July 16, 2020

Q&A: Mark Hallett and John M. Harris on On the Prowl: In Search of Big Cat Origins

“On the Prowl brings together biological and paleontological research related to the origins and history of the big cats, with an original emphasis on Asiatic data, paying homage to their majesty, dignity, and beauty. Mark Hallett’s artwork has succeeded brilliantly...

July 15, 2020

7 Easy Steps to Reducing Plastic Waste

By Rebecca Prince-Ruiz and Joanna Atherfold Finn

“Plastic Free shows how one person can ripple out and cause good around the globe. Never has there been a more important time to share hope and action, and combine them for our Mother Earth.” ~Melissa Joan Hart, actress In...

July 15, 2020

New from Our Distributed Presses! Ideology Over Economics, Political Participation in the Digital Age, Right-Wing Populism and Gender, and More!

Our weekly list of new books is now available! Fernwood Publishing Ideology Over Economics P3s in an Age of Austerity John Loxley In Ideology Over Economics, economist John Loxley examines the expansion of P3s following the 2008 global financial crisis,...

July 14, 2020

Last of the Lions

By Mark Hallett

“Hallett and Harris guide the reader on a 20-million-year tour of predator and prey evolution, using environmental change as an engine for adaptation and extinction. The narrative is engaging, spiked with a touch of controversy, and supported by superb illustrations....

July 14, 2020

New Book Tuesday! Tortured Logic, Midcentury Suspension, American Zealots and More!

Our weekly list of new books is now available! Tortured Logic Why Some Americans Support the Use of Torture in Counterterrorism Erin M. Kearns and Joseph K. Young In Tortured Logic, Erin M. Kearns and Joseph K. Young draw upon a...

July 13, 2020

Author Event! Join SupChina’s Kaiser Kuo in Conversation with Brian Dott

https://cupblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/In-Conversation-With-Globe-Book.mp4 Provocative discussions on the global issues of our time with world-class scholars, authors, and thought leaders Friday, July 1712:00 – 1:00 PM EDT5:00 – 6:00 PM GMT +17:00 – 8:00 PM GMT +3 Chinese cuisine without chile peppers seems...

July 10, 2020

Book Excerpt! Readings of Dōgen’s “Treasury of the True Dharma Eye,” by Steven Heine (preface)

“Heine has written a comprehensive, detailed, and accessible analysis of the textual, religious, and philosophical intricacies of Dōgen’s master work, Shōbōgenzō. This careful work of synthesis builds on his own original scholarship on Zen and the Shōbōgenzō itself, and is one of the...

July 8, 2020

“The time is already ripe”: On Modern Appropriations of a Traditional Japanese Religious Philosopher

By Steven Heine

“Vigorous and insightful, Readings of Dōgen’s “Treasury of the True Dharma Eye” provides a deep inspection of central themes in Dōgen’s vast literary legacy. In a clear and inspiring manner, Heine’s analysis sheds crucial light that clarifies both the beauty...

July 8, 2020

New from Our Distributed Presses! Keeping Autonomous Driving Alive, Still, Pina Bausch’s Dance Theater and More!

Our weekly list of new books is now available! Budrich Academic Press Keeping Autonomous Driving Alive An Ethnography of Visions, Masculinity and Fragility Göde Both In Keeping Autonomous Driving Alive, Göde Both studies the relationships between researchers and artifacts held...

July 8, 2020

Author Event! Join Elizabeth Outka in Conversation with Sarah Cole

Columbia Collaborations Featured Event Thursday, July 91:00 PM EDT7:00 PM GMT +2 The influenza pandemic of 1918–1919 took the lives of between 50 and 100 million people worldwide, and the United States suffered more casualties than in all the wars...

July 3, 2020

Q&A: Idan Landau and Noam Chomsky on Skepticism

“Differentiating between problems, which we can solve, and mysteries, which we cannot, Chomsky concludes that the relationship between brain and consciousness may well be a mystery. Still, we can explore.” ~Jackson Lears, London Review of Books Welcome back to the...

July 3, 2020

Q&A: Idan Landau and Noam Chomsky on Language Design

“It’s always spring in Mr. Chomsky’s garden. Like John Ashbery, Noam Chomsky seems to come up with thoughts that are always fresh, unaffected by the polluting clichés that most of us inhale and exhale all day and night. To read...