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History of Art

Enchanted Islands Picturing the Allure of Conquest in Eighteenth-Century France

Sheriff Mary D.

ISBN: HB: 9780226483108, University of Chicago Press, August 2018
416 pp., 22.8x15.2 cm, 14 colour plates, 43 halftones

In "Enchanted Islands", renowned art historian Mary D. Sheriff explores the legendary, fictional, and real islands that filled the French imagination during the ancien regime as they appeared in royal ballets and festivals, epic literature, paintings...

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Linguistics

Shaping Phonology

Brentari Diane, Lee Jackson L.

ISBN: HB: 9780226562452, University of Chicago Press, August 2018
320 pp., 22.8x15.2 cm, 11 halftones, 26 line drawings, 6 tables

Within the past forty years, the field of phonology – a branch of linguistics that explores both the sound structures of spoken language and the analogous phonemes of sign language, as well as how these features of language are used to convey meaning...

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Ecology

Extreme Conservation Life at the Edges of the World

Berger Joel

ISBN: HB: 9780226366265, University of Chicago Press, August 2018
368 pp., 22.8x15.2 cm, 8 colour plates, 31 halftones

On the Tibetan Plateau, there are wild yaks with blood cells thinner than horses' by half, enabling the endangered yaks to survive at 40 below zero and in the lowest oxygen levels of the mountaintops. But climate change is causing the snow patterns h...

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Poetry

Spill

Smith Bruce

ISBN: PB: 9780226570419, University of Chicago Press, August 2018
80 pp., 22.8x15.2 cm, 4 line drawings

"There are two schools: one that sings the sheen and hues, the necessary pigments and frankincense while the world dries and the other voice like water that seeks to saturate, erode, and boil... It ruins everything you have ever saved". "Spill" is a...

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Cookbooks

Fresh Alaska Cookbook

Kinneen Robert

ISBN: HB: 9781602233591, University of Chicago Press, University of Alaska Press, August 2018
144 pp., 25.4x17.8 cm, 63 colour plates

What's for dinner tonight? Is it something shaken from a bag or peeled from a plastic tray? Or is it flaky, fresh salmon paired with rhubarb-berry agua fresca? Alaska Native chef Rob Kinneen is out to revolutionize how Alaskans – and the world – see...

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Political Science

From Politics to the Pews How Partisanship and the Political Environment Shape Religious Identity

Margolis Michele F.

ISBN: PB: 9780226555782, ISBN: HB: 9780226555645, University of Chicago Press, August 2018
336 pp., 22.8x15.2 cm, 59 line drawings, 34 tables

One of the most substantial divides in American politics is the "God gap". Religious voters tend to identify with and support the Republican Party, while secular voters generally support the Democratic Party. Conventional wisdom suggests that religio...

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Education

Talking Art The Culture of Practice and the Practice of Culture in MFA Education

Fine Gary Alan

ISBN: PB: 9780226560212, ISBN: HB: 9780226560182, University of Chicago Press, August 2018
288 pp., 22.8x15.2 cm, 32 halftones

In "Talking Art", acclaimed ethnographer Gary Alan Fine gives us an eye-opening look at the contemporary university-based master's-level art program. Through an in-depth analysis of the practice of the critique and other aspects of the curriculum, Fi...

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America

This Land Is Your Land The Story of Field Biology in America

Lannoo Michael J.

ISBN: PB: 9780226580890, ISBN: HB: 9780226358475, University of Chicago Press, August 2018
304 pp., 22.8x15.2 cm, 46 halftones, 9 line drawings, 1 table

Field biology is enjoying a resurgence due to several factors, the most important being the realization that there is no ecology, no conservation, and no ecosystem restoration without an understanding of the basic relationships between species and th...

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History of Art

Contemporary Art

Home for Surrealism

Mileaf Janine, Rossen Susan F.

ISBN: HB: 9781891925498, University of Chicago Press, Arts Club of Chicago, August 2018
136 pp., 27.3x22.9 cm, 40 colour plates, 28 figures

Chicago has for decades years been one of the most prominent cities where European surrealism is avidly collected and displayed. However, there has yet to be a scholarly exhibition and catalogue that addresses the local manifestations of this interna...

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Anthropology

Business & Economics

Tight Knit Global Families and the Social Life of Fast Fashion

Krause Elizabeth L.

ISBN: PB: 9780226558073, ISBN: HB: 9780226557915, University of Chicago Press, August 2018
304 pp., 22.8x15.2 cm, 10 halftones, 2 maps

The coveted "Made in Italy" label calls to mind visions of nimble-fingered Italian tailors lovingly sewing elegant, high-end clothing. The phrase evokes a sense of authenticity, heritage, and rustic charm. Yet, as Elizabeth L. Krause uncovers in "Tig...

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