Yale staff members Theresa Fairbanks Harris and Scott Wilcox edited "Papermaking and the Art of Watercolor in Eighteenth-Century Britain," which looks at the art of Paul Sandby and its relation to processes of papermaking.

Yale Books in Brief

The following is a list of books recently or soon-to-be published by members of the Yale community. Descriptions are based on material provided by the publishers.

Inhuman Bondage: The Rise and Fall of Slavery in the New World
David Brion Davis, Sterling Professor Emeritus of History and director emeritus of the Gilder Lehrman Center for the Study of Slavery, Resistance and Abolition
(Oxford University Press)

David Brion Davis' newest work is an exploration of the international character of the Atlantic slave trade and the roles of the American judiciary, the presidency, the media and of both black and white abolitionists. The book looks at slavery in the American South, describing black slaveholding planters, the rise of the Cotton Kingdom, the daily life of ordinary slaves, the slave trade, the sexual exploitation of slaves, the emergence of an African-American culture, and other topics. While centered on the United States, Davis' book offers a global perspective spanning four continents, beginning with the Amistad affair. Davis also reaches back to ancient foundations to discuss the classical and biblical justifications for chattel bondage, and he traces the evolution of anti-black racism. He also illustrates how slavery was integral to America's success as a nation, not just a marginal enterprise.

Papermaking and the Art of Watercolor in Eighteenth-Century Britain: Paul Sandby and the Whatman Paper Mill
Theresa Fairbanks Harris, chief conservator, Yale Center for British Art and paper conservator, Yale University Art Gallery; and Scott Wilcox, curator of prints and drawings, Yale Center for British Art; with essays and contributions by Stephen Daniels, Michael Fuller and Maureen Green
(Yale Center for British Art/Yale University Press)

This book looks at how Paul Sandby's painting "A View of Vinters at Boxley, Kent, with Mr. Whatman's Turkey Paper Mills" -- shown in a Royal Academy exhibition in 1794 -- is both a "superb example" of Sandby's art and an important document of the rise of industry in the British countryside. It also links the developments of papermaking and the art of painting in watercolor. Sandby, one of the preeminent British landscape painters of his day, included the Whatman papermaking mill, the largest in the country, at the center of his "A View of Vinters" landscape. The book also features other watercolors by Sandby and materials relating to the processes of papermaking, as well as to the Whatman family and its Turkey Mill.

Evidence-Based Psychotherapy: Where Practice and Research Meet
Edited by Alan E. Kazdin, the John M. Musser Professor of Psychology, director of the Child Study Center and of the Child Conduct Clinic and professor at the Institution for Social and Policy Studies; Robert J. Sternberg, senior research scientist in psychology and professor at the School of Management; and Carol D. Goodheart
(APA Books)

"Evidence-Based Psychotherapy" engages a broad range of clinical researchers, practitioners, educators and public policy advocates in the debate over the evidence-based practice (EBP) movement. The movement toward EBP -- with its associated demands for demonstrable results, cost monitoring and accountability -- is spreading throughout health care, and mental health professionals are weighing the best treatments and the factors that contribute to good outcomes. Acknowledging the differences in the fundamental purposes of research and practice in psychology, Alan Kazdin, Robert Sternberg and Carol Goodheart present a range of viewpoints in their book on the role and nature of EBP. Their intent is to instigate a dialog among mental health professionals. Contributors to the book examine the evolution, politics, treatment approaches and implications of EBP in psychotherapy. In their introduction and notes between sections, the editors tie together the book's themes, discuss their implications and lay out a series of cautions regarding EBP in psychotherapy.

