Not Just Books Books
University of Chicago Press The Afterlife of Data
Book Synopsis
£17.10
The University of Chicago Press Entrepreneurship and Innovation Policy and the
Book Synopsis
£45.60
The University of Chicago Press The Sociology of Housing
Book SynopsisA landmark volume about the importance of housing in social life. In 1947, the president of the American Sociological Association, Louis Wirth, argued for the importance of housing as a field of sociological research. Now, seventy-five years later, the sociology of housing has still not developed as a distinct subfield, leaving efforts to understand housing's place in society to other disciplines, such as economics and urban planning. With this volume, the editors and contributors solidify the importance of housing studies within the discipline of sociology by tackling topics like racial segregation, housing instability, the supply of affordable housing, and the process of eviction. In doing so, they showcase the very best traditions of sociology: they draw on diverse methodologies, present unique field sites and data sources, and foreground a range of theoretical approaches to elucidate the relationships between contemporary housing, public policy, and key social outcomes. The STrade Review“In The Sociology of Housing, McCabe and Rosen push housing research from the background to the foreground of so many core sociological questions about how we structure society and interact with one another. This volume offers an expert syllabus on housing for academics, students, and practitioners. There is no book like it, and it will stand as the reference tool for decades to come.” -- Mary Pattillo, Harold Washington Professor of Sociology, Northwestern University“The Sociology of Housing addresses an important topic: how housing is created and, in turn, influences and shapes our lives. Much has been written about the economics and financing of housing. But the multifaceted social influences of housing on society have long been overlooked. With contributions from leading scholars, this volume will make an important contribution to our understanding of how housing is interwoven into our lives.” -- Lance Freeman, James W. Effron University Professor of City and Regional Planning & Sociology, University of PennsylvaniaTable of ContentsIntroduction. How Homes Shape Our Social Lives Brian J. McCabe, Georgetown University; Eva Rosen, Georgetown University Part I: Mechanisms of Housing Inequality 1. Housing as Capital: US Policy, Homeownership, and the Racial Wealth Gap Zawadi Rucks-Ahidiana, University of Albany 2. Latino Homeownership: Opportunities and Challenges in the Twenty-First Century Allen Hyde, Georgia Institute of Technology; Mary J. Fischer, University of Connecticut 3. Latinos’ Housing Inequality: Local Historical Context and the Relational Formation of Segregation María G. Rendón, University of California, Irvine; Deyanira Nevárez Martínez, Michigan State University; Maya Parvati Kulkarni, University of California, Irvine 4. The Renaissance Comes to the Projects: Public Housing Policy, Race, and Urban Redevelopment in Baltimore Peter Rosenblatt, Loyola University Chicago 5. Unsettling Native Land: Indigenous Perspectives on Housing Jennifer Darrah-Okike, University of Hawai‘i, Mānoa; Lorinda Riley, University of Hawai‘i, Mānoa; Philip M. E. Garboden, University of Hawai‘i, Mānoa; Nathalie Rita, University of Hawai‘i, Mānoa 6. Affordable Housing Is Public Health: How Landlords Struggle to Contain America’s Lead Poisoning Crisis Matthew H. McLeskey, SUNY Oswego 7. Audit Studies of Housing Discrimination: Established, Emerging, and Future Research S. Michael Gaddis, University of California, Los Angeles; Nicholas V. DiRago, University of California, Los Angeles Part II: Housing Insecurity and Instability 8. Centering the Institutional Life of Eviction Kyle Nelson, University of California, Los Angeles; Michael C. Lens, University of California, Los Angeles 9. Manufactured Housing in the US: A Critical Affordable Housing Infrastructure Esther Sullivan, University of Colorado, Denver 10. Shared Housing and Housing Instability Hope Harvey, University of Kentucky; Kristin L. Perkins, Georgetown University 11. Informal Housing in the US: Variation and Inequality among Squatters in Detroit Claire Herbert, University of Oregon 12. Housing Deprivation: Homelessness and the Reproduction of Poverty Chris Herring, Harvard University Part III: Housing Markets and Housing Supply 13. Housing