March 15, 2016

Brawn in Civilization — A History of Virility

“For muscle is everywhere. It jumped over the walls of the stadium and the ropes of the ring a long time ago. It reigns absolute on screens large and small…. The claim on muscles has been democra­tized, the practice of...

March 15, 2016

New Book Tuesday: Dark Ecology, New York's Yiddish Theater, and More New Books!

Our weekly listing of new titles from Columbia University Press and our distributed presses.

March 14, 2016

Michael Marder on Trump Metaphysics

“Trump trumps metaphysics.”—Michael Marder Michael Marder, author of The Philosopher’s Plant among other books in plant studies, recently turned his attention to another kind of life form: Donald Trump. In Trump Metaphysics, a recent essay for the Los Angeles Review...

March 14, 2016

Book Giveaway! Win a Free Copy of "A History of Virility"

Man up! For the first half of this week, we will be featuring “A History of Virility,” edited by Alain Corbin et al.

March 11, 2016

Five Aftershocks in Japan: Five Years After the Fukushima Disaster

Today, in memory of the Fukushima disaster, marketing intern Kalle Mattila has delved into five aftershocks as described by Hideo Furukawa, author of a recent Columbia UP book: Horses, Horses in the End the Light Remains Pure. Hideo Furukawa is...

March 10, 2016

The American Prism

Read an excerpt from the first chapter of WHY AMERICA MISUNDERSTANDS THE WORLD: NATIONAL EXPERIENCE AND ROOTS OF MISPERCEPTION, by Paul Pillar.

March 9, 2016

A Winemaker’s Skill Leads To Great Wine

Read a guest post by Natalie Berkowitz, author of THE WINEMAKER’S HAND.

March 9, 2016

Interview with Hyun Ok Park, author of The Capitalist Unconscious: From Korean Unification to Transnational Korea

Read an interview with Hyun Ok Park, author of THE CAPITALIST UNCONSCIOUS: FROM KOREAN UNIFICATION TO TRANSNATIONAL KOREA.

March 9, 2016

The American View of War

Read a guest post from Paul Pillar, author of WHY AMERICA MISUNDERSTANDS THE WORLD: NATIONAL EXPERIENCE AND ROOTS OF MISPERCEPTION, on

March 8, 2016

Happy International Women's Day!

Happy International Women’s Day! In celebration of women, we’ve listed a few feminist titles that might interest you, reader. This short selection highlights a few gender studies classics, biographies, and a book about Indian surrogate mothers.

March 8, 2016

New Book Tuesday: A None's Story, Taste as Experience, Shakespeare & The Jews, and More New Books!

Our weekly listing of new books now available!

March 8, 2016

The Role of Shared National Experience in Foreign Policy

Read an excerpt from Paul Pillar’s preface to WHY AMERICA MISUNDERSTANDS THE WORLD: NATIONAL EXPERIENCE AND ROOTS OF MISPERCEPTION.