Dartmouth Authors

John P. Halstead '45, The Second British Empire: Trade Philanthropy and Good Government, 1820-1890. Greenwood Press, 1983. 274 pp., cloth. In this book, the author explodes the myth that British imperialism was motivated principally by large-scale overseas investment; he shows instead how the founders of the Empire were enlightened, reforming and benevolent aristocrats whose chief concerns were free trade and the security of trade routes, the protection of native populations from maltreatment and slavery, and the maintenance of stable and efficient colonial governments everywhere: Dr. Halstead is a professor of history at the American University in Cairo.

Fred Eidlin '64, editor, ConstitutionalDemocracy: Essays in ComparativePolitics. Westview Press, 1983. 634 pp., cloth and paperback. This volume is the exceedingly meaty festschrift presented to Professor Emeritus Henry Ehrmann at the time of the celebration of his 75th birthday. It contains 23 essays, dealing with topics in the five principal areas on which Ehrmann's own life's work concentrated-the study of comparative politics as a discipline, and the politics of Canada, France, Germany and the United States. Five of the authors have a direct Dartmouth connection: two are alumni, Eidlin himself and Jerome B. King '48; one is a current member of the government department at the College, Roger Masters; and two others taught in the department some years ago, William G. Andrews and Roger H. Davidson.

David Watters '72, editor, Markers II:The Journal of the Association forGravestone Studies. University Press of America, 1983. 233 pp., cloth. The editor, a member of the English department at UNH, has brought together a collection of essays covering several aspects of the art of gravestone carving in colonial New England, and others on Scottish as well as mid-western subjects. There is also a piece on folk art on gravestones in addition to one on a contemporary designer.

Peter Duprey '81 at al, The DRI Reporton U.S. Manufacturing Industries. McGraw-Hill, 1984. 208 pp., cloth. The recent relative decline of U.S. manufacturing industries is a major development in our history a drastic reversal of a century of industrial growth that had brought us to a point where our GNP was nearly 40 percent of world output. This book, based on the most extensive study ever undertaken of post-World War II industrial trends, reports on the current status of U.S. industry, investigates the causes of the decline, and recommends specific strategies and policies to turn things around. Peter Duprey is an associate economist with Data Resources Inc.

J.B. Friday '82, editor, A RecreationalGuide to the Dartmouth Area. The Class of 1953, 1983. 58 pp., paperback. This remarkable little book does not technically qualify for inclusion in these columns because it is not generally available being intended only for new generations of undergraduates. But it is such an attractive publication and stems from such a enlightened initiative on the part of the Class of 1953 ("Our goal is simple: to broaden and enrich the offerings of a re- markable education experience . . . ") that its existence should certainly be acknowledged. The editor has done a fine job of gathering essays on a wide variety of topics, from the history and geology of the region, through all the essential outdoors activities, to such matters as where to find square dancing and how to get involved in community theatre.