Supply as a Social Process Joe LaBriola, Brown University 14. Housing Market Intermediaries Elizabeth Korver-Glenn, University of New Mexico; Robin Bartram, Tulane University; Max Besbris, University of Wisconsin–Madison 15. Housing in the Context of Neighborhood Decline Sharon Cornelissen, Harvard University; Christine Jang-Trettien, Princeton University 16. Learning from Short-Term Rentals’ “Disruptions” Krista E. Paulsen, Boise State University 17. Moving Beyond “Good Landlord, Bad Landlord”: A Theoretical Investigation of Exploitation in Housing Philip M. E. Garboden, University of Hawai‘i, Mānoa 18. How We Pay to House Each Other Isaac William Martin, University of California, San Diego Part IV: Housing, Racial Segregation, and Inequality 19. The Future of Segregation Studies: Questions, Challenges, and Opportunities Jacob William Faber, New York University 20. Understanding Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Residential Mobility among Housing Choice Voucher Holders Erin Carll, University of Washington; Hannah Lee, University of Washington; Chris Hess, Kennesaw State University; Kyle Crowder, University of Washington 21. All in the Family: Social Connections and the Cycle of Segregation Maximilian Cuddy, University of Illinois, Chicago; Amy Spring, Georgia State University; Maria Krysan, University of Illinois, Chicago; Kyle Crowder, University of Washington 22. Policing, Property, and the Production of Racial Segregation Rahim Kurwa, University of Illinois, Chicago 23. Criminal Justice Contact and Housing Inequality Brielle Bryan, Rice University; Temi Alao, University of Florida 24. The Housing Divide in the Global South Marco Garrido, University of Chicago Works Cited Index
£76.00
The University of Chicago Press Errand into the Wilderness of Mirrors Religion
Book SynopsisTrade Review“‘Intelligence histories are curious things,’ writes Graziano, and his brilliant, highly original book is no exception. In colorful detail and with sharp insight, Graziano shows how the US intelligence community waged the Cold War with innovative but misleading academic theories about world religions. This superb book is a must-read for scholars of American religion and foreign relations alike.” * Andrew Preston, author of Sword of the Spirit, Shield of Faith: Religion in American War and Diplomacy *“US intelligence agents in the Cold War thought they knew what religion was, how it worked, and how to manipulate it for national security goals. But their methods were grounded in an American religious exceptionalism that often left them flat-footed and unprepared. In this engaging and deftly written book, Graziano illuminates the fallibility of expertise, the role of religious studies in the security state, and the changing place of religion in American life.” * Tisa Wenger, author of Religious Freedom: The Contested History of an American Ideal *“Fascinating. . . The story that emerges shows how dangerous religion can be when it is weaponized by powerful people who don’t truly understand it.” * The Christian Century *"Errand into the Wilderness of Mirrors notes how this close-knit relationship between psychology, theology and espionage in the US dates back to 1942: when President Franklin Roosevelt formed the Office of Strategic Services. . . . Its blind spot was an assumption religion could be used to unify one global culture with a single value system. Graziano says this messianic idea fits well with American exceptionalism: a delusional belief the US is an empire of liberty that has a moral responsibility to export democracy and freedom." * The Independent *"[A] sophisticated, fascinating and well-written application of scholarship to practical matters of state." * Survival *“Fascinating. . . The story that emerges shows how dangerous religion can be when it is weaponized by powerful people who don’t truly understand it.” * The Christian Century *"Errand into the Wilderness of Mirrors provides a compelling and important glimpse into the intelligence community and its use of religion during war-time eras... Graziano guides the reader through a brief history of the interactions that the intelligence community had with various religions, notably those that they perceived to be either threatening or useful to their specific war-time agendas." * Reading Religion *"Errand into the Wilderness of Mirrors raises a vital question in both academic and intelligence circles: what exactly is religion? ... By showing the limitations of the