Occupational Labor Shortages: Concepts, Causes, Consequences, and Cures

Occupational Labor Shortages: Concepts, Causes, Consequences, and Cures, co-authored by Amsterdam Professor of Public Service Burt S. Barnow, explores whether persistent occupation-specific labor shortages might lead to inefficiencies in the US economy. The authors describe why shortages arise, the difficulty in ascertaining that a shortage is present, and how to assess strategies to alleviate the shortage.

Bounded Bureaucracy and the Budgetary Process in the United States

In Bounded Bureaucracy and the Budgetary Process in the United States, Jay Eungha Ryu, MPA ’98, provides information on how bureaucracies can advance information processing and minimalize organizational conflicts. Jay Eungha Ryu argues that if well managed, bounded bureaucracy can improve the rational behavior of organizations and reduce institutional tensions.

Regulation: A Primer

Regulation: A Primer, co-authored by Susan E. Dudley, Director of the GW Regulatory Studies Center and Research Professor of Public Policy & Public Administration, provides a summary of government theory, analysis, and practice. Dudley studies the constitutional foundations of federal regulation, along with how regulation is written and enforced. Dudley also offers insights into the different forms of regulation and how to analyze whether a regulatory proposal benefits or harms citizens.

State Tax Policy: A Political Perspective

In State Tax Policy: A Political Perspective, research professor of public policy David Brunori analyzes critical challenges facing state governments. Brunori examines how tax collecting methods, globalization, and e-commerce shift responsibility from the federal government to the states.

The Evil Necessity

In The Evil Necessity: British Naval Impressment in the Eighteenth-Century Atlantic World, Denver Brunsman, assistant professor of history, describes in vivid detail the experience of impressment for Atlantic seafarers and their families.

Roman Palmyra: Identity, Community, and State Formation

In Roman Palmyra: Identity, Community, and State Formation, assistant professor of classics and history Andrew M. Smith II discusses the nature of interactions between the Roman Empire and natives in the Near East and presents a social and political history of Roman Palmyra, an oasis city situated deep in the Syrian Desert.

Contemporary Art: 1989 to the Present

In Contemporary Art: 1989 to the Present, associate professor of art history Alexander Dumbadze and Suzanne Hudson focus on today’s contemporary art world and features original articles by historians, critics, curators, and artists, introducing varied perspectives on the most important debates and discussions happening around the world.

My Black Family, My White Privilege

In My Black Family, My White Privilege: A White Man’s Journey Through the Nation’s Racial Minefield, adjunct professor of sociology Michael R. Wenger creatively links his personal and professional journeys to tell a story of race relations. Wenger masterfully opens readers’ eyes to the pain that well-intentioned white Americans unknowingly inflict on people of color, and enables them to see the opportunity that awaits those with the audacity to accept our nation’s growing diversity.

China Goes Global: The Partial Power

In China Goes Global: The Partial Power, professor of political science and international affairs David Shambaugh discusses China's increasing power and assertiveness in global society. He focuses on their increasing economic clout, expanding economic power, and growing military, among other dynamic changes.

Crime Scene Photography

In Crime Scene Photography, outreach director for the forensic sciences program and associate professor of forensic sciences Edward M. Robinson covers the general principals and concepts of photography, along with the more advanced elements of forensic photography. The first part of the book explores the basic science of photography required to take superior photographs, while the second part of the text specifically focuses on the challenges of photographing a crime scene.

Fandom at the Crossroads: Celebration, Shame, and Fan/Producer Relationships

In Fandom at the Crossroads: Celebration, Shame, and Fan/Producer Relationships, professional technology fellow and teaching assistant in the University Writing Program Katherine Larsen explores the reciprocal relationship between the cult television show, Supernatural, and its groundbreaking fandom. The authors became members of the close-knit fan communities of this television program, allowing them to closely examine the passion, motivation, and shame that goes on behind the scenes.

World Literature and World Theatre: Aesthetic Humanism in Cultural Globalization

In World Literature and World Theatre: Aesthetic Humanism in Cultural Globalization, Associate Professor of English Alexander Huang explores political life as an art form of expression by examining the translation and adaptation of Shakespearean comedies and sonnets. The book is part of Huang’s effort to bridge the focus of transnational scholarship, to reach out beyond the Anglo-American academia, and to examine the role of humanism in globalization.

Marvellous Repossessions

In Marvellous Repossessions: The Tempest, Globalization, and the Waking Dream of Paradise, Professor of English Gil Harris explores The Tempest and its historical background, based on the Garnett Sedgewick Lecture at the University of British Columbia he delivered in 2011. In his examination of contemporary anti-colonialist productions of The Tempest, Harris shows how there remains a move backwards to an original paradise—in fact replicating the movement within The Tempest itself.