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Table of Contents
Public Health 1–3
Health 3
Science 3–5
History of Science,
Technology, and Medicine 6–7
Higher Education 8–9
Literature 9
American History 10
Ancient Studies 11
Forthcoming 2020 Titles 12
Johns Hopkins University Press 1
Life and Death in Rikers IslandHomer Venters, former Chief Medical Officer of NYC Jails
Shines a light on the deadly health consequences of incarceration.
2019 200 pp. 978-1-4214-2735-5 $26.95 paperback
Containing ContagionThe Politics of Disease Outbreaks in Southeast Asia
Sara E. Davies
Do states have a duty to prevent infectious disease outbreaks from spreading beyond their borders?
2019 224 pp., 24 graphs 978-1-4214-2739-3 $54.95 paperback
Under the Big TreeExtraordinary Stories from the Movement to End Neglected Tropical Diseases
Ellen Agler
with Mojie Crigler foreword by Bill Gates
Powerful stories of the debilitating effects of neglected tropical diseases throughout the world, highlighting the successes and challenges of those fighting to eliminate them.
2018 240 pp., 16 b&w photos 978-1-4214-2723-2 $27.95 hardcover Audio rights sold
Abortion across BordersTransnational Travel and Access to Abortion Services
edited by Christabelle Sethna and Gayle Davis
A timely examination of how restrictive policies force women to travel both within and across national borders to access abortion services.
2019 360 pp., 1 halftone, 10 line drawings 978-1-4214-2729-4 $59.95 hardcover
Fat in the FiftiesAmerica’s First Obesity Crisis
Nicolas Rasmussen
A riveting history of the rise and fall of the obesity epidemic during 1950s and 1960s America.
2019 200 pp., 21 figures 978-1-4214-2871-0 $39.95 hardcover
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Wounded PlanetHow Declining Biodiversity Endangers Health and How Bioethics Can Help
Henk A.M.J. ten Have, MD, PhD
Explores the interconnectedness of human health, biodiversity, and bioethics.
2019 376 pp. 978-1-4214-2745-4 $64.95 hardcover
Lazy, Crazy, and DisgustingStigma and the Undoing of Global Health
Alexandra Brewis and Amber Wutich
How well-intentioned public health efforts can be unwitting but powerful drivers of stigma.
2019 288 pp., 35 halftones 978-1-4214-3335-6 $34.95 hardcover
SeparatedFamily and Community in the Aftermath of an Immigration Raid
William D. Lopez
William D. Lopez details the incredible strain that immigration raids conducted by ICE and local law enforcement placed on one Latino community—and the families and friends left behind.
2019 232 pp. 978-1-4214-3331-8 $27.95 hardcover Audio rights sold
Golden RiceThe Imperiled Birth of a GMO Superfood
Ed Regis
The first book to tell the shocking story of Golden Rice, a geneti-cally modified grain that provides essential Vitamin A and can save lives in developing countries—if only they were allowed to grow it.
2019 256 pp., 2 halftones 978-1-4214-3303-5 $29.95 hardcover
Preventing Child TraffickingA Public Health Approach
Jonathan Todres, JD, and Angela Diaz, MD
How can a public health approach advance efforts to prevent, identify, and respond to child trafficking?
2019 256 pp., 2 line drawings 978-1-4214-3301-1 $44.95 hardcover
Johns Hopkins University Press 3
Conquer the ClutterStrategies to Identify, Manage, and Overcome Hoarding
Elaine Birchall and Suzanne Cronkwright
How to take back your life when your things are taking over.
2019 296 pp., 70 halftones, 5 line drawings 978-1-4214-3151-2 $25.95 paperback
Hip ReplacementExperts Answer Your Questions
edited by Adam E. M. Eltorai, PhD, Alan H. Daniels, MD, Derek R. Jenkins, MD, and Lee E. Rubin, MD
A quick yet comprehensive guide for anyone considering hip replacement surgery.
A Johns Hopkins Press Health Book
2019 160 pp., 6 halftones, 9 line drawings 978-1-4214-2958-8 $15.95 paperback
Nature’s CalendarA Year in the Life of a Wildlife Sanctuary
Colin Rees
Take an enchanting journey through the shifting seasons in a wildlife sanctuary home to wetland, forest, and grassland and supporting an incredible diversity of plants and animals.
2019 320 pp., 33 color illus., 37 b&w illus. 978-1-4214-2743-0 $32.95 paperback
OspreysThe Revival of a Global Raptor
Alan F. Poole
A fascinating look at one of the greatest conservation success stories of the modern era: the wildly popular, unique, and thrilling raptor, the Osprey.
