Category: Books

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

New reviews for The Philanthropic Revolution

Several new reviews have come out recently for Jeremy Beer's The Philanthropic Revolution. Read some excerpts below. MercatorNet: "Philanthropy: loving mankind or loving people?" In October 2011 dozens of homeless… READ MORE