ACRL News Issue (B) of College & Research Libraries


C&RL News ■ July/August 1999 / 567

N e w  P u b l i c a t i o n s George M. Eberhart

A ir  A p p a re n t: H ow  M e te o ro lo g ists  
Learned to Map, Predict, and Dramatize 
Weather, b y  Mark M onm onier (309 pages, 
April 1999), traces the history of w eath er m aps 
from th e earliest (d raw n  by H einrich W ilhelm 
Brandes in 1816 for th e A n n a le n  d er Physik) to 
th e latest colorful com puter simulations o n  the 
W e a t h e r  C h a n n e l. C a llin g  m e t e o r o l o g y  
“to d a y ’s single m ost m ap-intensive scientific 
enterprise,” Monmonier emphasizes h o w  devel­
opm ents in telegraphy, aviation, forecast m od­
eling, satellites, radar, a n d  th e  In tern et have 
revolutionized w e a th e r m aps. In  the process, 
he identifies th e role a n d  resourcefulness o f 
new spaper w eather m aps in educating th e pub­
lic. $27.50. University o f Chicago. ISBN 0-226- 
53422-7.

A ll M usic G uide to  the Blues, e d ite d  by 
Michael Erlewine, et al. (658 pages, 2d ed., April 
1999), contains som e 6,100 reviews an d  ratings 
o f blues recordings— more than twice the num ­
b e r in th e  first edition o f 1996 an d  w ith nearly 
twice as m any musicians described, w ith many 
gospel singers a d d e d  in this edition. A vast 

am o u n t o f in­
f o r m a t i o n  is 
densely packed 
i n t o  s m a ll 
type, w ith  n o  
sp a c e  w a ste d  
o n  illustrations 
o t h e r  t h a n  
“m usic m a p s” 
th a t d ia g r a m  
r e l a ti o n s h ip s  
betw een  m usi­
c ia n s , sty le s, 
a n d  reco rd  la­
bels. Separate 

sections o n  jazz recordings w ith a strong blues 
content, historical essays o n  genres an d  instru­
m ents, an d  re c o m m e n d e d  blu es b o o k s m ake 
this an essential purchase for music collections. 
$22.95. Miller-Freeman. ISBN 0-87930-548-7.

G eorge M . E b e rh a rt is associate e d ito r  o f A m e rica n  
Libraries; e-m ail: g eb e rh art@ ala .o rg

Sharony A ndrew s G re e n ’s G ra n t Green: 
Rediscovering the Forgotten G enius o f  J a z z  G ui­
ta r  (274 pages, April 1999) resurrects th e  life 
an d  talent o f th e  B lue N ote R ecords jazz gui­
tarist G rant G reen (1931-1979), w h o se  m usic 
has recently influenced acid-jazz a n d  hip -h o p  
recordings. A fine tribute to  a n eg lec ted  artist 
by his daughter-in-law. $22.95. Miller-Freeman. 
ISBN 0-87930-556-8.

Catholic Shrines of Central and Eastern 
Europe, by Kevin J. Wright (317 pages, March 
1999), is a pilgrim ’s g u id e to  R om an Catholic 
sacred sites from  the C zech R epublic to  T ur­
key. Many o f these places— such as th e church 
in  A bsam , A ustria, th a t c o m m e m o ra te s a 
M arian ap p aritio n  in 1797— are little k n o w n  
outside E urope. D etailed descriptions o f th e 
sites are provided, along w ith directions, nearby 
tourist a n d  travel offices, a n d  tips a n d  trivia 
ab o u t the shrines. This is th e latest in a pilgrim­
ag e series (o th e r volum es co v er W estern Eu­
ro p e, th e  U nited States, a n d  th e  H oly Land) 
that will b e h andy for students o f religious his­
tory as w ell as pilgrims. $16.95. Liguori. ISBN 
0-7648-03344.

The East A sian  C h alle n g e  fo r Human 
Rights, edited by Jo an n e R. B auer and Daniel 
A. Bell (394 pages, February 1999), consists o f 
research  p a p e rs th at cam e o u t o f a four-year 
C arnegie Council o n  Ethics a n d  International 
Affairs’ study that ex p lo red  h o w  th e p e o p le  o f 
East Asia are  com ing to  term s w ith  h u m an  
rights issues. Much o f th e b o o k  centers o n  the 
“Asian v a lu e s” th eo ry  th at W estern co n cep ts 
cannot b e im posed on  cultures that value social 
coh esio n  higher th an  th e rights o f individuals. 
O th er topics include th e  rights o f w o m e n  in 
Islam ic countries, C onfucianism  a n d  h u m a n  
rights, a n d  th e  right to  a clean environm ent. 
$57.95. C am bridge University. ISBN 0-521- 
64230-2.

