Tag: Climate Change

April 29, 2019

Media Roundup: The Madhouse Effect: How Climate Change Denial is Threatening Our Planet, Destroying Our Politics, and Driving Us Crazy

“For centuries, powerful forces of greed have tried to hide the truth, but that doesn’t change reality—the earth is round and climate change is very real. The Madhouse Effect brilliantly dissects the climate denial industry, empowering all of us to see the...

April 26, 2019

Q&A: Mary Evelyn Tucker and John Grim on Thomas Berry: A Biography

“A warm celebration of an environmentalist whose ideas are increasingly relevant.” ~ Kirkus Reviews Thomas Berry (1914–2009) was one of the twentieth century’s most prescient and profound thinkers. The first biography of Berry, this book illuminates his remarkable vision and...

April 24, 2019

Q&A: Benjamin I. Cook on Drought: An Interdisciplinary Perspective

“Cook’s tome is a first-principles, comprehensive, and up-to-date exposition of drought, including its drivers and consequences, by a major player working at the cutting edge of interdisciplinary science. The book is perfectly organized, written, and illustrated, with the early chapters...

April 22, 2019

Melting Glaciers and Ice Sheets: Why We Should Care About Our Vanishing Ice and Rising Seas

“Anyone who wants a better understanding of the different parts of the cryosphere, the consequences of melting ice, and this aspect of climate change will find this book an invaluable resource.” ~ Suzanne B. O’Connell, Professor of Earth and Environmental...

April 15, 2019

A Gilded Hollywood: The Dirty Truth Behind its Silver Screen

“Hunter Vaughan’s forensic accounting uncovers Hollywood’s secretly unpaid debts to the environment, demonstrating ecocriticism’s power to connect political economy to movies’ themes and styles, for analysis and for future makers. More than compelling: entertaining and inspiring.” ~ Sean Cubitt, author...

April 10, 2019

Book Excerpt and Reviews! The Ecocentrists: A History of Radical Environmentalism

“Woodhouse deftly brings together the intellectual history of the many threads of American environmentalism with the thinkers, the activists, the organizations, and the issues that have charged environmental politics since the 1960s. Required reading for anyone with a serious interest...

April 2, 2019

Book Giveaway! Environmental and Climate Studies

April 22 is Earth Day, but here at CUP, we believe that a discussion about the environment and climate change warrants more than one day of conversation. Thus, we’ll be showcasing new and forthcoming titles on the topic all month....

October 23, 2018

New Book Tuesday! Unbinding the Pillow Book, Merger Masters, Climate Change, and More!

Our weekly list of new releases is now available! Merger Masters Tales of Arbitrage Kate Welling and Mario Gabelli Climate Change The Science of Global Warming and Our Energy Future (Second Edition) Edmond A. Mathez and Jason E. Smerdon Political...

June 27, 2018

Introducing The Ecocentrists: A History of Radical Environmentalism

This week, we’re featuring our newest releases on the topic of climate change. Today’s book excerpt comes from The Ecocentrists: A History of Radical Environmentalism, by Keith Makoto Woodhouse. A nuanced history of radical environmental thought and action in the late-twentieth-century United States, The Ecocentrists explores how radical...

June 26, 2018

Introducing Coping with the Climate Crisis

This week, we’re featuring our newest releases on the topic of climate change. Today’s book excerpt comes from the introduction of Coping with the Climate Crisis: Mitigation Policies and Global Coordination, edited by Rabah Arezki, Patrick Bolton, Karim El Aynaoui, and Maurice Obstfeld....

June 25, 2018

Introducing Game Theory and Climate Change

This week, we’re featuring our newest releases on the topic of climate change. Today’s book excerpt comes from chapter one of Game Theory and Climate Change.  A conceptual framework with which to analyze climate change as a strategic game, Game Theory and Climate...

April 11, 2018

Confronting the Climate Challenge: An Excerpt

This month, in honor of Earth Day, we’re featuring titles that are related to climate change and environmental studies. Today we’re presenting you with an excerpt from Confronting the Climate Challenge: U.S. Policy Options, by Lawrence Goulder and Marc Hafstead. Remember to...