Vernacular Voices–Now Available
06/10/2010
Vernacular Voices: Language and Identity in Medieval French Jewish Communities Kirsten A. Fudeman 240 pages | 6 x 9 | 8 illus. Cloth 2010 | ISBN 978-0-8122-4250-8 | $59.95 |… READ MORE
Penn Press Log
A New Penn Press Podcast–Johan Elverskog on Buddhism and Islam on the Silk Road
06/10/2010
There's more to the relationship between Islam and Buddhism than you might think based on the actions of contemporary groups like the Taliban. In the latest Penn Press podcast Johan… READ MORE
Civitas by Design–Now Available
06/09/2010
Civitas by Design: Building Better Communities, from the Garden City to the New Urbanism Howard Gillette, Jr. 216 pages | 6 x 9 | 36 illus. Cloth 2010 | ISBN… READ MORE
Learning Capitalist Culture, 2nd Edition–Now in Paperback
06/03/2010
Learning Capitalist Culture: Deep in the Heart of Tejas Douglas E. Foley Second Edition 272 pages | 6 x 9 Paper May 2010 | ISBN 978-0-8122-2098-8 | $24.95 | £16.50… READ MORE
Press Director Eric Halpern on eBook Developments
06/02/2010
Ebooks. Talk of them seems to fill the media these days. While prognosticators in the past have made many wild-eyed claims for ebooks that never became reality, ebook sales now constitute a rapidly growing share of books sold. In today’s more promising ebook environment, we are exploring opportunities to reach new readers in the digital realm.
Forthcoming Fall 2010 Books
06/01/2010
The Penn Press catalog of books for fall 2010 is now available in print and online. In the coming season Penn Press will continue to publish scholarly and general interest… READ MORE
Sound, Space, And The City–Now Available
05/25/2010
Sound, Space, and the City: Civic Performance in Downtown Los Angeles Marina Peterson 184 pages | 6 x 9 | 14 illus. Cloth 2010 | ISBN 978-0-8122-4234-8 | $39.95 |… READ MORE
Women Warriors for Allah–Now Available
05/25/2010
Women Warriors for Allah: An Islamist Network in the Netherlands Janny Groen and Annieke Kranenberg. Translated by Robert Naborn. Foreword by Marc Sageman 280 pages | 6 x 9 Cloth… READ MORE
Robert McNeil, Jr.
05/24/2010
The Press was saddened to learn of the passing last Thursday of Robert McNeil, Jr., whose philanthropic activities made such a positive contribution to the cultural institutions of Philadelphia. A… READ MORE
European Modernity and the Arab Mediterranean–Now Available
05/24/2010
European Modernity and the Arab Mediterranean: Toward a New Philology and a Counter-Orientalism Karla Mallette 328 pages | 6 x 9 Cloth 2010 | ISBN 978-0-8122-4241-6 | $65.00 | £42.50… READ MORE
