Re: new book... (fwd from Kimberly Cook)
Dragan Milovanovic (d-milovanovic@neiu.edu)
Fri, 20 Mar 1998 18:20:45
Dear Kim: Congrats on the book! Dragan
At 01:51 PM 3/20/98 -0600, you wrote:
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>Date: Tue, 17 Mar 1998 08:35:30 -0600
>From: kjcook@payson.usm.maine.edu
>Subject: new book...
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>From: Self <PAYSON/KJCOOK>
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>Friends,
>
>I'm proud to announce the publication of my new book, Divided
>Passions: Public Opinions on Abortion and the Death Penalty. I'm
>passing along this messagefrom my publisher, in case any one out there
>might be interested in this topic.
>
>Best regards,
>Kim Cook
>kjcook@usm.maine.edu
>
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>Date: Thu, 19 Feb 98 9:59:28 EST
>Dear Kimberly:
>
>I think it's a great idea to announce your book to the e-mail
>networks, but I suggest waiting for about another month when books
>will be in the warehouse. The copy that appeared in our fall 1997
>catalogue follows. As far as ordering information, I think it would
>be best to refer people to our web site-- www.neu.edu/nupress.
>
>Best,
>Jill
>
>
>Divided Passions
>Public Opinions on Abortion and the Death Penalty
>Kimberly J. Cook
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>Abortion and capital punishment are bitterly contested issues that
>provoke passionate yet contradictory attitudes about life and death.
>Drawing on in-depth interviews conducted with a diverse group of
>people who shared their views on religion, race, gender, and politics,
>Kimberly J. Cook probes the cultural forces underlying the apparent
>paradox of opposition to abortion and support for the death penalty.
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>The author frames her insightful examination within the context of the
>legal, political, and theoretical histories of abortion and capital
>punishment. Combining excerpts from her interviews with statistical
>analysis, she skillfully explores the full range of stances on these
>divisive social issues: pro-choice, anti-death penalty; pro-choice,
>pro-death penalty; pro-life, anti-death penalty; and pro-life,
>pro-death penalty.
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>Cook finds that punitiveness, the desire to punish those who are
>perceived to violate a code of ethical behavior, is a common thread
>that links and explains the inconsistencies in public opinion. Her
>groundbreaking work analyzes and interprets perspectives on abortion
>and capital punishment in new and provocative ways.
>
>Kimberly J. Cook is Assistant Professor of Criminology at the
>University of Southern Maine. She lives in North Berwick, Maine.
>
>April 320 pages tables notes bibliography index
>ISBN 1-55553-330-2 cloth $45.00s
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>Kimberly J. Cook
>Dept of Criminology
>University of Southern Maine
>P.O. Box 9300
>Portland, ME 04104
>U.S.A.
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>207-780-4399 (office)
>207-780-4987 (fax)
>kjcook@usm.maine.edu
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