We are pleased to announce that five of our titles have been awarded Outstanding Academic Title for 2017 by CHOICE!
This selective list, announced in every year’s January issue, consists of only about ten percent of the 6,000 works reviewed by CHOICE during the previous calendar year. It is a reflection of the best scholarly titles reviewed by CHOICE, chosen based upon the following criteria:
- overall excellence in presentation and scholarship
- importance relative to other literature in the field
- distinction as a first treatment of a given subject in book or electronic form
- originality or uniqueness of treatment
- value to undergraduate students
- importance in building undergraduate library collections
We’re proudly displaying these winning titles in our Oakland offices. Check out our CHOICE shelf, and each individual title, below.
Hymns for the Fallen:
Combat Movie Music and Sound after Vietnam
by Todd Decker
“Marked on every page by clear logic, sensitive perception, and emotional commitment, this is a welcome and original study.”
—CHOICE
Islamic Civilization in Thirty Lives:
The First 1,000 Years
by Chase F. Robinson
“Robinson delivers a fascinating snapshot of Islamic history through 30 brief biographies. By including a mixture of the usual suspects (Muhammad, Ali, Saladin) and the unexpected (Ibn Hazm, Ibn Muqla, Abu al-Qasim), the author offers readers a rich variety of lives in pre-Islamic history.”
—CHOICE
The Curious Humanist:
Siegfried Kracauer in America
by Johannes Von Moltke
“Clearly written, accessible to a wide readership, and including a comprehensive bibliography, this book provides an excellent overview of Kracauer’s thought and contributions to the development of humanistic inquiry.”
—CHOICE
The Real School Safety Problem:
The Long-Term Consequences of Harsh School Punishment
by Aaron Kupchik
A must-read book that focuses on the real problem in school safety–the over-reliance on punishment, and the under-reliance on problem-solving and caring.”
—Russell J. Skiba, Director, Equity Project, Indiana University Center for Evaluation and Education Policy
The Uses of Photography:
Art, Politics, and the Reinvention of a Medium
Edited by Jill Dawsey
“This is a valuable introduction to the work of these individuals and, beyond that, a reasoned assessment of the nature and qualities of this aspect of an important art movement. . . Summing Up: Highly recommended.”
—CHOICE
