04/23/2010
"'Tough, straight-talking' Timoney," reads the headline in today's Philadelphia Daily News. Frankly, it's not often that the local "people paper" shows interest in a Penn Press book, but when one… READ MORE
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
The Penn Press staff was saddened by the news of the death of Martin Ostwald. Ostwald, who died on April 10, 2010, was William R. Kenan, Jr. Professor Emeritus of… READ MORE
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
Morality's Muddy Waters: Ethical Quandaries in Modern America George Cotkin 304 pages | 6 x 9 Cloth 2010 | ISBN 978-0-8122-4227-0 | $29.95 | £19.50 George Cotkin looks at diverse… READ MORE
03/25/2010
Law and the Illicit in Medieval Europe Edited by Ruth Mazo Karras, Joel Kaye, and E. Ann Matter 336 pages | 6 x 9 Paper 2010 | ISBN 978-0-8122-2106-0 |… READ MORE
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
03/09/2010
Stitching Identities in a Free Trade Zone: Gender and Politics in Sri Lanka Sandya Hewamanne 296 pages | 6 x 9 | 10 illus. Cloth 2007 | ISBN 978-0-8122-4045-0 |… READ MORE
03/08/2010
On the Move for Love: Migrant Entertainers and the U.S. Military in South Korea Sealing Cheng 312 pages | 6 x 9 | 8 illus. Cloth 2010 | ISBN 978-0-8122-4217-1… READ MORE
03/03/2010
In the March podcast, noted cultural historian George Cotkin plumbs the depths of some of America's greatest ethical challenges of the past century–including the My Lai massacre, the debate over… READ MORE
