December 6, 2013

University Press Roundup

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December 6, 2013

The Westernization of Chinese Food

In the epilogue to The Land of the Five Flavors: A Cultural History of Chinese Cuisine, Thomas Hollmann concludes with a look at the changes in Chinese food and eating habits. In the following excerpt he discusses the introduction of...

December 5, 2013

The Long History of the Noodle (plus a Dumpling recipe!) via The Land of the Five Flavors

As Thomas Hollmann suggests in his book The Land of the Five Flavors: A Cultural History of Chinese Cuisine, the noodle looms large in Chinese food. Below is an excerpt from the book in which he examines some of the...

December 5, 2013

Video: Jeanne Liedtka on Design Thinking

In the following video, Jeanne Liedtka, coauthor of Solving Problems with Design Thinking: Ten Stories of What Works describes the book and how design thinking offers businesses new ways of tackling problems. As she explains the effectiveness of design thinking...

December 4, 2013

Drinking, Drinking Games, Drinking at Weddings, and Drinking at Funerals in China

In the chapter “Heavenly Dew” from The Land of the Five Flavors: A Cultural History of Chinese Cuisine, Thomas Hollmann examines the history of drink and alcohol in China. In the following excerpt he considers the popularity of drinking games...

December 4, 2013

VIDEO: Peter Maguire and Mike Ritter on Thai Stick

Australia Network News recently broadcast a story about Thai Stick: Surfers, Scammers, and the Untold Story of the Marijuana Trade, by Peter Maguire and Mike Ritter. The story focuses, in part, on Mike Ritter’s personal story as someone who dropped...

December 3, 2013

The History of Chinese Food! Images from The Land of the Five Flavors

From propaganda posters to depictions of festive banquets (and their aftermath), The Land of the Five Flavors: A Cultural History of Chinese Culture by Thomas Hollmann and translated by Karen Margolis, captures the rich history of Chinese food and its...

December 3, 2013

New Book Tuesday: Cairo, Cops, and More New Titles

Our weekly list of new titles: Cairo: Images of Transition: Perspectives on Visuality in Egypt, 2011-2013 Edited by Mikala Hyldig Dal Islam and the Politics of Culture in Europe: Memory, Aesthetics, Art Edited by Frank Peter, Sarah Dornhof, and Elena...

December 2, 2013

Columbia University Press Author Events for December!

To close out the year, our author events in December cover a wide variety of subjects and span the country. Highlights include several events with John Nathan, translator of Light and Dark, discussing Natsume Sōseki’s novel and its Jamesian elements....

December 2, 2013

Holiday Sale! Save 40% for Everyone on Your List (Including Yourself!)

From Big Foot and Trappist Monks to linguini and lo mein, we offer some holiday gift suggestions for everyone on your list. We are offering a 40% discount on these titles. IMPORTANT: Be sure to enter the special promotion code...

November 28, 2013

Contemporary Romanian Cinema and the Romanian Film Festival

November 27, 2013

Doughnuts? A Thanksgiving Tradition? Apparently So.

We culminate our week-long (or, at least short week) feature on Thanksgiving with a quick look at the holiday’s history in New York City. In his chapter, “The Food and Drink of New York from 1624 to 1898,” from Gastropolis:...