Category: Sociology

March 11, 2020

The Syndrome and the First Political Order

By Donna Lee Bowen

“The First Political Order is a magisterial tour de force that transforms our understanding of international relations. Hudson, Bowen, and Nielsen provide a comprehensive and meticulous examination of how the systematic subordination of women around the world affects every critical...

March 8, 2020

How the Harvey Weinstein Verdict Changed the Credibility of Women’s Testimony

By Leigh Gilmore

“In this moving and transformative text, Leigh Gilmore explores the different ways that women’s testimonies are made incredible. With patience and care, Gilmore explores how testimonies circulate, how they keep open histories that have yet to be resolved, and how...

December 11, 2019

How to Catch a War Criminal

“Extraordinary Justice is hands down the final verdict on the UN’s controversial ‘mixed tribunal.’ . . . Simply put, nobody knows more about the Khmer Rouge war crimes trials than Etcheson. This is a remarkable, three-dimensional study of the legally simple...

August 14, 2019

Understanding the El Paso Massacre

“The study of lone wolf terrorism takes a significant leap forward in this important book. Hamm and Spaaij provide a thoughtful analysis and critical insights about the nature of lone wolf terrorism and terrorists. The book is a must-read for...

August 7, 2019

Why Supporters Don’t Care if Trump Is a Crook

“Through a clear and dispassionate comparison of the ascendance of the Klan in the 1920s and Trump in 2016, McVeigh and Estep trace the roots of white nationalism in American politics. They show how opportunistic leaders combined race, economics, culture,...

January 21, 2019

Book Excerpt! The Freedom Schools: Student Activists in the Mississippi Civil Rights Movement

“The activists and young learners who made the Freedom Schools possible have greatly gone unsung. In the midst of imminent danger, they learned and experienced democracy while illustrating the efficacy of community participation in education. Hale rightly places them at...

January 9, 2019

Q&A: Shani Orgad on Heading Home

“This book tells a story about sacrificing career for family that resonates far beyond the lives of the women in London Shani Orgad has interviewed. Orgad makes a powerful argument about the denials women experience, precisely because the author does...

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...

March 20, 2018

Hollywood, Step Up!

There was a strong price to pay for being a tough independent teenage girl. Arguably, within the narratives of the films, their independence became the justification for beating the crap out of them. —Kelly Oliver At Columbia University Press, we...

February 1, 2018

“Modern Slavery” with Siddharth Kara

Contrary to what we may have learned in grammar school, slavery did not end with abolition in the 19th century. Contemporary or modern slavery wears a myriad of faces. Siddharth Kara is a tireless chronicler of the human cost of...

August 11, 2017

Columbia University Press at #ASA2017

Headed to the American Sociologist Association Annual Meeting in Montreal? You can find Columbia University Press at Hall 220C in the Palais des Congrès de Montréal in Booth #703. JOIN US IN BOOTH #703 ON: Saturday, August 12th from 4:30-6:00...

August 3, 2017

Writing The Diagnostic System

Read an article by Jason Schnittker, author of THE DIAGNOSTIC SYSTEM: WHY THE CLASSIFICATION OF PSYCHIATRIC DISORDERS IS NECESSARY, DIFFICULT, AND NEVER SETTLED!