A  Guide to World Language Dictionaries,
by Andrew  Dalby (470 pages, D ecem ber 1998), 
critically review s m ore th a n  1,600 dictionaries 
an d  special vocabularies for 295 languages, an­
cient a n d  m odern, from  A bkhaz to  Zulu. D e­

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scriptions o f th e arrangem ent, features, an d  
shortcomings of each book are provided, along 
w ith alphabets for non-Roman scripts. $105.00. 
Fitzroy D earborn. ISBN 1-57958-069-6.

F o reig n -p h rase d ro p p e rs will w an t th e 
W orld D ictionary o f  Foreign Expressions, by 
G abriel G. A deleye an d  Kofi A cquah-D adzie 
(413 pages, July 1999), w hich defines m any 
phrases u sed  by lawyers, doctors, academ ics, 
an d  journalists. T he majority are Latin, an d  the 
dictionary does not discriminate betw een bor­
row ed phrases an d  a d o p ted  w ords like “ogre” 
o r “a u ra,” b u t this reference will com plem ent 
similar works. $70.00. Bolchazy-Carducci P ub­
lishers, 1000 B row n St., W auconda, IL 60084. 
ISBN 0-86516-422-3.

The In d ia n  S o u th w e st, 1580-1 830 : 
Ethnogenesis and Reinvention, by Gary 
Clayton A nderson (376 pages, April 1999), ex­
am ines th e social m echanism s that various In­
dian groups in th e S outhw est ad o p ted  to deal 
w ith w hites, especially th e Spanish. A nderson 
focuses o n  the role o f Spanish m issions in re­
s t r u c t u r i n g  I n d i a n  s o c i e t y , th e  
“A pacheanization” o f the region in th e early 
an d  mid-18th century, the poaching-and-raid­
ing econom y o f th e Southern Plains Apaches, 
an d  th e rise o f th e  C om anches w h o  cam e to 
the area late but w o u n d  up  assimilating many 
other groups. $39-95. University o f O klahom a. 
ISBN 0-8061-3111-X.

Interpreting and Negotiating Licensing 
A g re e m e n ts, by A rlen e B ielefield  an d  
Lawrence Cheesem an (162 pages, April 1999), 
steers a path through th e com plex legal issues 
involving contracts. Especially relevant is the 
ch ap te r o n  “W hat D o Licensing A greem ents 
Really Mean?” w here specific legal wordings are 
decip h ered  w ith their ramifications identified. 
A ppendices include a checklist for evaluating 
licenses, library-related portions o f the Digital 
Millennium Copyright Act o f 1998, a statem ent 
o n  preferred practices by a coalition o f library 
c o n s o rtia , a n d  a g lo ssary . $55.00. N eal- 
Schuman. ISBN 1-55570-324-0.

Latin Jazz: The First of the Fusions, 1880s 
to Today, by Jo h n  Storm Roberts (286 pages, 
April 1999), exam ines the influence o f Latin 
rhythm s an d  form s o n  th e com plicated fabric 
o f American jazz—perhaps as early as th e rag­
time era. Much as h e did for American popular

music in The L atin Tinge (O xford University, 
1979), Roberts takes a d ecade-by-decade a p ­
p ro ach  an d  explains th e  role that habanera, 
ta n g o , r u m b a , s w in g , m a m b o , C u b o p , 
bossanova, funk, fusion, an d  Afro-Latin music 
in general have had upon mainstream jazz. Rob­
erts peppers his narrative with such little-known 
facts as Jelly Roll M orton’s com m ent that if it 
d o e sn ’t have a “Spanish tinge,” it isn’t jazz. An 
excellent glossary and discography complement 
th e text. $29-95. Schirmer Books. ISBN 0-02- 
864681-9.

For o th e r Latin music, check ou t M usic in 
Latin American Culture: Regional Traditions, ed­
ited by J o h n  M.
S c h e c h te r (496 
pages, May 1999), 
w hich exam ines 
m a r i a c h i  a n d  
conjunto jarocho 
m usic in Mexico, 
m a r i m b a  a n d  
o th e r  m u sic  o f 
Central America, 
C a r i b b e a n  c a ­
lypso a n d  o th er 
genres, as well as 
A ndean, A rgen­
tinian an d  Brazil­
ia n  t r a d i t i o n s , 
an d  th e pan-Latin n u e v a  canción. Very little 
analysis o f this music has ap p eared  in English, 
a n d  this b o o k  is a w elcom e addition, w ith its 
num erous maps, lyrics, transcriptions, and p h o ­
tos. $40.00 (an audio CD is available for an ex­
tra $20.00). Schirmer Books. ISBN 0-02-864750-

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