What is the philanthropic revolution?
06/18/2015
Today we have a guest post from Jeremy Beer, author of The Philanthropic Revolution: An Alternative History of American Charity. Few people, it seems, give much thought to the differences… READ MORE
Category: Current Affairs
The Coming China Crisis: Penn author Richard Vague to speak on May 28
05/26/2015
Drexel University's Center for Public Policy and China Collaborative cordially invite you to a reception and lecture by Richard Vague on "The Coming China Crisis" on May 28, 2015, held… READ MORE
Maurizio Albahari on the Mediterranean migrant crisis
05/08/2015
UPDATE: Crimes of Peace is available now. Click here to learn more. Also, Professor Albahari frequently comments in the media or contributes writing on the ongoing refugee crisis in Europe. For… READ MORE
Hot Off Penn Press: March’s New Books
04/08/2015
Spring in Philadelphia is tentative, to say the least, but there's nothing tentative about the books we published last month! Read on to see new offerings in American History, Political… READ MORE
“Gender policies in Afghanistan are part of the post 9/11 humanitarian carnival” – Julie Billaud discusses her book with Heath Cabot
04/02/2015
This post originally appeared on AllegraLaboratory.net, and features two Penn authors, Heath Cabot and Julie Billaud, discussing Billaud's book, Kabul Carnival: Gender Politics in Postwar Afghanistan. Cabot is the author… READ MORE
Farkhunda did not die because of “Afghan culture”
03/30/2015
Today we have a guest post from Julie Billaud, author of Kabul Carnival: Gender Politics in Postwar Afghanistan, out now. The recent killing by a mob of Farkhunda, a 20-year-old… READ MORE
Hot Off Penn Press: January’s New Books
02/04/2015
While the groundhog may have seen its shadow, forecasting six more weeks of winter, we can keep our minds off the weather with the most recent books from Penn Press!… READ MORE
Download the Spring 2015 catalog now
01/09/2015
Penn Press is pleased to announce the release of our Spring 2015 catalog. This season, read about the rise and fall of the American department store in Vicki Howard's From… READ MORE
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
Author Q&A: Jeannine Marie DeLombard, In the Shadow of the Gallows
12/22/2014
Our final Author Q&A of 2014 is with Jeannine Marie DeLombard, author of In the Shadow of the Gallows: Race, Crime, and American Civic Identity, which is out now in paperback. From Puritan… READ MORE