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Bloomsbury Publishing (UK) Colleges Worth Your Money
Book SynopsisAndrew Belasco, PhD, a graduate of Georgetown University and Harvard University, is CEO of College Transitions, an educational consulting firm, and the co-author of The Enlightened College Applicant: A New Approach to the Search and Admissions Process. His work has been published in the nation's top higher education journals and featured in dozens of media outlets, including the New York Times, the Washington Post, Time, the Chronicle of Higher Education, and NPR.Dave Bergman, EdD, is a co-founder of College Transitions and oversees the collegetransitions.com blog and dataverse, reaching an audience of more than twelve million readers annually. Dave is also the co-author of The Enlightened College Applicant: A New Approach to the Search and Admissions Process.Kelsea Conlin is the Director of Writing Support at College Transitions and leads in developing content for collegetransitions.com. She holds a BA in English with a concentration in Creative Writing from Tufts University and an MA in Teaching Writing from Johns Hopkins University. Her short fiction has appeared in Chautauqua.Michael Trivette, PhD, is a co-founder of College Transitions and has experience working within the University of North Carolina System and the University of System of Georgia. His work has been published in Educational Policy, the Review of Higher Education, the Journal of Higher Education, and the Journal of Education Finance.
£15.29
British Academy Creating the AHRC An Arts and Humanities Research Council for the United Kingdom in the Twentyfirst Century 12 British Academy Occasional Papers
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The University of Chicago Press Department and Discipline Chicago Sociology at
Book SynopsisIn this history of the Chicago School of Sociology, Andrew Abbott investigates central topics in the emergence of modern scholarship, paying special attention to "schools of science" and how such schools reproduce themselves over time.
£30.00
The University of Chicago Press Action Versus Contemplation
Book SynopsisIt is truly an ancient debate: Is it better to be active or contemplative? With Action vs. Contemplation, Jennifer Summit and Blakey Vermeule address the question in a refreshingly unexpected way: by refusing to take sides.Trade Review"A fascinating and inspiring tour of big ideas--worth both contemplating and acting on."--Sarah Bakewell, author of At the Existentialist Cafe "Action versus Contemplation brings a cooling sense of balance to a whole range of important and often highly polarized arguments about technology, work, education, and more. How liberating to discover that we don't need to choose between nostalgia and philistinism, Captain Ludd and Dr. Pangloss. Even better, the authors give us not just historical elaborations of the theoretical complementarity of action and contemplation, but actual, already-existing examples of the middle position at work today. They show us that, no matter how 'soulless' society seems to become, meaning-seeking behavior does and always will continue."--William Deresiewicz, author of Excellent Sheep "This is a very subtle and surprising book that nevertheless goes down easy because you expect it to take a side in a binary (i.e., to take your side), but instead it seeks to transcend that binary. There's great generosity of spirit in their writing and thinking, and that generosity will have a salutary effect on all those whose thinking this book will touch. Action versus Contemplation is itself a contemplative document meant to intervene in the world it addresses, to get us to rethink practical matters, and to act in ways that will promote thinking. It urges action as a way of thinking, and thinking as a way of acting, and is a model of what it advocates for." --William Flesch, Brandeis University
£20.00
The University of Chicago Press Opting Out Losing the Potential of Americas
Book SynopsisA study of racial disparity that examines why some talented black undergraduates pursue lower-paying, lower-status careers despite being amply qualified for more prosperous ones. It is suitable for parents, educators, students, scholars, and policy makers.Trade Review"This important book makes a compelling argument that the continuing presence of racism in US society decisively and negatively affects the careers of some of our most talented black college students. Beasley shows that the racism faced by talented blacks of this generation is qualitatively different than previous ones as she weaves together a history of black social mobility that is often misinterpreted and not well known among educators and policy makers." (Barbara Schneider, Michigan State University and the University of Chicago)"
£76.00
The University of Chicago Press Opting Out Losing the Potential of Americas Young
Book SynopsisA study of racial disparity that examines why some talented black undergraduates pursue lower-paying, lower-status careers despite being amply qualified for more prosperous ones.Trade Review"This important book makes a compelling argument that the continuing presence of racism in US society decisively and negatively affects the careers of some of our most talented black college students. Beasley shows that the racism faced by talented blacks of this generation is qualitatively different than previous ones as she weaves together a history of black social mobility that is often misinterpreted and not well known among educators and policy makers." (Barbara Schneider, Michigan State University and the University of Chicago)"
£28.00
The University of Chicago Press Behind the Academic Curtain How to Find Success
Book SynopsisMore people than ever are going to graduate school to seek a PhD these days. When they get there, they discover a bewildering environment. The author offers an user-friendly map to this maze. Drawing on decades of experience in academia, he provides a comprehensive, empirically grounded practical guide to academic life.Trade Review"A lot of academics are going to find in this book just what they need to stimulate their own thinking and assessment of their career, whatever stage they're in. Everyone who has worked in an academic position knows what these problems are, sort of, but a large number of professors and scholars refuse to think about them or to consider, calmly and with some reference to realities, what they should do about them. Behind the Academic Curtain will help them sort out what's important to them. It provides a humane perspective on the insoluble dilemmas that inform a scholarly life." -Howard S. Becker, author of Writing for Social Scientists"
£17.66
The University of Chicago Press The Calling of History Sir Jadunath Sarkar and
Book SynopsisSir Jadunath Sarkar (1870-1958) was knighted in 1929 and became the first Indian historian to gain honorary membership in the American Historical Association. This book examines Sarkar's career - and poignant obsolescence - as a way in to larger questions about the discipline of history and its public life.Trade Review"This is a wonderful book: at once a deep study of what modernity meant to some complex and fascinating Indian intellectuals, a rich analysis of a major scholar's assumptions and practices, and a compelling read. The Calling of History will be an unforgettable experience for anyone who shares Sarkar's, and Chakrabarty's, interest in historical research and writing." (Anthony Grafton, Princeton University)
£26.00
The University of Chicago Press The Chicago Guide to Landing a Job in Academic
Book SynopsisLeads graduate students and postdoctoral fellows through the perils and rewards of their first job search. This volume covers topics ranging from how to pack an overnight bag without wrinkling a suit to the decision-making processes of hiring committees to selecting the right job to apply for in the first place.Trade Review"I think this book will help a lot of people. It is amazingly comprehensive. The authors don't assume a one-size-fits-all approach, but instead make the reader think hard about what will be the best fit for each situation, by raising the issues they raise and by discussing real-life concerns." - Lynda Delph, associate chair, Department of Biology, Indiana University"
£16.72
The University of Chicago Press American Universities in a Global Market National
Book SynopsisIn higher education, the United States is the global leader, dominating the list of the world's top research universities. This book examines the various factors that contributed to America's success in higher education, including openness to people and ideas, generous governmental support, and a tradition of decentralized friendly competition.
