Hi everyone, On the theory that many of us at one point or another will have to fill out a book promotion form for an academic press environmental studies book, I'm wondering whether we could avoid re-creating the wheel each time. Many of the questions on these forms are personal (e.g., tell us why you are the caterpillar's boots), but many are generic (e.g., list journals in which your book might be reviewed). If you've ever filled one of these out and are willing to share it with me, or if you have some quick reactions to the questions below, please send them to me off-list ([email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>) and I'll compile all the results into a common document.
Thanks in advance for any suggestions you can provide! Warmly, Doug P.S. Self-promotional disclosure: I'm filling one of these out right now for a book coming out by Yale Press in the summer (http://www.amazon.com/Regulating-Nowhere-Environmental-Search-Objectivity/dp/030012001X/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1269531102&sr=8-1). A short description is: Drawing insight from a diverse array of sources -- including moral philosophy, political theory, cognitive psychology, ecology, and science and technology studies -- Douglas Kysar offers a new theoretical basis for understanding environmental law and policy. He exposes a critical flaw in the dominant policy paradigm of risk assessment and cost-benefit analysis, which asks policymakers to, in essence, "regulate from nowhere." As Kysar shows, such an objectivist stance fails to adequately motivate ethical engagement with the most pressing and challenging aspects of environmental law and policy, which concern how we relate to future generations, foreign nations, and other forms of life. Indeed, world governments struggle to address climate change and other pressing environmental issues in large part because dominant methods of policy analysis obscure the central reasons for acting to ensure environmental sustainability. To compensate for these shortcomings, Kysar first offers a novel defense of the precautionary principle and other commonly misunderstood features of environmental law and policy. He then concludes by advocating a movement toward environmental constitutionalism in which the ability of life to flourish is always regarded as a luxury we can afford. Questions: 9. Scholarly journals, magazines, and regional or specialized newspapers most likely to review your book. Please list the names and addresses of editors and reviewers whom you know personally. United States: Britain: Canada: Elsewhere: 12. In which scholarly journals would advertising for your book be most effective? United States: Britain: Canada: Elsewhere: 13. To which professional organizations might a brochure including a description of your book be mailed? Do you have access to the mailing lists of any of these groups? United States: Britain: Canada: Elsewhere: 15. Please list your suggestions for conferences where the book might be exhibited. United States & Canada: Name of meeting: Date: Location: United Kingdom, Europe, the Middle East, the Far East, India, Pakistan, and Africa: Name of meeting: Date: Location: 18. Please list any organization (bookclubs, institutions, etc.) that might be interested in placing special, large quantity orders for your book. 19. Please list any foreign publishers who you think may be particularly interested in issuing translations of your book. If applicable, note which publishers bought translation rights to books that you have published before. 20. Excerpts or serialization. Please indicate any chapter or section of your book that could more or less stand alone, for publication in a wide-circulation periodical at about the time the book is published. Can you suggest appropriate periodicals? United States: Britain: Canada: Elsewhere: 22. Please list up to five (5) professional awards for which your book may be eligible, and give the names and addresses of the sponsors. We will make every effort to fulfill your request; however, we need to be highly selective when entering books for major book awards. The decision to apply for major book awards, such as the National Book Award, Pulitzer Prize, etc., is made by the Director of Yale University Press and need not be included in the awards you list below. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 23. Can you recommend any Web sites, Internet discussion lists, or other online venues that would be appropriate places to promote your book? **************************************************************************************** Douglas A. Kysar Joseph M. Field '55 Professor of Law Yale Law School 127 Wall Street New Haven, CT 06511 203.436.8970 [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> **************************************************************************************** To unsubscribe from this group, send email to gep-ed+unsubscribegooglegroups.com or reply to this email with the words "REMOVE ME" as the subject.
