September 5, 2012

New Book Tuesday: Americans and Macao and More

Our weekly list of new titles now available from Columbia University Press and our distributed presses: Americans and Macao: Trade, Smuggling and Diplomacy on the South China Coast Edited by Paul A. Van Dyke “Of Laws of Ships and Shipmen”:...

September 4, 2012

The Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Recommends "American Force," by Richard Betts

It’s not everyday that one of our books gets noticed by the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff notices one of our book. However, the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Martin E. Dempsey, recently strongly recommended...

August 31, 2012

University Press Roundup

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

August 31, 2012

Judith Butler: Your Behavior Creates Your Gender

Judith Butler explains how your behavior creates your gender.

August 30, 2012

Judith Butler on deriving principles from a Jewish cultural tradition

Judith Butler explains “what it means to derive a set of principles from a cultural tradition” and then applies this explanation to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

August 30, 2012

Selected Letters of Raymond Chandler, as tweeted by @janetsomerville

Blogger Janet Somerville livetweets her experiences reading Selected Letters of Raymond Chandler, edited by Frank MacShane.

August 29, 2012

Judith Butler on being Jewish and criticizing Israel

Judith Butler rebuts criticisms of her position on Israeli politics, Hamas and Hezbollah, and BDS.

August 29, 2012

Political Science Titles on Sale!

Unfortunately, due to Hurricane Isaac, the annual meeting of the American Political Science Association, which was to be held in New Orleans, has been cancelled. Not only does this mean that a series of great panels and talks will not...

August 28, 2012

Judith Butler in conversation with Udi Aloni

Judith Butler and Udi Aloni discuss Jewishness, queerness, philosophy, and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

August 28, 2012

New Book Tuesday: Literary Critics on the State of the Field, Vietnamese Tradition, and More!

The Critical Pulse: Thirty-six Credos by Contemporary Critics Edited by Jeffrey J. Williams and Heather Steffen Heritage, Culture, and Politics in the Postcolony Daniel Herwitz Mission Revolution: The U.S. Military and Stability Operations Jennifer Morrison Taw Sources of Vietnamese Tradition...

August 27, 2012

Hannah Gurman Discusses The Dissent Papers with Fox News

On Friday, Hannah Gurman, author of The Dissent Papers: The Voices of Diplomats in the Cold War and Beyond appeared on Fox News. Among other issues, Gurman discussed such notable dissenters as George Kennan and John Brady Kiesling, who objected...

August 24, 2012

University Press Roundup

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