tag:magazine.uchicago.edu,2008-02-07:/books//7 2009-10-29T21:23:28Z Alumni publications submitted to the Magazine Movable Type Publishing Platform 4.0 tag:magazine.uchicago.edu,2009:/books//7.1242 2009-10-29T21:22:12Z 2009-10-29T21:23:28Z

During a deadly Chicago heat wave that's claiming hundreds of lives, Robert, who's stuck in his apartment alone, fears he's going to be the next victim. In the apartment above him lives a shell-shocked Vietnam veter­an who talks obsessively about...

Erik Kraft http://ihasahotdog.com During a deadly Chicago heat wave that's claiming hundreds of lives, Robert, who's stuck in his apartment alone, fears he's going to be the next victim. In the apartment above him lives a shell-shocked Vietnam veter­an who talks obsessively about the corpses of his war experience while alternately listening to Die Meistersinger and Madama Butterfly. One day, Robert ventures forth into the searing heat to gas up his car. Immediately he encounters enigmatic Lucy who is trying to escape her brutal fiancé, Matthew Gliss. On a whim, Lucy invites Robert to her apartment where she shows him her mysterious tattoo and tells him of her dangerous life with Matthew Gliss. She warns Robert that if Matthew ever catches them together he should run, not walk, because Matthew won't think twice of killing him. So begins the risky, short-lived relationship that leads to a chilling climax. Each of Robert's increasingly hallucinatory recollections of what happened during the heat wave leads him to profoundly question his own culpability. This carefully crafted, gritty psychological tale offers a distinct urban flavor rich in metaphor and wordplay. tag:magazine.uchicago.edu,2009:/books//7.1240 2009-10-29T21:18:37Z 2009-10-29T21:19:42Z

Security hassles, delays, and passenger abuse have made commercial flying a nightmare, and interstate highway travel means dodging trucks, crawling through construction zones, and subsisting on interchange junk food. There's a better way: UNterstate highways, the best of our older...

Erik Kraft http://ihasahotdog.com Security hassles, delays, and passenger abuse have made commercial flying a nightmare, and interstate highway travel means dodging trucks, crawling through construction zones, and subsisting on interchange junk food. There's a better way: UNterstate highways, the best of our older roads. Intended primarily for small towns seeking economic development, this specialty manual enumerates ways these highways can be sold to long-distance travelers with marketing programs. tag:magazine.uchicago.edu,2009:/books//7.1237 2009-10-29T09:09:09Z 2009-10-29T21:10:58Z

Alyssa Ayres's study examines Pakistan's troubled history by exploring the importance of culture to political legitimacy. Early leaders selected Urdu as the natural symbol of the nation's great cultural past, but due to its limited base, great efforts would be...

Erik Kraft http://ihasahotdog.com Alyssa Ayres's study examines Pakistan's troubled history by exploring the importance of culture to political legitimacy. Early leaders selected Urdu as the natural symbol of the nation's great cultural past, but due to its limited base, great efforts would be required to make it truly national. This paradox underscores the importance of cultural policies for national identity formation. By comparing Pakistan's experience with those of India and Indonesia, the author analyzes how their national language policies led to very different outcomes. The lessons of these large multiethnic states offer insights for the understanding of culture, identity, and nationalism throughout the world. The book is aimed at scholars in the fields of history, political theory, and South Asian studies, as well as those interested in the history of culture and nationalism in one of the world's most complex and challenging countries. tag:magazine.uchicago.edu,2009:/books//7.1234 2009-10-23T20:02:19Z 2009-10-23T20:03:09Z

Pioneers of nuclear-age policy analysis, Albert Wohlstetter (1913-97) and Roberta Wohlstetter (1912-2007) emerged as two of America's most controversial, innovative and consequential strategists. Through the clarity of their thinking, the rigor of their research, and the persistence of their personalities,...