£72.20
The University of Chicago Press Charting an Empire Geography at the English
Book SynopsisExamines how early modern England transformed itself into the centre of a worldwide empire. This work argues that the new study of geography played a crucial role in fuelling England's imperial ambitions, and that it helped create an ideology of empire which made imperialism possible.
£34.20
The University of Chicago Press School for Cool
Book SynopsisJazz was born on the streets, grew up in clubs, and will die - so some fear - at the university. Facing dwindling commercial demand and the gradual disappearance of venues, many aspiring jazz musicians today learn their craft, and find their careers, in one of the many academic programs that now offer jazz degrees. This book tells their story.Trade Review"School for Cool is one of the most creative, comprehensive, epistemologically and substantively provocative, and just generally fascinating books I've read in recent years. Wilf provides a remarkably attentive and wide-reaching account of cultural production, reproduction, and transformation." (Donald Brenneis, University of California, Santa Cruz)"
£28.00
The University of Chicago Press A History of the University of Chicago Founded
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The University of Chicago Press Science for Sale The Perils Rewards and Delusions
Book SynopsisAims to reveal that campus capitalism is more complicated and less profitable than media reports would suggest. This book includes interviews with scientists and administrators. It is useful for those who care about scientific research. It shows that industry dollars are dwarfed by government support and other funds.Trade Review"Daniel Greenberg is still the bad boy of American science policy - and that's good for all of us. His message of 'follow the science, not the money' is the right one for public health, for the nation's productivity, and for the research enterprise." - Alan Kraut, executive director, Association for Psychological Science"
£22.00
The University of Chicago Press Educated in Romance Women Achievement and College
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The University of Chicago Press Campus Life Undergraduate Cultures from the End
Book SynopsisBased on subtle, imaginative readings of autobiographies, memoirs, fiction and secondary sources, [Campus Life] tells the story of the changing mentalities of American undergraduates over two centuries. Michael Moffatt, New York Times Book Review
£35.15
The University of Chicago Press The Division of Literature Or the University in
Book SynopsisHow has literature become established as a separate domain within the university? Demonstrating that these questions of division are intricately related, Peggy Kamuf explores in this text, the space that the university devotes to the study of literature.
£30.40
The University of Chicago Press Doing Honest Work in College Third Edition How
Book SynopsisA wide-ranging guide to issues and citation styles that students will encounter across the length and breadth of their college careers.
£17.66
The University of Chicago Press U.S. Engineering in a Global Economy NBER
Book SynopsisSince the late 1950s, the engineering job market in the United States has been fraught with fears of a shortage of engineering skill and talent. U.S. Engineering in a Global Economy brings clarity to issues of supply and demand in this important market. Following a general overview of engineering-labor market trends, the volume examines the educational pathways of undergraduate engineers and their entry into the labor market, the impact of engineers working in firms on productivity and innovation, and different dimensions of the changing engineering labor market, from licensing to changes in demand and guest worker programs. The volume provides insights on engineering education, practice, and careers that can inform educational institutions, funding agencies, and policy makers about the challenges facing the United States in developing its engineering workforce in the global economy.
£106.40
The University of Chicago Press A Feminist Perspective in the Academy The
Book SynopsisThe advent of women's studies has brought a feminist perspective into the academybut has it made a difference there? Has it transformed our curriculum; has it reshaped our materials; has it altered our knowledge? In the essays collected here, nine distinguished scholars provide an overview of the differences the feminist perspective makesand could makein scholarship in the humanities and social sciences. Carefully documented and judiciously critical, these essays inform the reader about developments in feminist scholarship in literary criticism, the performing arts, religion, history, political science, economics, anthropology, psychology, and sociology. The authors point out achievements of lasting value and indicate how these might become an integral part of the various disciplines.
£26.00
The University of Chicago Press MOOCs and Their Afterlives Experiments in Scale
Book SynopsisA trio of headlines in the Chronicle of Higher Education seem to say it all: in 2013, A Bold Move Toward MOOCs Sends Shock Waves; in 2014, Doubts About MOOCs Continue to Rise, and in 2015, The MOOC Hype Fades. At the beginning of the 2010s, MOOCs, or Massive Open Online Courses, seemed poised to completely revolutionize higher education. But now, just a few years into the revolution, educators' enthusiasm seems to have cooled. As advocates and critics try to make sense of the rise and fall of these courses, both groups are united by one question: Where do we go from here? Elizabeth Losh has gathered experts from across disciplines education, rhetoric, philosophy, literary studies, history, computer science, and journalism to tease out lessons and chart a course into the future of open, online education. Instructors talk about what worked and what didn't. Students share their experiences as participants. And scholars consider the ethics of this education. The collection goes beyond MOOC
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The University of Chicago Press Powers of the Mind The Reinvention of Liberal
Book SynopsisConsiders the liberal education that universities purport to offer, and proposes various ways to think about liberal learning. This book begins by defining basic values of modernity and then considering various curricular principles. It attempts to construct a paradigm for liberal arts applicable to various settings in the world.Trade Review"Writing as scholar, teacher, and dean, Levine provides rich evidence that current debates in the world of liberal education are part of a continuing negotiation that has deep but frequently forgotten roots." - Carol Schneider, president, Association of American Colleges and Universities "A fascinating history of curricular debates at the University of Chicago, reaching back to its founding more than a century ago. It is a story of serious teachers responding to continuous change in the world and in particular academic disciplines while always keeping in view the enduring goal of liberal education, which Levine succinctly calls the 'cultivation of human powers.'" - Andrew Delbanco, New York Review of Books"
£26.00
The University of Chicago Press What Do You Think Mr. Ramirez The American
Book SynopsisGeoffrey Galt Harpham's book takes its title from a telling anecdote. A few years ago Harpham met a Cuban immigrant on a college campus, who told of arriving, penniless and undocumented, in the 1960s and eventually earning a GED and making his way to a community college. In a literature course one day, the professor asked him, Mr. Ramirez, what do you think? The question, said Ramirez, changed his life because it was the first time anyone had asked me that. Realizing that his opinion had value set him on a course that led to his becoming a distinguished professor. That, says Harpham, was the midcentury promise of American education, the deep current of commitment and aspiration that undergirded the educational system that was built in the postwar years, and is under extended assault today. The United States was founded, he argues, on the idea that interpreting its foundational documents was the highest calling of opinion, and for a brief moment at midcentury, the country turned to Engl
