Hot Off Penn Press: December’s New Books
01/07/2015
We here at Penn Press hope the festive period was both joyful and restful for all of you. Ours certainly was. With the hectic nature of the holidays, though, we… READ MORE
Category: African Studies
Hot Off Penn Press: November’s New Books
12/02/2014
We here at Penn Press hope your just completed holiday was as diverse and bountiful as these newly released titles! Jump to: American History | Anthropology | Economics | Nineteenth… READ MORE
Cutting Along the Color Line Author Quincy Mills on Radio and TV
12/30/2013
Listen in and tune in! On Thursday, January 2, Vassar College history professor Quincy Mills will discuss his new book, Cutting Along the Color Line: Black Barbers and Barber Shops… READ MORE
Hot Off Penn Press: Cutting Along the Color Line and Hasanlu V, Plus 3 New Paperback Releases
11/08/2013
Here are the latest arrivals in the Penn Press warehouse. These books are available for purchase now at www.pennpress.org. Look for them at your favorite bookseller. Cutting Along the Color… READ MORE
New Books in Human Rights Podcast with Clan Cleansing in Somalia Author Lidwien Kapteijns
10/21/2013
Wellesley College historian Lidwien Kapteijns spoke with New Books in Human Rights about her recent book, Clan Cleansing in Somalia: The Ruinous Legacy of 1991. The book examines the bloodshed… READ MORE
Hot Off Penn Press: Electing the President 2012, Nothing Natural is Shameful, and Biography and the Black Atlantic
10/18/2013
Here are the latest arrivals in the Penn Press warehouse. These books are available for purchase now at www.pennpress.org. Look for them at your favorite bookseller. Nothing Natural Is Shameful:… READ MORE
New Books in American Studies Interviews New World of Labor Author Simon P. Newman
10/11/2013
Simon P. Newman, author of A New World of Labor: The Development of Plantation Slavery in the British Atlantic, spoke with New Books in American Studies podcast host Dan Kilbride… READ MORE
This Week’s New Books: The Black Urban Atlantic, Gender and War, Representation, and More
07/19/2013
The Black Urban Atlantic in the Age of the Slave Trade Edited by Jorge Cañizares-Esguerra, Matt D. Childs, and James Sidbury 376 pages | 6 x 9 | 4 illus…. READ MORE
This Week’s New Books: Of Bondage and Policy, Planning, and People
06/28/2013
Of Bondage: Debt, Property, and Personhood in Early Modern England Amanda Bailey 232 pages | 6 x 9 | 1 illus. Cloth 2013 | ISBN 978-0-8122-4516-5 | $55.00 | £36.00… READ MORE
This Week’s New Books–St. Peter, Education, Slavery, Labor, and Textiles in Literature
06/07/2013
The Invention of Peter: Apostolic Discourse and Papal Authority in Late Antiquity George E. Demacopoulos 288 pages | 6 x 9 Cloth 2013 | ISBN 978-0-8122-4517-2 | $69.95 | £45.50… READ MORE