Erik Kraft http://ihasahotdog.com Nuclear Heuristics: Selected Writings of Albert and Roberta Wohlstetter demonstrates not only the historical importance but also the continuing relevance of the Wohlstetters' work in national-security strategy and nuclear policy. It is the first book to make widely available more than 20 of Albert's and Roberta's most influential published--and unpublished--writings. In addition, Nuclear Heuristics provides readers with an introduction to the Wohlstetters' work by coeditor Robert Zarate and short commentaries on Wohlstetter writings by Henry S. Rowen (2005 WMD commissioner and former assistant secretary of defense), Alain C. Enthoven (former assistant secretary of defense), Henry Sokolski (2008 WMD Proliferation and Terrorism commissioner and former Pentagon official), Richard Perle (former assistant secretary of defense and Defense Policy Board chairman emeritus), Stephen J. Lukasik (former director of the Pentagon's Advanced Research Projects Agency, now DARPA), and Andrew W. Marshall (director of the Office of Net Assessment). Nuclear Heuristics: Selected Writings of Albert and Roberta Wohlstetter is an indispensable resource for policy makers, military planners, and strategic analysts, as well as for students who aspire to these positions.]]> tag:magazine.uchicago.edu,2009:/books//7.1231 2009-10-23T19:55:40Z 2009-10-23T19:56:52Z

In recent years the justices of the Supreme Court have ruled definitively on such issues as abortion, bans on school prayer and on guns, gay and lesbian equality, campaign financing, and the administration's use of military tribunals in the war...

Erik Kraft http://ihasahotdog.com The Will of the People challenges that claim by showing that the court has always been subject to a higher power: the American public. Judicial positions have been abolished, the justices' jurisdiction has been stripped, the court has been packed, and unpopular decisions have been defied. Contrary to popular wisdom, the justices aren't Olympian. Americans have always managed to make them aware of their political vulnerability. And for at least the past 60 years, the justices have made sure that their decisions do not stray too far from public opinion. This sweeping historical account of the relationship between popular opinion and the Supreme Court--from the Declaration of Independence to the end of Rehnquist court in 2005--details how the American people came to accept their most controversial institution. Marshaling countless sources--including newspaper editorials, diaries, public debates, and private letters, as well as countless court cases--The Will of the People shows how the American public came to embrace judicial power, and in so doing, helped shape the meaning of the Constitution itself.]]> tag:magazine.uchicago.edu,2009:/books//7.1224 2009-10-16T16:11:39Z 2009-10-16T16:12:38Z

When the gas pipeline exploded, it took a small miracle--or rather myriad miracles--to save Brent Cleary's life. Only now the small miracles have a mind of their own. And an agenda. Doing research for his latest novel, techno-thriller author Edward...

Erik Kraft http://ihasahotdog.com Small Miracles.]]> tag:magazine.uchicago.edu,2009:/books//7.1215 2009-10-09T17:07:59Z 2009-10-09T17:08:28Z

Mae Elise Cannon, author and ordained pastor in the Evangelical Covenant Church, provides a comprehensive resource for Christians who are committed to social justice. She presents biblical rationale for justice and explains a variety of Christian approaches to doing justice....

Erik Kraft http://ihasahotdog.com Mae Elise Cannon, author and ordained pastor in the Evangelical Covenant Church, provides a comprehensive resource for Christians who are committed to social justice. She presents biblical rationale for justice and explains a variety of Christian approaches to doing justice. Tracing the history of Christians in social engagement, she lifts out role models and examples from the Great Awakenings to the civil-rights movement. A wide-ranging catalog of topics and issues give background info about justice issues at home and abroad, including sex trafficking, domestic violence, living-wage initiatives, debt relief, environmental stewardship, bioethics, and more. This handbook includes a foreword by Dr. John Perkins and dozens of practical exercises for taking action, as well as profiles of key figures and movements such as William Wilberforce, the Salvation Army, and Bono and highlights how Christians and churches can make a difference. Also included are spiritual practices and resources to help the move from apathy to advocacy. tag:magazine.uchicago.edu,2009:/books//7.1214 2009-10-09T17:02:00Z 2009-10-09T17:03:40Z

Merger Arbitrage: How To Profit From Event-Driven Arbitrage explains everything you need to know about merger arbitrage. Few books have ever been published about merger arbitrage. Although other areas of finance are covered by more titles than anyone can read,...

