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August 22, 2011

New video series from NYHS answers questions about New York City history

The New-York Historical Society and NYC Media, the official network of the City of New York, have partnered to produce a special series of one minute videos that feature the staff of the New York Historical Society as they answer...

August 19, 2011

Last chance for free books! Scottish studies book giveaway ends Monday

Thanks to everyone who has already entered our contest to win sets of our Scottish studies titles. We’ve had a terrific response so far. If you haven’t entered the contest yet, it’s your last chance before the contest closes at...

August 18, 2011

The debate over Political Theology continues at The Immanent Frame

Today we check in with the debate on Political Theology by Paul Kahn going on over at The Immanent Frame. Since we last updated you on the discussion on sovereignty and American political theology six new posts have gone up....

August 17, 2011

Paul R. Pillar on the true costs of the Iraq war

In a post today at The National Interest Paul R. Pillar, author of the new book Intelligence and U.S. Foreign Policy: Iraq, 9/11, and Misguided Reform, discusses the true cost of the Iraq war for the United States. In his...

August 16, 2011

New Book Tuesday: Apoha and New Literary Studies Titles Now in Paper

The following books are now available: Apoha: Buddhist Nominalism and Human Cognition Edited by Mark Siderits, Tom Tillemans, and Arindam Chakrabarti Change Research: A Case Study on Collaborative Methods for Social Workers and Advocates Corey S. Shdaimah, Roland W. Stahl,...

August 15, 2011

James Powell: How We Know Global Warning Is True

James L. Powell, author of The Inquisition of Climate Science, prepared a video of showing how scientists know that global warming is true. The video demonstrates and explains the evidence. Powell also offers a series of slides that explains the...

August 12, 2011

Interview with Arshin Adib-Moghaddam

The Public Record recently interviewed Arshin Adib-Moghaddam, author of A Metahistory of the Clash of Civilisations: Us and Them Beyond Orientalism. In the interview Adib-Moghaddam, who was born to Iranian parents in Turkey, discussed the continuing controversy over Iran’s nuclear...

August 11, 2011

Uncreative Writing in American Book Review

American Book Review devoted a recent issue to uncreative writing, which they are offering for free on Project Muse. In his article, Uncreative Writing: What Are You Calling Art, Doug Nufer introduces the issue and defines uncreative writing as a...

August 10, 2011

Should Egyptians Use Violence? Erica Chenoweth Debates the Efficacy of Non-Violence

Over the past couple of weeks there has been a very spirited and thoughtful back-and-forth between Erica Chenoweth, author of Why Civil Resistance Works: The Strategic Logic of Nonviolent Conflict, and the author Thanassis Cambanis. The debate began with Cambanis’s...

August 9, 2011

New Book Tuesday: The Failures of Intelligence and the Legacies of 9/11

The following books are now available Intelligence and U.S. Foreign Policy: Iraq, 9/11, and Misguided Reform Paul R. Pillar Until the Fires Stopped Burning: 9/11 and New York City in the Words and Experiences of Survivors and Witnesses Charles Strozier...

August 5, 2011

Herve This: Father of Molecular Gastronomy

The Film Forum, one of the best movie theaters in New York City, is currently showing the documentary El Bulli: Cooking in Progress. The film focuses on the renowned El Bulli restaurant in Barcelona and its famous creator Ferran Adrià,...

August 4, 2011

Ludger Viefhues-Bailey on Anders Breivik and the Attacks in Norway

“After the horrid day in Oslo, it is undeniable: political religion has taken hold, even in allegedly secular Europe.”—Ludger Viefhues-Bailey In an essay for Religion Dispatches, Ludger Viefhues-Bailey, author of Between a Man and a Woman?: Why Conservatives Oppose Same-Sex...

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