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With critically acclaimed titles in history, science, higher education, health and wellness, humanities, classics, and public health, the Books Division publishes 150 new books each year and maintains a backlist in excess of 3,000 titles. With warehouses on three continents, worldwide sales representation, and a robust digital publishing program, the Books Division connects Hopkins authors to scholars, experts, and educational and research institutions around the world.
San Francisco's 1906 Earthquake and the Paradox of American ImmigrationPolicy
How disaster remade San Francisco's Chinatown-and revealed the limits of belonging in America. San Francisco's Chinatown is the oldest Chinatown in North America and one of the largest Chinese enclaves outside Asia. Spanning 30 city blocks and home to tens of thousands of monolingual Chinese residents, its endurance is remarkable-especially given ......
Critically examines the chronic undercounting and increasing misclassification of suicide in the United States-and why this issue matters. In Hidden Suicides and Fatal Overdoses, Ian Rockett confronts the persistent crisis of suicide misclassification in the United States. Various institutional, cultural, and political forces distort suicide ......
Mapping out the strategic future of higher education. Over the past decade, American colleges and universities have seen enrollment decline, campuses close , programs cut, faculty and staff laid off, and public confidence erode. In Peak Higher Ed, futurist Bryan Alexander forecasts what the next decade might hold if we continue down this path. He ......
The Life and Assassination of John Dunn Hunter, American Radical
The story of John Dunn Hunter's remarkable life, tragic betrayal, and disgraceful murder. John Dunn Hunter was many things: a frontier hero, a writer, a celebrity at home and abroad, and, ultimately, the victim of a deadly conspiracy. Born to white parents in 1800, he was captured as a young child by the Kickapoo and later raised by the Kansa and ......
Now completely revised! An essential guide on how AI is revolutionizing the future of learning and how educators can adapt to this new era of human thinking. Artificial Intelligence (AI) is revolutionizing the way we learn, work, and think. Its integration into classrooms and workplaces is already underway, transforming ideas about creativity, ......
An insider's account of a global health leader's career tackling infectious diseases and systemic public health challenges. In Deployed, Kevin M. De Cock, MD, chronicles his extraordinary career as a physician who has confronted the world's most pressing infectious disease crises. Beginning his work at a time when infectious diseases were widely ......
A beautifully illustrated account of the evolutionary journey of mammals in Africa. For more than 80 million years, "Island Africa" was a vast, isolated landmass south of the ancient Tethys Sea. Despite this isolation, waves of pioneering mammals crossed the sea, sparking remarkable evolutionary success stories that include the ancestors of ......
How the thoughtful reimagining of health-centric built environments both locally and globally can better serve vulnerable populations and reduce health disparities in a climate-threatened world. As climate change accelerates, its impact on public health grows, disproportionately affecting medically underserved populations. In Architecture and ......
An analysis and guide on when institutions should take stances on public issues. Universities and colleges face increasing pressure to speak out on today's most contentious political, moral, and social issues. But when should an institution of higher learning take a stand-and when is silence the wiser choice? In The University's Voice, Steven G. ......
