Hot Off Penn Press: February’s New Books
03/04/2015
While hibernating animals sleep snug in their burrows, the rest of us wait with bated breath for winter to end. We here at Penn Press occupy our minds by publishing… READ MORE
Category: Middle Eastern Studies
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
Author Q&A: Martin Jacobs, Reorienting the East
09/16/2014
Next in our series of Fall 2014 Author Q&As is Martin Jacobs, whose book, Reorienting the East: Jewish Travelers to the Medieval Muslim World, explores the Islamic world as it… READ MORE
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
The Salloum Sisters Share Scheherazade’s Feasts with Radio Host Pierre Wolfe
12/16/2013
Yesterday Muna Salloum and Leila Salloum Elias–coauthors, along with their father Habeeb Salloum, of Scheherazade's Feasts: Foods of the Medieval Arab World—discussed historical Mideastern and Iberian cuisine with chef and travel… 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
A Seasonal Medieval Tajine
10/31/2013
It was also relatively easy to assemble and prepare using ingredients that were local and seasonal in Philadelphia—a wonderful find for a recipe that was invented in another century across the globe!
Hot Off Penn Press: Jews, Christians, and the Roman Empire, Parrots and Nightingales, and Nonstate Actors in Intrastate Conflicts
10/25/2013
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. Jews, Christians, and the… READ MORE
Hot Off Penn Press: The Medieval Culture of Disputation and The Iranian Talmud
10/04/2013
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. The Medieval Culture of… READ MORE
Takedown Author Philip Mudd on the Colbert Report
09/13/2013
The staff at Penn Press cannot confirm or deny that both of his shoes are phones, but we're pleased to say that Philip Mudd, author of Takedown: Inside the Hunt… READ MORE