religious approach in intelligence, Graziano provides a caution to scholars of religion." * American Religion *"Errand into the Wilderness of Mirrors creatively pairs American intelligence services with the academic study of religion, in order to show how these disparate worlds reinforced one another’s static understandings of religion. Graziano deftly narrates how the twentieth-century imagining of “religion”—by scholars and CIA agents alike—blinded both groups to historical and political realities." * Journal of Church and State *Table of ContentsIntroduction: Charting the Wilderness 1 American Spies and American Catholics 2 Refining the Religious Approach 3 The Great Jihad of Freedom 4 On Caring What It Is 5 Baptizing Vietnam 6 Counterinsurgency and the Study of World Religions 7 Iran and Revolutionary Thinking Conclusion: A New Wilderness Acknowledgments Notes Index
£28.50
The University of Chicago Press The Enduring Classroom Teaching Then and Now
Book SynopsisTable of ContentsPreface 1 How Have US Public School Teachers Taught? 2 Have Public Schools and Teaching Practices Changed over Time? 3 Why Have Schooling and Classroom Practice Been Stable over Time? 4 How Should Teachers Teach? 5 How Do Teachers Teach Now? 6 Why Have Changing and Conserving Been Hallmarks of US Public Schooling and Teaching Practice? Acknowledgments Notes Index
£68.00
The University of Chicago Press The Lost Subways of North America A Cartographic
Book SynopsisTrade Review"Cartographer Berman’s comprehensive debut succinctly recounts the histories of 23 public mass transit systems built by American cities in the 20th century. . . . For each city, Berman provides his own exquisitely illustrated maps of past, existing, and proposed transit systems. The result is a valuable resource for transit enthusiasts." * Publishers Weekly *“Effectively illustrated with past and current system maps, this collection offers fresh insights into how large cities can—or don’t—work.” * Booklist, starred review *"In addition to commenting on contemporary situations, Berman’s book is also a rewarding look into the history that informs our contemporary transit mess. For instance, he does an apt job of retelling the oft-told defeat of Los Angeles’s streetcar system by freeway – including a strange moment in which an LA monorail almost took hold. This retelling makes for the perfect prologue to Berman’s discussion of LA’s decades-long pursuit of a viable light rail system, which continues to this day." * The Guardian *“If your daily life, too, is governed by the whims of your local subway, this book is for you. Cartographer Jake Berman uncovers the ghosts of bygone transit systems and incomplete transportation plans of 23 cities across North America. The maps appear alongside explanations of the systemic inequities that permanently altered the transportation systems we still use today. Also, you may finally get an answer as to why your subway is consistently 20 minutes late.” * Hyperallergic *"Using meticulous archival research, the cartographer and artist has successfully plotted maps of old train networks covering 23 North American metropolises." * Globe and Mail *“Berman’s lively history of American subway debates takes us beyond the usual nostalgia of so much writing on the topic. It helps us to see how our ancestors’ values and motivations created the infrastructure we have and gives us the courage to make better choices now.” * Jarrett Walker, author of Human Transit *“Berman’s comprehensive research and accessible writing style make for easy reading, and his complementary text greatly assists the reader in comprehending each locale’s unique situation. It is as much a critique of the rise and fall of industrial cities as it is a history of failed transit schemes, for which it should become recommended reading for anyone interested in the effects of unbridled capitalism, corrupt politics, and big egos on North American daily life.” * Mark Ovenden, author of Underground Cities *“Berman’s many exceptional maps are provocations worth thousands of words each, conveying a history of relative transportation abundance in the U.S. There is no other book on public transportation like it.” * Steven Higashide, author of Better Buses, Better Cities *“A comprehensive and accessible history of a profoundly consequential and underexplored cultural event. It makes you wonder at what was lost.” * Angie Schmitt, author of Right of Way *“Berman takes us on a whirlwind cartographic and textual