The Anatomy Murders—Now Available
10/08/2009
The Anatomy Murders: Being the True and Spectacular History of Edinburgh's Notorious Burke and Hare and of the Man of Science Who Abetted Them in the Commission of Their Most… READ MORE
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A New Penn Press Podcast–The Anatomy Murders: The Myths and Realities of the Burke and Hare Case
10/01/2009
We're kicking off the second season of Penn Press podcasts with Lisa Rosner, author of The Anatomy Murders: Being the True and Spectacular History of Edinburgh's Notorious Burke and Hare… READ MORE
Penn Press Authors in The Journal of American History
09/28/2009
Four Penn Press authors received praise for their recent books in the September issue of The Journal of American History. Here's what reviewer Julia Grant wrote about Stir it Up: Home… READ MORE
A Just Withdrawal: Walzer and Mills on Getting Out of Iraq in The New Republic
09/25/2009
Michael Walzer and Nicolaus Mills co-wrote a piece for today’s issue of Tne New Republic entitled A Just Withdrawal. In it, they share their guidelines for an ethical withdrawal from… READ MORE
China’s Higher Education Press Visits Penn Press
A thoroughly unscientific sampling of University of Pennsylvania Press editors and staff revealed that although the Press boasts competent speakers in many languages, its collective fluency in Mandarin is somewhat… READ MORE
Murderous Musical YouTube take on the Burke and Hare Case
09/22/2009
Sometimes fiction is stranger than the truth. Lisa Rosner, author of The Anatomy Murders: Being the True and Spectacular History of Edinburgh’s Notorious Burke and Hare, and of the Man… READ MORE
Tabula Picta: Painting and Writing in Medieval Law–Now Available
09/21/2009
Tabula Picta: Painting and Writing in Medieval Law Marta Madero. Translated by Monique Dascha Inciarte and Roland David Valayre. Foreword by Roger Chartier 160 pages | 6 x 9 Cloth… READ MORE
Chertoff on C-Span’s Washington Journal
09/18/2009
Tune in or log on to C-Span's Washington Journal to see former Department of Homeland Security head Michael Chertoff discuss the past, present, and future of national security and disaster… READ MORE
Town Born: The Political Economy of New England from Its Founding to the Revolution–Now Available
09/17/2009
Town Born: The Political Economy of New England from Its Founding to the Revolution Barry Levy 360 pages | 6 x 9 | 15 illus. Cloth 2009 | ISBN 978-0-8122-4177-8… READ MORE
Skyscraper: The Politics and Power of Building New York City in the Twentieth Century–Now Available
09/16/2009
Skyscraper: The Politics and Power of Building New York City in the Twentieth Century Benjamin Flowers 240 pages | 7 x 10 | 51 illus. Cloth 2009 | ISBN 978-0-8122-4184-6… READ MORE
