Chimneys and Towers–Now Available
08/08/2007
Chimneys and Towers: Charles Demuth’s Late Paintings of Lancaster Betsy Fahlman. With an essay by Claire Barry 208 pages | 9 1/2 x 11 | 60 color, 100 b/w illus…. READ MORE
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Popular Ideologies–Now Available
08/08/2007
Popular Ideologies: Mass Culture at Mid-Century Susan Smulyan 192 pages | 6 x 9 | 10 illus. Cloth 2007 | ISBN 978-0-8122-4020-7 | $35.00 | £23.00 "A terrific overview of… READ MORE
Lens Versus Pencil: A Post from a Penn Press Intern
08/06/2007
Intern Taylor Wemmer sheds light on the value of illustration in the following article. Film and Lens or Paper and Pencil? If someone asked me whether I would prefer a… READ MORE
A Voice for Human Rights–Now in Paperback
08/02/2007
A Voice for Human Rights Mary Robinson. Kevin Boyle, Editor. Foreword by Kofi Annan. Afterword by Louise Arbour 456 pages | 6 1/8 x 9 1/4 Cloth 2005 | ISBN… READ MORE
Wildlife of the Mid-Atlantic–Now Available
08/01/2007
Wildlife of the Mid-Atlantic: A Complete Reference Manual John H. Rappole 384 pages | 8 x 10 | 1040 illus. Cloth 2007 | ISBN 978-0-8122-3982-9 | $49.95 | £32.50 This… READ MORE
Columnist Praises Rodin for Community Engagement
07/31/2007
"The message to all universities is clear: Your time for leadership has arrived; being a constructive, good neighbor isn’t fluff — it’s absolutely critical," writes syndicated columnist Neal Peirce in… READ MORE
ALA’s “Best of the Best” on C-SPAN’s BookTV
07/27/2007
The American Library Association’s "The Best of the Best of the University Presses: Books You Should Know About" presentation, which took place on June 24th at the annual ALA conference… READ MORE
Wildlife of the Week: Big-eared Bats
07/26/2007
It’s hard to be neutral about the looks of this week’s featured animals, Rafinesque’s Big-eared Bat (pictured on the left) and Townsend’s Big-eared Bat (pictured below) . They are either … READ MORE
Reading the Qur’an in Latin Christendom, 1140-1560–Now Available
07/26/2007
Reading the Qur’an in Latin Christendom, 1140-1560 Thomas E. Burman 328 pages | 6 x 9 | 10 illus. Cloth Aug 2007 | ISBN 978-0-8122-4018-4 | $59.95 | £39.00 A… READ MORE
The University and Urban Revival–Now Available
07/25/2007
The University and Urban Revival: Out of the Ivory Tower and Into the Streets Judith Rodin 232 pages | 6 x 9 | 17 illus. Cloth 2007 | ISBN 978-0-8122-4022-1… READ MORE
