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COVID Studies

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by Joie Acosta, George Aumoithe, Tanya Buhler Corbin, Anirban Kapil Baishya, Jih-Fei Cheng, Moon Choi, Vivian Choi, Nishaant Choksi, Aaron Clark-Ginsberg, Sukanya Deogam, Kim Fortun, Alice Fothergill, Danya Glabau, Monica H. Green, Dolly Jørgensen, Dani Joslyn, Christine Keeves, Hyunah Keum, Christos Lynteris, Rachel Margolis, Katherine A. Mason, Tyesha Maddox, Luke J. Matthews, Darshana Sreedhar Mini, Samantha Montano, Courtney Page-Tan, Hyeonbin Park, Lori Peek, Elisa Perego, Rashawn Ray, Kalpesh Rathwa, Monica Sanders, Amanda Savitt, Sarah Senk, Robert Soden, Jacob Steere-Williams, Cécile Stephanie Stehrenberger, Kathleen Tierney, Kristin Urquiza, Ashton M. Verdery, Carlos Villegas, Haowei Wang, Jacqueline Wernimont, Sarah S. Willen, Heather M. Wurtz, Myungji Yang, Carl A. Zimring ...

Series series Critical Studies in Risk and Disaster
A “state of the field” collection of essays that presents the latest research on the pandemic from a range of disciplinesCOVID Studies is a “state of the field” collection of essays that presents the latest research on the pandemic from a range of disciplines, including sociology, anthropology, public policy, political science, history, and science and technology studies. Though varied in their ... Read more

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A “state of the field” collection of essays that presents the latest research on the pandemic from a range of disciplinesCOVID Studies is a “state of the field” collection of essays that presents the latest research on the pandemic from a range of disciplines, including sociology, anthropology, public policy, political science, history, and science and technology studies. Though varied in their
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AI Ethics: A Cross-Cultural Dialogue

Edited by Guoyu Wang, Carl Mitcham, Alfred Nordmann ...

Series series Artificial Intelligence (R0)
This book offers a comprehensive synthesis of research on the ethics, epistemology, governance, and policies related to artificial intelligence (AI) and its adjacent technologies. Each chapter can be read independently, yet together they provide a detailed and complementary understanding of some of the most pressing issues brought about by AI and digital innovation. Given its modular nature, this ... Read more

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This book offers a comprehensive synthesis of research on the ethics, epistemology, governance, and policies related to artificial intelligence (AI) and its adjacent technologies. Each chapter can be read independently, yet together they provide a detailed and complementary understanding of some of the most pressing issues brought about by AI and digital innovation. Given its modular nature, this
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Ploughshares Spring 2021 Guest-edited by Laura van den Berg

by Laura van den Berg, Kaveh Akbar, Aldo Amparán, Eloisa Amezcua, Marianne Boruch, nicole v basta, Gabrielle Bates, Paola Bruni, Kayleb Rae Candrilli, Michael Collier, Dana Curtis, Nancy Chen Long, Gustavo Firmat, April Eliza Goldman, Michele Herman, Sarah Mackey Kirby, Daniel Lawless, Anni Liu, Chloe Martinez, Matthew Minicucci, Alicia Mountain, André Naffis-Sahely, Carl Phillips, Rowan Ricardo Phillips, Michael Shewmaker, Ralph Sneeden, R.A. Villanueva, Cynthia Williams, Wendy Xu, Maria Zoccola, Shaleigh Kwok, 'Pemi Aguda, Venita Blackburn, Fernando A. Flores, Tania James, Fajer Alexander Khansa, Amy Lin, Claire Luchette, Zora Mai Quỳnh, Helen Phillips, Fortunato Salazar, Seth Wang, Ruth Hoberman ...

