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For the Bookshelf: The Tender Cut

The Tender Cut By Patricia Adler and Peter Adler New York University Press, 2011 For the past decade, DU sociology  read more...

For the Bookshelf: Networked: A Contemporary History of News in Transition

Networked: A Contemporary History of News in Transition By Adrienne Russell Polity, 2011 The contemporary plugged-in era is the topic  read more...

For the Bookshelf: Defending National Treasures

Defending National Treasures: French Art and Heritage Under Vichy By Elizabeth Campbell Karlsgodt Stanford University Press, 2011   In Defending  read more...

New book by Beth Karlsgodt, DU History professor, examines National Treasures

Elizabeth Campbell Karlsgodt, assistant professor of History at the University of Denver (DU), examines the ethical dimensions of museum acquisitions in her new book Defending National Treasures: French Art and Heritage Under Vichy (Stanford University Press, 2011). In the book, Karlsgodt examines lasting preservation policies created during the Nazi occupation, as well as the effort by French curators to acquire works of art from Jewish collections for the Louvre and other museums.

For the bookshelf: Good Business—Exercising Effective and Ethical Leadership

Good Business: Exercising Effective and Ethical Leadership Edited by James O’Toole and Don Mayer Taylor & Francis Inc., 2010 This  read more...

For the bookshelf: Journalism Ethics

Journalism Ethics: A Casebook of Professional Conduct for News Media Edited by Fred Brown Marion Street Press, 2011 Journalism Ethics  read more...

For the Bookshelf: Challenges in Health and Development

Challenges in Health and Development: From Global to Community Development By Sandy Johnson Springer-Verlag New York, 2010 At the turn  read more...

For the bookshelf: Food, Power, and Resistance in the Andes

For the bookshelf: The People Reloaded

The People Reloaded: The Green Movement and the Struggle for Iran’s Future Edited by Nader Hashemi and Danny Postel Melville  read more...

For the bookshelf: The Economist’s Oath

The Economist's Oath builds the case that economists — like other professionals — should adhere to a code of professional standards.