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January 9, 2021

Hubert Harrison and Contemporary Struggles for Racial Equality

By Jeffrey B. Perry

“This long-awaited final volume guides us through the last decade of Harrison’s life, when he played a major role in the political upheavals and cultural transformations that shaped Harlem in the wake of the First World War. Thanks to Perry’s...

November 24, 2020

New Book Tuesday! Notre-Dame of Amiens, The Arab and Jewish Questions, and Hubert Harrison

Our weekly list of new books is now available! Notre-Dame of Amiens Life of the Gothic Cathedral Stephen Murray A beautifully illustrated account of a grand, historically and religiously important building from a variety of perspectives and in a variety...

August 16, 2020

Hubert Harrison: “The Father of Harlem Radicalism”

By Jeffrey B. Perry

“This is a superb study of a neglected but powerfully influential figure in African American history. Jeffrey B. Perry’s scholarship is formidable; his documentation, impeccable; his writing, lucid and graceful. If his promised second volume is as admirable and compelling...

April 27, 2018

135th Anniversary of the Birth of Hubert Harrison: “Father of Harlem Radicalism”

Today, marks the 135th anniversary of the birth of Hubert Harrison:“Father of Harlem Radicalism” and founder of the first organization and first newspaper of the militant “New Negro Movement.” In observance of this momentous occasion, we present you with this...

July 1, 2009

Celebrate the Fourth with Hubert Harrison

The coming Fourth of July weekend will no doubt offer up the familiar American images of cookouts and fireworks as well as tributes to former presidents and the founders of the country. However, for those interested in more obscure but...

May 7, 2009

Hubert Harrison as book reviewer

Scott McLemee’s piece on the Columbia Journalism Review Web site explores Hubert Harrison’s role as a book reviewer and critic. Harrison is of course the subject of Jeffrey Perry’s new biography, Hubert Harrison: The Voice of Harlem Radicalism, 1883-1918, which...

December 10, 2008

"The Most Exciting and Eagerly Awaited Title from a Scholarly Press." — Scott McLemee on Hubert Harrison, by Jeffrey Perry

Scott McLemee qualifies this remark somewhat in his Inside Higher Ed article on Hubert Harrison: The Voice of Harlem Radicalism, 1883-1918, admitting that he has been eagerly awaiting this title and he explains why in the article and the accompanying...

November 20, 2008

Writing Hubert Harrison — A Post by Jeffrey Perry

The following post is by Jeffrey B. Perry, author of Hubert Harrison: The Voice of Harlem Radicalism, 1883-1918. You can also read his previous post “Who Was Hubert Harrison?”. Hubert Harrison: The Voice of Harlem Radicalism, 1883-1918 is the first...

November 11, 2008

Who Was Hubert Harrison?: A Post by Jeffrey B. Perry

The following post is by Jeffrey B. Perry, author of the just-published Hubert Harrison: The Voice of Harlem Radicalism, 1883-1918: Hubert Harrison (1883-1927) is one of the truly important figures of early twentieth-century America. A brilliant writer, orator, educator, critic,...

January 6, 2021

Announcing Our 2021 History Catalog

Letter from the Editors: We are pleased to present the 2021 history catalog from Columbia University Press. We have a slate of new books that unearth the origins of our global crises in capitalism, the international order, and conflicts over...

September 10, 2020

Take a Tour of Our APSA 2020 Virtual Booth with Stephen Wesley

Hello and welcome to the Columbia University Press virtual exhibit booth for this year’s meeting of the American Political Science Association. We would have loved to see you in San Francisco, but so long as the coronavirus pandemic is with...

August 25, 2020

Announcing our 2020-2021 Politics and International Affairs Catalog

Letter from the editors: The year 2020 has been one of unprecedented political challenges, and we are pleased to offer here some new books that may help make sense of them. Our political theory list features some timely books that...