04/22/2013
As the Boston Marathon bombing investigation continues, journalists and a concerned public are turning to historians, political scientists, security researchers, and other scholars for a deeper understanding of the suspects'… READ MORE
02/15/2013
Now in Paperback Decolonization and the Evolution of International Human Rights Roland Burke 240 pages | 6 x 9 Cloth | ISBN 978-0-8122-4219-5 | $55.00 | £36.00 EBook | ISBN… READ MORE
10/18/2012
Today, October 18, is anti-slavery day in the United Kingdom and anti-trafficking day in the European Union. To mark the event, here are some recent books that take an in-depth… READ MORE
10/05/2012
Global Corruption: Money, Power, and Ethics in the Modern World Laurence Cockcroft 320 pages | 5 1/2 x 8 1/2 | 12 illus. Hardcover | ISBN 978-0-8122-4502-8 | $39.95 |… READ MORE
08/16/2012
Mia Bloom, author of Bombshell: Women and Terrorism, is tonight's guest on WPSU's Conversations from Penn State. "Once a rare and shocking occurrence, the number of females engaging in terrorism… READ MORE
07/13/2012
China and Africa: A Century of Engagement, the new book by David H. Shinn and Joshua Eisenman, is as comprehensive as its title suggests. This book, the first of its kind to be published since the 1970s, examines all facets of China’s relationship with each of the fifty-four African nations. Selecting just five facts from this detailed study was a bit of a challenge, but nowhere near as labor-intensive as Shinn and Eisenman’s research.
07/12/2012
Penn Press public policy and international relations editor Bill Finan comments on the scope of peer review in light of current events in the Middle East. Questioning the Limits of… READ MORE
04/03/2012
Beyond the Resource Curse Edited by Brenda Shaffer and Taleh Ziyadov 512 pages | 6 x 9 Cloth 2012 | ISBN 978-0-8122-4400-7 | $69.95 | £45.50 "Beyond the Resource Curse… READ MORE
03/01/2012
China Hand: An Autobiography John Paton Davies, Jr. Foreword by Todd S. Purdum. Epilogue by Bruce Cumings 376 pages | 6 x 9 | 16 illus. Cloth 2012 | ISBN… READ MORE
01/31/2012
Mitchell Silber, author of The Al Qaeda Factor: Plots Against the West and Director of Intelligence Analysis for the New York Police Department, was a guest on yesterday's episode of… READ MORE
