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X07/17/2012
Every month, Paul Chase in the Penn Press Journals department invites our blog readers to download a complimentary article from one of our many scholarly journals. Paul's Pick for July… READ MORE
07/14/2012
By marrying the brother of one of the most powerful men in the world, Elizabeth Patterson Bonaparte became a national–actually, an international–celebrity. Far from being a modest, respectable wife who, according to American social expectations, would find happiness within her home rather than in the public sphere, Elizabeth relished being in the public eye.
07/13/2012
Once there was a tiger
he was in the zoo
someone said “can I buy that tiger?”
“no you can’t, know why? because he’s wild”
and the end
–Garrett, four-years-old
China and Africa: A Century of Engagement, the new book by David H. Shinn and Joshua Eisenman, is as comprehensive as its title suggests. This book, the first of its kind to be published since the 1970s, examines all facets of China’s relationship with each of the fifty-four African nations. Selecting just five facts from this detailed study was a bit of a challenge, but nowhere near as labor-intensive as Shinn and Eisenman’s research.
07/12/2012
Penn Press public policy and international relations editor Bill Finan comments on the scope of peer review in light of current events in the Middle East. Questioning the Limits of… READ MORE
07/10/2012
The fact is Democrats’ allergy to tax hikes is nothing new. Despite their party’s reputation, Democratic liberals have long been reluctant to raise taxes on the majority of Americans — even to pay for politically popular programs.
07/09/2012
C. Dallett Hemphill, Professor of History at Ursinus College, is the new editor of Early American Studies: An Interdisciplinary Journal.
07/06/2012
In the introduction to the collection, Sutton-Smith wrote, “Part of the function of this book is to show that when given the opportunity, children are inveterate tale tellers, and the tales they tell have considerable similarity to traditional folktakes.” Hence, the title.
07/02/2012
“It’s not simply kids having fun at a roller skating rink. It’s that when you associate certain kinds of spaces with cleanliness, safety, and fun that exclude people of color, then that association has powerful cultural and political effects long after desegregation actually happens,” says Wolcott.
06/28/2012
Shakespeare's Shrine: The Bard's Birthplace and the Invention of Stratford-upon-Avon Julia Thomas 256 pages | 6 x 9 | 23 illus. Cloth 2012 | ISBN 978-0-8122-4423-6 | $34.95 | £23.00… READ MORE
