PSU Magazine Spring 2000

Peoples of the Northwest Coast: Their Archaeology and Prehistory by Kenneth Ames (anthropology faculty) and Herbert Maschner, Thames and Hudson Ltd., 1999. This region is famous for magnificent masks, totem poles, and woven blan– kets produced by the ancient world's most politically and economically complex hunters and gatherers. Yet, after more than a century of intensive study, researchers have created a picture of a static society, a "people without a history." Archeologists Ames and Maschner have recovered the fascinating truth about these cultures. PSU Symphony and Opera Keith Clark conducting, PSU School of Fine and Performing Arts, 1999. This second compact disc from the Department of Music features high– lights from the spring 1999 produc– tions of Mozart's comic opera Cosifan tutte and the PSU Symphony Orchestra's perfor– mance of Gustav Mahler's Symphony No. 4. Both pieces are far from conventional amateur fare. Proceeds from the CD-which is available at Classical Millennium, Tower Records, and at PSU Symphony perfor– mances-benefit orchestra and opera scholarship funds. Decision Making for Technology Executives: Using Multiple Perspectives to Improve Performance by Haro/J. Lins tone (system sciences emeritus faculty), Artech House, 1999. "I defy anyone to try to separate the technical aspect of Three Mile Island 2 PSU MAGAZINE SPRING 2000 from the legal, political, and moral aspects," says author Linstone, who presents a methodology for blending multiple perspectives toward problem solving. Decision Making is a reference for executives who need to understand the dynamics of complex problems in an age when simple solutions are no longer possible. Criminal Profiling: An Introduction to Behavioral Evidence Analysis by Brent Turvey '93, Academic Press, 1999. For author Turvey, criminal profiling is not an art as popularized in made-for– TV movies, but a science with consis– tent methods, language, and educational requirements. Turvey has studied violent and predatory criminal behavior since 1990, and now works with law enforcement and defense clients throughout the United States. In his textbook he provides the general approach profilers should use for crimi– nal incidents, as well as his own analy– sis of the 19th century Ripper murders and the recent JonBenet Ramsey case. Empty Nets: Indians, Dams, and the Columbia River by Roberta Ulrich MA '96, Oregon State University Press, 1999. In 1939, the U.S. government promised Columbia River Indians it would replace traditional fishing sites flooded in the backwater of the Bonneville Dam. Ulrich recounts the Indians' 60-year struggle in the courts Reviews are of faculty and alumni books, recordings, and Web publica– tions. To have a work considered for this page, please submit pertinent information to Mary Ellen Kenreich, PSU Library faculty, via e-mail kenreichm@pdx.edu, by fax at (503) 725-5799, or mail to Portland State University, PO Box 1151, Portland, OR 97207-1151. and on the river to persuade the government to keep its promise, which may yet be fulfilled in the new century. Ulrich is a former reporter for United Press International and The Oregonian, where she created the paper's first beat covering Native American issues. News for a Change: An Advocate's Guide to Working With the Media by Lawrence Wallack (community health facuity) and others, Sage Publications, 1999. From cleaning up contaminated waste sites to getting cheap handguns out of stores-people across the country are effectively using the power of the news media to make a difference in their communities. Wallack and his co– authors have written a manual for those who must become media savvy in order to advocate their cause. The book contains basic principles, practi– cal suggestions, clear examples, and specific tips for using the media. Other books & recordings The Coming of the Spirit of Pestilence: Introduced Infectious Diseases and Population Decline Among Northwest Coast Indians, 1974-1874, by Robert Boyd '68, University of Washington Press, 1999. Work and Caring for the EIJ.erly: International Perspectives , edited by Viola Lechner and Margaret Neal (urban studies faculty), Brunner/Maze[, 1999. U.S. Trade Policy: History, Theory, and the WTO, by William Lovett, Alfred Eckes Jr., and Richard Brinkman (economics faculty), M.E. Sharp, 1999. Music from Bohemia, compact disc by Trio Spektrum (music faculty) Marilyn Shotola, Stan Stanford, and Tomas Svobada, North Pacific Music, 1999. Academies and Society in Southern Sung China, by Linda Walton (history facu lty), University of Hawaii Press, 1999. D