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In Censors at Work: How States Shaped Literature, professor emeritus Robert Darnton examines the history of censorship in three settings: the monarchy in 18th-century France, the British Raj in 19th-century India, and the Communist dictatorship in 20th-century East Germany. The book reveals that state intervention in the literary realm often extended to the shaping of literature itself.
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Paul Muldoon’s 12th collection of poems, One Thousand Things Worth Knowing, is alternately somber and quick-witted. Muldoon, a professor of creative writing, takes on numerous subjects, from fellow poet Seamus Heaney to a trip to Jiffy Lube.
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Many concepts that form the foundation of modern politics have their origins in Greco-Roman times. In The Birth of Politics: Eight Greek and Roman Political Ideas and Why They Matter, politics professor Melissa Lane illustrates the similarities and differences between ancient and modern understandings of politics and power.
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Every issue facing colleges and universities today is exacerbated by a century-old system of governance that requires change, asserts former Princeton president William Bowen *58 in Locus of Authority: The Evolution of Faculty Roles in the Governance of Higher Education, written with Eugene Tobin.
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President Abraham Lincoln’s writing and speeches were unusually complex, argues professor emeritus George Kateb. In Lincoln’s Political Thought, he dissects the meaning of Lincoln’s memorable words.