A Sufi-Jewish Dialog–Now Available
12/13/2006
A Sufi-Jewish Dialogue: Philosophy and Mysticism in Bahya ibn Paquda’s Duties of the Heart Diana Lobel 376 pages | 6 x 9 Cloth 2006 | ISBN 0-8122-3953-9 | $59.95 |… READ MORE
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The Making of a Miami Treasure
12/12/2006
Like its palatial contemporaries Biltmore and San Simeon, Vizcaya represents an achievement of the Gilded Age, when country houses and their gardens were a conspicuous measure of personal wealth and… READ MORE
Reconciliation in Divided Societies–Now Available
12/11/2006
Reconciliation in Divided Societies: Finding Common Ground Erin Daly and Jeremy Sarkin 352 pages | 6 x 9 Cloth 2006 | ISBN 0-8122-3976-8 | $65.00 | £42.50 A volume in… READ MORE
The Pinochet Effect and Other Books
As Chileans celebrate and mourn the death of General Augusto Pinochet, these books offer insights on the legacy of his deeds and those who sought to bring him to justice…. READ MORE
Now Available–The Persistence of Allegory
12/07/2006
The Persistence of Allegory: Drama and Neoclassicism from Shakespeare to Wagner Jane K. Brown 304 pages | 6 x 9 | 21 illus. Cloth 2006 | ISBN 0-8122-3966-0 | $59.95… READ MORE
Now Available–The Book of God
The Book of God: Secularization and Design in the Romantic Era Colin Jager 296 pages | 6 x 9 Cloth 2006 | ISBN 0-8122-3979-2 | $59.95 | £39.00 "The Book… READ MORE
Now Available–Miracles and Extraordinary Experience in Northern Kenya
12/06/2006
Miracles and Extraordinary Experience in Northern Kenya Bilinda Straight 296 pages | 6 x 9 | 15 illus. Cloth 2006 | ISBN 0-8122-3964-4 | $49.95 | £32.50 A volume in… READ MORE
Now Available–John Capgrave’s Fifteenth Century
John Capgrave’s Fifteenth Century Karen A. Winstead 248 pages | 6 x 9 | 9 illus. Cloth 2006 | ISBN 0-8122-3977-6 | $55.00 | £36.00 A volume in the Middle… READ MORE
Take the Tropic of Venice Quiz
12/05/2006
Find out how well you know Venice by taking our online quiz. Answer all five questions correctly and you could win a $50 Penn Press gift certificate. What happens in… READ MORE
Now Available–Rebuilding Urban Places After Disaster
11/28/2006
Rebuilding Urban Places After Disaster: Lessons from Hurricane Katrina Eugenie L. Birch and Susan M. Wachter, Editors 416 pages | 7 x 10 | 8 color, 60 b/w illus. Paper… READ MORE