Seneca Possessed–Now Available
01/25/2010
Seneca Possessed: Indians, Witchcraft, and Power in the Early American Republic Matthew Dennis 320 pages | 6 x 9 | 16 illus. Cloth 2010 | ISBN 978-0-8122-4226-3 | $45.00 |… READ MORE
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Decolonization and the Evolution of International Human Rights–Now Available
01/21/2010
Decolonization and the Evolution of International Human Rights Roland Burke 264 pages | 6 x 9 Cloth 2010 | ISBN 978-0-8122-4219-5 | $55.00 | £36.00 A volume in the Pennsylvania… READ MORE
Books for Excellence in Service
01/15/2010
“All labor that uplifts humanity has dignity and importance and should be undertaken with painstaking excellence.” –Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. As the Martin Luther King, Jr. Day holiday approaches… READ MORE
Double Prizes for John Van Engen and Sisters and Brothers of the Common Life
01/11/2010
We at Penn Press are proud to spread the news about John Van Engen, professor of history at the University of Notre Dame. Late last week, Van Engen received both… 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
Chertoff and Sageman on the Latest Terror Threats
01/05/2010
As if the Fort Hood shootings weren't enough, the failed Christmas Day airline bombing attempt here in the U. S. and recent deadly terrorist attacks abroad have renewed the focus… READ MORE
Human Rights in Latin America–Now Available
12/22/2009
Human Rights in Latin America: A Politics of Terror and Hope Sonia Cardenas 256 pages | 6 x 9 | 20 illus. Cloth Dec 2009 | ISBN 978-0-8122-4197-6 | $59.95… READ MORE
Old Worlds, New Mirrors: On Jewish Mysticism and Twentieth-Century Thought–Now Available
Old Worlds, New Mirrors: On Jewish Mysticism and Twentieth-Century Thought Moshe Idel 336 pages | 6 x 9 Cloth 2009 | ISBN 978-0-8122-4130-3 | $59.95 | £39.00 A volume in… READ MORE
Wolf Hall: Another Spin on the Other Boleyn?
12/21/2009
In this essay, Frances E. Dolan compares Hillary Mantel’s novel Wolf Hall, recent winner of the Man Booker Prize, to Philippa Gregory’s popular The Other Boleyn Girl. Dolan is the… READ MORE
Divided Houses Author Sumption Gives and Receives Praise in TLS Books of the Year
12/18/2009
Just in case you missed it, the Books of the Year list in the Times Literary Supplement contains plenty of praise for Jonathan Sumption's The Hundred Years War, volume III:… READ MORE