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The University of Chicago Press What Do You Think Mr. Ramirez The American
Book SynopsisGeoffrey Galt Harpham's book takes its title from a telling anecdote. A few years ago Harpham met a Cuban immigrant on a college campus, who told of arriving, penniless and undocumented, in the 1960s and eventually earning a GED and making his way to a community college. In a literature course one day, the professor asked him, Mr. Ramirez, what do you think? The question, said Ramirez, changed his life because it was the first time anyone had asked me that. Realizing that his opinion had value set him on a course that led to his becoming a distinguished professor. That, says Harpham, was the midcentury promise of American education, the deep current of commitment and aspiration that undergirded the educational system that was built in the postwar years, and is under extended assault today. The United States was founded, he argues, on the idea that interpreting its foundational documents was the highest calling of opinion, and for a brief moment at midcentury, the country turned to Engl
£24.00
The University of Chicago Press Deconstruction
Book SynopsisThe basic story of the rise, reign, and fall of deconstruction as a literary and philosophical groundswell is well known among scholars. In this intellectual history, Gregory Jones-Katz aims to transform the broader understanding of a movement that has been frequently misunderstood, mischaracterized, and left for dead--even as its principles and influence transformed literary studies and a host of other fields in the humanities. Deconstruction begins well before Jacques Derrida's initial American presentation of his deconstructive work in a famed lecture at Johns Hopkins University in 1966 and continues through several decades of theoretic growth and tumult. While much of the subsequent story remains focused, inevitably, on Yale University and the personalities and curriculum that came to be lumped under the Yale school umbrella, Deconstruction makes clear how crucial feminism, queer theory, and gender studies also were to the lifeblood of this mode of thought. Ultimately, Jones-KatTrade Review"The power of Gregory Jones-Katz’s extraordinarily well-researched Deconstruction, apart from dodging the extremes of obeisance and dismissal, is not to have adopted deconstruction’s aversion toward situating the movement in its time and place. He capably walks his reader through the fine-grained details of seminal texts, but also wisely moves beyond them, perhaps implying that the school’s interest for us today lies less in its stable of familiar themes than in its improbable success." * Chronicle of Higher Education *“A penetrating, illuminating, and highly readable study of a crucial episode in the intellectual and cultural history of late twentieth-century America. Jones-Katz pursues the trajectories of the American practitioners of deconstructionist thought with great insight, deep research, and stylistic verve. He offers many cogent accounts of the works and arguments of this sizeable group, and does so not only with attention to the inner logics of specific texts, but with considerable attention to their intellectual and institutional contexts.” * Warren Breckman, author of Adventures of the Symbolic: Postmarxism and Radical Democracy *“An excellent, important, and timely book, calling our attention to a revolution in American intellectual life during the 1970s and ’80s. Jones-Katz guides us through the various ecosystems in which deconstructive thought was fostered and developed, showing us how it was able to take American academia by storm.” * Edward Baring, author of Converts to the Real: Catholicism and the Making of Continental Philosophy *“An illuminating, often surprising account of deconstruction in American academia in the last third of the twentieth century. As one present at the creation and ascendancy of the ‘Hermeneutic Mafia,’ I repeatedly nodded assent—often with a chuckle—at his portraits of characters whom I had then encountered. Deconstruction is undoubtedly an inviting, important, and well-wrought contribution to modern American intellectual history.” * Robert Westbrook, author of Democratic Hope: Pragmatism and the Politics of Truth *Table of ContentsIntroductionChapter One A Crisis in Undergraduate Literary Education at Yale: Lit X and the Literature MajorChapter Two Evolution by Subversion: Vanguard Critics and ProtodeconstructionChapter Three Deconstruction as a Pedagogical-Intellectual Project and the Burdens of Academic CriticismChapter Four Feminist Cultural Politics: The Brides of Deconstruction and CriticismChapter Five Speaking in Tongues: The de Man Affair and History with(out) RhetoricEpilogue: Don’t Dream It’s OverAcknowledgments Notes Index
£89.02
The University of Chicago Press Deconstruction An American Institution
Book SynopsisTrade Review"The power of Gregory Jones-Katz’s extraordinarily well-researched Deconstruction, apart from dodging the extremes of obeisance and dismissal, is not to have adopted deconstruction’s aversion toward situating the movement in its time and place. He capably walks his reader through the fine-grained details of seminal texts, but also wisely moves beyond them, perhaps implying that the school’s interest for us today lies less in its stable of familiar themes than in its improbable success." * Chronicle of Higher Education *“A penetrating, illuminating, and highly readable study of a crucial episode in the intellectual and cultural history of late twentieth-century America. Jones-Katz pursues the trajectories of the American practitioners of deconstructionist thought with great insight, deep research, and stylistic verve. He offers many cogent accounts of the works and arguments of this sizeable group, and does so not only with attention to the inner logics of specific texts, but with considerable attention to their intellectual and institutional contexts.” * Warren Breckman, author of Adventures of the Symbolic: Postmarxism and Radical Democracy *“An excellent, important, and timely book, calling our attention to a revolution in American intellectual life during the 1970s and ’80s. Jones-Katz guides us through the various ecosystems in which deconstructive thought was fostered and developed, showing us how it was able to take American academia by storm.” * Edward Baring, author of Converts to the Real: Catholicism and the Making of Continental Philosophy *“An illuminating, often surprising account of deconstruction in American academia in the last third of the twentieth century. As one present at the creation and ascendancy of the ‘Hermeneutic Mafia,’ I repeatedly nodded assent—often with a chuckle—at his portraits of characters whom I had then encountered. Deconstruction is undoubtedly an inviting, important, and well-wrought contribution to modern American intellectual history.” * Robert Westbrook, author of Democratic Hope: Pragmatism and the Politics of Truth *Table of ContentsIntroductionChapter One A Crisis in Undergraduate Literary Education at Yale: Lit X and the Literature MajorChapter Two Evolution by Subversion: Vanguard Critics and ProtodeconstructionChapter Three Deconstruction as a Pedagogical-Intellectual Project and the Burdens of Academic CriticismChapter Four Feminist Cultural Politics: The Brides of Deconstruction and CriticismChapter Five Speaking in Tongues: The de Man Affair and History with(out) RhetoricEpilogue: Don’t Dream It’s OverAcknowledgments Notes Index
£28.00
The University of Chicago Press The Chicago Guide to College Science Teaching
