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Philosophy

Gift of Death Literature in Secret (Second Edition)

Derrida Jacques

ISBN: PB: 9780226502977, University of Chicago Press, September 2017
160 pp., 21.6x13.9 cm

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Cookbooks

Jewish Studies

German-Jewish Cookbook Recipes and History of a Cuisine

Rossmer Gropman Gabrielle, Gropman Sonya

ISBN: HB: 9781611688733, University of Chicago Press, Brandeis University Press, September 2017
272 pp., 22.8x15.2 cm

This cookbook features recipes for German-Jewish cuisine as it existed in Germany prior to World War II, and as refugees later adapted it in the United States and elsewhere. Because these dishes differ from more familiar Jewish food, they will be a d...

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Philosophy

Given Time I. Counterfeit Money

Derrida Jacques

ISBN: PB: 9780226504315, University of Chicago Press, August 2017
182 pp., 21.6x13.9 cm

Is giving possible? Is it possible to give without immediately entering into a circle of exchange that turns the gift into a debt to be returned? This question leads Jacques Derrida to make out an irresolvable paradox at what seems the most fundament...

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Gender Studies

Women Studies

Gender and Justice in Family Law Disputes Women, Mediation, and Religious Arbitration

Bano Samia

ISBN: PB: 9781512600353, University of Chicago Press, Brandeis University Press, May 2017
304 pp., 22.8x15.2 cm

Recently, new methods of dispute resolution in matters of family law – such as arbitration, mediation, and conciliation – have created new forms of legal culture that affect minority communities throughout the world. There are now multiple ways of ob...

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Music

Guitar Makers The Endurance of Artisanal Values in North America

Dudley Kathryn Marie

ISBN: PB: 9780226478678, ISBN: HB: 9780226095387, University of Chicago Press, April 2017
400 pp., 22.8x15.2 cm, 42 halftones, 3 line drawings

It whispers, it sings, it rocks, and it howls. It expresses the voice of the folk – the open road, freedom, protest and rebellion, youth and love. It is the acoustic guitar. And over the last five decades it has become a quintessential American icon....

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Philosophy

German Idealism as Constructivism

Rockmore Tom

ISBN: HB: 9780226349909, University of Chicago Press, March 2017
224 pp., 22.8x15.2 cm

"German Idealism as Constructivism" is the culmination of many years of research by distinguished philosopher Tom Rockmore – it is his definitive statement on the debate about German idealism between proponents of representationalism and those of con...

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Ecology

Good That Transcends How US Culture Undermines Environmental Reform

Freyfogle Eric T.

ISBN: PB: 9780226326115, ISBN: HB: 9780226326085, University of Chicago Press, February 2017
240 pp., 22.9x15.2 cm

Since the birth of the modern environmental movement in the 1970s, the United States has witnessed dramatic shifts in social equality, ecological viewpoints, and environmental policy. With these changes has also come an increased popular resistance t...

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Contemporary Art

Global Work of Art World's Fairs, Biennials, and the Aesthetics of Experience

Jones Caroline A.

ISBN: HB: 9780226291741, University of Chicago Press, February 2017
400 pp., 27.9x21.6 cm, 37 colour plates, 128 halftones

Global biennials have proliferated in the contemporary art world, but artists' engagement with large-scale international exhibitions has a much longer history that has influenced the present in important ways. Going back to the earliest world's fairs...

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General

Reference

Going Public A Guide for Social Scientists

Stein Arlene, Daniels Jessie

ISBN: PB: 9780226364780, ISBN: HB: 9780226364643, University of Chicago Press, February 2017
224 pp., 22.9x15.2 cm, 9 line drawings, 1 table

At a time when policy discussions are dominated by "I feel" instead of "I know," it is more important than ever for social scientists to make themselves heard. When those who possess in-depth training and expertise are excluded from public debates ab...

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America

General

Get Out of My Room! A History of Teen Bedrooms in America

Reid Jason

ISBN: HB: 9780226409214, University of Chicago Press, February 2017
320 pp., 22.8x15.2 cm, 10 halftones

Teenage life is tough. You're at the mercy of parents, teachers, and siblings, all of whom insist on continuing to treat you like a kid and refuse to leave you alone. So what do you do when it all gets to be too much? You retreat to your room (and ma...

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