines. Despite Stalin's totalitarian aims, the Soviet regime in Central Asia was often weak even into the 1930s, and by 1941 the opposing systems had reached a standoff.

Bruce Goldstone '84, has worked as an educational publisher for over 20 years. His first book, The Beastly Feast (illustrated by Blair Lent), won a Parent's Choice Silver Honor. In Ten Friends rollicking rhymes and cheerful pictures create a delightful introduction to simple addition concepts.

A native of Bronxville, NY, Bruce has written three books. His latest book, The Orlando Cepeda Story, was recently published by Arte Publico Press in July of 2001. The peaks and valleys in the life and career of a baseball Hall of Famer. A “compelling portrait of a player straining against his boundaries,” by the program presentations manager at the National Baseball Hall of Fame and biographer of another luminary of the game, Roberto Clemente.

Kiltmaking methods have remained essentially the same for over a century. Making a kilt will put you in touch not only with Scottish tradition but with a tailoring and hand sewing tradition that has been almost entirely lost as we begin the 21st century. Barbara Tewksbury, professor of geology and kiltmaker, has teamed up with legendary kiltmaker Elsie Stuehmeyer to create a book that teachers the traditional kiltmaking methods that Elsie learned 50 years ago as an apprentice and kiltmaker with the renowned firm Thomas Gordon's of Glasglow.

Chuck Miller '85 is the author of Warman's American Records, 2nd Edition. Just the thing for the record collector, either active or would-be: an identification and price guide, based on condition, to thousands of music records of all genres, released between 1950 and 2000. Well indexed and illustrated, with historical background, advice on collecting, and bits of trivia thrown in. The author, a longtime collector himself, has written extensively on the subject.

The American playwright’s English adaptations of three classical Chekhov works: The Wood Demon, The Seagull and Three Sisters. See also his adaptation of Pirandello’s Enrico IV and his English version of Strindberg’s Miss Julie (Broadway Play Publishing, 2001, 2003).

The definitive “how-to” book on the art of storyboarding, for anyone creatively engaged in film production. Lucidly presented in a step-by-step fashion and aided by an abundance of illustrations, it details how to translate stories into visual images. The author, a filmmaker and educator, is the founder and owner of Filmboards, which has leading film studios and television networks among its clients.

The authors of Women Who Kept the Lights: An Illustrated History of Female Lighthouse Keepers, J. Candace Clifford '83 and Mary Louise Clifford, have drawn together a unique collection of 230 photos and drawings created during the 1800s. The 304-page book includes narratives about the featured lighthouses as well as the evolution of lighthouses during the nineteenth century.

Based on a detailed examination of New York case law, this pathbreaking book shows how law, politics, and ideology in the state changed in tandem between 1920 and 1980. Early twentieth-century New York was the scene of intense struggle between white, Anglo-Saxon, Protestant upper and middle classes located primarily in the upstate region and the impoverished, mainly Jewish and Roman Catholic, immigrant underclass centered in New York City.