Category: 20th-Century History and Culture

Announcing Penn Press’s Spring 2020 catalog!

Exciting new titles this season include:  Bank Notes and Shinplasters by Joshua R. Greenberg, which shows how Americans accumulated and wielded monetary information in order to navigate the early republic's… READ MORE

What would Hillary do? Try the opposite!

Today, we have a guest post from Boris Vormann, Professor of Politics at Bard College Berlin, and Christian Lammert, Professor of North American Politics and Policy at Freie Universität Berlin…. READ MORE

Charles Péguy: Past, present, and future

Today, we have a guest post from Matthew Maguire, Associate Professor of History and Catholic Studies at DePaul University and author of Carnal Spirit: The Revolutions of Charles Péguy, new… READ MORE

Evangelicals and Holy Land Tourism

This guest post comes from Daniel G. Hummel, author of Covenant Brothers Evangelicals, Jews, and U.S.-Israeli Relations. Hummel's book portrays the dramatic rise of evangelical Christian Zionism as it gained… READ MORE

Hot Off Penn Press: Get 50% off!

Today marks the first day of summer, and to celebrate, we're giving our customers a bigtime discount. With Penn Press's SUMMER READING SALE, U.S. customers receive 50% off all titles… READ MORE

Hot Off Penn Press: New for May

With the academic year winding down and summer break beginning, it’s a great time to dive into a new book! Our new releases this month include a century-spanning international history… READ MORE