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November 4, 2008

How New York City Votes

With record turnout predicted in New York City for today’s election, we thought we’d look back at how New York City residents have voted in past elections via The Almanac of New York City. In the 43 elections from 1836-1904,...

November 4, 2008

American Studies Titles on Sale

Now through December 1, we are offering 20% off selected titles in American Studies. For more details about the sale, including a list of books please click here. You can also browse the sale titles by different categories: American History...

November 3, 2008

Religion and American Politics and Culture — An Interview with Mark Hulsether

“McCain’s apparent hypocrisy when he mouths religious rhetoric is also fascinating. And we could say something similar about Ronald Reagan. Both of the Clintons, and of course also Jimmy Carter, are far more serious and thoughtful about religion than either...

October 31, 2008

Paul Offit on the Today Show

Yesterday, Paul Offit appeared on the Today Show to talk about Autism’s False Prophets: Bad Science, Risky Medicine, and the Search for a Cure.

October 31, 2008

Halloween Reading and Horror Films

For some readers what might be most scary about university press books is the sometimes seemingly inscrutable writing of the authors. However, here at Columbia University Press we have a few legitimate books that make for perfect Halloween reading. First...

October 31, 2008

The New York Times Asks You to Test Your New York Trivia Knowledge

Since the New York Times‘s City Room blog has devoted a post to The Almanac of New York City, edited by Kenneth T. Jackson and Fred Kameny, we’ll wait until next week to post some more facts and figures. (You...

October 30, 2008

Interviewing Cixous

The recently published White Ink: Interviews on Sex, Text, and Politics includes a variety of interviews with Hélène Cixous, providing rich, new perspectives on her work and her influential ideas. The book also includes dialogues with Derrida and Foucault. Interview...

October 30, 2008

New York City Crime and Punishment

Continuing our look at New York City via The Almanac of New York City, edited by Kenneth T. Jackson and Fred Kameny, here are some facts and figures relating to crime and punishment in New York City. (And don’t forget...

October 29, 2008

Eastern European Literature

It is not very often that international literature is covered in the seemingly ever-shrinking space allowed for book reviews in newspapers, so it was especially nice to see Carlin Romano’s review of Harold Segel’s The Columbia Literary History of Eastern...

October 29, 2008

Real Estate — More from The Almanac of New York City

Whether it is during financial crises or periods of economic prosperity, real estate is frequently on the minds of New Yorkers. According to The Almanac of New York City, New York City has the most expensive average rents in the...

October 28, 2008

Autism's False Prophets in Newsweek

Newsweek recently published “Stomping Through a Medical Minefield,” which focuses on Paul Offit and his recent book, Autism’s False Prophets: Bad Science, Risky Medicine, and the Search for a Cure. The article discusses the book as well as how Offit...

October 28, 2008

The Almanac of New York City

Over the next few days we will be posting some interesting facts and figures (see below) about our fair city that can be found in the recently published The Almanac of New York City, edited by Kenneth T. Jackson and...

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