Monthly Archive: October, 2010

October 29, 2010

Avner Cohen on Israel Dostrovsky, "last of the nuclear mohicans"

In an op-ed published in Ha’aretz, Avner Cohen, author of The Worst-Kept Secret, remembers Israel Dostrovsky, one of the key figures in the development of Israel’s nuclear program, who recently passed away. Cohen views Dostrovsky, who played various roles in...

October 29, 2010

University Press Roundup

To showcase the richness of university press publishing, every so often we like to highlight interesting and provocative items from other university press blogs. Apologies for those we did not include in this installment (see the blog roll for other...

October 28, 2010

Stalking the Black Swan by Kenneth Posner Wins at the Sharjah International Book Fair

Congratulations to Kenneth Posner’s whose Stalking the Black Swan: Research and Decision Making in a World of Extreme Volatility won the prize for the best foreign book in business at the Sharjah International Book Fair. For more on the book...

October 28, 2010

Jacqueline Stevens on Democracy Now!

Jacqueline Stevens, author of States Without Nations: Citizenship for Mortals was recently on Democracy Now! to discuss the misconduct of U.S. immigration judges who have more concerned about deportation quotas rather than immigrants’—and citizens’—rights. Here’s an excerpt from her appearance:...

October 27, 2010

Interviews with and talks by James Rodger Fleming, author of "Fixing the Sky"

James Rodger Fleming, author of Fixing the Sky: The Checkered History of Weather and Climate Control, was recently interviewed by both ABC Radio’s Late Night Live as well as New Books in History. In both interviews, Fleming talks about the...

October 26, 2010

Do You Know Graphic Women? — A Quiz Based on "Graphic Women," by Hillary Chute

In Graphic Women: Life Narrative and Contemporary Comics, author Hillary L. Chute explores the visual and verbal techniques of five acclaimed female cartoonists: Marjane Satrapi, Aline Kominsky-Crumb, Alison Bechdel, Phoebe Gloeckner, and Lynda Barry. Think you know your graphic women?...

October 26, 2010

New Book Tuesday and New Additions to CUPOLA

One new book hot off the presses and now available: Audience Evolution: New Technologies and the Transformation of Media Audiences Philip M. Napoli We’ve also added some new titles to our newly launched Columbia University Press Online Access (CUPOLA), which...

October 25, 2010

Hillary L. Chute Recommends Five Graphic Narratives

In her recently published book Graphic Women: Life Narrative and Contemporary Comics, Hillary Chute explores the aesthetics and politics of five acclaimed autobiographical comics by women. Three of those artists who she writes about in Graphic Women she also mentions...

October 25, 2010

Upcoming Events with Columbia University Press Authors

The following are some events with Columbia University Press authors for this week. For more information on author events: On Monday, October 25 6:30 pm, Steven Cohen will discuss his book Soviet Fates and Lost Alternatives: From Stalinism to the...

October 22, 2010

University Press Blog Roundup

To showcase the richness of university press publishing, every so often we like to highlight interesting and provocative items from other university press blogs. Apologies for those we did not include in this installment (see the blog roll for other...

October 21, 2010

Video for Seth Stein's Disaster Deferred

See below for a video for Seth Stein’s new book, Disaster Deferred: How New Science Is Changing our View of Earthquake Hazards in the Midwest. For more on the book, you can also read an interview with the author, browse...

October 21, 2010

Award Winner! Triumph of Order Wins the Kenneth Jackson Book Award

The Triumph Of Order: Democracy and Public Space in New York and London, by Lisa Keller has been selected as a co-recipient of the Kenneth Jackson Book Award. Congratulations to Lisa Keller. For more on the book browse the book...