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The U.S. Media and Climate Change: Recent Trends (St. James's Studies in World Affairs)

Author: 

Hantel, Katya Chistik

Climate change is one of the most pressing environmental issues of our time. Although cohesive solutions remain elusive, U.S. media attention on climate change is decreasing. This study examines how media attention to climate change solutions has changed over time and makes recommendations on how coverage trends can be influenced.

Two broad solutions frames were chosen for the study: “market” solutions that address

Market: 
Science, Climate Science, Politics, Media Studies, Journalism, International Relations, International Law, American Studies, Public Policy, American Politics, World Politics, National Security Studies
Release Date: 
April 1, 2018
ISBN: 
Hardcover: 978-1680530636
Price: 
129.95
Trim Size: 
6 x 9
Pages: 
87
Illustrations: 
Yes
Yes
Publisher: 

ACADEMICA PRESS
1727 Massachusetts Avenue, NW, Suite 507
Washington, DC 20036
editorial@academicapress.com

Explaining Wars of Choice: Armed Humanitarian Intervention and Framing

Author: 

Callahan, John M., Ph.D.

In Explaining Wars of Choice, John Callahan answers a series of questions related to National Security Decision Making. The decision making process itself is examined, looking at the methods and mindsets of American presidencies from the Cold War through the Obama administration. In addition, Explaining Wars of Choice studies the manner in which each administration considered and executed plans to raise public support for its decisions.

Market: 
Political Science, International Relations, International Law, American Studies, Human Rights, Public Policy, World History, American Politics, World Politics, United Nations, National Security Studies, Humanitarian Intervention, Peace Studies
Release Date: 
Feb. 1, 2018
ISBN: 
Hardcover: 978-1680530612
Price: 
$99.95
Trim Size: 
6x9
Pages: 
320
Illustrations: 
Yes
Yes
Publisher: 

ACADEMICA PRESS
1727 Massachusetts Avenue, NW, Suite 507
Washington, DC 20036
academicapress.editorial@gmail.com

Secrets and Suspense: International Law Stories

Author: 

Kaplan, Jay (Julius)

Credentials: 

Chairman, National Museum of the Jewish People; Founder and Longtime Senior Partner, Kaplan, Russin, and Vecchi

This uncanny volume is the memoir of Jay Kaplan, an extraordinary American lawyer with a unique ability intuitively to understand and respond positively to the needs of his clients regardless of ethnicity or religion. How else could he represent India and Pakistan, as well as Iran and Israel, all at the same time, while maintaining ideal personal and professional relations with each side?

Market: 
Law, International Law, American Studies, Jewish Studies, Legal Tradition, Law and Science, Law and Religion, International Relations, Political Science, Public Policy, World History
Release Date: 
Feb. 1, 2018
ISBN: 
Hardcover: 978-1680530575
Price: 
$99.95
Trim Size: 
6x9
Pages: 
273
Illustrations: 
Yes
Yes
Publisher: 

ACADEMICA PRESS
1727 Massachusetts Avenue, NW, Suite 507
Washington, DC 20036
academicapress.editorial@gmail.com

Socio – Physics: Applying the Natural Sciences to Criminal Justice and Penology, Expanded Edition

Author: 

Blakely, Curtis and Michelle, Truman State University

Using the natural sciences to examine social dynamics is not new. However, this is the first sustained attempt to apply this approach to the fields of criminal justice and penology. The authors intend their new theoretical/conceptual framework to promote innovative, creative and critical thought. In this revised/expanded edition, particular attention is paid to the manner in which each chapter builds then transitions to the next. Updated data/statistics are used throughout.

Release Date: 
March 15th, 2017
ISBN: 
978-1680530247
Price: 
$49.95
Pages: 
227
Illustrations: 
None
Yes
Publisher: 

ACADEMICA PRESS
1727 Massachusetts Avenue, NW, Suite 507
Washington, DC 20036

Human Trafficking as a Brand Within the Framework of Human Rights: Case Studies in the United States

Author: 

Mai, Tam

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Release Date: 
April 15, 2017
ISBN: 
978-1680530254
Price: 
$79.95
Pages: 
364
Illustrations: 
None
Yes
Publisher: 

ACADEMICA PRESS
1727 Massachusetts Avenue, NW, Suite 507
Washington, DC 20036

Digital Journalism : Rethinking Communications Law To Support Democracy and Viable Business Models

Author: 

Sanz, Rosa Maia Garcia

Credentials: 

Licenciatura en Derecho (Graduated in Law); UNED Law School, Madrid 1995; Licenciatura Comunicación. F. CCII (Graduated in Communication); University Complutense o Facultad CII, Madrid 1985; Doctorate in Communication. University Complutense. Cum Laude (1987); LLM in Transnational Business. University of the Pacific. McGeorge School of Law (2001-2002) Full professor,Law faculty,Universidad Complutense, Madrid/Research Group member NYU Information Law Inst.

