January 10, 2012

New Book Tuesday: The Kitchen as Laboratory, Globalectics & More

The Kitchen as Laboratory: Reflections on the Science of Food and Cooking Edited by Cesar Vega, Job Ubbink, and Erik van der Linden Globalectics: Theory and the Politics of Knowing Ngugi wa Thiong’o Nomadic Theory: The Portable Rosi Braidotti Rosi...

January 9, 2012

Julia Kristeva on The Severed Head

“That is how the guillotine of history falls, sparing neither men nor works.”—Julia Kristeva This week we will be featuring The Severed Head: Capital Visions by Julia Kristeva. In her newest book, Kristeva explores artistic representations of severed heads from...

January 9, 2012

Jennifer Crewe on University Presses' Commitment to Translation

The following is a letter from Columbia University Press’s editorial director and associate director Jennifer Crewe in response to a recent article in The Chronicle Review on books in translation. I would otherwise wholeheartedly applaud Carlin Romano’s article “American Readers’...

January 6, 2012

Howard Marks Discusses "The Most Important Thing"

In the following video Howard Marks, author of The Most Important Thing: Uncommon Sense for the Thoughtful Investor, discusses his new book and investing with James Flanigan.

January 5, 2012

New Books Tuesday (Thursday and Expanded Edition)

Due to the holidays, we did not post our weekly listing of new titles, however here are new releases from the previous two weeks: The Dissent Papers: The Voices of Diplomats in the Cold War and Beyond Hannah Gurman Introduction...

January 4, 2012

Animal Studies Continues to Grow

A recent article in the New York Times explored the immense intellectual energy currently driving animal studies. We’ve been publishing in animal studies for several year now, including our most recent title Species Matters: Humane Advocacy and Cultural Theory, edited...

January 3, 2012

"You don’t have to be a geometry major to love The Greatest Grid: The Master Plan of Manhattan 1811-2011"

The Greatest Grid: The Master Plan of Manhattan 1811-2011, by Hilary Ballon was recently reviewed in today’s New York Times. The exhibit currently at the Museum of the City of New York upon which the book is based was also...

December 30, 2011

Happy New Year and What's Coming in 2012

We wanted to wish everyone a Happy New Year and thank readers of our blog and Columbia University Press titles for their interest in our books and our authors. In a seemingly ever-shifting publishing environment, we are grateful for the...

December 29, 2011

Michael Dummett, 1925-2011

We were sad to hear of the recent death of notable philosopher Michael Dummett, author of The Nature and Future of Philosophy (2010) and other titles. Both the Guardian and the Telegraph published excellent obituaries on Michael Dummett highlighting his...

December 23, 2011

American Force: Richard Betts on Possible Future Threats to the United States

In the conclusion to his book American Force: Dangers, Delusions, and Dilemmas in National Security, Richard Betts explores some of the possible dangers that might confront the United States in the coming years. In particular he considers issues and possible...

December 22, 2011

American Force, by Richard Betts, Reviewed in Foreign Affairs

American Force: Dangers, Delusions, and Dilemmas in National , by Richard Betts recently received a serious and glowing review in Foreign Affairs: Betts describes himself as a Cold War hawk who became a post–Cold War dove. In this collection of...

December 21, 2011

Richard Betts on Francis Fukuyama, Samuel Huntington, and John Mearsheimer

Earlier this year, Richard Betts, author of American Force: Dangers, Delusions, and Dilemmas in National Security, wrote a much-discussed article in Foreign Affairs exploring the controversial visions of world politics put forth by Francis Fukuyama, Samuel Huntington, and John Mearsheimer....