Book SynopsisHigher education is a strange beast. Teaching is a critical skill for scientists in academia, yet one that is barely touched upon in their professional trainingdespite being a substantial part of their career. This book is a practical guide for anyone teaching STEM-related academic disciplines at the college level, from graduate students teaching lab sections and newly appointed faculty to well-seasoned professors in want of fresh ideas. Terry McGlynn's straightforward, no-nonsense approach avoids off-putting pedagogical jargon and enables instructors to become true ambassadors for science. For years, McGlynn has been addressing the need for practical and accessible advice for college science teachers through his popular blog Small Pond Science. Now he has gathered this advice as an easy readone that can be ingested and put to use on short deadline. Readers will learn about topics ranging from creating a syllabus and developing grading rubrics to mastering online teaching and ensurTrade Review"The teaching book I’ve always needed." * Scientist Sees Squirrel blog *"This won’t be the only book in your teaching and learning collection, but it’s a great first book to set the tone and seed the bookshelf. The guide provides a clear orientation to respectful, empathetic, and effective teaching; for me, it will prompt some updates to my syllabus and reinvigorate my efforts to be familiar with the scholarship of teaching. If it has this effect on all new instructors who read it, the true benefit will accrue to the students who will learn the sciences in courses that trend toward lower anxiety and higher engagement. Although the text will be most useful to new instructors—graduate students and early-career faculty—even established professors will likely find refreshing perspectives and ideas." * American Entomologist *"Smart, thoughtful, and practical." * Quarterly Review of Biology *"It is the empathy that McGlynn brings to his subject that sets his book apart, for McGlynn, an experienced professor of Biology, is first and foremost a teacher of empathy in this text, a rare and precious skill. As instructors, we think we already know the nuts and bolts of how to teach a course, but how to structure a classroom such that it may foster the empathy required to promote lasting change? We haven’t thought about this enough, but lucky for us, McGlynn has. Every subject covered within this ‘Practical Guide’ is grounded in McGlynn’s vision of a more equitable and compassionate learning environment and promises deep benefits for students and teachers alike." -- Hope Jahren, Author of Lab Girl and The Story of More"Many of us find ourselves in front of a university classroom with little formal training in how to be effective instructors or how to mentor diverse populations of undergraduates. McGlynn’s book is the resource so many of us have been waiting for. It is practical, informative, and full of helpful tips. Whether you are new to college instruction or a seasoned professor you are certain to discover tools that will improve your science teaching." -- Corrie Moreau, Professor and Collection Curator, Cornell University Dept. of Entomology"I love field guides. In this useful, interesting book, Terry McGlynn offers a field guide to the wonderful wilds of the classroom. This is the book every aspiring or new instructor should have, but so too seasoned professors. It is extraordinarily useful, but in as much as it draws on insights from a broad range of fields, also fascinating. It will be a classic." -- Rob Dunn, Professor of Applied Ecology, North Carolina State UniversityTable of ContentsPreface 1. Before You Meet Your Students 2. The Syllabus 3. The Curriculum 4. Teaching Methods 5. Assignments 6. Exams 7. Common Problems 8. Online Teaching Afterword Acknowledgments Notes Suggested Readings Index
£89.02
The University of Chicago Press The Chicago Guide to College Science Teaching
Book SynopsisHigher education is a strange beast. Teaching is a critical skill for scientists in academia, yet one that is barely touched upon in their professional trainingdespite being a substantial part of their career. This book is a practical guide for anyone teaching STEM-related academic disciplines at the college level, from graduate students teaching lab sections and newly appointed faculty to well-seasoned professors in want of fresh ideas. Terry McGlynn's straightforward, no-nonsense approach avoids off-putting pedagogical jargon and enables instructors to become true ambassadors for science. For years, McGlynn has been addressing the need for practical and accessible advice for college science teachers through his popular blog Small Pond Science. Now he has gathered this advice as an easy readone that can be ingested and put to use on short deadline. Readers will learn about topics ranging from creating a syllabus and developing grading rubrics to mastering online teaching and ensurTrade Review"The teaching book I’ve always needed." * Scientist Sees Squirrel blog *"This won’t be the only book in your teaching and learning collection, but it’s a great first book to set the tone and seed the bookshelf. The guide provides a clear orientation to respectful, empathetic, and effective teaching; for me, it will prompt some updates to my syllabus and reinvigorate my efforts to be familiar with the scholarship of teaching. If it has this effect on all new instructors who read it, the true benefit will accrue to the students who will learn the sciences in courses that trend toward lower anxiety and higher engagement. Although the text will be most useful to new instructors—graduate students and early-career faculty—even established professors will likely find refreshing perspectives and ideas." * American Entomologist *"Smart, thoughtful, and practical." * Quarterly Review of Biology *"It is the empathy that McGlynn brings to his subject that sets his book apart, for McGlynn, an experienced professor of Biology, is first and foremost a teacher of empathy in this text, a rare and precious skill. As instructors, we think we already know the nuts and bolts of how to teach a course, but how to structure a classroom such that it may foster the empathy required to promote lasting change? We haven’t thought about this enough, but lucky for us, McGlynn has. Every subject covered within this ‘Practical Guide’ is grounded in McGlynn’s vision of a more equitable and compassionate learning environment and promises deep benefits for students and teachers alike." -- Hope Jahren, Author of Lab Girl and The Story of More"Many of us find ourselves in front of a university classroom with little formal training in how to be effective instructors or how to mentor diverse populations of undergraduates. McGlynn’s book is the resource so many of us have been waiting for. It is practical, informative, and full of helpful tips. Whether you are new to college instruction or a seasoned professor you are certain to discover tools that will improve your science teaching." -- Corrie Moreau, Professor and Collection Curator, Cornell University Dept. of Entomology"I love field guides. In this useful, interesting book, Terry McGlynn offers a field guide to the wonderful wilds of the classroom. This is the book every aspiring or new instructor should have, but so too seasoned professors. It is extraordinarily useful, but in as much as it draws on insights from a broad range of fields, also fascinating. It will be a classic." -- Rob Dunn, Professor of Applied Ecology, North Carolina State UniversityTable of ContentsPreface 1. Before You Meet Your Students 2. The Syllabus 3. The Curriculum 4. Teaching Methods 5. Assignments 6. Exams 7. Common Problems 8. Online Teaching Afterword Acknowledgments Notes Suggested Readings Index
£18.00
The University of Chicago Press Redefining Success in America A New Theory of
