February 13, 2013

Andrew Nathan on His First Trip to China

My First Trip to China: Scholars, Diplomats, and Journalists Reflect on their First Encounters with China, edited by Kin-ming Liu, includes an essay by Andrew Nathan, Class of 1919 Professor of Political Science at Columbia University and more recently the...

February 13, 2013

Imagining Mankind Beyond Earth (on Pinterest!)

Claude Piantadosi’s Mankind Beyond Earth frames space exploration as humanity’s ultimate challenge to adapt to new and extremely hostile environments. However, while Piantadosi is quite frank about the physical and financial limits of human spacefaring, his book is also brimming...

February 12, 2013

New Book Tuesday: Japan, South Africa, Hong Kong, and More New Titles

Japan and the Culture of the Four Seasons: Nature, Literature, and the Arts (Now available in paper) Haruo Shirane Songs and Secrets: South Africa from Liberation to Governance Barry Gilder Growing Your Own Food in Hong Kong Arthur van Langenberg...

February 12, 2013

An Interview with Claude Piantadosi, Author of Mankind Beyond Earth

“As a lifelong investigator, I have a deep belief that maintaining our research leadership in all facets of science is critical to our nation’s continued success as a forward-thinking civilization. Despite its great costs and high risks, space exploration is...

February 11, 2013

Judith Butler, BDS, and Threats to Academic Freedom

Judith Butler’s appearance last week at an event at Brooklyn College with Boycott Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) Movement campaigner Omar Barghouti elicited controversy regarding both Israeli policies and the limits or threats to academic freedom. In her recently published book...

February 8, 2013

University Press Roundup

Our weekly roundup of the best posts from the blogs of academic publishers.

February 8, 2013

Mike Wallace interviews Erich Fromm

Watch Mike Wallace interview Erich Fromm in 1958.

February 7, 2013

Design Awards for Let the Meatballs Rest and LoveKnowledge

Congratulations to our design department for being selected by jurors of Association of American University Press’s Book, Jacket, and Journal Show as the very best examples … of excellent design.” The winners included Let the Meatballs Rest: And Other Stories...

February 7, 2013

An Interview with Clayton Crockett, Author of Deleuze Beyond Badiou

Read an interview with Clayton Crockett, author of Deleuze Beyond Badiou.

February 7, 2013

Lawrence J. Friedman on Erich Fromm, D. T. Suzuki, and Zen Buddhism

Read an excerpt from Lawrence J. Friedman’s The Lives of Erich Fromm: Love’s Prophet.

February 6, 2013

Jonathan Soffer on the Many Legacies of Ed Koch

“It was clear to most New Yorkers that Koch had a deep abiding love for his city. That reputation, that started when he was in public office, was solidified because he stayed in the public eye. He would exert political...

February 6, 2013

Lawrence J. Friedman on Erich Fromm at the Frankfurt Institute

Read an excerpt from Lawrence J. Friedman’s The Lives of Erich Fromm: Love’s Prophet