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PAGE TURNERSDirty SecretsInside OurElectronics,FuturisticNovellasand otherPage TurnersGlobal Capitalist Crisis and theSecond Great Depression: EgalitarianSystemic Models for ChangeBy Armando NavarroLexington Books452 pages, December 2011This book delivers a timelyanalysis of the current globalcapitalist crisis under way in theUnited States. Navarro offers awide-ranging historical and politicalanalysis of events that led up to theco-called “Second GreatDepression.” Starting at the end ofWorld War II, he tracks the variouspolitical and economic decisionsthat led to the emergence of theglobal economic crisis in 2006. Hediscusses the Great Depression, theNew Deal, the rise of neo-liberalcapitalism and the collapse of thesubprime mortgage industry.As Navarro critiques theObama administration andlegislation put forth by Democrats,he calls for reform and proposesdramatic, systemic change. Navarroconcludes by blaming U.S. politicalculture—which he contends is themajor obstacle to the rise ofegalitarianism in the UnitedStates—and speculates about thepotentially bleak economic future tocome.Navarro is a UCR professor ofpolitical science.Greening the MediaBy Richard Maxwell andToby MillerOxford University Press256 pages, May 2012“Greening the Media” revealsthe dirty secrets that hide insideour favorite electronic devices, andtakes apart the myths that havepushed these gadgets to the centerof our lives. Marshaling an array ofeconomic, environmental andhistorical facts, Maxwell and Millerdebunk the idea that informationand communication technologiesare clean and ecologically benign.The authors show how making,consuming and discarding thesedevices involve toxic ingredients,poisonous working conditions andhazardous waste. But all is not lost.As the title suggests, Maxwell andMiller dwell critically on theseenvironmental problems in order tothink creatively about ways to solvethem. They enlist a range ofpotential allies to foster greenermedia — from green consumers togreen citizens, with stops along theway to hear from exploited workers,celebrities and assorted bureaucrats.Ultimately, “Greening theMedia” rethinks the status of printand screen technologies, and opensnew lines of analysis of communicationtechnologies, consumerelectronics and media production.Miller is a UCR distinguishedprofessor of media and culturalstudies.Deep Control: Essays on Free Willand ValueBy John FischerOxford University Press256 pages, November 2011In this collection of essays,Fischer defends the contention thatmoral responsibility is associatedwith “deep control,” which hedefines as the middle groundbetween two untenable extremes:“superficial control” and “totalcontrol.”Our freedom consists of thepower to add to the given past.Fischer contends that we must beable to interpret our actions asextensions of a line that representsthe actual past. He argues that inconnecting these dots, we engagein a distinctive sort of selfexpression.Fischer writes that we do notneed genuine access to curativepossibilities in order to be morallyresponsible. Also, he writes, deepcontrol is freedom conditioned onmoral responsibility. Total control,he contends, is too much to ask – itis a form of “metaphysicalmegalomania.”In this collection, the third ina trilogy Fischer has written forOxford University Press, he presentsa new argument that deep control iscompatible not only with causaldeterminism, but also with causalindeterminism.Fischer is a UCR distinguishedprofessor of philosophy.These books are available for purchase at the UCR Campus Storeand online at www.ucrcampusstore.ucr.edu They have beendiscounted up to 30 percent.28 | UCR Spring 2012
Camera Networks: The AcquisitionThree Science Fiction Novellas: FromForecasting for Economics andRose Hill: An Intermarriage Beforeand Analysis of Videos over WideAreasBy Amit K. Roy-Chowdhury and BiSongMorgan & Claypool Publishers134 pages, February 2012As networks of video camerasare installed in ever morenumerous and disparate applicationssuch as security andsurveillance, environmentalmonitoring, disaster response andassisted living facilities, imageunderstanding in camera networksis becoming an important area ofresearch and technology development.This book focuses on thebasic research problems in cameranetworks, reviews the current stateof the art and presents a detaileddescription of recently developedmethodologies. One of thefundamental tasks in the analysisof dynamic scenes is to trackobjects. Since camera networkscover large areas, the systems needto be able to track over such wideareas that there could be bothoverlapping and non-overlappingcamera fields of view.An underlying theme in thework is the need to take anetwork-centric view, wherebydecisions are made at the networklevel. This is sometimes achievedby accumulating all data at acentral server, and at other timesby exchanging decisions made byindividual cameras based on theirlocally sensed data. The bookconcludes by highlighting majordirections for future research.Chowdhury is a UCR associateprofessor of electrical engineering.Prehistory to the End of MankindBy J.-H. Rosny aînéTranslated and introduced byDanièle Châtelain-Slusser andGeorge SlusserWesleyan240 pages, January 2012To the short list that includesJules Verne and H.G. Wells asfounding fathers of science fiction,the name of the Belgian writer J.-H.Rosny aîné must be added. He wasthe first writer to conceive, andattempt to narrate, the workings ofaliens and alternate life forms. Hisfascination with evolutionaryscenarios and long historical vistas,from first man to last man, is animportant precursor to modernscience fiction.Until now, his work has beenvirtually unknown and unavailablein the English-speaking world.Three wonderfully imaginativenovellas are included in thisvolume, translated by GeorgeSlusser, curator emeritus of theEaton Collection of Science Fiction& Fantasy at UCR, and Universityof Redlands associate professor ofFrench Danièle Châtelain-Slusser.“The Xipehuz” is a prehistorictale in which the human speciesbattles geometric alien life forms.“Another World” tells of amysterious being who does not livein the same acoustic and temporalworld as humans. “The Death ofthe Earth” is a scientificallyuncompromising Last Man story.Slusser is a UCR professor ofcomparative literature.BusinessBy Gloria Gonzalez-RiveraPrentice Hall512 pages, January 2012Knowledge of forecastingmethods is among the mostrequested qualifications forprofessional economists andbusinesspeople working in theprivate or public sector. In thistextbook, Gloria Gonzalez-Riveraoffers a reader-friendly approach toforecasting.Geared toward students, thetextbook is written in a conversationalstyle that promotes an activelearning environment. Pictures,graphs and plots engage studentsand are useful tools to motivate anddevelop forecasting intuition inanticipation of formal, moretechnical concepts.All chapters in the bookinclude real-life data. The same datasets that professional forecastersstudy are also provided. Examiningthese data sets provides animmediate immersion in the practiceof forecasting. In all chapters, theintroduction of a new concept,model or procedure is immediatelyfollowed by a real data exercise.Short computer programs alsoare provided to bring a hands-onexperience to the understanding offorecasting. The aim of thetextbook is to develop professionalswho are able to critically analyzetime series data and forecastingreports.Gonzalez-Rivera is a UCRprofessor of economics.Its TimeBy Carlos E. CortésHeyday192 pages, March 2012This memoir by acclaimedmulticultural scholar CarlosCortés is a lovingly examinedportrait of a family at odds withitself. Wedged between loyaltiesand deeply ingrained culturaltraditions, Cortés was raised withYiddish in one ear and Spanish inthe other, studying for his barmitzvah after Mass. With an eye forthe subtleties of conflict andtenderness, Cortés recounts hisdevelopment amid the complexaffections of a family whosemembers remained firmly by eachother’s sides throughout their lives.Cortés is a UCR professor emeritusof history.UCR Spring 2012 | 29
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