Thomas Eakins and the Uses of History–Now Available
04/06/2010
Thomas Eakins and the Uses of History Akela Reason 232 pages | 7 x 10 | 74 illus. Cloth 2010 | ISBN 978-0-8122-4198-3 | $55.00 | £36.00 The first book-length… READ MORE
Category: PA & Philadelphia Region
Who’s Reading Beat Cop to Top Cop, and What Does a Top Cop Read?
03/29/2010
"Believe me, people who read Timoney’s book have a treat on their hands," says Tom Wolfe in the foreword to the forthcoming Beat Cop to Top Cop: A Tale of… READ MORE
A Big Wednesday on Campus: Penn Press author Panels on Poverty and Human Rights
03/16/2010
Tomorrow two major author events will take place on the University of Pennsylvania Campus. The first deals with human rights in the United States. The second addresses America's urban poverty…. READ MORE
John Walker McCoubrey
02/16/2010
We at Penn Press were saddened by the news of the death of John Walker McCoubrey, emeritus professor in the Department of the History of Art at the University of… READ MORE
The Diary of Elizabeth Drinker, Abridged Edition–Now Available
01/27/2010
The Diary of Elizabeth Drinker: The Life Cycle of an Eighteenth-Century Woman Edited with a new preface by Elaine Forman Crane Abridged Edition 352 pages | 6 x 9 Paper… READ MORE
The Diary of Elizabeth Drinker–Now Available
01/06/2010
The Diary of Elizabeth Drinker: The Life Cycle of an Eighteenth-Century Woman Edited with a new preface by Elaine Forman Crane Abridged Edition 352 pages | 6 x 9 Paper… READ MORE
Welcome to Philadelphia, Anthropologists!
12/02/2009
This year, the annual meeting of the American Anthropological Association takes place in Philadelphia just a few SEPTA stops away from Penn Press. As usual, Editor-in-Chief Peter Agree will be… READ MORE
A New Penn Press Podcast–Imagining Philadelphia: Edmund Bacon and the Future of the City
11/03/2009
In the November Penn Press Podcast Drexel University historian Scott Gabriel Knowles discusses the legacy of Philadelphia architect and urban planner Edmund N. Bacon. Knowles is the editor of the… READ MORE
Imagining Philadelphia: Edmund Bacon and the Future of the City–Now Available
10/20/2009
Imagining Philadelphia: Edmund Bacon and the Future of the City Edited by Scott G. Knowles 184 pages | 6 x 9 | 26 illus. Paper 2009 | ISBN 978-0-8122-2078-0 |… READ MORE
Dynasty, smhynasty! Phillies Fan and Historian Bill Kashatus is Enjoying the Ride
10/15/2009
The weather forecast for the coming week is just one more thing for Philadelphians to worry about, especially those who have their fingers crossed for another World Series Championship. After… READ MORE
