December 10, 2015

The Legacy of Eve Sedgwick

A recent article in “The New Yorker” examines the continuing influence of Eve Sedgwick and “Between Men”

December 9, 2015

Michael Mann on the Assault on Climate Science

“Let’s end the McCarthy-like assault on science led by the Lamar Smiths of the world. Our nation is better than that.”—Michael Mann, New York Times Yesterday, we linked to Michael Mann’s important op-ed in the New York Times on social...

December 9, 2015

Laborers Who Keep Beheadings Out of Your Facebook Feed — Best Business Writing 2015

An excerpt from The Best Business Writing 2015 examines how social media sites are moderated.

December 8, 2015

Dean Starkman on the Current State of Business Journalism

“This collection of brilliant journalism … is a testament to business journalism’s resilience in an age of extreme disruption in its own business — media — and to the fact that the business-news ocean is vast and full of unexpected...

December 8, 2015

New Book Tuesday: The Wheel, Roots of Russia's War in Ukraine, Reimagining the Sacred, and More!

Our weekly listing of new titles now available.

December 7, 2015

Announcing the Columbia University Press Holiday Sale!

We are pleased to announce that all books on our website will be 40% off during our Holiday Sale!

December 4, 2015

The Resurgence of American Orientalism — Brian T. Edwards

We conclude our week-long feature of “After the American Century: The Ends of U.S. Culture in the Middle East,” with an excerpt from the book’s epilogue, “Embracing Orientalism in the Homeland.”

December 3, 2015

Shrek in Casablanca, Ben Affleck in Tehran: American Culture in Middle East Circulation

In this video, Brian Edwards, author of “After the American Century,” discusses the circulation of U.S. culture in the contemporary Middle East.

December 2, 2015

Mark L. Clifford on The Greening of Asia

Mark L. Clifford, author of The Greening of Asia: The Business Case for Solving Asia’s Environmental Emergency, will be talking about issues relating to climate change in Asia at an event today at the China Institute. For those that can’t...

December 2, 2015

Why Culture? — Brian Edwards, Author of "After the American Century"

Brian Edwards argues that an understanding of how culture is produced and consumed is crucial to understanding contemporary geopolitics.

December 1, 2015

RMB Inclusion into SDR: Hyperbole and Reality

Read a guest post on the IMF’s decision to accept RMB, the Chinese currency, into the currency basket that made up its Special Drawing Rights (SDR), by Ho-fung Hung, author of THE CHINA BOOM: WHY CHINA WILL NOT RULE THE WORLD.

December 1, 2015

Interview with Brian T. Edwards, author of “After the American Century"

Read an interview with Brian T. Edwards, author of “After the American Century”