The Spring 2021 Issue. Ploughshares is an award-winning journal of new writing. Since 1971, Ploughshares has discovered and cultivated the freshest voices in contemporary American literature, and remains prescient in the digital age by providing readers with thoughtful and entertaining literature in a variety of formats. Find out why the New York Times named Ploughshares “the Triton among minnows. ... Read more

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The Spring 2021 Issue. Ploughshares is an award-winning journal of new writing. Since 1971, Ploughshares has discovered and cultivated the freshest voices in contemporary American literature, and remains prescient in the digital age by providing readers with thoughtful and entertaining literature in a variety of formats. Find out why the New York Times named Ploughshares “the Triton among minnows.
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Varieties of Democracy

Measuring Two Centuries of Political Change

by Michael Coppedge, John Gerring, Adam Glynn, Carl Henrik Knutsen, Staffan I. Lindberg, Daniel Pemstein, Brigitte Seim, Svend-Erik Skaaning, Jan Teorell ...

Varieties of Democracy is the essential user's guide to The Varieties of Democracy project (V-Dem), one of the most ambitious data collection efforts in comparative politics. This global research collaboration sparked a dramatic change in how we study the nature, causes, and consequences of democracy. This book is ambitious in scope: more than a reference guide, it raises standards for causal ... Read more

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Varieties of Democracy is the essential user's guide to The Varieties of Democracy project (V-Dem), one of the most ambitious data collection efforts in comparative politics. This global research collaboration sparked a dramatic change in how we study the nature, causes, and consequences of democracy. This book is ambitious in scope: more than a reference guide, it raises standards for causal
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China's Governance Puzzle

Enabling Transparency and Participation in a Single-Party State

by Edmund J. Malesky, Jonathan R. Stromseth, Dimitar D. Gueorguiev ...

China is widely viewed as a global powerhouse that has achieved a remarkable economic transformation with little political change. Less well known is that China's leaders have also implemented far‐reaching governance reforms designed to promote government transparency and increase public participation in official policymaking. What are the motivations behind these reforms and, more importantly, ... Read more

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China is widely viewed as a global powerhouse that has achieved a remarkable economic transformation with little political change. Less well known is that China's leaders have also implemented far‐reaching governance reforms designed to promote government transparency and increase public participation in official policymaking. What are the motivations behind these reforms and, more importantly,
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United States of Fear

How America Fell Victim to a Mass Delusional Psychosis

by Mark McDonald M.D. ...

As the COVID-19 pandemic unfolded, LA-based psychiatrist Mark McDonald grew increasingly concerned by the negative mental health effects he witnessed among his patients—and Americans nationwide. These negative effects—stress, anxiety, depression, addiction, domestic violence, suicidal ideation—were all directly traceable to the climate of fear being stoked by public health authorities and ... Read more

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As the COVID-19 pandemic unfolded, LA-based psychiatrist Mark McDonald grew increasingly concerned by the negative mental health effects he witnessed among his patients—and Americans nationwide. These negative effects—stress, anxiety, depression, addiction, domestic violence, suicidal ideation—were all directly traceable to the climate of fear being stoked by public health authorities and
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Letter to a Stranger

Essays to the Ones Who Haunt Us

Edited by Colleen Kinder ...

“Beautiful. The human condition is on full display in these glimpses of our essential connectedness. Perfect for our times.”—Dani Shapiro, author of InheritanceSixty-five extraordinary writers grapple with this mystery: How can an ephemeral encounter with a stranger leave such an eternal mark?When Colleen Kinder put out a call for authors to write a letter to a stranger about an unforgettable ... Read more

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“Beautiful. The human condition is on full display in these glimpses of our essential connectedness. Perfect for our times.”—Dani Shapiro, author of InheritanceSixty-five extraordinary writers grapple with this mystery: How can an ephemeral encounter with a stranger leave such an eternal mark?When Colleen Kinder put out a call for authors to write a letter to a stranger about an unforgettable
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An Abundance of Caution

American Schools, the Virus, and a Story of Bad Decisions

by David Zweig ...

