June 10, 2019

At a Crossroads with Mark Saunders

“Like some kind of cosmic crossroads, a lot of brilliant publishers went through CUP in those years, current directors and sales gurus, talented designers and editors. . . . Columbia drew on the ethos of the city—we were expected to channel our mission-driven...

June 6, 2019

A System of Uneasy Cooperation

“Denunciation is more pervasive than we think, yet remains poorly studied and understood. Using three case studies, Bergemann advances new hypotheses and helps shed light on this intriguing social phenomenon.” ~ Stathis N. Kalyvas, author of The Logic of Violence in...

June 5, 2019

Q&A: Patrick Bergemann on Judge Thy Neighbor

“Social scientists neglect negative interpersonal ties. While lab experiments on the willing assumption of malevolent authority open a window on this topic, Bergemann is the first to examine betrayal and denunciation to the authorities in natural settings, and to theorize...

June 4, 2019

New Book Tuesday! The Complete Guide to Children’s Drawings, Romania’s Strategic Culture 1990–2014, and Studying The Hurt Locker

Our weekly list of new releases is now available! ibidem Press The Complete Guide to Children’s Drawings Accessing Children’s Emotional World Through Their Artwork Michal Wimmer ibidem Press Romania’s Strategic Culture 1990–2014 Continuity and Change in a Post-Communist Country’s Evolution...

June 3, 2019

A Little Gay History

June is LGBTQIA+ Pride Month and 2019 marks the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall riots, a pivotal moment for LGBTQIA+ rights. To celebrate Pride we will be sharing posts on the blog throughout the month featuring new and backlist titles...

May 30, 2019

Book Excerpt! Thomas Berry: A Biography (introduction)

“This is a book one has waited impatiently for: some of our finest environmental historians of religion telling the epic intellectual and human story of Thomas Berry. Most biographies illuminate the past, but this one helps chart the course for...

May 29, 2019

Thomas Berry and Columbia University: Reflections from Mary Evelyn Tucker, Columbia PhD 1985

“A tour de force biography: Thomas Berry was one of the most important thinkers on humanity and our trajectory on this wondrous living planet—and indeed in the journey of the universe. This is a book written with love and clarity...

May 28, 2019

New Book Tuesday! Worlds of Journalism, Think Public, and more!

Our weekly list of new books is now available! Worlds of Journalism Journalistic Cultures Around the Globe Edited by Thomas Hanitzsch, Folker Hanusch, Jyotika Ramaprasad, and Arnold S. de Beer Think in Public A Public Books Reader Edited by Sharon...

May 27, 2019

Book Giveaway! Thomas Berry: A Biography

“A warm celebration of an environmentalist whose ideas are increasingly relevant.” ~Kirkus Reviews This week we are featuring Thomas Berry: A Biography, by Mary Evelyn Tucker, John Grim, and Andrew Angyal. Check back throughout the week for a guest post and...

May 24, 2019

Resurrecting a Great Golden Age Poet

It’s the final day of Russian Literature Week. We’ve celebrated all week by sharing events and excerpts from our Russian Library series. Today’s we are sharing an excerpt from a compilation of Konstantin Batyushklov’s work. The final Russian Literature Week...

May 24, 2019

Dr. Karen Kinsell: Making Health Care Happen in the Deep South

Photo credit: Peter Wortsman The only MD in the entire county, tending to the health needs of some 3,600 people. Her patient pool includes many destitute individuals, some of whom cross state lines from nearby Alabama to seek care. Dr. Karen Kinsell ’93...

May 23, 2019

Translating the Untranslatable

Our second #TranslationThursday post brings you an excerpt from Between Dog and Wolf, a novel by Sahsa Sokolov. In honor of of Russian Literature Week, we have shared an excerpts from titles published in our Russian Library series. Russian Literature...