July 15, 2011

Religious fundamentalism can only take hold in a modern society like our own

Rorotoko ran a great piece by William Egginton about his new book, In Defense of Religious Moderation, under the provocative headline above. Egginton goes on to explain: The current debate around religion in America has been dominated by fundamentalists and...

July 14, 2011

More on Political Theology by Paul Kahn at The Immanent Frame

Let’s check in with The Immanent Frame today to see how the roundtable discussion about Paul Kahn’s new book, Political Theology: Four New Chapters on the Concept of Sovereignty is going. Since we last looked at the debate three new...

July 13, 2011

Q&A with Brent Stockwell on the future of drug discovery

The following is an interview with Brent R. Stockwell, author of The Quest for the Cure: The Science and Stories Behind the Next Generation of Medicines. Q: Why are so few new medicines being discovered? Brent R. Stockwell: This is...

July 13, 2011

Last day to enter our free book giveaway!

Today is the last day to enter our free book giveaway of film titles from our new imprint Wallflower Press, here are the details as previously posted: In honor of the acquisition of Wallflower Press by Columbia University Press we...

July 12, 2011

New Book Tuesday: The Summons of Love and Civil Resistance

New books now available: The Summons of Love Mari Ruti Why Civil Resistance Works: The Strategic Logic of Nonviolent Conflict Erica Chenoweth and Maria J. Stephan Wearing My Tutu to Analysis and Other Stories: Learning Psychodynamic Concepts from Life Kerry...

July 11, 2011

The Trees of Central Park

Edward Barnard, author of New York City Trees: A Field Guide for the Metropolitan Area, recently teamed up with the birder Ken Chaya to produce a map of nearly every tree in Central Park. Their efforts were recently the subject...

July 8, 2011

University Press Blogs: The Week in Review

Our occasional roundup of university press blogs: A gay liberationist looks at gay marriage on the Cambridge University Press blog. A video from the Harvard University Press blog: Serena Mayeri discusses her book Reasoning from Race: Feminism, Law, and the...

July 7, 2011

Hemingway and Suicide

Fifty years ago this week Ernest Hemingway shot himself dead in his Idaho home. One of the Hemingway’s most astute critics and biographers is Scott Donaldson. Below is an excerpt from “Hemingway and Suicide” from his book Fitzgerald and Hemingway:...

July 6, 2011

History News Network Reviews Reds at the Blackboard

With the recent efforts to weaken teachers’ unions and corporate-led “school reform,” Clarence Taylor’s recently published Reds at the Blackboard: Communism, Civil Rights, and the New York City Teachers Union has taken on a new relevance. The book was recently...

July 5, 2011

Howard Marks and The Most Important Thing Hit the New York Times Bestsller List

“When I see memos from Howard Marks in my mail, they’re the first thing I open and read. I always learn something, and that goes double for his book.”– Warren Buffett It seems as Warren Buffett is not the only...

July 5, 2011

New Book Tuesday: U.S. Religon and Eastern Wisdom

Religion in America: A Political History Denis Lacorne Finding Wisdom in East Asian Classics Edited by Wm. Theodore de Bary The Quest for God and the Good: World Philosophy as a Living Experience Diana Lobel Letters From Prison, Volume 2...

July 1, 2011

Adam McKeown on immigration

The following is an essay by Adam McKeown, author of Melancholy Order: Asian Migration and the Globalization of Borders. Immigration law is the last and most unrepentant bastion of discrimination in the modern world. Among the causes for discrimination are...