Research Guides: New Books in the Library ARCHIVE: Week of February 3, 2014

FEATURED BOOK

Representative American Speeches 2012-2013
Call Number: PS668 .R4
Selected from a diverse field of speakers and venues, this volume offers some of the most engaging American speeches of the year. Distinguished by its diversity, covering areas in politics, education, popular culture, as well as trending topics in the news, these speeches provide an interesting format to explore some of the year’s most important stories.
Contents:
1. Defending Human Rights
2. Issues in Health Care and Medicine
3. The Debate on Gun Control
4. Immigration Reform
5. Remaking Business

New Books: Circulating Collection

Outlines of Indian Philosophy by M. Hiriyanna
Call Number: B131 .H5 1993
ISBN: 8120810864
Part 1. Vedic period. Pre-Upanisadic thought -- The Upanisads -- Part 2. Early post-Vedic period. General tendencies -- Bhagavadgita -- Early Buddhism -- Jainism -- Part 3. Age of the systems. Preliminary -- Materialism -- Later Buddhistic schools -- Nyaya-Vaisesika -- Sankhya-Yoga -- Purva-Mimamsa -- Vedanta (A) Advaita -- Vedanta (B) Visistadvaita.

Books are in call number order

Beyond Loyalty: The Story of a Kibei by Minoru Kiyota; Linda K. Keenan (Translator)
Call Number: BQ968.I88 A3 1997
A powerful and inspiring story of a young man whose life and education were rudely disrupted by the U.S. government's imprisonment of Japanese Americans during World War II. Throughout his four long years on incarceration, he refused to resign himself to the injustices he witnessed and experienced. His story shares the fury and frustration aroused by gross violations of his rights as a U.S. citizen and shows how the painful years of internment determined the course of his life.
The Making of the First Korean President: Syngman Rhee's Quest for Independence, 1875-1948 by Young Ick Lew
Call Number: DS916.5.R5 Y83 2014
The author uncovers little-known aspects of Rhee's leadership roles prior to 1948, when he became the Republic of Korea's first president. In this richly illustrated volume, Lew delves into Rhee's background, investigates his abortive diplomatic missions, and explains how and why he was impeached as the head of the Korean Provisional Government in 1925. He analyzes the numerous personal conflicts between Rhee and other prominent Korean leaders, including some close friends and supporters who eventually denounced him as an autocrat.
Introduction to Cultural Ecology, 3rd ed. by Mark Q. Sutton; E. N. Anderson
Call Number: GF50 .S88 2014
Familiarizes students with the foundations of the field and provides a framework for exploring what other cultures can teach us about human/environment relationships.
Animal Farm by George Orwell
Call Number: PR6029.R8 A54 1996b
A farm is taken over by its overworked, mistreated animals. With flaming idealism and stirring slogans, they set out to create a paradise of progress, justice, and equality. Thus the stage is set for one of the most telling satiric fables ever penned - a razor-edged fairy tale for grown-ups that records the evolution from revolution against tyranny to a totalitarianism just as terrible.
47 Ronin: The Classic Tale of Samurai Loyalty, Bravery and Retribution by John Allyn
Call Number: PS3551.L5 F6 2012
This book tells the unforgettable story of a heroic band of samurai warriors who defied the Japanese Emperor to avenge the honor their fallen master.
All Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Maria Remarque
Call Number: PT2635.E68 I63 2013
Considered by many the greatest war novel of all time, All Quiet on the Western Front is Erich Maria Remarque's masterpiece of the German experience during World War I.

Spotlight History

Night by Elie Wiesel; Marion Wiesel (Translator)
Call Number: DS135.R73 W54813 2006
Winner of the Nobel Peace Prize. Born in the town of Sighet, Transylvania, Elie Wiesel was a teenager when he and his family were taken from their home in 1944 to the Auschwitz concentration camp, and then to Buchenwald. Night is the terrifying record of Elie Wiesel's memories of the death of his family, the death of his own innocence, and his despair as a deeply observant Jew confronting the absolute evil of man.

Hawaii Pacific

The Pacific Islands: Environment and Society by Moshe Rapaport
Call Number: GF851 .P33 2013
This revised edition of a popular text explores the diverse landforms, climates, and ecosystems of the Pacific Island region. Multiple chapters, written by leading specialists, cover the environment, history, culture, population, and economy. Also includes: gender, music, logging, development, education, urbanization, health, ocean resources, and tourism.
A Legendary Tradition of Kamapuaʻa, The Hawaiian Pig-God by Lilikala K. Kame'eleihiwa
Call Number: GR110.H38 M68 1996
The author presents an insightful, thoroughly annotated translation...identifies its strong sexual themes and the timing of its publication--just before the overthrow of the Hawaiian monarchy--as an expression of Hawaiian rebellion against increasing western dominance.