2019 220 pp., 122 color photos, 20 maps, 4 graphs 978-1-4214-2715-7 $39.95 hardcover
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Freshwater Mollusks of the WorldA Distribution Atlas
edited by Charles Lydeard and Kevin S. Cummings
The definitive resource on the biology and evolution of freshwater mollusks.
2019 256 pp., 41 color photos, 43 color illus. 978-1-4214-2731-7 $125.00 hardcover
The Rise of Reptiles320 Million Years of Evolution
Hans-Dieter Sues
The defining masterwork on the evolution of reptiles.
2019 400 pp., 236 color illus., 120 b&w illus. 978-1-4214-2867-3 $84.95 hardcover
Tunas and Billfishes of the WorldBruce Collette and John Graves
illustrated by Val Kells
The definitive resource on tunas and billfishes from the world’s top authorities.
2019 352 pp., 241 color illus., 61 maps 978-1-4214-3157-4 $75.00 hardcover
The Physics of Krav MagaJohn Eric Goff
The art and science of real-world fighting. Explore the physics behind the physical!
2019 240 pp., 153 b&w photos, 5 graphs 978-1-4214-3161-1 $28.95 paperback
Republic of NumbersUnexpected Stories of Mathematical Americans through History
David Lindsay Roberts
This fascinating narrative history of math in America introduces readers to the diverse and vibrant people behind pivotal moments in the nation’s mathematical maturation.
2019 252 pp., 22 b&w illus. 978-1-4214-3308-0 $29.95 hardcover
Johns Hopkins University Press 5
Wildlife Management and Conservation Paul R. Krausman, Series Editor
Renewable Energy and Wildlife Conservationedited by Christopher E. Moorman, Steven M. Grodsky, and Susan P. Rupp
Brings together disparate conversations about wildlife conservation and renewable energy, suggesting ways these two critical fields can work hand in hand.
2019 280 pp., 33 b&w photos, 9 maps, 3 charts, 11 graphs 978-1-4214-3272-4 $74.95 hardcover
Quantitative Analyses in Wildlife Scienceedited by Leonard A. Brennan, Andrew N. Tri, and Bruce G. Marcot
An authoritative guide to quantitative methods that will help wildlife scientists improve analysis and decision-making.
2019 344 pp., 105 b&w illus. 978-1-4214-3107-9 $74.95 hardcover
International Wildlife ManagementConservation Challenges in a Changing World
edited by John L. Koprowski and Paul R. Krausman
A call for wildlife conservationists to transcend the boundaries of locality, share best practices, and unite with a common voice to influence global policy.
2019 248 pp., 36 b&w photos, 5 maps, 4 charts, 2 graphs 978-1-4214-3285-4 $74.95 hardcover
Water ResourcesScience and Society
George M. Hornberger and Debra Perrone
A scientifically rigorous text grounded in socioeconomic reality that examines both physical hydrology and contemporary water usage issues.
2019 280 pp., 84 duotones
978-1-4214-3295-3 $64.95 paperback
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Sailing SchoolNavigating Science and Skill, 1550–1800
Margaret E. Schotte
Hands-on science in the Age of Exploration.
Information Cultures Ann Blair, Anthony Grafton, and Earle A. Havens
2019 320 pp., 9 color illus., 70 b&w illus. 978-1-4214-2953-3 $59.95 hardcover
Taking Nazi TechnologyAllied Exploitation of German Science after the Second World War
Douglas M. O’Reagan
Intriguing, real-life espionage stories bring to life a comparative history of the Allies’ efforts to seize, control, and exploit German science and technology after World War II.
2019 296 pp., 4 line drawings 978-1-4214-2887-1 $54.95 hardcover
Engineering RulesGlobal Standard Setting since 1880
JoAnne Yates and Craig N. Murphy
The first global history of voluntary consensus standard setting.
Hagley Library Studies in Business, Technology, and Politics Richard R. John, Series Editor
2019 440 pp., 24 halftones, 2 line drawings 978-1-4214-2889-5 $64.95 hardcover
Mineral RitesAn Archaeology of the Fossil Economy
Bob Johnson
An archaeology of Western energy culture that demystifies the role that fossil fuels play in the day-to-day rituals of modern life.