A searing indictment of the American public health, media, and political establishments’ decision-making process behind pandemic school closures.An Abundance of Caution is a devastating account of the decision-making process behind one of the worst American policy failures in a century—the extended closures of public schools during the pandemic. In fascinating and meticulously reported detail, ... Read more

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A searing indictment of the American public health, media, and political establishments’ decision-making process behind pandemic school closures.An Abundance of Caution is a devastating account of the decision-making process behind one of the worst American policy failures in a century—the extended closures of public schools during the pandemic. In fascinating and meticulously reported detail,
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Touchstone Anthology of Contemporary Creative Nonfiction

Work from 1970 to the Present

Edited by Lex Williford, Michael Martone ...

From memoir to journalism, personal essays to cultural criticism, this indispensable anthology brings together works from all genres of creative nonfiction, with pieces by fifty contemporary writers including Cheryl Strayed, David Sedaris, Barbara Kingsolver, and more.Selected by five hundred writers, English professors, and creative writing teachers from across the country, this collection ... Read more

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From memoir to journalism, personal essays to cultural criticism, this indispensable anthology brings together works from all genres of creative nonfiction, with pieces by fifty contemporary writers including Cheryl Strayed, David Sedaris, Barbara Kingsolver, and more.Selected by five hundred writers, English professors, and creative writing teachers from across the country, this collection
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The Black Agenda

Bold Solutions for a Broken System

Edited by Anna Gifty Opoku-Agyeman ...

" The Black Agenda mobilizes top Black experts from across the country to share transformative perspectives on how to deploy anti-racist ideas and policies into everything from climate policy to criminal justice to healthcare. This book will challenge what you think is possible by igniting long overdue conversations around how to enact lasting and meaningful change rooted in racial justice." ... Read more

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" The Black Agenda mobilizes top Black experts from across the country to share transformative perspectives on how to deploy anti-racist ideas and policies into everything from climate policy to criminal justice to healthcare. This book will challenge what you think is possible by igniting long overdue conversations around how to enact lasting and meaningful change rooted in racial justice."
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When I Grow Up I Want to Be a List of Further Possibilities

by Chen Chen ...

**LONGLISTED FOR THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FOR POETRYWINNER OF THE A. POULIN, JR. POETRY PRIZEA LIBRARY JOURNAL BEST BOOK OF 2017 SELECTION: POETRY & LITERATUREON NPR BOOKS'S LIST OF "POETRY TO PAY ATTENTION TO: 2017'S BEST VERSE"A PUBLISHERS WEEKLY 2017 HOLIDAY GIFT GUIDE SELECTION**In this ferocious and tender debut, Chen Chen investigates inherited forms of love and family—the strained ... Read more

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**LONGLISTED FOR THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FOR POETRYWINNER OF THE A. POULIN, JR. POETRY PRIZEA LIBRARY JOURNAL BEST BOOK OF 2017 SELECTION: POETRY & LITERATUREON NPR BOOKS'S LIST OF "POETRY TO PAY ATTENTION TO: 2017'S BEST VERSE"A PUBLISHERS WEEKLY 2017 HOLIDAY GIFT GUIDE SELECTION**In this ferocious and tender debut, Chen Chen investigates inherited forms of love and family—the strained
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Everybody Wants to Go to Heaven but Nobody Wants to Die

Bioethics and the Transformation of Health Care in America

by Amy Gutmann, Jonathan D. Moreno ...

NOW FEATURING A NEW AFTERWORD, "PANDEMIC ETHICS"From two eminent scholars comes a provocative examination of bioethics and our culture’s obsession with having it all without paying the price.Shockingly, the United States has among the lowest life expectancies and highest infant mortality rates of any high-income nation, yet, as Amy Gutmann and Jonathan D. Moreno show, we spend twice as much per ... Read more

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NOW FEATURING A NEW AFTERWORD, "PANDEMIC ETHICS"From two eminent scholars comes a provocative examination of bioethics and our culture’s obsession with having it all without paying the price.Shockingly, the United States has among the lowest life expectancies and highest infant mortality rates of any high-income nation, yet, as Amy Gutmann and Jonathan D. Moreno show, we spend twice as much per
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