Category: Ancient Studies

Hot Off Penn Press: Summer reading

May and June have seen an array of new Penn Press titles on topics ranging from the history of workplace feminism to Islamic architecture and beyond—just in time for summer!… READ MORE

Announcing Penn Press’s Fall 2016 catalog

Penn Press is pleased to announce the release of our Fall 2016 catalog. This season's offerings include Nicole Hemmer's Messengers of the Right: Conservative Media and the Transformation of American… READ MORE

Buddhist Medicine

Today, we have a guest blog post by C. Pierce Salguero, author of Translating Buddhist Medicine in Medieval China, published by Penn Press in 2014, who teaches Asian History and Religious… READ MORE

Hot Off Penn Press: An end-of-year bonanza

For our year-end post, we have a double-sized delivery of new books. Nearly thirty new releases dropped in November and the first part of December, in American History, Literature, Politics,… READ MORE

Penn Press Spring 2016 Catalog

As 2015 draws to a close, we look ahead to the springtime, in more ways than one.  We are pleased to share our Spring 2016 catalog. Spring brings the first… READ MORE

Hot Off Penn Press: October’s New Books

This month brings a variety of books in the social sciences and humanities. Read about archaeological excavations, African America literature, counterterrorism in the West, and more. Jump to: Anthropology |… READ MORE

Hot Off Penn Press: August’s New Books

As students return to campus, get your brain back up to speed with the last books we published this summer. To receive subject-specific email announcements about new books, sign up… READ MORE