Book SynopsisA look at a major longitudinal study of Harvard graduates that builds a case for rethinking how we define success and happiness.Trade Review"Extraordinary, almost unbelievable, that Kaufman has been able to track down and study in depth subjects who were first investigated decades ago. Using his rare, longitudinal data, he develops a sophisticated understanding of happiness and life satisfaction. He shows why it is that financial success is not as central as it is often thought to be. Our culture, he argues convincingly, has sold to the younger generation a false promise that attending a prestigious college and attaining wealth is 'a ticket to the good life.' Redefining Success in America does just what the title promises; it provides an original and creative answer to the question: 'What provides fulfillment?'"--James W. Anderson, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
£91.00
The University of Chicago Press Redefining Success in America
Book SynopsisA look at a major longitudinal study of Harvard graduates that builds a case for rethinking how we define success and happiness.Trade Review"Extraordinary, almost unbelievable, that Kaufman has been able to track down and study in depth subjects who were first investigated decades ago. Using his rare, longitudinal data, he develops a sophisticated understanding of happiness and life satisfaction. He shows why it is that financial success is not as central as it is often thought to be. Our culture, he argues convincingly, has sold to the younger generation a false promise that attending a prestigious college and attaining wealth is 'a ticket to the good life.' Redefining Success in America does just what the title promises; it provides an original and creative answer to the question: 'What provides fulfillment?'"--James W. Anderson, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
£31.00
The University of Chicago Press We Made Uranium
Book SynopsisTrade Review"Scav, as it is known on campus, is the college's Rose Bowl: a mash-up of the Intel Science Talent Search, fraternity hazing, a pep rally, installation art, reality TV, and a 4-H fair."--New Yorker
£18.00
The University of Chicago Press Who Owns Religion
Book SynopsisWho Owns Religion? focuses on a periodthe late 1980s through the 1990swhen scholars of religion were accused of scandalizing or denigrating the very communities they had imagined themselves honoring through their work. While controversies involving scholarly claims about religion are nothing new, this period saw an increase in vitriol that remains with us today. Authors of seemingly arcane studies on subjects like the origins of the idea of Mother Earth or the sexual dynamics of mysticism have been targets of hate mail and book-banning campaigns. As a result, scholars of religion have struggled to describe their own work to their various publics, and even to themselves. Taking the reader through several compelling case studies, Patton identifies two trends of the '80s and '90s that fueled that rise: the growth of multicultural identity politics, which enabled a form of volatile public debate she terms eruptive public space, and the advent of the internet, which offered new ways for religious groups to read scholarship and respond publicly. These controversies, she shows, were also fundamentally about something new: the very rights of secular, Western scholarship to interpret religions at all. Patton's book holds out hope that scholars can find a space for their work between the university and the communities they study. Scholars of religion, she argues, have multiple masters and must move between them while writing histories and speaking about realities that not everyone may be interested in hearing.
£28.00
The University of Chicago Press The Roles of Immigrants and Foreign Students in
Book SynopsisPapers from a workshop organized by the National Bureau of Economic Research and held at Cambridge, MA, on 27 April 2018.
£106.40
The University of Chicago Press The Making of the Modern University
Book SynopsisA study of moral education in American universities that examines the consequences of the 19th-century debates over the purpose and pursuit of higher education, and the modernization efforts of the academic reformers of that era.
£31.35
The University of Chicago Press Bankers in the Ivory Tower
Book SynopsisExposes the intimate relationship between big finance and higher education inequality in America.Trade Review"The book is a vivid reminder of how rich, exclusive and small the US Ivy League universities are. . . . But the book shows, too, the importance of universities. They can be a means of entrenching privilege or of spreading opportunity. A well-designed system for funding universities can be a crucial driver of social mobility. But in the US it is not working well." * Financial World *"This thoroughly researched, scholarly case study systemically examines the present higher education system. Eaton identifies the disparate players involved and examines their interactions . . . Eaton also offers a way to reimagine the current system that would realign it with its traditional values. He has provided a valuable public service in developing and presenting this thoughtful, well-researched analysis. Highly recommended." * Choice *"A timely book. . . [that] analyzes the decades-long, intricate relationship between higher education leaders and financiers." * Journal of Urban Affairs *"Eaton offers an empirically sound and rigorous analysis of how higher education relates to high finance." * Social Forces *"Bankers in the Ivory Tower offers a fascinating and data-driven investigation on how finance is transforming higher education in America for the worse. Instead of an engine of opportunity, it is becoming fuel for inequality with snowballing endowments for the top, student debt replacing public funding for the middle, and for-profit predation for the bottom. A must read." -- Emmanuel Saez, University of California, Berkeley, Chancellor's Professor of Tax Policy and Public Finance"Until now, no one has connected the dots between ever-more-rarified Ivy walls, the expansion of predatory for-profit institutions, and the financialization of the US economy. With impeccable research, Eaton brilliantly shows that what happens at the top and what happens at the bottom (not to mention in the middle) are more closely connected than you think—and that the common thread is high finance." -- Elizabeth Popp Berman, University of Michigan, associate professor of organizational studies“Many have criticized spending choices at colleges and universities and blamed them for both the rising cost of higher education and the corresponding, corrosive spread of student debt. But Eaton identifies the complex relationships that tie financial elites to these highly selective schools, which they and other wealthy families disproportionately attend. Financiers both advise and often help govern universities, guiding them to operate more like profit-seeking businesses, and financiers also function as intermediaries in the provision of student debt. The argument of the book makes the overrepresentation of socioeconomically privileged students on the nation’s most selective campuses look unsurprising and indeed, almost inevitable.” -- Jonathan Glater, University of California, Berkeley, professor of law“As elite colleges marvel at how sharply their multibillion-dollar endowments have risen from year to year, they fail to make the connection with the rise in for-profit colleges sinking students into high debt and low salaries. By following the investors, the hedge funds, the college governing boards, and the students whose lives they trample, Eaton shows how the financial oligarchy that descends from and upholds the Ivory Tower has taken the public out of our public goods. A sobering and fact-filled account with an unexpected glimpse into the possible.” -- Frederick F Wherry, The Townsend Martin, Class of 1917 Professor of Sociology at Princeton University"A sobering look at how a generation of bankers transformed higher education, generating massive endowments for elite schools—and leaving a legacy of scarcity and debt for everyone else. Carefully researched and forcefully argued, Bankers in the Ivory Tower is essential reading for anyone who cares about higher education, school loans, or the social life of finance." -- Sarah Quinn, University of Wisconsin, associate professor of sociologyTable of ContentsAcknowledgments 1. Universities and the Social Circuitry of Finance 2. Our New Financial Oligarchy 3. Bankers to the Rescue: The Political Turn to Student Debt 4. The Top: How Universities Became Hedge Funds 5. The Bottom: A Wall Street Takeover of For-Profit Colleges 6. The Middle: A Hidden Squeeze on Public Universities 7. Reimagining (Higher Education) Finance from Below Methodological Appendix: A Comparative, Qualitative, and Quantitative Study of Elites Notes References Index
