July 14, 2023

The Battle of the Skirt

How Flappers Transformed the Fashion Industry

Han Yu

I can show my shoulders, I can show my knees; I’m a free-born American And can show what I please. *** On August 23, 1923, the Parent Teachers Association of Somerset, Pennsylvania, gathered for a solemn task: petition the school...

April 21, 2021

Q&A: Aaron Passell on Preserving Neighborhoods

Preserving Neighborhoods: How Urban Policy and Community Strategy Shape Baltimore and Brooklyn offers a close examination of the different ways that community activists and local governments in Baltimore and Brooklyn use historic preservation as a way of controlling neighborhood change....

December 9, 2020

New From the Association for Asian Studies The Pandemic

Our weekly list of new books is now available! Association for Asian Studies The Pandemic Perspectives on Asia Edited by Vinayak Chaturvedi This collection of essays provides analyses of the COVID-19 pandemic in Asia. It covers the first phase of...

August 24, 2020

Q & A: Natural Disaster Recovery Experts on Responding to COVID-19

COVID-19 has presented new challenges for leaders at all levels, forcing many to reconsider their emergency management processes. What are the impacts of the current public health crisis on disaster preparedness and community planning, and what will it take to...

July 30, 2020

Book Excerpt! Rethinking Readiness (introduction)

“Covering a wide range of natural hazards and man made threats, Schlegelmilch’s book pushes us to think through the question that we ask all too often: are we truly prepared?” Daniel P. Aldrich, author of Black Wave and Building Resilience...

July 29, 2020

Why It Takes More Than Stockpiling Supplies and First Responder Training to Prepare for Megadisasters

By Jeff Schlegelmilch

“This timely book both looks ahead to the mega-disasters on the horizon—disasters that tank economies, shred infrastructure, and take lives—and outlines how communities can start preparing now. It is an essential guide for policy makers and concerned citizens alike who...

June 25, 2020

The Other Pandemics: Air Pollution and Climate Change

By John Whysner

“The field of toxicology has become increasingly sophisticated as our knowledge of biology continues to evolve. As a scientist, it is enjoyable to read how John Whysner presents the information, and I have no doubt that the general public and...

April 8, 2020

Reading List: Understanding the Pandemic Present

The global pandemic has left many of us with questions. Amid these uncertain times, you may be looking for information and resources about our emergency preparedness strategies, healthcare systems, essential workers, past pandemics, and more. We’ve compiled this list of...

April 6, 2020

Getting a Handle on the COVID-19 Pandemic

By Geoffrey C. Kabat

“Geoffrey Kabat’s vital, wide-ranging book cannot have arrived at a more fortuitous time. . . Everyone should read his analysis—at once clear-eyed, thoughtful, and beautifully written—to understand the nature of risk. I cannot overstate the importance of this book.” ~Siddhartha...

September 26, 2018

China Trans Formed

“After Eunuchs deftly explores how the introduction of Western biomedicine transformed understandings of gender, sexuality, and the body in Chinese contexts from the twentieth century onward.” ~Ari Heinrich, University of California, San Diego Today we are happy to bring you...

May 25, 2016

Fat: To Be Or Not To Be? — Daniel Callahan

Daniel Callahan, author of “The Five Horsemen of the Modern World,” on how society must address and describe obesity in new ways.

June 5, 2015

Matthew Smith on History and Understanding Food Allergy

Read the conclusion to “Another Person’s Poison: A .History of Food Allergy,” by Matthew Smith