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Media Studies

Drop Dead Gorgeous Representations of Corpses in American TV Shows

Weber Tina

ISBN: PB: 9783593395074, University of Chicago Press, Campus Verlag, February 2012
267 pp., 22x14 cm, 60 colour illus.

Previously only ever seen, briefly, at the scene of their demise, corpses have become a central part of many popular American television shows in the twenty-first century. From "CSI" to "Six Feet Under", extended portrayals of dead bodies – in the mo...

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Political Science

Difference and Democracy Exploring Potentials in Europe and Beyond

Raube Kolja, Sattler Annika

ISBN: PB: 9783593395029, University of Chicago Press, Campus Verlag, February 2012
380 pp., 22x14 cm, 5 halftones, 5 colour illus.

As Europe becomes increasingly diverse, understanding the effects of differences among citizens within European democracy crucial. The contributors to "Difference and Democracy" take a novel interdisciplinary approach to this important dimension of s...

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Political Science

General

Disciplining the Poor Neoliberal Paternalism and the Persistent Power of Race

Soss Joe, Fording Richard C., Schram Sanford F.

ISBN: PB: 9780226768779, ISBN: HB: 9780226768762, University of Chicago Press, January 2012
368 pp., 23x15 cm, 1 map, 1 table, 45 line illus.

"Disciplining the Poor" lays out the underlying logic of contemporary poverty governance in the United States. The authors argue that poverty governance – how social welfare policy choices get made, how authority gets exercised, and how collective pu...

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Contemporary Art

Dawoud Bey Picturing People

ISBN: HB: 9780941548595, University of Chicago Press, Renaissance Society, January 2012
116 pp., 22.8x20.3 cm, 40 colour plates

Since 1975, photographer Dawoud Bey has developed a body of work distinguished for its commitment to portraiture as a means for reflecting social circumstances. Ranging from street encounters to studio portraits, Bey has investigated numerous photogr...

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Biography & Memoires

Music

Duke Ellington's America

Cohen Harvey G.

ISBN: PB: 9780226112640, ISBN: HB: 9780226112633, University of Chicago Press, October 2011
720 pp., 23x15 cm, 12 halftones

Few American artists in any medium have enjoyed the international and lasting cultural impact of Duke Ellington. From jazz standards such as "Mood Indigo" and "Don't Get Around Much Anymore", to his longer, more orchestral suites, to his leadership o...

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Political Science

General

Doctors and Demonstrators How Political Institutions Shape Abortion Law in the United States, Britain, and Canada

Halfmann Drew

ISBN: PB: 9780226313436, ISBN: HB: 9780226313429, University of Chicago Press, October 2011
336 pp., 23x15 cm, 27 halftones

Since "Roe v. Wade", abortion has continued to be a divisive political issue in the United States. In contrast, it has remained primarily a medical issue in Britain and Canada despite the countries' shared heritage".Doctors and Demonstrators" looks b...

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Nature

Amazing Nature

Deceptive Beauties The World of Wild Orchids

Ziegler Christian

ISBN: HB: 9780226982977, University of Chicago Press, October 2011
184 pp., 28x28 cm, 165 colour illus.

Confucius called them the "king of fragrant plants", and John Ruskin condemned them as "prurient apparitions". Across the centuries, orchids have captivated us with their elaborate exoticism, their powerful perfumes, and their sublime seductiveness....

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Reference

Developmental Editing A Handbook for Freelancers, Authors, and Publishers

Norton Scott

ISBN: PB: 9780226595153, ISBN: HB: 9780226595146, University of Chicago Press, October 2011
252 pp., 23x15 cm

Editing is a tricky business. It requires analytical flair and creative panache, the patience of a saint and the vision of a writer. Transforming a manuscript into a book that edifies, inspires, and sells? That's the job of the developmental editor,...

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Psychology

Public Health

Death with Dignity Ethical and Practical Considerations for Caregivers of the Terminally Ill

Clark Peter A.

ISBN: PB: 9781589662148, University of Chicago Press, University of Scranton Press, July 2011
200 pp., 21.1x14.2 cm

End-of-life issues and questions are complex and frequently cause confusion and anxiety. In "Death with Dignity", theologian, medical ethicist, and pastoral caregiver Peter A. Clark examines numerous issues that are pertinent to patients, family memb...

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Cartography

Public Health

Disease Maps Epidemics on the Ground

Koch Tom

ISBN: HB: 9780226449357, University of Chicago Press, June 2011
344 pp., 25.9x18.5 cm, 2 tables, 106 colour plates, 35 halftones, 6 line illus.

In the seventeenth century, a map of the plague suggested a radical idea – that the disease was carried and spread by humans. In the nineteenth century, maps of cholera cases were used to prove its waterborne nature. More recently, maps charting the...

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