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With a commendatory preface by Professor Manuel Desantes Real, Law Faculty, University of Alicante, Spain

Market: 
Law--Internet, Media law,Data Protection, Copyright Law and the Internet, Freedom of Expression, Information law,Journalism in a digital age, Software copyrights ,Democracy and Public Access, Enterprise Journalism,Human Rights, News sources as a new business model, content producers, content generators
Release Date: 
Jan. 15, 2017
ISBN: 
9781680530-23-0
Price: 
$54.95
Trim Size: 
6 x 9
Pages: 
168
Illustrations: 
Yes - B/W photographs/graphs
Yes
Publisher: 

ACADEMICA PRESS
1727 Massachusetts Avenue, NW, Suite 507
Washington, DC 20036

Legal Issues in Professional Hockey: National and International Dimensions

Author: 

Kurlantzick, Lewis, Zephaniah Swift Professor of Law, University of Connecticut School of Law

Credentials: 

LL.B (J.D.) Harvard University /Board of Editors, Law Review; author of Legal Issues in Professional Basketball (2011)

This volume is the third in an ongoing project on the legal regulation of athletics. It consists of a set of research essays on a variety of legal issues facing professional hockey. The contributors are a distinguished group of academics and practitioners who have long focused their intellectual efforts on the legal governance of professional and amateur athletics. And this is a much needed addition to the law literature both in the United States as well as internationally.

Market: 
Sports law, Hockey-United States and Canada; International law of Sports, Entertainment, Criminal, Tort, Tax, and Labor Law; Legal and economic aspects of management of sports entities; Legal aspects of representation and client-agent contractual arrangements.
Release Date: 
October 15th, 2016
ISBN: 
Cloth: 978-1-936320-88-2
Price: 
$84.95
Trim Size: 
6 x 9
Pages: 
302
Illustrations: 
Yes - Statistical and informational armature: tables and graphs
Yes
Publisher: 

ACADEMICA PRESS
1727 Massachusetts Avenue, NW, Suite 507
Washington, DC 20036

Socio – Physics: Applying the Natural Sciences to Criminal Justice and Penology

Author: 

Blakely, Curtis and Michelle, Truman State University

Credentials: 

CB: Ph D, Southern Illinois University; MB: Ph D, Auburn University

Using physics and biology to examine social dynamics is not new and is often referred to as socio-physics. This is the first sustained attempt utilizing current research to apply this approach to the fields of criminal justice and penology. The authors intend this new research to promote a more innovative, creative and critical approach to the classic issues of criminal justice, penology and correctional / offender issues.

Market: 
Criminal Justice, Law, Penology, Sociology, Socio-Physics, Contemporary Correctional Issues, Rehabilitation and Offender reintegration
Release Date: 
September 15th, 2016
ISBN: 
Cloth: 978-1-680530-11-7
Price: 
$49.95
Trim Size: 
6x9
Pages: 
212
Illustrations: 
Yes - B/W photographs/graphs
Yes
Publisher: 

ACADEMICA PRESS
1727 Massachusetts Avenue, NW, Suite 507
Washington, DC 20036

Shaping A Nation: Twenty-Five Supreme Court Cases That Changed the United States

Author: 

Rose, Gary L.

Credentials: 

Ph.D, Chair and Senior Professor of Government and Politics, Sacred Heart University

For over 30 years Professor Rose has been researching,writing and interpreting the Supreme Court cases that have played a unique role in changing American law, politics and history. Each of the twenty-five cases selected for review is preceded by a treatment of the historical, political and economic context during which the case is decided. The “shaping”elements of each decision is discussed in situ with its time and place.

Market: 
Constitutional Law, American Political Institutions , Legal Theory, Supreme Court History, Appeal Process -Civil and Criminal
Release Date: 
3/2010
ISBN: 
Paperback: 978-1-933146-87-4 / 1933146-87-7
Price: 
$49.95
Trim Size: 
6 x 9
Pages: 
234
Illustrations: 
Yes
Yes
Publisher: 

ACADEMICA PRESS
1727 Massachusetts Avenue, NW, Suite 507
Washington, DC 20036

Legal Issues in American Basketball

Author: 

Kurlantzick, Lewis, Editor and contributor

Credentials: 

University of Connecticut Law School (Editor in Chief, Sports Law Series)

"The volume will be the second in an ongoing project on the legal regulation of athletics. It will consist of a set of essays on a variety of legal issues facing professional basketball. The contributors are a distinguished group of academics and practitioners who have long focused their intellectual efforts on the legal governance of professional and amateur athletics. And this is a much needed addition to the law literature both in the United States as well as internationally."

Market: 
Law,Sports Law,Basketball, Labor Law, Contract Law
Release Date: 
02/2011
ISBN: 
Cloth: 978-1933146751/1933146-75-3
Price: 
$82.95
Trim Size: 
6 x 9
Pages: 
364
Illustrations: 
None
Yes
Publisher: 

ACADEMICA PRESS
1727 Massachusetts Avenue, NW, Suite 507
Washington, DC 20036

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