Category: 20th-Century History and Culture

Secular vs. Scientific Apocalypticism

Today we have a guest post from Lisa Vox, author of Existential Threats: American Apocalyptic Beliefs in the Technological Era. Seeking to address American's longstanding fascination with visions of the apocalypse,… READ MORE

Hot Off Penn Press: A scholarly summer

It doesn't feel like summer here on the East Coast, but wherever you are, you're probably beginning to put together a summer reading list. Well, Penn Press humbly submits for… READ MORE

Adversarial Relations? Are You Kidding?

Today, we have a guest post from Richard John, Professor of History at Columbia University and co-editor with Kim Phillips-Fein of Capital Gains: Business and Politics in Twentieth-Century America, which explores the influence… READ MORE

Hot Off Penn Press: Spring reads

As the winter chill beings to thaw and spring weather moves in, what could be better than a new book about American history, Medieval literature, or art? For titles like… READ MORE