Erik Kraft http://ihasahotdog.com Merger Arbitrage: How To Profit From Event-Driven Arbitrage explains everything you need to know about merger arbitrage. Few books have ever been published about merger arbitrage. Although other areas of finance are covered by more titles than anyone can read, merger arbitrage has been the poor stepchild of the investment literature. This book fills the void as the first in a decade to cover this strategy. It takes a deep look into the strategy and its use in a portfolio with numerous illustrative examples of actual merger-arbitrage transactions. Merger Arbitrage has been written for a wide range of investment and M&A professionals, including investors, who will learn the benefits of merger arbitrage and how to integrate it into their asset allocation strategy. Deal makers who look to structure their deals to get the support of the arbitrage community will get an understanding of what arbitrageurs look for in mergers, and arbitrageurs can find a road map for executing arbitrage strategies successfully. Merger Arbitrage is the definitive book on one of the most effective forms of arbitrage. Organized into three comprehensive parts, this reliable resource introduces you to the basics of the arbitrage process in part one, discusses the possible pitfalls of the approach in part two, and deals with some practical questions of investing in merger arbitrage in part three. Filled with in-depth insights and expert advice, this timely guide goes beyond the description of the arbitrage process to examine the benefits of adding merger arbitrage to your portfolio, while introducing you to the vehicles that can be used to incorporate this strategy into your everyday investment endeavors.]]> tag:magazine.uchicago.edu,2009:/books//7.1220 2009-10-08T17:16:09Z 2009-10-09T17:17:32Z

Restoring the Balance: War Powers in an Age of Terror challenges the conventional arguments on both sides of the debate over war powers, especially in the context of the ongoing war on terror. Advocates of a strong Congress focus on...

Erik Kraft http://ihasahotdog.com Restoring the Balance: War Powers in an Age of Terror challenges the conventional arguments on both sides of the debate over war powers, especially in the context of the ongoing war on terror. Advocates of a strong Congress focus on the need for legislative control over the power to deploy troops into combat; supporters of vigorous presidential power argue that the president's constitutional role as commander in chief of the armed forces means that the president can take any action deemed vital to the war effort. Using constitutional theory, case law, and political precedent, Restoring the Balance advances a novel understanding of the power to declare war, arguing that although the president has broad inherent constitutional powers to deploy U.S. armed forces into combat abroad without specific authorization from Congress, absent such authorization the president is more limited when trying to take actions that affect the legal status of persons within the United States itself. ]]> tag:magazine.uchicago.edu,2009:/books//7.1218 2009-10-08T17:13:43Z 2009-10-09T17:14:14Z

From the birth of the gay liberation through the rise of the AIDS Coalition to Unleash Power (ACT UP) in 1987, the global justice movement in 1994, the largest day of antiwar protest in world history in February 2003, the...

Erik Kraft http://ihasahotdog.com From the birth of the gay liberation through the rise of the AIDS Coalition to Unleash Power (ACT UP) in 1987, the global justice movement in 1994, the largest day of antiwar protest in world history in February 2003, the Republican National Convention protests in August 2004, and the massive immigrant-rights rallies in the spring of 2006, the streets of cities around the world have been filled with a new theatrical model of protest. Elements of fun, creativity, pleasure, and play are cornerstones of this new approach toward protest and community building. No movement has had a larger influence on the emergence of play in social-movement activity than the gay liberation and queer activism of the past 30 years. This book examines the role of play in gay liberation and queer activism and the ways in which queer notions of play have influenced a broad range of social movements. tag:magazine.uchicago.edu,2009:/books//7.1211 2009-09-25T19:36:45Z 2009-09-25T19:37:57Z

What can we learn when we follow people over the years and across the course of their professional lives? Author Joseph C. Hermanowicz asks this question specifically about scientists and answers it here by tracking 55 physicists through different stages...

