University of Chicago Press Books: New booksThe latest scholarly and general books from the University of Chicago Press.Carl Schmitt and Leo Strauss- (Found June 24, 2008 ) Heinrich Meier Carl Schmitt was the most famous and controversial defender of political theology in the twentieth century. But in his best-known work, The Concept of the Political, issued in 1927, 1932, and 1933, political considerations led him to conceal the dependence of his political theory on his faith in divine revelation. In 1932 Leo Strauss published a critical review of Concept that initiated an extremely subtle exchange between Schmitt and Strauss regarding Schmitts critique of...http://www.press.uchicago.edu/cgi-bin/rssresolve.cgi?id=12924 Cathal O'Byrne and the Cultural Revival in the North of Ireland, 1890-1960- (Found June 24, 2008 ) Richard Kirkland In this book, Richard Kirkland explores the history of Northern Ireland through the biography of one of its most unusual and talented personagesthe legendary musician, IRA activist, poet, and Catholic mystic, Cathal OByrne. OByrnes fascinating life, as Kirkland shows, is part and parcel of the extraordinary story of this fractured island.http://www.press.uchicago.edu/cgi-bin/rssresolve.cgi?id=212921 Citizen Speak- (Found June 24, 2008 ) Andrew J. Perrin When we think about what constitutes being a good citizen, routine activities like voting, letter writing, and paying attention to the news spring to mind. But in Citizen Speak, Andrew J. Perrin argues that these activities are only a small part of democratic citizenshipa standard of citizenship that requires creative thinking, talking, and acting.For Citizen Speak, Perrin met with labor, church, business, and sports organizations and proposed to them four fictive scenarios:...http://www.press.uchicago.edu/cgi-bin/rssresolve.cgi?id=178592 Contemporary Gothic- (Found June 24, 2008 ) Catherine Spooner Modern Gothic culture alternately fascinates, horrifies, or bewilders many of us. We cringe at pictures of Marilyn Manson, cheer for Buffy in Buffy the Vampire Slayer, and try not to stare at the pierced and tattooed teens we pass on the streets. But what is it about this dark and morbidly morose aesthetic that fascinates us today In Contemporary Gothic, Catherine Spooner probes the reasons behind the prevalence of the Gothic in popular culture and how it has inspired...http://www.press.uchicago.edu/cgi-bin/rssresolve.cgi?id=211261 Crime and Justice, Volume 34- (Found June 24, 2008 ) Edited by Michael Tonry Since 1979, the Crime and Justice series has presented international crime-related research to enrich the work of sociologists, psychologists, criminal lawyers, justice scholars, and political scientists. Volume 34 covers criminal justice issues with a careful balance of research, theory, and practice. It offers an interdisciplinary approach to core issues in criminology, with perspectives from biology, law, psychology, ethics, history, and sociology.http://www.press.uchicago.edu/cgi-bin/rssresolve.cgi?id=193167 Floridoro- (Found June 24, 2008 ) Moderata Fonte (Modesta Pozzo) The first original chivalric poem written by an Italian woman, Floridoro imbues a strong feminist ethos into a hypermasculine genre. Dotted with the usual characteristicsdark forests, illusory palaces, enchanted islands, seductive sorceressesFloridoro is the story of the two greatest knights of a bygone age: the handsome Floridoro, who risks everything for love, and the beautiful Risamante, who helps women in distress while ona quest for her inheritance....http://www.press.uchicago.edu/cgi-bin/rssresolve.cgi?id=202341 Frank Lloyd Wright Companion, Revised Edition- (Found June 24, 2008 ) William Allin Storrer The comprehensive source for as-built plans of Wright's workPublished to critical acclaim more than a decade ago, The Frank Lloyd Wright Companion brought together in one volume all the essential descriptions, photographs, and plans of everything built by America's most famous architect. Now, for this handsomely produced revised edition, William Allin Storrer brings the history of every Wright structure up to the present.http://www.press.uchicago.edu/cgi-bin/rssresolve.cgi?id=189875 Jewish Tradition and the Challenge of Darwinism- (Found June 24, 2008 ) Edited by Geoffrey Cantor and Marc Swetlitz Darwins theory of evolution transformed the life sciences and made profound claims about human origins and the human condition, topics often viewed as the prerogative of religion. As a result, evolution has provoked a wide variety of religious responses, ranging from angry rejection to enthusiastic acceptance. While Christian responses to evolution have been studied extensively, little scholarly attention has been paid to Jewish reactions. Jewish...http://www.press.uchicago.edu/cgi-bin/rssresolve.cgi?id=198247 Law and Disorder in the Postcolony- (Found June 24, 2008 ) Edited by Jean Comaroff and John L. Comaroff Are postcolonies haunted more by criminal violence than other nation-states The usual answer is yes. In Law and Disorder in the Postcolony, Jean and John Comaroff and a group of respected theorists show that the question is misplaced: that the predicament of postcolonies arises from their place in a world order dominated by new modes of governance, new sorts of empires, new species of wealthan order that criminalizes poverty and race, entraps the...http://www.press.uchicago.edu/cgi-bin/rssresolve.cgi?id=196193 Lesser Harms- (Found June 24, 2008 ) Sydney A. Halpern Research physicians face intractable dilemmas when they consider introducing new medical procedures. Innovations carry the promise of preventing or curing life-threatening diseases, but they can also lead to injury or even death. How have clinical scientists made high-stakes decisions about undertaking human tests of new medical treatments In Lesser Harms, Sydney Halpern explores this issue as she examines vaccine trials in America during the early and mid-twentieth century.http://www.press.uchicago.edu/cgi-bin/rssresolve.cgi?id=16400 |