tour of urban rail transit’s lost lines and unbuilt extensions. Time and again, American voters and political leaders rejected or abandoned plans to create big, fast, bold transit systems that could compete with automobiles. While we can’t go back and change history, Berman provides a clear vision of just how much was lost.” * Nicholas Dagen Bloom, author of The Great American Transit Disaster *Table of ContentsIntroduction A Brief Primer on Transit and Urban Development 1 Atlanta: The City Too Busy to Hate 2 Boston: Urban Institutions, Megaprojects, and City Revival 3 Chicago: The Loop Elevated, Beloved Steel Eyesore 4 Cincinnati: A Short History of a Never-Used Subway 5 Cleveland: Transit and the Perils of Waterfront Redevelopment 6 Dallas: They Don’t Build Them Like They Used To 7 Detroit: The City-Suburban Rift and the Most Useless Transit System in the World 8 Houston: The City of Organic Growth 9 Los Angeles: 72 Suburbs in Search of a City 10 Miami: Overpromise, Underdeliver 11 Minneapolis–St. Paul: The Mob Takeover of Twin Cities Rapid Transit 12 Montreal: The Metro as Showcase Megaproject 13 New Orleans: How a Big City Grew into a Small Town 14 New York City: The Tortured History of the Second Avenue Subway 15 Philadelphia: How Not to Run a Railroad 16 Pittsburgh: How to Make Buses Work 17 Richmond: The First Streetcar System 18 Rochester: The Only City to Open a Subway, Then Close It 19 San Francisco: The View from Geary Street 20 Seattle: Consensus through Exhaustion 21 Toronto: Subway Line as Political Football 22 Vancouver: An Exceptional Elevated 23 Washington, DC: The Freeway Revolt and the Creation of Metro Conclusion Acknowledgments Notes Further Reading List of Archives Used Index
£28.50
University of Chicago Press Joke Farming
£15.20
University of Chicago Press Atlass Bones
£28.50
The University of Chicago Press Vaughan Williams and His World The Bard Music
Book SynopsisTable of ContentsPermissions and Credits Acknowledgments Ralph Vaughan Williams: Man and Music—An IntroductionByron Adams and Daniel M. Grimley Vaughan Williams and CambridgeJulian Rushton Vaughan Williams and the Royal College of MusicErica Siegel Vaughan Williams’s “The Letter and the Spirit” (1920)Introduced and Annotated by Ceri Owen Modernist Image in Vaughan Williams’s JobPhilip Rupprecht “Finest of the Fine Arts”: Vaughan Williams and FilmAnnika Forkert Pilgrim in a New-Found-Land: Vaughan Williams in AmericaByron Adams Vaughan Williams’s Lecture on the St. Matthew Passion (1938)Introduced and Annotated by Eric Saylor Vaughan Williams’s Common GroundSarah Collins and Daniel M. Grimley Tracing a Biography: Michael Kennedy’s Correspondence Concerning The Works of Ralph Vaughan WilliamsIntroduced and Annotated by Daniel M. Grimley and Byron Adams “His own idiom”: Vaughan Williams’s Violin Sonata and the Development of His Melodic StyleO. W. Neighbour Critical Reception: Early Performances of the Symphony No. 9 in E MinorIntroduced and Annotated by Alain Frogley Goodness and Beauty: Philosophy, History, and Ralph Vaughan WilliamsLeon Botstein Index Notes on the Contributors
£26.60
The University of Chicago Press Statistics for Public Policy A Practical Guide
Book SynopsisTrade Review“Our statistical texts—and often our teaching—ignore the craft that makes quantitative evidence useful for policy makers. In Statistics for Public Policy, Weber draws on his own experience to address the nitty-gritty issues that advisors confront in honestly and effectively interpreting and presenting evidence.” -- David L. Weimer | University of Wisconsin-Madison“The best public policy advisers know how to blend statistical knowledge with an understanding of the context of issues. Weber uses his experience as a White House economist to explain how analysts can make sense of messy real-world data and maintain their credibility even if their numbers turn out to be wrong. Accessible and engaging, Statistics for Public Policy presents practical tips to improve the use of statistics and data in the policy world.” -- Eric M. Patashnik | coauthor of "A Practical Guide for Policy Analysis: The Eightfold Path to More Effective Problem Solving"“An easily digestible and humorous must-read, Statistics for Public Policy takes a fairly dry subject—but one of utmost importance—and infuses it with real world examples that bring statistics alive for the reader. As someone on the receiving end of many a policy memo, I can say with certainty that every would-be wonk could benefit from this book." -- DJ Nordquist | former Chief of Staff, White House Council of Economic AdvisersTable of ContentsPreface 1. The Big Picture 2. Know Your Sample and Data 3. Know Simple Statistics and Their Power 4. Know What It Means to Account for Potholes 5. Know Large from Small and Explain the Difference 6. Think Hard about Causality 7. Show That You’ve Been to Table School 8. Know How to Be Mostly Right (or at Least Respectfully Wrong) 9. Fail the Test? A Case Study in Using Statistics for Policy Acknowledgments Notes Bibliography Index
