06/11/2007
American Ethnologist calls Female Circumcision: Multicultural Perspectives, edited by Rogaia Mustafa Abusharaf, "a provocative book, clearly written for both general and scholarly audiences" and "a respectful dialog that yet presses… READ MORE
05/18/2007
The Phenomenon of Torture: Readings and Commentary William F. Schulz, Editor. Foreword by Juan E. Méndez 424 pages | 6 x 9 Paper 2007 | ISBN 978-0-8122-1982-1 | $34.95 |… READ MORE
05/17/2007
Guatemalans in the Aftermath of Violence: The Refugees’ Return Kristi Anne Stølen 280 pages | 6 x 9 | 6 illus. Cloth 2007 | ISBN 978-0-8122-4008-5 | $59.95 | £39.00… READ MORE
04/25/2007
Conflict and Compliance: State Responses to International Human Rights Pressure Sonia Cardenas 200 pages | 6 x 9 | 3 illus. Cloth 2007 | ISBN 978-0-8122-3999-7 | $65.00 | £42.50… READ MORE
04/13/2007
Human Rights in Turkey Zehra F. Kabasakal Arat, Editor. Foreword by Richard Falk 376 pages | 6 x 9 Cloth 2007 | ISBN 978-0-8122-4000-9 | $69.95 | £45.50 A volume… READ MORE
03/14/2007
The Witnesses: War Crimes and the Promise of Justice in The Hague Eric Stover 248 pages | 6 x 9 Cloth 2005 | ISBN 978-0-8122-3890-7 | $59.95 | £39.00 Paper… READ MORE
03/12/2007
In a recent Chicago Tribune review of Thomas F. Jackson’s From Civil Rights to Human Rights, Eric Arnesen writes: Jackson . . . goes farther than many historians in arguing… READ MORE
03/08/2007
To mark International Women’s Day, here’s a list of our recent books on women’s rights and women’s history. Female Circumcision: Multicultural Perspectives Rogaia Mustafa Abusharaf, Editor Venomous Tongues: Speech and… READ MORE
03/05/2007
William F. Schulz, past president of Amnesty International and editor of the forthcoming The Phenomenon of Torture: Readings and Commentary, will speak at the Drexel University campus in Philadelphia today…. READ MORE
02/16/2007
Two Penn Press authors and a series editor recently lent their expertize to news and documentary productions on a wide range of subjects. This Thursday, Eric Stover, author of The… READ MORE
