Top Titles in the UMP Ebook Collection
Using Altmetric Explorer, the Open Syllabus Project, and Dimensions, we've identified the University of Michigan Press titles in the UMP Ebook Collection that are most discussed (i.e., have the highest Altmetric scores), most used in classrooms (i.e., are featured in the most open syllabi), and most cited (i.e., feature the highest citation numbers in the Dimensions index).
It's not very scientific, but if you are looking to catch up on some reading or spice up your online teaching, you might find a keeper here. UMP EBC offers unlimited multi-user, perpetual access, and DRM-free copies to purchasing libraries and all titles are free-to-read for the rest of the academic term. That's one way we can support the students and faculty members struggling with academic continuity in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Most discussed:
Private Guns, Public Health, by David Hemenway
Campaign Finance and Political Polarization: When Purists Prevail, by Raymond J. La Raja and Brian F. Schaffner
Academic Ableism, by Jay Timothy Dolmage
The Many Faces of Strategic Voting, edited by Laura B. Stephenson, John H. Aldrich, and André Blais
Party Discipline in the U. S. House of Representatives, by Kathryn Pearson
Gendered Vulnerability: How Women Work Harder to Stay in Office, by Jeffrey Lazarus and Amy Steigerwalt
Trade and Taboo: Disreputable Professions in the Roman Mediterranean, by Sarah E. Bond
Global Digital Cultures: Perspectives from South Asia, edited by Aswin Punathambekar and Sriram Mohan
The Fanfiction Reader: Folk Tales for the Digital Age, by Francesca Coppa
Butch Queens Up in Pumps: Gender, Performance, and Ballroom Culture in Detroit, by Marlon M. Bailey
Most used in classrooms:
Bad Boys: Public Schools in the Making of Black Masculinity, by Ann Arnett Ferguson
The New Imperial Presidency: Renewing Presidential Power after Watergate, by Andew Rudalevige
Paradigms and Sand Castles: Theory Building and Research Design in Comparative Politics, by Barbara Geddes
Turning the Legislative Thumbscrew: Minority Rights and Procedural Change in Legislative Politics, by Douglas Dion
Private Guns, Public Health, by David Hemenway
The Behavioral Origins of War, by D. Scott Bennett and Allan C. Stam
Disability Theory, by Tobin Siebers
Historical Metaphors and Mythical Realities, by Marshall D. Sahlins
Utopia in performance : Finding Hope at the Theater, by Jill Dolan
Cops, Teachers, Counselors: Stories from the Front Lines of Public Service, by Steven Maynard-Moody and Michael Musheno
Most cited:
Bad Boys: Public Schools in the Making of Black Masculinity, by Ann Arnett Ferguson
Paradigms and Sand Castles: Theory Building and Research Design in Comparative Politics, by Barbara Geddes
Disability Theory, by Tobin Siebers
Historical Metaphors and Mythical Realities, by Marshall D. Sahlins
Utopia in performance : Finding Hope at the Theater, by Jill Dolan
Cops, Teachers, Counselors: Stories from the Front Lines of Public Service, by Steven Maynard-Moody and Michael Musheno
War and Peace in International Rivalry, by Paul F. Diehl and Gary Goertz
Standing Your Ground: Territorial Disputes and International Conflict, by Paul K. Huth
Information and Legislative Organization, by Keith Krehbiel
Doing Time on the Outside: Incarceration and Family Life in Urban America, by Donald Braman
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