Energy Humanities Dominic Boyer and Imre Szeman, Series Editors
2019 256 pp., 14 b&w illus. 978-1-4214-2756-0 $49.95 hardcover
Johns Hopkins University Press 7
The Pursuit of ParenthoodReproductive Technology from Test-Tube Babies to Uterus Transplants
Margaret Marsh and Wanda Ronner
A wide-ranging history of assisted reproductive technologies and their ethical implications.
2019 288 pp., 20 b&w illus. 978-1-4214-2984-7 $29.95 hardcover
The DOsOsteopathic Medicine in Americathird editionNorman Gevitz
A comprehensive portrait of the osteopathic medical profession.
2019 280 pp., 11 b&w illus. 978-1-4214-2961-8 $34.95 paperback
MigraineA History
Katherine Foxhall
A cultural, social, and medical history of migraine.
2019 292 pp., 26 b&w illus. 978-1-4214-2948-9 $39.95 paperback Audio rights sold
The Collectors of Lost SoulsTurning Kuru Scientists into Whitemenupdated editionWarwick Anderson
This riveting account of medical detective work traces the story of kuru, a fatal brain disease, and the pioneering scientists who spent decades searching for its cause and cure.
2019 352 pp., 62 b&w illus. 978-1-4214-3360-8 $34.95 paperback
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What’s the Point of College?Seeking Purpose in an Age of Reform
Johann N. Neem
Before we can improve college education, we need to know what it’s for.
2019 232 pp. 978-1-4214-2988-5 $22.95 hardcover Audio rights sold
The Future of Academic FreedomHenry Reichman
foreword by Joan Wallach Scott
Few issues are as hotly debated or misunderstood as academic freedom. Reichman’s book sheds light on and brings clarity to those debates.
Critical University Studies Jeffrey J. Williams and Christopher Newfield
2019 376 pp. 978-1-4214-2858-1 $29.95 hardcover
A History of American Higher Educationthird editionJohn R. Thelin
The definitive history of American higher education— now up to date.
2019 560 pp., 13 b&w photos 978-1-4214-2883-3 $39.95 paperback
Admit OneWriting Your Way into the Best Colleges
Thomas Richards
How to craft a dynamic personal essay that will get your college application noticed.
2019 208 pp. 978-1-4214-2864-2 $18.95 paperback
Generous ThinkingA Radical Approach to Saving the University
Kathleen Fitzpatrick
How do we solve the social and political crisis in America? The university may be the answer.
2018 280 pp. 978-1-4214-2946-5 $29.95 hardcover
Johns Hopkins University Press 9
Becoming an AcademicHow to Get through Grad School and Beyond
Inger Mewburn
Your survival guide for graduate school.
2019 264 pp. 978-1-4214-2880-2 $19.95 paperback
Alternative UniversitiesSpeculative Design for Innovation in Higher Education
David J. Staley
Imagining the universities of the future.
2019 280 pp., 10 b&w illus. 978-1-4214-2741-6 $34.95 hardcover
Gertrude Stein Has ArrivedThe Homecoming of a Literary Legend
Roy Morris Jr.
The American book tour that catapulted Gertrude Stein from quirky artist to a household name.
2019 264 pp., 10 b&w photos 978-1-4214-3153-6 $24.95 hardcover
The Lost Books of Jane AustenJanine Barchas
Hardcore bibliography meets Antiques Roadshow in an illustrated exploration of the role that cheap reprints played in Jane Austen’s literary celebrity—and in changing the larger book world itself.
2019 304 pp., 96 color photos 978-1-4214-3159-8 $35.00 hardcover
Decadence in the Age of Modernismedited by Kate Hext and Alex Murray
The first holistic reappraisal of the significance of the decadent movement, from the 1900s through the 1930s.
Hopkins Studies in Modernism, Douglas Mao, Series Editor
2019 304 pp., 13 b&w photos 978-1-4214-2942-7 $54.95 hardcover
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Black PowerRadical Politics and African American Identityupdated editionJeffrey O. G. Ogbar
with a new preface
Exploring the profound impact of the Black Power movement on African Americans.
2019 296 pp., 6 halftones, 3 line drawings 978-1-4214-2976-2 $32.95 paperback
The Algiers Motel Incidentrevised editionJohn Hersey
foreword by Danielle L. McGuire
From the bestselling author of Hiroshima, a searing account of police brutality, white racism, and black rage in 1960s Detroit.
2019 432 pp., 1 b&w illus 978-1-4214-3297-7 $34.95 paperback
Gamer NationVideo Games and American Culture
John Wills
Explores how games actively influence the ways people interpret and relate to American life.
