University of Chicago Press Books: New booksThe latest scholarly and general books from the University of Chicago Press.Voice and Grammatical Functions in Austronesian Languages- (Found June 24, 2008 ) Edited by Peter K. Austin and Simon Musgrave This volume explores various problems in the syntax of Austronesian languages, which are found primarily in Malaysia and the Polynesian islands. Using the framework of constraint-based theories of syntax, contributors discuss the nature of these voice systems, the function of their verbal morphology, valence, verbal diathesis and transitivity in such languages, and the nature of their lexical categories. Each analysis is presented within the...http://www.press.uchicago.edu/cgi-bin/rssresolve.cgi?id=170856 What Do Pictures Want- (Found June 24, 2008 ) W. J. T. Mitchell Why do we have such extraordinarily powerful responses toward the images and pictures we see in everyday life Why do we behave as if pictures were alive, possessing the power to influence us, to demand things from us, to persuade us, seduce us, or even lead us astrayhttp://www.press.uchicago.edu/cgi-bin/rssresolve.cgi?id=16469 Suburban Escape- (Found June 24, 2008 ) Ann M. Wolfe Suburbia has occupied a conflicted place in American life since the end of World War II, when the edges of cities across the nation began rapidly transforming into small metropolises of their own. California was at the heart of that boom, and in Suburban Escape Ann M. Wolfe offers a compelling look at the history and culture of California sprawl through art, from the 1950s to the present. Suburban Escape presents the work of more than fifty renowned artists who use painting,...http://www.press.uchicago.edu/cgi-bin/rssresolve.cgi?id=215466 Stalking- (Found June 24, 2008 ) Bran Nicol It scaresand titillatesin such movies as The Hand That Rocks the Cradle and Basic Instinct. It violently ended the lives of legendary artists such as Selena and John Lennon, and thousands of people endure it daily in anonymity from ex-lovers and strangers. Stalking has been a fact of human society for a surprisingly long time, yet it is only in the last two decades that the term stalking came into wide use throughout mass culture. Bran Nicol traces here the history of stalking and...http://www.press.uchicago.edu/cgi-bin/rssresolve.cgi?id=211176 Sangamo Frontier- (Found June 24, 2008 ) Robert Mazrim When Abraham Lincoln moved to Illinois Sangamo Country in 1831, he found a pioneer community transforming from a cluster of log houses along an ancient trail to a community of new towns and state roads. But two of the towns vanished in a matter of years, and many of the activities and lifestyles that shaped them were almost entirely forgotten. In The Sangamo Frontier, archaeologist Robert Mazrim unearths the buried history of this early American community, breathing new life into..http://www.press.uchicago.edu/cgi-bin/rssresolve.cgi?id=202314 Satan the Heretic- (Found June 24, 2008 ) Alain Boureau Before the end of the thirteenth century, theologians had little interest in demons, but with Thomas Aquinas and his formidable Treatise on Evil in 1272, everything changed. In Satan the Heretic, Alain Boureau trains his skeptical eye not on Satan or Satanism, but on the birth of demonology and the sudden belief in the power of demons who inhabited Satans Court, setting out to understand not why people believed in demons, but why theologiansespecially Pope John XXIIbecame so...http://www.press.uchicago.edu/cgi-bin/rssresolve.cgi?id=186970 Scientific Perspectivism- (Found June 24, 2008 ) Ronald N. Giere Many people assume that the claims of scientists are objective truths. But historians, sociologists, and philosophers of science have long argued that scientific claims reflect the particular historical, cultural, and social context in which those claims were made. The nature of scientific knowledge is not absolute because it is influenced by the practice and perspective of human agents. Scientific Perspectivism argues that the acts of observing and theorizing are both...http://www.press.uchicago.edu/cgi-bin/rssresolve.cgi?id=196167 Sculpture Journal (Number 15 vol. 1)- (Found June 24, 2008 ) Edited by Katharine Eustace Britains foremost scholarly journal dedicated to sculpture in all its aspects, Sculpture Journal provides an international forum for writers and scholars in the field of post-classical and contemporary Western sculpture. Recent highlights include essays by playwright David Hare on Eduardo Paolozzi, Christopher Bedford on Richard Serra, and Sarah Wilson on French sculptor Germaine Richier, alongside current exhibition news and book reviews. Academically focused but...http://www.press.uchicago.edu/cgi-bin/rssresolve.cgi?id=188852 Sculpture Journal (Number 15, vol. 2)- (Found June 24, 2008 ) Edited by Katharine Eustace Britains foremost scholarly journal dedicated to sculpture in all its aspects, Sculpture Journal provides an international forum for writers and scholars in the field of post-classical and contemporary Western sculpture. Recent highlights include essays by playwright David Hare on Eduardo Paolozzi, Christopher Bedford on Richard Serra, and Sarah Wilson on French sculptor Germaine Richier, alongside current exhibition news and book reviews. The fall volume, issue...http://www.press.uchicago.edu/cgi-bin/rssresolve.cgi?id=214220 Self-Reference- (Found June 24, 2008 ) Thomas Bolander, Vincent Hendricks, and Stig Andur Pedersen An anthology of previously unpublished essays from some of the most outstanding scholars working in philosophy, mathematics, and computer science today, Self-Reference reexamines the latest theories of self-reference, including those that attempt to explain and resolve the semantic and set-theoretic paradoxes. With a thorough introduction that contextualizes the subject for students, this book will be important reading for anyone...http://www.press.uchicago.edu/cgi-bin/rssresolve.cgi?id=215665 |