Tag: Thomas Borstelmann

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...

June 21, 2020

Q&A: Thomas Borstelmann on the American Struggle to Understanding Foreigners

“This is one of those books that sticks with you. Borstelmann asks a big question—about U.S. attitudes toward foreigners—and has an important argument to make. What is more, Just Like Us sparkles with telling details and unexpected connections. It is, plainly put,...

June 20, 2020

Join Stephen Wesley on a Tour of Our SHAFR 2020 Virtual Booth

Hello there, I’m Stephen Wesley, the American history editor at Columbia University Press. Since the coronavirus pandemic has canceled most of the spring conferences—the Society for the History for American Foreign Relations annual program included—we are mounting virtual book exhibits...

April 4, 2020

OAH 2020 Happy Hour Reads: New in U.S. and Urban History

Hello, and welcome back to the second edition of Happy Hour Reads at the Columbia Virtual OAH Book Exhibit. This evening, we invite you to read excerpts from two brand new Columbia books that would have debuted at OAH. • ...

April 2, 2020

Join Stephen Wesley on a Tour of Our OAH 2020 Virtual Booth

Hello there, I’m Stephen Wesley, the American history editor at Columbia University Press. Since the coronavirus pandemic has canceled most of the spring conferences—the Organization of American Historians annual program included—we are mounting virtual book exhibits on our blog. I...

March 17, 2020

New Book Tuesday! Beef, Brahmins, and Broken Men; Just Like Us and more!

Our weekly list of new books is now available! Beef, Brahmins, and Broken Men An Annotated Critical Selection from The Untouchables B. R. Ambedkar. Edited and annotated by Alex George and S. Anand. With an introduction by Kancha Ilaiah Shepherd....