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State Library Closing, March 1st

Posted by lynne on February 29, 2008

The State Library and the Museum of Connecticut History will be closed Saturday, March 1st due to weather conditions.

We’ll reopen on Monday, March 3rd at 9:00 a.m.

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New Public Policy Resources @ CSL

Posted by cato34 on February 29, 2008

Arsenals of Folly; The Making of the Nuclear Arms Race. Richard Rhodes. 
U 264 .R48 2007

Discovering Addiction; The Science and Politics of Substance Abuse Research. Nancy D. Campbell. RC 564 .C33 2007

Evolution; What the Fossils Say and Why It Matters. Donald R. Prothero.
QE 721.2 .E85 P76 2007

Filibuster; Obstruction and Lawmaking in the U.S. Senate. Gregory J. Wawro and Eric Schickler.  JK 1161 .W39 2006

Genetic Witness; Science, Law, and Controversy in the Making of DNA
Profiling.
Jay D. Aronson. RA 1057.55 .A76 2007

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New Public Policy Resources @ CSL

Posted by cato34 on February 20, 2008

The Architecture of Madness; Insane Asylums in the United States. Carla Yanni. RC 445 .Y36 2007

The Greening of the U.S. Military; Environmental Policy, National Security, and Organizational Change. Robert F. Durant. TD 195 .A75 D87 2007

Guys and Guns Amok; Domestic Terrorism and School Shootings from the Oklahoma City Bombing to the Virginia Tech Massacre. Douglas Kellner. HN 90 .V5 K45 2008

Shopping Our Way to Safety; How We Changed From Protecting the Environment to Protecting Ourselves. Andrew Szasz. HC 110 .E5 S93 2007

Supercapitalism; The Transformation of Business, Democracy, and Everyday Life. Robert B. Reich. JK 275 .R45 2007

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New Public Policy Resources @ CSL

Posted by cato34 on February 14, 2008

From Pews to Polling Places; Faith and Politics in the American Religious Mosaic. J. Matthew Wilson, editor. BL 2525 .F76 2007

In Defense of the Bush Doctrine. Robert G. Kaufman. E 902 .K385 2007

Indian Gaming; Tribal Sovereignty and American Politics. W. Dale Mason. E 78 .N65 M39 2000

Mobile Communication and Society; A Global Perspective. Manuel Castells, et al. HM 1206 .M62 2007

Subprime Mortgages; America’s Latest Boom and Bust. Edward M. Gramlich. HG 2040.5 .U6 G73 2007

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New Legal Resources @ CSL

Posted by janis6 on February 1, 2008

Federal Dataveillance:  Implications for Constitutional Privacy Protections. Martin Kuhn. KF 1263 .C65 K84 2007.

The Making Of A Civil Rights Lawyer. Michael Meltsner. KF 373 .M456 A3 2006.

The Nine:  Inside The Secret World of the Supreme Court. Jeffrey Toobin. KF 8748 .T33 2007.

Bulldozed:  “Kelo,” Eminent Domain, And The American Lust For Land. Carla T. Main. KF 5599 .M35 2007.

Presidential War Power. Louis Fisher. 2nd edition, revised. KF 5060 .F57 2004.  

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