May 19, 2016

The Principle of Effective Demand

Read a short excerpt from ECONOMIC THOUGHT: A BRIEF HISTORY, by Heinz Kurz, in which he gives a quick explanation of John Maynard Keynes’s “principle of effective demand.”

May 18, 2016

What It's All About: A Short Primer on GDP

Read “What It’s All About: A Short Primer on GDP,” the introduction to THE POWER OF A SINGLE NUMBER: A POLITICAL HISTORY OF GDP, by Philipp Lepenies.

May 17, 2016

New Book Tuesday!: Dinosaurs, Freedom Schools, and More!

Dinosaurs: The Textbook Spencer G. Lucas The Freedom Schools: Student Activists in the Mississippi Civil Rights Movement Jon N. Hale The Winemaker’s Hand: Conversations on Talent, Technique, and Terroir (Now available in paper) Natalie Berkowitz Transgression in Anglo-American Cinema: Gender,...

May 17, 2016

Introducing "Economic Thought"

Read Heinz Kurz’s introduction to ECONOMIC THOUGHT: A BRIEF HISTORY.

May 15, 2016

The Catastrophes of Today and the Catastrophe of 1948 in Syria

On the 67th anniversary of the Nakba, Anaheed Al-Hardan compares the events of 1948 to those today in Syria.

May 13, 2016

Dharma and Drugs

Listen to Douglas Osto and Erik Davis discuss perennialism, experiential narratives, the limits of reason, and ALTERED STATES on the Expanding Mind podcast.

May 12, 2016

Announcing the Columbia University Press Fall 2016 Catalog

We are proud to announce our Fall 2016 Catalog! We’ve got a great list of books coming in the fall season!

May 12, 2016

A Neuropsychological Model of Altered States of Consciousness

Read an excerpt from Douglas Osto’s ALTERED STATES: BUDDHISM AND PSYCHEDELIC SPIRITUALITY IN AMERICA.

May 11, 2016

Douglas Osto on the relationship between Buddhism and psychedelics in America

Watch Douglas Osto, author of ALTERED STATES: BUDDHISM AND PSYCHEDELIC SPIRITUALITY IN AMERICA, introduce his book.

May 10, 2016

Buddhism, Psychedelic Spirituality, and the Religious Landscape of America

Read the preface to Douglas Osto’s ALTERED STATES: BUDDHISM AND PSYCHEDELIC SPIRITUALITY IN AMERICA.

May 10, 2016

New Book Tuesday: Retreat from a Rising Sea, Karl Polanyi, and More!

Our weekly listing of new titles now available

May 6, 2016

On "Imagine"

In today’s excerpt from A NONE’S STORY, Corinna Nicolaou looks at the complex reaction to CeeLo Green’s cover version of John Lennon’s “Imagine.”