Category: Current Events

February 27, 2019

Jon N. Hale On The Mississippi Freedom Schools—An Ongoing Lesson in Justice Through Education

In today’s Black History month post, Jon N. Hale, author of The Freedom Schools: Student Activists in the Mississippi Civil Rights Movement discusses the ongoing impact of Freedom Schools, which arose in the South as part of the Civil Rights Movement in the...

February 20, 2019

Gayle Rogers Recasts Langston Hughes as the Reporter-Translator of the Modern Black Experience

We’re continuing our celebration of Black History Month with this guest post by Gayle Rogers, author of Incomparable Empires: Modernism and the Translation of Spanish and American Literature. In this post, he discusses complicated American author Langston Hughes’ dilemma in...

October 3, 2018

Columbia University Press Announces the Winner of the Fourth Annual Columbia University Press Distinguished Book Award

Pictured at the 2018 Columbia University Press Distinguished Book Award ceremony (from left to right): Jennifer Crewe, Associate Provost and Director Columbia University Press; Neil Krishan Aggarwal, Winner 2018 Columbia University Press Distinguished Book Award; Jane Gaines, Chair Faculty Publication...

October 3, 2018

The New Superpower Rivalry

“This fascinating book expands our understanding of the functions of polarity in international politics and tells us a lot about the coming bipolar world. It is a pioneering work and a comprehensive study of contemporary China-U.S relations from a bipolar...

September 11, 2018

Book Excerpt! Smarter New York City: How City Agencies Innovate

“Cities today are hotbeds of innovation for sustainable development, and Smarter New York City presents a compendium of fascinating and insightful case studies of how New York City is building a smarter, fairer, and greener city. This is a brilliant, timely, and...

September 5, 2018

Book Excerpt! Nuclear North Korea A Debate on Engagement Strategies, revised and updated edition

“[Cha and Kang’s] contribution is important for its frank discussion of the possibility of a nuclear attack and their presentation of potential courses of action.” ~ Concepción De León, The New York Times This week we’ve been featuring works of...

July 19, 2018

Tariffs and Unintended Consequences: The Case of China’s War on Smuggling

This week, our featured book is China’s War on Smuggling: Law, Economic Life, and the Making of the Modern State, 1842–1965. Today we are happy to present a guest post from author Philip Thai on tariffs and unintended consequences. •  •  •  • ...

July 18, 2018

Introducing China’s War on Smuggling: Law, Economic Life, and the Making of the Modern State, 1842–1965

This week, our featured book is China’s War on Smuggling: Law, Economic Life, and the Making of the Modern State, 1842–1965, by Philip Thai!  Today we are happy provide an excerpt from the books introduction. Be sure to enter our drawing for...

June 21, 2018

Iain MacKenzie on Resistance and the Politics of Truth: Foucault, Deleuze, Badiou

Today, we are honored to have a guest post by Iain MacKenzie, author of the forthcoming book Resistance and the Politics of Truth: Foucault, Deleuze, Badiou. MacKenzie is a co-director of the Centre for Critical Thought and a senior lecturer in politics at...

June 14, 2018

Q&A with Aasha M. Abdill on Fathering from the Margins: An Intimate Examination of Black Fatherhood

This week, our featured book is Fathering from the Margins: An Intimate Examination of Black Fatherhood. Today we are happy to present to you this exclusive interview with author Aasha M. Abdill! Remember to enter our book giveaway by Friday at 1 PM for...

April 9, 2018

Sexual Violence from the Hunger Games to Campus Rape: A Presentation at the Coalition to End Sexual Exploitation Global Summit

Last Friday, author of  Hunting Girls: Sexual Violence from The Hunger Games to Campus Rape, Kelly Oliver gave a compelling presentation about the implications of women and sexual violence at the Coalition to End Sexual Exploitation Global Summit. Her presentation begins on...

April 6, 2018

Fracking: Dirty Word or Harmless Technique?

“There are few words in Energy that inspire more polarized and extreme response than this one; fracking.” –Jason Bordoff, Columbia Energy Exchange This month, in honor of Earth Day, we’re featuring titles that are related to climate change, sustainability, and...