June 4, 2014

New York City as the Capital of Capital — Steven Jaffe and Jessica Lautin on The Brian Lehrer Show

Today, we offer another interview with the authors of Capital of Capital: Money, Banking, and Power in New York City, 1784-2012. Steven H. Jaffe and Jessica Lautin recently appeared on The Brian Lehrer Show to discuss the book and the...

June 4, 2014

Akeel Bilgrami and Sumit Ganguly on the Indian Elections

What does the election of Narendra Modi mean for India? Recently, in separate articles, two Columbia University Press authors Akeel Bilgrami and Sumit Ganguly weighed in on the results and what it means for India’s future. Writing for The Hindu,...

June 3, 2014

Interview with Jessica Lautin, Co-Author of Capital of Capital

“Banks are not a monolith; and their functions have been extraordinarily diverse—worthy of both ire and praise.”—Jessica Lautin The following is an interview with Jessica Lautin, co-author of Capital of Capital: Money, Banking, and Power in New York City, 1784-2012...

June 3, 2014

New Book Tuesday: The Enigmas of Health and Disease, Drinking History, and More!

Our weekly listing of new titles now available: Enigmas of Health and Disease: How Epidemiology Helps Unravel Scientific Mysteries Alfredo Morabia Drinking History: Fifteen Turning Points in the Making of American Beverages (Now available in paper) Andrew F. Smith The...

June 2, 2014

June Author Events: The Collapse of Western Civilization, Blacklists, Wine, and More!

Author events this month include appearances from around the world and range from the collapse of Western civilization to wine: Naomi Oreskes, co-author of The Collapse of Western Civilization: A View from the Future will talk about the book with...

May 30, 2014

University Press Roundup

Read our weekly collection of the best blog posts from the world of academic publishing.

May 30, 2014

Kenneth Arrow's Commentary on Creating a Learning Society

Read Kenneth J. Arrow’s Commentary on CREATING A LEARNING SOCIETY, by Joseph E. Stiglitz and Bruce C. Greenwald!

May 29, 2014

Joseph Stiglitz on the Kenneth Arrow Lecture Series

Read Joseph Stiglitz’s Preface to CREATING A LEARNING SOCIETY.

May 29, 2014

Thursday Fiction Corner: "I've heard it said that on a good day, Askildsen wrote two sentences and crossed out one, but that on a really good day, he wrote one and crossed out two"

This week’s Thursday Fiction Corner post comes courtesy of Seán Kinsella, who describes the experience of translating Kjell Askildsen’s SELECTED STORIES.

May 28, 2014

Creating a Learning Society — the Introduction

Read the introduction to CREATING A LEARNING SOCIETY, by Joseph E. Stiglitz and Bruce C. Greenwald.

May 28, 2014

Got Cricket? Get it at Book Expo America

Every year publishers from around the world descend on the Javits Center in New York City for Book Expo America to promote their new titles. To lure visitors to their booths, publishers will try a variety of incentives ranging from...

May 27, 2014

The Learning Revolution, by Joseph Stiglitz and Bruce Greenwald

Read “The Learning Revolution,” an excerpt from Joseph Stiglitz and Bruce Greenwald’s CREATING A LEARNING SOCIETY.