2019 296 pp. 978-1-4214-2870-3 $34.95 paperback
Nightmare FactoriesThe Asylum in the American Imagination
Troy Rondinone
How the insane asylum came to exert such a powerful hold on the American imagination.
2019 344 pp., 15 b&w illus. 978-1-4214-3267-0 $34.95 hardcover
Johns Hopkins University Press 11
Witness to Ancient History, Gregory S. Aldrete, Series Editor
The Year of Julius and Caesar59 BC and the Transformation of the Roman Republic
Stefan G. Chrissanthos
How Caesar’s attack on Bibulus marked the beginning of the end of the Roman free state and the descent of the Republic into violence and civil war.
2019 200 pp., 7 b&w illus. 978-1-4214-2970-0 $24.95 paperback
The Great Fire of RomeLife and Death in the Ancient City
Joseph J. Walsh
A thrilling and momentous account of the Great Fire of Rome and how a modern city arose from its embers.
2019 192 pp., 4 b&w photos, 4 maps 978-1-4214-3371-4 $19.95 paperback
A Monument to Dynasty and DeathThe Story of Rome’s Colosseum and the Emperors Who Built It
Nathan T. Elkins
Go behind the scenes to discover why the Colosseum was the king of amphitheaters in the Roman world.
2019 184 pp., 49 b&w illus. 978-1-4214-3255-7 $19.95 paperback
Brides, Mourners, BacchaeWomen’s Rituals in Roman Literature
Vassiliki Panoussi
How does the treatment of women’s rituals in Latin poetry and prose reveal Roman ideas of female agency?
2019 320 pp. 978-1-4214-2891-8 $54.95 hardcover
Killing for the RepublicCitizen-Soldiers and the Roman Way of War
Steele Brand
How Rome’s citizen-soldiers conquered the world—and why this militaristic ideal still has a place in America today.
2019 392 pp., 13 line drawings 978-1-4214-2986-1 $34.95 hardcover
12 Johns Hopkins University Press
Tree StoryThe History of the World Written in Rings
Valerie Trouet
What if the stories of trees and people are more closely linked than we ever imagined?
2020 256 pp., 3 b&w photos, 21 b&w illus. 978-1-4214-3777-4 $27.00 hardcover
Through the SeasonsActivities for Memory-Challenged Adults and Their Caregiverssecond editionCynthia R. Green, PhD, and Joan Beloff, ACC, ALA, CDP
foreword by Peter V. Rabins, MD, MPH
A collection of easy-to-follow activities, organized by seasons of the year, to help family members and caregivers engage with memory-challenged adults.
A Johns Hopkins Press Health Book
2020 136 pp., 46 color photos 978-1-4214-3647-0 $19.95 paperback
Creative EngagementA Handbook of Activities for People with Dementia
Rachael Wonderlin
with Geri M. Lotze, PhD
An activity book to help caregivers improve the quality of life of people who have dementia.
A Johns Hopkins Press Health Book
2020 224 pp., 44 halftones, 3 line drawings 978-1-4214-3728-6 $19.95 paperback
Forthcoming 2020 Titles
Forthcoming 2020 Titles
Is It Alzheimer’s?101 Answers to Your Most Pressing Questions about Memory Loss and Dementia
Peter V. Rabins, MD, MPH, coauthor of the gold standard, The 36-Hour Day
A medical expert answers your common questions about memory loss and dementia.
A Johns Hopkins Press Health Book2020 144 pp., 7 figures 978-1-4214-3640-1 $12.95 paperback
The Caregiver’s EncyclopediaA Compassionate Guide to Caring for Older Adults
Muriel R. Gillick, MD
An indispensable, comprehensive reference for family caregivers.
A Johns Hopkins Press Health Book2020 416 pp., 46 halftones, 14 line drawings 978-1-4214-3358-5 $22.95 paperback
MalignantHow Bad Policy and Bad Evidence Harm People with Cancer
Vinayak K. Prasad, MD, MPH
How hype, money, low standards of evidence, and bias can mislead cancer patients into thinking that worthless or unproven treatments are effective.
2020 224 pp., 19 line drawings 978-1-4214-3763-7 hardcover
The Opioid FixAmerica’s Addiction Crisis and the Solution They Don’t Want You to Have
Barbara Andraka-Christou
Why medication-assisted treatment, the most effective tool for battling opioid addiction, is significantly underused in the United States.
2020 272 pp. 978-1-4214-3765-1 $27.00 hardcover
