Thomas Eakins and the Uses of History–Now Available
04/06/2010
Thomas Eakins and the Uses of History Akela Reason 232 pages | 7 x 10 | 74 illus. Cloth 2010 | ISBN 978-0-8122-4198-3 | $55.00 | £36.00 The first book-length… READ MORE
Penn Press Log
Spring Overstock Sale–Save 70%
04/01/2010
It's a beautiful day (at least in Philadelphia) and the perfect time for the Penn Press Spring Overstock Sale to begin. Hundreds of titles have been marked down by 70… READ MORE
Morality’s Muddy Waters–Now Available
Morality's Muddy Waters: Ethical Quandaries in Modern America George Cotkin 304 pages | 6 x 9 Cloth 2010 | ISBN 978-0-8122-4227-0 | $29.95 | £19.50 George Cotkin looks at diverse… READ MORE
Russian Minority Politics–Now Available
03/31/2010
Russian Minority Politics in Post-Soviet Latvia and Kyrgyzstan: The Transformative Power of Informal Networks Michele E. Commercio 248 pages | 6 x 9 | 14 illus. Cloth 2010 | ISBN… READ MORE
The Nation Reviews The Devil in the Holy Water, or the Art of Slander from Louis XIV to Napoleon
03/30/2010
"The Devil in the Holy Water is very ambitious," writes Ruth Scurr in the latest issue of the Nation. She goes on to praise Robert Darnton's new book for being… READ MORE
Buddhism and Islam on the Silk Road–Now Available
03/29/2010
Buddhism and Islam on the Silk Road Johan Elverskog 384 pages | 6 x 9 | 60 illus. Cloth 2010 | ISBN 978-0-8122-4237-9 | $69.95 | £45.50 A volume in… READ MORE
Sealed With Blood–Now In Paperback
Sealed with Blood: War, Sacrifice, and Memory in Revolutionary America Sarah J. Purcell 288 pages | 6 x 9 | 15 illus. Cloth 2002 | ISBN 978-0-8122-3660-6 | $49.95 |… READ MORE
Who’s Reading Beat Cop to Top Cop, and What Does a Top Cop Read?
"Believe me, people who read Timoney’s book have a treat on their hands," says Tom Wolfe in the foreword to the forthcoming Beat Cop to Top Cop: A Tale of… READ MORE
Homo Narrans–Now in Paperback
03/25/2010
Homo Narrans: The Poetics and Anthropology of Oral Literature John D. Niles 296 pages | 6 x 9 | 15 illus. Paper 2010 | ISBN 978-0-8122-2107-7 | $24.95 | £16.50… READ MORE
Law and the Illicit in Medieval Europe–Now in Paperback
Law and the Illicit in Medieval Europe Edited by Ruth Mazo Karras, Joel Kaye, and E. Ann Matter 336 pages | 6 x 9 Paper 2010 | ISBN 978-0-8122-2106-0 |… READ MORE