£22.80
The University of Chicago Press The Thinking Students Guide to College
Book SynopsisEach fall, thousands of eager freshmen descend on college and university campuses expecting the best education imaginable. This book helps students take charge of their university experience by providing a blueprint they can follow to achieve their educational goals. It also offers tips on choosing a college and applying to graduate school.Trade Review"By addressing students directly, drawing on his experience and observations in academic life, Andrew Roberts provides an accessible and credible account of how to make college a valuable experience educationally." - Michael McPherson, president of the Spencer Foundation, former president of Macalester College "Andrew Roberts has a light touch, gives students excellent advice, and writes in a direct, engaging style. What I find particularly interesting is the perspective from which he counsels students, that of a serious academic fully dedicated to his profession despite what he sees as its flaws." - Michael Koppisch, Michigan State University"
£16.72
The University of Chicago Press The Calling of Education The Academic Ethic and
Book SynopsisFeaturing the writing of Edward Shils on the topic of education, this text articulates the ethical demands of the academic profession, directing attention to the integration of teaching and research. Other pieces focus on perennial issues in higher learning, such as the meaning of academic freedom.Table of ContentsForeword by Joseph Epstein Introduction by Steven Grosby The Academic Ethic The Criteria of Academic Appointment Do We Still Need Academic Freedom? The Eighth Jefferson Lecture in the Humanities: "Render unto Caesar..." -Government, Society, and the Universities in Their Reciprocal Rights and Duties The Idea of the University: Obstacles and Opportunities in Contemporary Societies The Modern University and Liberal Democracy Index
£28.00
The University of Chicago Press Past Imperfect Essays on History Libraries and
Book SynopsisLawrence W. Towner was head of one of the country's largest independent research libraries. He was also an eloquent spokesman for the needs of scholars and institutions in the humanities. While at the Newberry Library, he built and focused its prestigious collections, pioneered in the preservation of books, and created major research centers. His efforts established the library as a community of scholars while encouraging its use by students and the general public. Towner's essays and talks cover a broad range of topics of continuing relevance to scholarship and the humanities. His writings gathered in Past Imperfect are concerned with such issues as the role of independent research libraries and the politics of funding. A section of historical essays on the common people of New England reveal his concern with neglected fields of history, a theme that guided his career as a librarian. Spanning the range of his experience and expertise, this volume expresses Towner's coherent vision of
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The University of Chicago Press A Problem of Fit How the Complexity of College
Book SynopsisTrade Review"Providing detailed economic analysis of the effects of sticker price, tuition discounts, merit and need-based financial aid, and institutional competition, Levine contends that the overall impact from these multiple factors is to limit access to higher education for lower-income students. He takes specific aim at the problem of opaque financial aid and how it serves to heighten inequities in higher education. And he offers an excellent discussion of the pros and cons of two major policies for improving access to college—the various versions of 'free college' and a significant increase (read: doubling) of Pell Grants." * Forbes *"A Problem of Fit [examines] the pricing system in American higher education, exploring the market factors that contribute to its problems....Levine [addresses] barriers to higher education beyond those directly related to pricing, such as excessive levels of student loans, the complexity of the college application process, and difficulties in understanding financial aid award letters." * Journal of Economic Literature *"Levine’s text is a quick and engaging read that we highly recommend. In each chapter, he does a fantastic job of identifying what matters for an audience’s understanding of these complex, interrelated issues and communicates them in a way that is approachable and allows readers to connect the pieces of this big puzzle. Levine’s text captures a high level of nuance that escapes most of the public and many policymakers. As such, this should be a required reading for higher education finance courses and new legislator orientations alike." * Teachers College Record *"A Problem of Fit is an interesting book that offers several reasonable policy fixes for the college pricing system. The author makes his case with enough technical data to satisfy any policy wonk and presents cogent analyses accessible to the lay reader." * Monthly Labor Review (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics) *"A Problem of Fit is an interesting book that offers several reasonable policy fixes for the college pricing system. The author makes his case with enough technical data to satisfy any policy wonk and presents cogent analyses accessible to the lay reader. I would recommend the book to anyone concerned with college pricing, as well as to people interested in learning more about the higher education market." * Monthly Labor Review *"If you want to understand the nuances of college affordability, pricing, and finance, this book is for you. Levine has taken an issue that impacts the majority of families going through the college search process and deconstructed its complexity. Whether you are a student, policy maker, or higher education practitioner, this is an important read." -- Angel B. Pérez, CEO, National Association for College Admission Counseling"Levine combines accessible economic explanations with cogent policy recommendations to frame the challenges facing students and families navigating the complex world of college financing. His forceful critique focuses on analysis and solutions rather than anger and blame, forwarding ideas about targeted new funding and improved communication with the potential to help students enroll at the institutions that will be the best fit for them." -- Sandy Baum, Center on Education Data and Policy at the Urban InstituteTable of ContentsPreface Introduction Chapter 1: The Institution of Financial Aid Chapter 2: An Econ 101 View of College Pricing and Financial Aid Chapter 3: The Real Cost of College and Its Worth Chapter 4: Pricing Transparency Chapter 5: Addressing Affordability Chapter 6: Fixing the Pricing System in Higher Education Chapter 7: Other Barriers to College Access Conclusion Acknowledgments References Index
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The University of Chicago Press The Accidental Equalizer
