Anti-slavery Day Reading
10/18/2012
Today, October 18, is anti-slavery day in the United Kingdom and anti-trafficking day in the European Union. To mark the event, here are some recent books that take an in-depth… READ MORE
Category: Current Affairs
Craig Williamson Shares Feast of New Riddles With Hobbit Fans
10/05/2012
Poet and Swarthmore professor Craig Williamson is right at home in the in the world of Tolkienesque riddles. He is the editor of the definitive edition of The Old English… READ MORE
New This Week: Global Corruption: Money, Power, and Ethics in the Modern World
Global Corruption: Money, Power, and Ethics in the Modern World Laurence Cockcroft 320 pages | 5 1/2 x 8 1/2 | 12 illus. Hardcover | ISBN 978-0-8122-4502-8 | $39.95 |… READ MORE
Labor Rights on Labor Day
08/30/2012
As we celebrate the 188th Labor Day, commemorating the struggles of the American labor movement, through picnics, parades, or the simple enjoyment of our leisure, we should also consider the gravity of the recent coordinated attacks on union rights.
This Week’s New Books: Regulatory Breakdown and Healing Secular Life
08/17/2012
Regulatory Breakdown: The Crisis of Confidence in U.S. Regulation Edited by Cary Coglianese Description, Table of Contents, and More "Everybody talks about regulatory failure, but no one does much about… READ MORE
Bombshell: Women and Terrorism Author Mia Bloom on WPSU Tonight
08/16/2012
Mia Bloom, author of Bombshell: Women and Terrorism, is tonight's guest on WPSU's Conversations from Penn State. "Once a rare and shocking occurrence, the number of females engaging in terrorism… READ MORE
This Month’s Podcast: John P. Spencer on Marcus Foster and American Public School Reform
08/01/2012
In the August Penn Press podcast, John P. Spencer, Associate Professor of Education at Ursinus College and author of In the Crossfire: Marcus Foster and the Troubled History of American… READ MORE
This Week’s New Books: Building Fortress Europe and American Marriage
07/27/2012
Building Fortress Europe: The Polish-Ukrainian Frontier Karolina S. Follis 288 pages | 6 x 9 | 5 illus. Cloth 2012 | ISBN 978-0-8122-4428-1 | $69.95 | £45.50 A volume in… READ MORE
Five Facts from China and Africa: A Century of Engagement
07/13/2012
China and Africa: A Century of Engagement, the new book by David H. Shinn and Joshua Eisenman, is as comprehensive as its title suggests. This book, the first of its kind to be published since the 1970s, examines all facets of China’s relationship with each of the fifty-four African nations. Selecting just five facts from this detailed study was a bit of a challenge, but nowhere near as labor-intensive as Shinn and Eisenman’s research.
Did Peer Review Blind Scholars to the Coming of the Arab Spring?
07/12/2012
Penn Press public policy and international relations editor Bill Finan comments on the scope of peer review in light of current events in the Middle East. Questioning the Limits of… READ MORE