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: Public Policy
Global Corruption Fighters: Robert F. Kennedy
10/11/2012
The new book Global Corruption: Money, Power, and Ethics in the Modern World suggests ways in which the problems caused by corruption can be addressed and ultimately prevented. Written by… READ MORE
New This Week: Global Corruption: Money, Power, and Ethics in the Modern World
10/05/2012
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
New This Week, Moral Minority: The Evangelical Left in an Age of Conservatism
10/01/2012
Moral Minority: The Evangelical Left in an Age of Conservatism David R. Swartz 376 pages | 6 x 9 | 25 illus. Cloth | ISBN 978-0-8122-4441-0 | $47.50 | £31.00… READ MORE
This Week’s New Books: Matching Organs with Donors, Divine Art, Infernal Machine, Not in This Family, Sweet Liberty
09/21/2012
Matching Organs with Donors: Legality and Kinship in Transplants Marie-Andrée Jacob 248 pages | 6 x 9 Cloth | ISBN 978-0-8122-4432-8 | $65.00 | £42.50 Ebook | ISBN 978-0-8122-0650-0 |… READ MORE
This Week’s New Books: In the Crossfire and Race, Riots, and Roller Coasters
09/07/2012
In the Crossfire: Marcus Foster and the Troubled History of American School Reform John P. Spencer 352 pages | 6 x 9 | 11 illus. Cloth 2012 | ISBN 978-0-8122-4435-9… READ MORE
This Week’s New Books: Public Capitalism and Changing is Not Vanishing
08/31/2012
Public Capitalism: The Political Authority of Corporate Executives Christopher McMahon 208 pages | 6 x 9 Hardcover | ISBN 978-0-8122-4444-1 | $39.95 | £26.00 Ebook | ISBN 978-0-8122-0726-2| $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.
Special APSA 2012 Sale
08/29/2012
Hurricane Isaac shut down the American Political Science Association Annual Meeting, but Isaac can't stop you from saving on Penn Press political science books. We're offering a special 35% discount… READ MORE
Feast Your Eyes: An Illustration from Race, Riots, and Roller Coasters
08/19/2012
This photograph by Lee Russell appears in the forthcoming Race, Riots, and Roller Coasters: The Struggle over Segregated Recreation in America by Victoria W. Wolcott. Figure 5. African Americans skating… READ MORE