Book SynopsisA startling discoverythat job market success after college is largely randomforces a reappraisal of education, opportunity, and the American dream. As a gateway to economic opportunity, a college degree is viewed by many as America's great equalizer. And it's true: wealthier, more connected, and seemingly better-qualified students earn exactly the same pay as their less privileged peers. Yet, the reasons why may have little to do with bootstraps or self-improvementit might just be dumb luck. That's what sociologist Jessi Streib proposes in The Accidental Equalizer, a conclusion she reaches after interviewing dozens of hiring agents and job-seeking graduates. Streib finds that luck shapes the hiring process from start to finish in a way that limits class privilege in the job market. Employers hide information about how to get ahead and force students to guess which jobs pay the most and how best to obtain them. Without clear routes to success, graduates from all class backgrounds Trade Review"Based on hundreds of interviews with business school graduates and the employers that subsequently hired them, Streib’s book ultimately argues that college is not, in itself, the great equalizer; the impossible-to-navigate job market is." * Inside Higher Education *“[Streib] examines an important segment of the labor market that gets relatively little attention: entry-level positions for midtier jobs . . . Far too much energy and ink are spent on who gets the most elite jobs, who goes to the most elite schools and how terribly unfair the whole process is. Little of that conversation describes the reality for most Americans. The role of the good-but-not-elite college affects far more people and gives us much more insight into the state of economic mobility than Ivy League statistics.” * Wall Street Journal *“One of the biggest myths out there is that the job market, unlike other spheres of life, rewards merit. But it largely rewards luck. Most employers in large mid-tier markets are not seeking excellence. They just want reliable people who can do the job. And that is, in many ways, a good thing, argues sociologist Jessi Streib.” * Los Angeles Review of Books *“That working-class students from state universities do just as well in the job market as better-off students is a remarkable outcome. Even more surprising is that the equalization is actually driven by hiring practices that are so opaque that the graduates are basically flipping coins trying to get hired. Streib’s findings are enormously important for the 80% of all college students who attend those universities and the rocky start it gives their career.” -- Peter Cappelli, author of 'Will College Pay Off?: A Guide to the Most Important Financial Decision You’ll Ever Make'“Do children born into rich families always make more money than their less privileged counterparts? No! Streib shows that the market for college graduates is a booming-buzzing confusion of idiosyncratic standards, misinformation, and rushed decision-making—all of which undermine the iron law that ‘class matters.’ A striking demonstration that illicit advantage can be countered, provided that one’s willing to infuse the market with lots of noise, luck, and chaos.” -- David B. Grusky, coeditor of 'Inequality in the 21st Century: A Reader'“We now know that a college education can limit inequalities related to class origin, but very few scholars have tried to explain why. Streib’s engaging, provocative account seeks to answer this question. Rare is the book that challenges well-established beliefs shared by academics and policymakers. This one delivers.” -- Jake Rosenfeld, author of 'You’re Paid What You’re Worth: And Other Myths of the Modern Economy'Table of ContentsOne: Introducing the Luckocracy Part I: Forming the Luckocracy Two: Hidden Information on Jobs and Pay Three: Hidden Information on Class-Neutral Hiring Criteria Part II: Playing the Game Four: Preparing for the Luckocracy Five: Searching for Jobs Part III: The Consequences and Continuation of the Luckocracy Six: The Consequences of the Luckocracy Seven: The Luckocracy, Redux Eight: Should We Keep America’s Best Equalizing System? Acknowledgments Appendix A: Theoretical Contribution Appendix B: Data and Methods Appendix C: Interview Guides and Questionnaires Notes References Index
£19.00
John Wiley & Sons University Governance in Canada
Book SynopsisUniversities play essential roles within Canadian society. University Governance in Canada provides a vital foundation for understanding how decisions are made within and about them. It is an indispensable resource for policy-makers, leaders, faculty, staff, students, and others seeking to contribute to the missions and futures of universities.Trade Review“Rather than shying away from the complexities, political challenges, and messiness of university governance, this book situates these dynamics in a larger framework that encompasses the inherent tensions of governance. The result is a more balanced and nuanced analysis that builds empathy and appreciation as well as insight and critique.” Patricia Bradshaw, Saint Mary’s University
£105.40
Palgrave Macmillan Psychopedagogy
Book SynopsisExamining the work of Lacan and Freud, Cho argues that a theory of pedagogy is already embedded within psychoanalysis. Psychopedagogy is the name given to this embedded theory. Through a discussion of key psychoanalytic concepts, as well as a variety of other topics, Cho develops the contours of psychopedagogy.Trade Review"In one of his famous dictums, Freud refers to (psycho)analysis, education, and politics as the three impossible professions. Although taking place all around us, these professions are ridden and driven by an inherent impossibility or, to put it with Lacan, by a real that makes their theory and practice all the more intriguing and revealing. Yet in different and numerous attempts to think through the inherent connections between the three fields, educating somehow got much less conceptual and critical attention than the other two. This is just one of many reasons that makes Cho s book so precious and indispensable. What makes it all the more valuable is that, far from being an attempt to simply apply psychoanalysis to education, it really ventures to think through their inherent connections, proposing many a revealing and intriguing insight." - Alenka Zupancic, Senior Research Fellow at the Institute of Philosophy, Slovene Academy of Sciences, Ljubljana.Table of ContentsPedagogy with Psychoanalysis PART I: PROLEGOMENA TO ANY FUTURE PSYCHOPEDAGOGY The Unconscious: A Form of Knowledge On the Ego and Other Strategies of Resistance Transference or, When Discourses Shift: Toward a Theory of Psychopedagogical Technique PART II: SECONDARY REVISIONS Wo es war : Marxism, the Unconscious, and Subjectivity Pedagogy of the Repressed or, Repetition as a Pedagogical Factor Education by Way of Truths: Lacan with Badion Lessons of Love: On Pedagogical Love Teaching Abjection: The Politics of Psychopedagogy
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Columbia University Press Backboards and Blackboards College Athletes and
Book SynopsisTable of ContentsAcknowledgements Prologue Overview Role Expectations The Athletic Role The Social Role The Academic Role The Gloried Self Resolving Role Conflict Terminating the Role The Engulfed Self Notes Reference Index
£28.80
Columbia University Press The Cold War and American Science
Book SynopsisFocusing on MIT and Stanford, Leslie offers a critical look at American science in the making. He reveals a regrettable series of misplaced priorities and missed opportunities that have characterized the recent history of science and technology in this country.Table of ContentsA university polarized around the military; steeple building in electronics; military guidance and control; sonic boom; the power of the nucleus; accelerating physics; a matter of state; material science; the days of reckoning - March 4 and April 3.
