Hot Off Penn Press: June’s New Books
06/25/2014
As summer arrives, much slows down, but not the flow of new books from Penn Press. This month, we saw titles in American History, Landscape Design, Politics and Human Rights,… READ MORE
Category: Current Affairs
Announcing our Fall 2014 catalog
06/04/2014
Penn Press is pleased to announce the release of our Fall 2014 catalog. This season’s offerings include a beautifully illustrated volume exploring the rich history of the Brandywine Valley, home… READ MORE
Penn author Matt Qvortrup comments on Ukraine
05/20/2014
As readers know, in recent months Ukraine has struggled with the Russian annexation of the Crimean Peninsula, and continues to deal with the threat posed by Russian troops massed near… READ MORE
Changing attitudes on incest
05/15/2014
Today we have a guest post from Penn author Brian Connolly, whose new book, Domestic Intimacies: Incest and the Liberal Subject in Nineteenth-Century America, gives a history of incest and… READ MORE
Football, unions, and what it is to be an employee
04/08/2014
Spurred by the National Labor Relations Board's decision stating that Northwestern University's football players are actually university employees and thus able to unionize, the Inquirer ran a story on Sunday… READ MORE
Hot Off Penn Press: Astounding Wonder, Heavenly Ambitions, Rival Queens, and Beyond the Architect’s Eye
12/27/2013
Here are the latest arrivals in the Penn Press warehouse. A batch of aclaimed books is now available in paperback. Purchase these titles now at www.pennpress.org or look for them… READ MORE
Hot Off Penn Press: In Light of Another’s Word, No Use, Slavery in Medieval and Early Modern Iberia, and Ethnography in Today’s World
12/13/2013
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. In Light of Another's… READ MORE
Democracy Without Justice in Spain Author in New York Times Room for Debate
12/12/2013
Today the New York Times Room for Debate forum tackled the issue of democracies with monarchs. Omar G. Encarnación, author of the forthcoming Democracy Without Justice in Spain: The Politics… READ MORE
Liisa Kauppinen Receives Prize on Human Rights Day
12/10/2013
Liisa Kauppinen, who contribued an essay to Human Rights and Disability Advocacy, is a winner of the 2013 United Nations Human Rights Award Prize. Kauppinen will receive the prize today… 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
