The Penn Press Spring Sale Starts Now
05/09/2011
To celebrate spring, Penn Press is offering a 70% discount on dozens of great books. This special online sale begins on May 9 and ends June 30. Visit the sale… READ MORE
Category: African American Studies
Sunbelt Rising: The Politics of Space, Place, and Region–Now Available
04/07/2011
Sunbelt Rising: The Politics of Space, Place, and Region Edited by Michelle Nickerson and Darren Dochuk 480 pages | 6 x 9 | 8 illus. Cloth 2011 | ISBN 978-0-8122-4309-3… READ MORE
Civil Rights Advocacy on Behalf of the Poor–Now Available
02/23/2011
Civil Rights Advocacy on Behalf of the Poor Catherine M. Paden 240 pages | 6 x 9 | 13 illus. Cloth 2011 | ISBN 978-0-8122-4297-3 | $55.00 | £36.00 A… READ MORE
A New Penn Press Podcast–Anne Trubek, author of A Skeptic’s Guide to Writers’ Houses
11/01/2010
In the latest Penn Press podcast, Anne Trubek of Oberlin College recounts her visits to America's many literary house museums. Trubek shares her insights on sites including Walt Whitman's home… READ MORE
Miller and Chang on History, Religion, and American-ness
05/18/2010
Steven P. Miller, historian and author of Billy Graham and the Rise of the Republican South, recently commented on the work of historian Derek Chang for the blog Religion in… READ MORE
Learning from Greensboro–Now in Paperback
04/15/2010
Learning from Greensboro: Truth and Reconciliation in the United States Lisa Magarrell and Joya Wesley. Foreword by Bongani Finca 304 pages | 6 x 9 | 10 illus. Paper 2010… READ MORE
Death in the New World–Now Available
04/07/2010
Death in the New World: Cross-Cultural Encounters, 1492-1800 Erik R. Seeman 384 pages | 6 x 9 | 28 b/w Cloth 2010 | ISBN 978-0-8122-4229-4 | $45.00 | £29.50 A… READ MORE
Citizens of a Christian Nation–Now Available
Citizens of a Christian Nation: Evangelical Missions and the Problem of Race in the Nineteenth Century Derek Chang 240 pages | 6 x 9 Cloth 2010 | ISBN 978-0-8122-4218-8 |… READ MORE
Spring Overstock Sale–Save 70%
04/01/2010
It's a beautiful day (at least in Philadelphia) and the perfect time for the Penn Press Spring Overstock Sale to begin. Hundreds of titles have been marked down by 70… READ MORE
A Big Wednesday on Campus: Penn Press author Panels on Poverty and Human Rights
03/16/2010
Tomorrow two major author events will take place on the University of Pennsylvania Campus. The first deals with human rights in the United States. The second addresses America's urban poverty…. READ MORE
