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October 14, 2015

Gillian Barker Questions the Work of Steven Pinker and Other Evolutionary Thinkers

Read the preface to “Beyond Biofatalism: Human Nature for an Evolving World,” by Gillian Baker.

October 13, 2015

New Book Tuesday: Con Men, Love and Forgiveness, and More New Books!

Our weekly listing of new books now available.

October 9, 2015

Wall Streeters: Michael Milken, Junk Bond King, Part 2

Read a second excerpt from chapter on Michael Milken from WALL STREETERS: THE CREATORS AND CORRUPTORS OF AMERICAN FINANCE, by Edward Morris!

October 8, 2015

Wall Streeters: Michael Milken, Junk Bond King, Part 1

Read an excerpt from chapter on Michael Milken from WALL STREETERS: THE CREATORS AND CORRUPTORS OF AMERICAN FINANCE, by Edward Morris!

October 7, 2015

Wall Streeters: J. Pierpont Morgan

Read an excerpt from chapter on J. Pierpont Morgan from WALL STREETERS: THE CREATORS AND CORRUPTORS OF AMERICAN FINANCE, by Edward Morris!

October 6, 2015

Has 'Financialization' Been Good for Us?

Read an excerpt from the conclusion of WALL STREETERS: THE CREATORS AND CORRUPTORS OF AMERICAN FINANCE, by Edward Morris!

October 6, 2015

New Book Tuesday: Transracial Adoption, Sport in India, and More New Books!

Our weekly listing of new titles.

October 5, 2015

An Interview with Steven S. Lee, author of "The Ethnic Avant-Garde"

“Up until Black Lives Matter, there was a lot of talk about ‘post-race’ and ‘post-identity,’ which now seems awfully naïve. I think my book helps us to grasp the ongoing salience of racial and ethnic divides, namely, by explaining how...

October 2, 2015

University Press Roundup

Our weekly links roundup of the best blog posts from around the world of academic publishing!

October 2, 2015

American Individualism Challenged

Read a guest post by George Rupp, author of BEYOND INDIVIDUALISM: THE CHALLENGE OF INCLUSIVE COMMUNITIES, in which he argues that the individualism embraced by both liberals and conservatives in American politics has a deleterious effect on both American domestic and foreign policy.