Lustick Responds to Brzezinski Op-Ed
03/26/2007
Ian S. Lustick, author of Trapped in the War on Terror, noticed something familiar in Zbigniew Brzezinski’s recent Washington Post editorial. In his blog, Lustick wrote: In a long op-ed… READ MORE
Category: Current Affairs
Recent Books in Women’s Rights and Women’s History
03/08/2007
To mark International Women’s Day, here’s a list of our recent books on women’s rights and women’s history. Female Circumcision: Multicultural Perspectives Rogaia Mustafa Abusharaf, Editor Venomous Tongues: Speech and… READ MORE
Marking the Birthday of W.E.B. Du Bois
02/22/2007
February 23 is a special day in American, African American, and world history. It is the birthday of W. E. B. Du Bois, perhaps the nation’s greatest intellectual and activist…. READ MORE
The Evolution of the Origin
02/09/2007
As schools, universities, museums and (yes) churches around the world prepare to celebrate Darwin Day, it’s a great time to study the evolution of the book that started it all… READ MORE
Sageman’s Deadly “Bunch of Guys”
01/19/2007
The work of Understanding Terror Networks author Marc Sageman is featured in Azzam the American: The making of an Al Qaeda homegrown, a recent New Yorker article about jihadism in… READ MORE
“Before Columbus” Author Teaches Brits about Jaywalking
01/11/2007
Since Felipe Fernandez-Armesto wrote Before Columbus Exploration and Colonization from the Mediterranean to the Atlantic, 1229-1492, he has gone on to great fame in his field. Thanks to an encounter… READ MORE
Besteman Reconnects with Refugees
12/15/2006
Penn Press author and Colby College professor Catherine Besteman discussed her involvement with Maine’s growing African immigrant community in a recent New Yorker article by William Finnegan. A year ago,… READ MORE
Reconciliation in Divided Societies–Now Available
12/11/2006
Reconciliation in Divided Societies: Finding Common Ground Erin Daly and Jeremy Sarkin 352 pages | 6 x 9 Cloth 2006 | ISBN 0-8122-3976-8 | $65.00 | £42.50 A volume in… READ MORE
The Pinochet Effect and Other Books
As Chileans celebrate and mourn the death of General Augusto Pinochet, these books offer insights on the legacy of his deeds and those who sought to bring him to justice…. READ MORE
Ian Lustick, BMOC
11/21/2006
Two University of Pennsylvania publications focus on professor and government consultant Ian Lustick this month. A article on Lustick appears in the current Penn Arts and Sciences Magazine, while The… READ MORE
