November 18, 2020

New From Agenda Publishing! Cultural Economics and Austerity

Our weekly list of new books is now available! Agenda Publishing From The Economy: Key Ideas series Cultural Economics Christiane Hellmanzik Cultural Economics investigates and analyses the contribution to and role of the creative industries and their products and services in...

November 17, 2020

New Book Tuesday! Bookishness, Redlining Culture, and More!

Our weekly list of new books is now available! From the Literature Now series Bookishness Loving Books in a Digital Age Jessica Pressman In Bookishness, Jessica Pressman examines the new status of the book as object and symbol. She explores the...

November 17, 2020

Why Should Social Workers Care About Sex Positivity?

By SJ Dodd

“In Sex-Positive Social Work, SJ Dodd shows how to translate social work’s strengths- and justice-based commitments into practice related to sexuality. Such knowledge and skills are vital to social workers’ ability to promote the sexual rights, well-being, and dignity of all...

November 16, 2020

Take a Tour of Our CSWE Virtual Booth with Stephen Wesley

Welcome to the virtual book exhibit for the 2020 annual program meeting of the Council on Social Work Education. Over the next few days, we’ll be sharing a few posts that highlight new and forthcoming titles. If I were to...

November 13, 2020

Resisters in the 2020 Election and Beyond

By Dana R. Fisher

“American Resistance is an important book, not only as a portrait of our moment but also as a challenge to traditional understandings of protest politics. Dana R. Fisher shows how wrong it is—especially in the Trump era—to draw sharp lines between...

November 12, 2020

6 Things to Consider Before Applying to PhD Programs

“A wealth of practical wisdom and cordial wit fills this book. Every lab will want to have a bin-full ready for all, from undergraduates, to graduate students, postdocs, techs, and, yes, faculty. Juavinett has a faultless and streamlined take on...

November 11, 2020

Q&A: Conor Broughan on RaisingUP Academic Publishing

It’s University Press Week 2020, and as part of the campaign, Book Culture interviewed CUP’s own Northeast Sales Representative Conor Broughan about his experience as a sales rep in academic publishing. Read the Q&A below to learn about his journey in...

November 11, 2020

New From Our Distributed Presses! Waiting Town, Warrior Life and More!

Our weekly list of new books is now available! Association for Asian Studies From the Asia Shorts series Waiting Town Life in Transit and Mumbai’s Other World-Class Histories Lisa Björkman Drawing on a decade of ethnographic research in the Indian...

November 10, 2020

New Book Tuesday! The Story of Evolution in 25 Discoveries and Epistenology

Our weekly list of new books is now available! The Story of Evolution in 25 Discoveries The Evidence and the People Who Found It Donald R. Prothero In The Story of Evolution in 25 Discoveries, Donald R. Prothero explores the most...

November 9, 2020

Q&A: Joanne Raymond on Her Career in Academic Publishing

It’s University Press Week 2020, and today’s theme is New Voices. As part of the campaign, Book Culture interviewed CUP’s own assistant publicist Joanne Raymond about her career growth in academic publishing. Read the Q&A below to learn about her...

November 9, 2020

Announcing Our 2020 Religion Catalog

Letter from the editor: With both sadness to miss seeing so many friends in person and great pleasure to share so many exciting new books, I present the Columbia University Press religion catalog for 2020. These titles, which span subjects...

November 4, 2020

New From Our Distributed Presses! Work-based Learning as a Pathway to Competence-based Education, Shintō in the History and Culture of Japan and Land-Water-Sky / Ndè-Tı-Yat’a

Our weekly list of new books is now available! Association for Asian Studies From the Key Issues in Asian Studies series Shintō in the History and Culture of Japan Ronald S. Green This book is a concise overview of Shintō through...