Forthcoming Fall 2010 Books
06/01/2010
The Penn Press catalog of books for fall 2010 is now available in print and online. In the coming season Penn Press will continue to publish scholarly and general interest… READ MORE
Category: Academic Life
European Modernity and the Arab Mediterranean–Now Available
05/24/2010
European Modernity and the Arab Mediterranean: Toward a New Philology and a Counter-Orientalism Karla Mallette 328 pages | 6 x 9 Cloth 2010 | ISBN 978-0-8122-4241-6 | $65.00 | £42.50… READ MORE
Van Engen Wins 2010 Otto Gründler Book Prize
05/20/2010
Historian John Van Engen has received another prize for Sisters and Brothers of the Common Life: The Devotio Moderna and the World of the Later Middle Ages. Van Engen was… READ MORE
Miller and Chang on History, Religion, and American-ness
05/18/2010
Steven P. Miller, historian and author of Billy Graham and the Rise of the Republican South, recently commented on the work of historian Derek Chang for the blog Religion in… READ MORE
Penn Press Open House: Saturday May 15, 4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.
05/06/2010
May is an exciting time at Penn Press for many reasons. We are preparing to announce the fall crop of books. Some of our favorite work study students graduate and… READ MORE
Martin Ostwald (1922-2010)
04/15/2010
The Penn Press staff was saddened by the news of the death of Martin Ostwald. Ostwald, who died on April 10, 2010, was William R. Kenan, Jr. Professor Emeritus of… READ MORE
Thomas Eakins and the Uses of History–Now Available
04/06/2010
Thomas Eakins and the Uses of History Akela Reason 232 pages | 7 x 10 | 74 illus. Cloth 2010 | ISBN 978-0-8122-4198-3 | $55.00 | £36.00 The first book-length… READ MORE
Spring Overstock Sale–Save 70%
04/01/2010
It's a beautiful day (at least in Philadelphia) and the perfect time for the Penn Press Spring Overstock Sale to begin. Hundreds of titles have been marked down by 70… READ MORE
Morality’s Muddy Waters–Now Available
Morality's Muddy Waters: Ethical Quandaries in Modern America George Cotkin 304 pages | 6 x 9 Cloth 2010 | ISBN 978-0-8122-4227-0 | $29.95 | £19.50 George Cotkin looks at diverse… READ MORE
The Nation Reviews The Devil in the Holy Water, or the Art of Slander from Louis XIV to Napoleon
03/30/2010
"The Devil in the Holy Water is very ambitious," writes Ruth Scurr in the latest issue of the Nation. She goes on to praise Robert Darnton's new book for being… READ MORE