£19.00
The University of Chicago Press Analog Superpowers
Book Synopsis
£26.60
University of Chicago Press Eating and Being A History of Ideas about Our
Book Synopsis
£26.60
University of Chicago Press From Small Talk to Microaggression
Book Synopsis
£24.70
University of Chicago Press Odd Affinities
Book Synopsis
£26.00
University of Chicago Press Wisecracks Humor and Morality in Everyday Life
Book Synopsis
£19.00
University of Chicago Press Polished College Class and the Burdens of Social
Book Synopsis
£18.00
University of Chicago Press The Economics of Artificial Intelligence
Book Synopsis
£72.20
University of Chicago Press The Librarians Atlas The Shape of Knowledge in
Book Synopsis
£999.99
University of Chicago Press Astrotopia The Dangerous Religion of the
Book Synopsis
£14.25
University of Chicago Press Women and Their Warlords
Book Synopsis
£36.00
The University of Chicago Press Nobodys Boy and His Pals
Book Synopsis
£19.95
The University of Chicago Press Nietzsche Pursued
Book Synopsis
£38.00
The University of Chicago Press The Burden of Rhyme
Book Synopsis
£20.90
University of Chicago Press Glorious Bodies Trans Theology and Renaissance
Book Synopsis
£20.90
University of Chicago Press Business as Usual
Book Synopsis
£22.80
University of Chicago Press Experiments in Mystical Atheism
Book Synopsis
£24.70
University of Chicago Press Chasing the PearlManuscript
Book Synopsis
£34.20
University of Chicago Press Sensations French Archaeology between Science
Book Synopsis
£36.10
University of Chicago Press The Alpine Enlightenment
Book Synopsis
£24.70
University of Chicago Press Painting as a Way of Life
Book SynopsisNeer uncovers a key moment in the history of early modern art, when painting was understood to be a tool for self-transformation and for living a philosophical life. In this wide-ranging study, Richard Neer shows how French painters of the seventeenth century developed radically new ways to connect art, perception, and ethics. Cutting across traditional boundaries of classicism and realism, Neer addresses four case studies: Nicolas Poussin, renowned for marrying ancient philosophy and narrative painting; Louise Moillon, who pioneered French still life in the 1630s; Georges de La Tour, a painter of intense and introspective nocturnes; and the Brothers Le Nain, specialists in genre and portraiture who inspired Courbet, Manet, and other painters of modern life. Setting these artists in dialogue with Montaigne, Descartes, Pascal, and others, ranging from the studios of Rome to the streets of Paris, this book provides fresh accounts of essential artworkssome well-known, others neglectedand
£41.80
University of Chicago Press Blue
Book Synopsis
£22.80
University of Chicago Press The Neural Mind
Book Synopsis
£26.60
University of Chicago Press Edges of Care
Book Synopsis
£26.60
The University of Chicago Press Informal Cities
Book Synopsis
£26.60
University of Chicago Press Biblical Families in Music
Book Synopsis
£38.00
University of Chicago Press Making a Canon
Book Synopsis
£34.20
University of Chicago Press Mindprints
Book Synopsis
£26.60
University of Chicago Press The Kinds of Poetry I Want Essays Comedies
Book Synopsis
£22.80
University of Chicago Press Black Knights
Book Synopsis
£28.00
University of Chicago Press Marriage Material
Book Synopsis
£21.00
University of Chicago Press Paris Concealed
Book Synopsis
£34.20
University of Chicago Press Good Company
Book Synopsis
£22.80
University of Chicago Press Moral Issues
Book Synopsis
£26.00
University of Chicago Press Country and Midwestern
Book Synopsis
£15.20
University of Chicago Press Welfare for Markets A Global History of Basic
Book Synopsis
£19.95
University of Chicago Press Trading Freedom
Book Synopsis
£22.80
University of Chicago Press A Blue Tale and Other Stories
a huge range and FREE tracked UK delivery on ALL orders.
£12.00
University of Chicago Press Forming Humanity Redeeming the German Bildung
Book Synopsis
£26.60
