August 18, 2020 - Columbia University Press Blog

August 18, 2020

Video: Lance Freeman on “What makes Harlem Special?”

“In A Haven and a Hell, Lance Freeman seeks to amplify the relationship between ‘the ghetto’ as a place, policy, and idea and as a black experience, source of resistance, and community. Using multiple places and narratives, this book...

August 18, 2020

New Book Tuesday! Human Relations Commissions and Global Entanglements of a Man

Our weekly list of new books is now available! Human Relations Commissions Relieving Racial Tensions in the American City Brian Calfano and Valerie Martinez-Ebers Brian Calfano and Valerie Martinez-Ebers examine the history and current efforts of human relations commissions in...

August 18, 2020

Quan Manh Ha on Other Moons

“Unlike much of the large body of fiction from American writers that deals with what the Vietnamese call the “American War,” these stories, most of which are set in rural areas of the country and feature humble characters, focus less...

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Daily Archive: August 18, 2020

Video: Lance Freeman on “What makes Harlem Special?”

New Book Tuesday! Human Relations Commissions and Global Entanglements of a Man

Quan Manh Ha on Other Moons