04/15/2013
Ellis Island Nation: Immigration Policy and American Identity in the Twentieth Century, a new book by University of Mississippi historian Robert L. Fleegler, traces the emergence of “contributionism,” the belief that the newcomers from eastern and southern Europe contributed important cultural and economic benefits to American society.
Takedown: Inside the Hunt for Al Qaeda Philip Mudd 224 pages | 6 x 9 Cloth Apr 2013 | ISBN 978-0-8122-4496-0 | $28.95 | £19.00 Former CIA Deputy Director of… READ MORE
04/05/2013
Evolution of Mind, Brain, and Culture Edited by Gary Hatfield and Holly Pittman 496 pages | 6 x 9 | 27 illus. Cloth 2013 | ISBN 978-1-934536-49-0 | $69.95 |… READ MORE
03/29/2013
Crusade and Christendom: Annotated Documents in Translation from Innocent III to the Fall of Acre, 1187-1291 Edited by Jessalynn Bird, Edward Peters, and James M. Powell 568 pages | 6… READ MORE
03/28/2013
In Tropical Whites, I argue that pale-skinned people’s tanning constituted a kind of “brownface,” a playful experiment in becoming nonwhite that embodied a renovated relationship between civilization and nature.
03/20/2013
Kathy Peiss, Zoot Suit: The Enigmatic Career of an Extreme StyleThe University of Pennsylvania History Department presents The Zoot Suit in American CultureWednesday, March 20, 7:00 p.m.The Free Library of… READ MORE
03/08/2013
If you’d like the chance to receive a free copy of The Disaster Experts, send an email to pressmkt at pobox dot upenn dot edu with your first name, last name, and your preferred email address by March 15 at noon Eastern Standard Time. One person will be selected at random to receive a hardcover or ebook copy of The Disaster Experts.