The Wealth of Networks: How Social Production Transforms Markets and Freedom
Yochai Benkler, professor of law
(Yale University Press)

In the industrial economy of the recent past, the opportunity to be a producer of information was limited to those who had significant capital. In "The Wealth of Nations," Yochai Benkler shows how much that has changed. Now, for the first time in human history, any person with a computer and network connection already has the capital to share information with millions of others. Benkler argues that nonmarket production of information is at the very center of the transforming world, and that human relationships, economic life and even democracy may never be the same. Providing a comprehensive social theory of the Internet and the networked information economy, Benkler describes exactly how patterns of information, knowledge and cultural production are changing and what the future may hold. He argues that the way information and knowledge are made available can either limit or enlarge freedom of ideas and expression, and describes the range of legal and policy choices that confront this interconnected society, noting that there is much to be gained -- or lost -- by the decisions that are made today.

Before the Next Attack: Preserving Civil Liberties in an Age of Terrorism
Bruce Ackerman, Sterling Professor of Law and Political Science
(Yale University Press)

In "Before the Next Attack," Bruce Ackerman argues that the United States is not prepared if a powerful terrorist attack devastated Washington, causing the need to quickly restore government and recover civil society. He proposes an "emergency constitution" that enables government to take extraordinary actions to prevent a second strike in the short run while prohibiting permanent measures that destroy freedom over the longer run. His "emergency constitution" exposes what he believes are the dangers behind the notion that the nation is fighting a "war" on terror, and he criticizes court opinions that uncritically accept presidential claims to sweeping powers. Instead of expanding the authority of the commander in chief, he argues that courts should encourage new forms of checks and balances that allow for decisive, yet carefully controlled, presidential action during emergencies.

The Golden Gate Diet: Lose Weight and Maintain Your Health
Dr. Adam Brook, fellow in cardiac surgery, School of Medicine
(Midsummer Press)

Dr. Adam Brook developed the Golden Gate Diet after a comprehensive review of medical literature and thousands of patient case studies, including his own clinical experience. The diet is based on a system of calorie density that allows readers to make real food choices and learn what foods will help them lose eight, while also achieving optimum health. Brook defines caloric density as the number of calories contained in a particular food divided by its weight. Eating foods with low calorie density will cause one to lose weight. Brook also provides a meal plan based on an intake of 1,200 calories a day, which results in constant weight loss of one to two pounds per week. He also provides a 2,000 calorie plan that helps maintain weight loss. The book features recipes for such foods as French toast, egg-white scramble with cream cheese, turkey burgers, chicken soft tacos with low-fat sour cream, Moroccan sliced chicken breast salad with olives, figs and orange slices, grilled sirloin steak with horseradish sauce and Boston cream pie.

The Man on Whom Nothing Was Lost: The Grand Strategy of Charles Hill
Molly Worthen, graduate student in religious studies
(Houghton Mifflin Publishing)

As a college freshman at Yale, Molly Worthen wrote the words "Charles Hill is God" on the inside cover of her notebook. Hill, a former diplomat who helped shape foreign policy in his 40-year career as an adviser to Henry Kissinger, George Shultz and Boutros Boutros-Ghali among others, is a co-teacher of Yale's "Grand Strategy" class, in which Worthen was a student. She later determined to understand the man she so revered. Hill granted Worthen full access to his life, and Worthen, in turn, applied all of the lessons Hill taught her to the study and understanding of him. The book charts the relationship between the biographer and subject, and student and teacher, as it illuminates a momentous period in American history. For Worthen, it was also a journey toward seeing that her godlike teacher is both brilliant and fallible.

T H I SW E E K ' SS T O R I E S

Shauna King named vice president for finance and administration

Project will aid Ethiopia's HIV/AIDS patients

Team finds gene that can prevent kidney stones

Budding scientists

Range of global health issues will be explored . . .

Researchers identify the function of protein in nerve cell growth

Event will examine redevelopment of the waterfront in three cities

'Mabou Mines Dollhouse' is an untraditional rendition of classic play

Project to enhance collection related to colonial India

Former Yale Daily News editor to pursue journalism work in Asia . . .

Civil rights in American law to be addressed in talk

Castle Lectures will explore the costs and advantages . . .

In Memoriam: George F. Mahl

Dwight Hall hosts an online and silent auction to raise funds . . .

PIER seminar aims to link ancient and modern history of Iran

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