Cornell University Press imprint: 972 books
New Policies for New Residents
Immigrants, Advocacy, and Governance in Japan and Beyond
Language: English
Release Date: February 7, 2014
In recent decades, many countries have experienced both a rapid increase of in-migration of foreign nationals and a large-scale devolution of governance to the local level. The result has been new government policies to promote the social inclusion of recently arrived residents. In New Policies for...
Singlewide
Chasing the American Dream in a Rural Trailer Park
Language: English
Release Date: October 15, 2017
In Singlewide, Sonya Salamon and Katherine MacTavish explore the role of the trailer park as a source of affordable housing. America’s trailer parks, most in rural places, shelter an estimated 12 million people, and the authors show how these parks serve as a private solution to a pressing public...
The Viral Network
A Pathography of the H1N1 Influenza Pandemic
Language: English
Release Date: March 3, 2015
In The Viral Network, Theresa MacPhail examines our collective fascination with and fear of viruses through the lens of the 2009 H1N1 pandemic. In April 2009, a novel strain of H1N1 influenza virus resulting from a combination of bird, swine, and human flu viruses emerged in Veracruz, Mexico. The...
The Price of Wealth
Economies and Institutions in the Middle East
Language: English
Release Date: November 6, 2015
The emerging consensus that institutions shape political and economic outcomes has produced few theories of institutional change and no defensible theory of institutional origination. Kiren Aziz Chaudhry shows how state and market institutions are created and transformed in Saudi Arabia and Yemen,...
The Backyard Birdsong Guide Western North America
A Guide to Listening
Language: English
Release Date: April 12, 2016
Back by popular demand with more than 300,000 copies sold, the Cornell Lab of Ornithology is proud to re-release the widely acclaimed and bestselling bird audio field guide series, Backyard Birdsongs, from award-winning Ornithologist and Author, Donald Kroodsma.
Backyard Birdsongs is an interactive...
The Backyard Birdsong Guide Eastern and Central North America
A Guide to Listening
Language: English
Release Date: April 12, 2016
Back by popular demand with more than 300,000 copies sold, the Cornell Lab of Ornithology is proud to re-release the widely acclaimed and bestselling bird audio field guide series, Backyard Birdsongs, from award-winning Ornithologist and Author, Donald Kroodsma.
Backyard Birdsongs is an interactive...