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Columbia University Press Living Legacies at Columbia
Book SynopsisCaptures Columbia's rich intellectual legacy. This work also captures the spirit of a great university through the gifted men and women who have worked, taught, and studied at Columbia. It includes stories of struggle and breakthrough, searching and discovery, and tradition and transformation.
£35.70
Columbia University Press What to Do When College Is Not the Best Time of
Book SynopsisTable of ContentsQuestionnaire: Is What to Do When College Is Not the Best Time of Your Life for You? College: "The Best Time of Your Life?" 1. Homesickness 2. Academic Problems 3. Friendship 4. Love and Sex 5. Depression and Suicide 6. Anxiety and Insomnia 7. Drugs and Alcohol 8. Body Image, Eating Disorders, and Self-harm 9. Final Thoughts 10. For Parents Brand and Generic Names of Drugs Index
£49.50
Columbia University Press What to Do When College Is Not the Best Time of
Book SynopsisTable of ContentsQuestionnaire: Is What to Do When College Is Not the Best Time of Your Life for You? College: "The Best Time of Your Life?" 1. Homesickness 2. Academic Problems 3. Friendship 4. Love and Sex 5. Depression and Suicide 6. Anxiety and Insomnia 7. Drugs and Alcohol 8. Body Image, Eating Disorders, and Self-harm 9. Final Thoughts 10. For Parents Brand and Generic Names of Drugs Index
£13.99
Columbia University Press Mothers in Academia
Book SynopsisTrade ReviewThe coverage in these essays is comprehensive and impressively diverse. They prove very useful to other academic mothers (and, perhaps, fathers) who feel alone and need confirmation that the problem is not personal but cultural and structural. -- Heather Hewett, State University of New York, New Paltz Deftly unpacks complex issues, emotions, and professional questions. -- Victoria Rosner, Columbia University Mothers in Academia provides much-needed first-person accounts of the impact of motherhood on those who serve and learn in the academy. Teaching Theology and Religion Mothers in Academia is unique in that it fuses personal experience with theory, resulting in a rich narrative analysis... few books are as comprehensive. European Political ScienceTable of ContentsAcknowledgments Introduction: Speaking Truth to Power to Change the Ivory Tower (Mari Castaneda and Kirsten Isgro) Part I. Working/Learning in the Academy While Working/Learning as a Mom 1. How We Learned to Stop Worrying and to Enjoy Having It All (Michelle Kuhl, Michelle Mouton, Margaret Hostetler, Druscilla Scribner, Tracy Slagter, and Orlee Hauser) 2. Academia or Bust: Feeding the Hungry Mouths of the University, Babies, and Ourselves (Larissa M. Mercado-Lopez) 3. Diverse Academic Support for an Employee, Mother, and Nontraditional Student (Wendy K. Wilde) 4. Breaking the Glass Ceiling While Being a Mother: Parenting, Teaching, Research, and Administration (Kim Powell) 5. To Tell or Not to Tell: Single Motherhood and the Academic Job Market (Virginia L. Lewis) 6. Class, Race, and Motherhood: Raising Children of Color in a Space of Privilege (Irene Mata) Part II. Unexpected Challenges and Momentous Revelations 7. Four Kids and a Dissertation: Queering the Balance Between Family and Academia (Vanessa Adel) 8. "Tia Maria de la Maternity Leave": Reflections on Race, Class, and the Natural-Birth Experience (Susana L. Gallardo) 9. Threads That Bind: A Testimonio to Puerto Rican Working Mothers (Maura I. Toro-Morn) 10. Parenting Within the Nexus of Race, Class, and Gender Oppression in Graduate School at a Historically Black College/University (Olivia Perlow) 11. Sobreviviendo (and Thriving) in the Academy: My Tias' Counterconsejos and Advice (J. Estrella Torrez) 12. Revolving Doors: Mother-Woman Rhythms in Academic Spaces (Allia A. Matta) Part III. Creating More Parent-Friendly Institutions of Higher Learning 13. Academic Library Policies: Advocating for Mothers' Research and Service Needs (Gilda Baeza Ortego) 14. Reimagining the Fairytale of Motherhood in the Academy (Barbara A. W. Eversole, Darlene M. Hantzis, and Mandy A. Reid) 15. Tales from the Tenure Track: The Necessity of Social Support in Balancing the Challenges of Tenure and Motherhood (Sandra L. French and Lisa Baker-Webster) 16. How Higher Education Became Accessible to Single Mothers: An Unfinished Story (Summer R. Cunningham) 17. Making It Work: Success Strategies for Graduate Student Mothers (Erynn Masi de Casanova and Tamara Mose Brown) 18. Academic Mothers on Leave (but on the Clock), on the Line (and off the Record): Toward Improving Parental-Leave Policies and Practices (Colleen S. Conley and Devin C. Carey) 19. Supporting Academic Mothers: Creating a Work Environment with Choices (Brenda K. Bushouse) Epilogue: Final Reflections (Mari Castaneda and Kirsten Isgro) References List of Contributors Index
£82.80
