September 22, 2023

Eleven Must-Read Books for Translation Month 2023

September marks National Translation Month, a time to appreciate literature penned in various languages and recognize the intricate art of translating texts into new languages while preserving their essence, tone, and flair. Translators act as gateways, granting us access to...

September 20, 2023

The Ambiguities of Musa Sayrami

Chronicler of Violence in the Uyghur Homeland

Eric Schluessel

“The common people hoped and begged for the Emperor of China, and they wept, and in their weeping, they supplicated as never before.”[1] The first time I read that sentence, it baffled me. It was written in the Uyghur homeland,...

March 22, 2021

Browse Our AAS Virtual Exhibit Booth and Our Asian Studies Catalog

Asian studies is a major focus at Columbia University Press, and all of us who would usually be at the Association for Asian Studies Conference this week are disappointed not to be meeting you in person. We’ve highlighted a small...

March 22, 2021

Eric Schluessel in Conversation with David Brophy about Xinjiang History

Columbia University Press has published two groundbreaking new books on Xinjiang history, David Brophy’s In Remembrance of the Saints: The Rise and Fall of an Inner Asian Sufi Dynasty and Eric Schluessel’s Land of Strangers: The Civilizing Project in Qing...

January 7, 2021

Browse Our AHA Virtual Book Exhibit with Caelyn Cobb

Hello and welcome to the Columbia University Press American Historical Association virtual exhibit, coming live—once again—from our socially distanced homes to yours. I’m Caelyn Cobb, the editor for global history, and I’m so disappointed not to see any of your...

September 22, 2020

New Book Tuesday! Bombay Hustle, Quality Shareholders, and more!

Our weekly list of new books is now available! From the Film and Culture series Bombay Hustle Making Movies in a Colonial City Debashree Mukherjee Bombay Hustle presents an ambitious history of Indian cinema as a history of material practice, bringing...