University of Chicago Press Books: New booksThe latest scholarly and general books from the University of Chicago Press.Powers of the Mind- (Found June 24, 2008 ) Donald N. Levine It is one thing to lament the financial pressures put on universities, quite another to face up to the poverty of resources for thinking about what universities should do when they purport to offer a liberal education. In Powers of the Mind, former University of Chicago dean Donald N. Levine enriches those resources by proposing fresh ways to think about liberal learning with ideas more suited to our times.http://www.press.uchicago.edu/cgi-bin/rssresolve.cgi?id=196089 Postal Age- (Found June 24, 2008 ) David M. Henkin Americans commonly recognize television, e-mail, and instant messaging as agents of pervasive cultural change. But many of us may not realize that what we now call snail mail was once just as revolutionary. As David M. Henkin argues in The Postal Age, a burgeoning postal network initiated major cultural shifts during the nineteenth century, laying the foundation for the interconnectedness that now defines our ever-evolving world of telecommunications.http://www.press.uchicago.edu/cgi-bin/rssresolve.cgi?id=204564 Moral Treatment of Returning Warriors- (Found June 24, 2008 ) Bernard J. Verkamp Soldiers returning from war have always exhibited signs of psychological and emotional distress. In this book, Bernard J. Verkamp argues that the contemporary response to such symptomspsychiatric treatment and therapyis only a partial solution, and that when dealing with soldiers emotions of guilt and shame we would benefit greatly from a consideration of the religiously grounded practices of the Middle Ages.http://www.press.uchicago.edu/cgi-bin/rssresolve.cgi?id=186265 MS. Junius 11- (Found June 24, 2008 ) Edited by Bernard J. Muir Of the four major surviving manuscripts of Anglo-Saxon poetry, MS. Junius 11 is the only one which is illustrated. It contains four poems based on the Old Testament: Genesis A and B, Exodus, Daniel, and Christ and Satan. This ground-breaking CD-ROM contains the entire tenth century manuscript, a searchable transcription, translation, detailed commentary, and high resolution images of all the drawings and decorated initials.http://www.press.uchicago.edu/cgi-bin/rssresolve.cgi?id=230174 Multiple Modernities, Civil Society and Islam- (Found June 24, 2008 ) Masoud Kamali Both Turkey and Iran consider themselves modern Islamic statesthough with radically different status in today's social and political world. In Multiple Modernities, Civil Society and Islam, Masoud Kamali explores the historical factors that have shaped such dissimilar Muslim states, including the continued influence of Europe and the United States. Kamali's assertion that the "Muslim world" is far more multifaceted and pluralistic than generally portrayed is a message particularly.http://www.press.uchicago.edu/cgi-bin/rssresolve.cgi?id=168998 Muslims in Spain, 1500 to 1614- (Found June 24, 2008 ) L. P. Harvey On December 18, 1499, the Muslims in Granada revolted against the Christian city government's attempts to suppress their rights to live and worship as followers of Islam. Although the Granada riot was a local phenomenon that was soon contained, subsequent widespread rebellion provided the Christian government with an excuseor justification, as its leaders saw thingsto embark on the systematic elimination of the Islamic presencefrom Spain, as well as from the Iberian Peninsula as a..http://www.press.uchicago.edu/cgi-bin/rssresolve.cgi?id=16483 Out of the Pits- (Found June 24, 2008 ) Caitlin Zaloom From New York to Singapore, from Chicago to London, the trading floors of the worlds financial markets are icons of global capitalism. Images of them are used on the news all the timetraders burying their heads in their hands when the market is down, their arms flailing in a frenzy when fortunes are risingto convey the current state of the economy. But these marketplaces, and the cultural life that sustains them, are dissolving into the ether of the digital age: powerful...http://www.press.uchicago.edu/cgi-bin/rssresolve.cgi?id=193662 Peacock- (Found June 24, 2008 ) Christine E. Jackson Breathtakingly beautiful and exotic, the peacock inspires devotion among both artists and bird lovers. Its iridescent plumage, when fully displayed, is a delight to behold.http://www.press.uchicago.edu/cgi-bin/rssresolve.cgi?id=211210 Peter's ABC Book- (Found June 24, 2008 ) Robert Amft The natural world is a magical maze in the eyes of a childeverything appears bigger and more colorful, and nothing is ordinary. With this in mind, Chicago artist and photographer Robert Amft designed an alphabet book for his son Peter. The result, beautifully published here, is a wholly unique childrens book chronicling Peters encounters with the everyday environment.http://www.press.uchicago.edu/cgi-bin/rssresolve.cgi?id=213197 Playful Religion- (Found June 24, 2008 ) Andre Droogers, Peter B. Clarke, Grace Davie, Sidney M. Greenfield, and Peter Versteeg Playful Religion explores the concept of play as it appears within the rituals and practices of various religions from around the world, such as Latin American Pentecostalism and the African religion of Candombl. Despite the seriousness of the issues religion generally deals with, this book demonstrates that the idea of play is an essential part of religious life across cultures and throughout history. Making.http://www.press.uchicago.edu/cgi-bin/rssresolve.cgi?id=211107 |