Erik Kraft http://ihasahotdog.com What can we learn when we follow people over the years and across the course of their professional lives? Author Joseph C. Hermanowicz asks this question specifically about scientists and answers it here by tracking 55 physicists through different stages of their careers at a variety of universities across the country. He explores these scientists' shifting perceptions of their jobs to uncover the meanings they invest in their work, when and where they find satisfaction, how they succeed and fail, and how the rhythms of their work change as they age. His candid interviews with his subjects, meanwhile, shed light on the ways career goals are and are not met, on the frustrations of the academic profession, and on how one deals with the boredom and stagnation that can set in once one is established. An in-depth study of American higher education professionals eloquently told through their own words, Hermanowicz's keen analysis of how institutions shape careers will appeal to anyone interested in life in academia. tag:magazine.uchicago.edu,2009:/books//7.1212 2009-09-25T19:33:24Z 2009-09-25T19:35:03Z

Selected by Martin Espada, My Kill Adore Him is the latest winner of the Andres Montoya Poetry Prize. The book is a collection of poems that interrogates masculinity, race, language, consumerism, and cultural identity....

Erik Kraft http://ihasahotdog.com My Kill Adore Him is the latest winner of the Andres Montoya Poetry Prize. The book is a collection of poems that interrogates masculinity, race, language, consumerism, and cultural identity. ]]> tag:magazine.uchicago.edu,2009:/books//7.1210 2009-09-18T21:48:13Z 2009-09-18T21:49:36Z

Barbara Lesko and her husband Leonard (PhD'69) have authored many books and articles on Egyptology but now have written their personal story of owning a lighthouse in Narragansett Bay and living in its 1828 keeper's cottage for 18 years, facing...

Erik Kraft http://ihasahotdog.com Barbara Lesko and her husband Leonard (PhD'69) have authored many books and articles on Egyptology but now have written their personal story of owning a lighthouse in Narragansett Bay and living in its 1828 keeper's cottage for 18 years, facing many challenges such as tower restoration, seawall maintenance, and hurricanes. Their adventures and research instilled in the Leskos a deep appreciation for the dedicated men and women who serviced America's vital navigational aids prior to automation. tag:magazine.uchicago.edu,2009:/books//7.1208 2009-09-18T21:43:26Z 2009-09-18T21:44:24Z

This is Not How I Thought It Would Be is an important look at motherhood and family dynamics in the 21st century--by the past president of Mothers & More. Author Kristin Maschka shines a spotlight on the complex issues mothers...

Erik Kraft http://ihasahotdog.com This is Not How I Thought It Would Be is an important look at motherhood and family dynamics in the 21st century--by the past president of Mothers & More. Author Kristin Maschka shines a spotlight on the complex issues mothers face--at work, in their homes, their lives, and with their partners--and shows how the hidden assumptions that society, the media, public policy, and women themselves hold about motherhood can keep mothers from having the lives they want. Maschka weaves together her own story, anecdotes from mothers all over the country, and a deep knowledge of history and society to offer mothers a comforting, often funny read that helps them see themselves and the world around them in a whole new way. At the same time she provides specific actions women can take today to remodel motherhood to live the lives they always thought they would.]]> tag:magazine.uchicago.edu,2009:/books//7.1207 2009-09-18T21:39:16Z 2009-09-18T21:40:59Z

River of Tears is the first ethnography of Brazilian country music, one of the most popular genres in Brazil yet least-known outside it. Beginning in the mid-1980s, commercial musical duos practicing música sertaneja reached beyond their home in Brazil's central-southern...

Erik Kraft http://ihasahotdog.com música sertaneja reached beyond their home in Brazil's central-southern region to become national best-sellers. Rodeo events revolving around country music came to rival soccer matches in attendance. A revival of folkloric rural music called música caipira, heralded as música sertaneja's ancestor, also took shape. And all the while, large numbers of Brazilians in the central-south were moving to cities, using music to support the claim that their Brazil was first and foremost a rural nation. Since 1998, author Alexander Sebastian Dent has analyzed rural music in the state of São Paulo, interviewing and spending time with listeners, musicians, songwriters, journalists, record-company owners, and radio hosts. Dent not only describes the production and reception of this music, but also he explains why the genre experienced such tremendous growth as Brazil transitioned from an era of dictatorship to a period of intense neoliberal reform. Dent argues that rural genres reflect a widespread anxiety that change has been too radical and has come too fast. In defining their music as rural, Brazil's country musicians--whose work circulates largely in cities--are criticizing an increasingly inescapable urban life characterized by suppressed emotions and an inattentiveness to the past. Their performances evoke a river of tears flowing through a landscape of loss--of love, of life in the countryside, and of man's connections to the natural world.]]>