Moscow Prime Time: How the Soviet Union Built the Media Empire That Lost the Cultural Cold War (Posted on Mar. 28, 2012)

By Kristin Roth-Ey *03

(Cornell University Press) This book traces the evolution of the Soviet Union’s broadcast and film industries, as well as Soviet consumers, from after World War II through the 1970s. The author examines how the Soviet Union succeeded...

Elementary Particle Physics in a Nutshell (Posted on Mar. 28, 2012)

By Christopher G. Tully *98

(Princeton University Press) This textbook provides an introduction to particle physics for first-year graduate and advanced undergraduate students. The book covers everything from recent experiments to every elementary particle physics process, with a...

Human Rights as Social Construction (Posted on Mar. 28, 2012)

By Benjamin Gregg *96

(Cambridge University Press) In this book, Gregg argues that human rights are locally developed, created by average people. Viewing them on this basis, instead of on metaphysical or theological assumptions, makes it more likely that all people will come to...

Dialogue Between Faith and Reason (Posted on Mar. 28, 2012)

By John H. Smith *83

(Cornell University Press) Smith traces a major line in the history of theology and the philosophy of religion down the “slippery slope” of secularization — from Luther to Derrida. He argues that faith and reason have long been locked in...