Thanks to recommendations from members of staff and requests via RAB from students the Library is continually adding new books to its collections both online and in print. Here are just a small number of the books that have been added to the Library’s collections in March 2015 for Social and Political Science.

Polarization and Transformation in Zimbabwe : social movements, strategy dilemmas and change by Erin McCandless (e-book)

Unexpected Alliances : independent filmmakers, the state, and the film industry in postauthoritarian South Korea by Young-a Park (shelfmark: PN1993.5.K6 Par.)

The neoliberal regime in the agri-food sector : crisis, resilience, and restructuring edited by Steven A. Wolf and Alessandro Bonanno (shelfmark: HD9000.6 Neo. Also available as e-book.)

The great humanists : an introduction by Jonathan Arnold (e-book)

Ukraine crisis : what it means for the West by Andrew Wilson (shelfmark: DK508.849 Wil. Also available as e-book.)

Presenting Data : how to communicate your message effectively by Ed Swires-Hennessy (shelfmark: T10.5 Swi. Also available as e-book.)

Decentralization in Africa : the paradox of state strength edited by J. Tyler Dickovick, James S. Wunsch (shelfmark: JQ1875.A55 Dec.)

National identity and educational reform : contested classrooms by Elizabeth Anderson Worden (shelfmark: LC93.M65 Wor. Also available as e-book.)

Key concepts in race and ethnicity by Nasar Meer (shelfmark: GN495.6 Mee.)

Rowing the eternal sea : the story of a Minamata fisherman by Oiwa Keibo ; narrated by Ogata Masato ; translated by Karen Colligan-Taylor (e-book)

Handbook of father involvement : multidisciplinary perspectives edited by Natasha J. Cabrera, Catherine S. Tamis-LeMonda (e-book)

Modernization as Spectacle in Africa edited by Peter J. Bloom, Stephan F. Miescher, and Takyiwaa Manuh (shelfmark: HC800 Mod. Also available as e-book)

Check the Library Catalogue for full details of the books including number of copies, location and availability. Access to e-books is only available to students and staff of University of Edinburgh.

You may find some of these books in the New Books display on the 1st floor of the Main Library, where a selection of new books from all subjects across the University are held. Books on these display shelves can be borrowed as normal.

Caroline Stirling – Academic Support Librarian for Social and Political Science.