Category: Current Affairs

Hot Off Penn Press: July’s New Books

Don't look now, but fall is just a few short weeks away. Distract yourself with the latest books from Penn Press. To receive subject-specific email announcements about new books, sign… READ MORE

Announcing our Fall 2015 catalog

Penn Press is pleased to announce the release of our Fall 2015 catalog. This season's offerings include Margaret O'Mara's Pivotal Tuesdays: Four Elections That Shaped the Twentieth Century; the fourth… READ MORE

Hot Off Penn Press: June’s New Books

It may not be harvest time yet, but June yielded a bumper crop of new books. Check them out below, and to receive subject-specific email announcements about new books, sign… READ MORE

Media Round-Up: Daniel Geary

Daniel Geary's Beyond Civil Rights: The Moynihan Report and Its Legacy just came out in June, but it's already getting attention, with Geary's writing popping up across the Web. Here'… READ MORE

What is the philanthropic revolution?

Today we have a guest post from Jeremy Beer, author of The Philanthropic Revolution: An Alternative History of American Charity. Few people, it seems, give much thought to the differences… READ MORE