What is the philanthropic revolution?
06/18/2015
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
Category: New Titles
Julie Billaud interviewed on New Books in South Asian Studies
06/16/2015
Our author, Julie Billaud, was interviewed by Ian Cook on June 10 for New Books in South Asian Studies. From the post: Julie Billaud Kabul Carnival Kabul Carnival: Gender Politics in… READ MORE
Architect Magazine Q&A with Peter Hendee Brown
06/09/2015
Peter Hendee Brown, author of How Real Estate Developers Think: Design, Profits, and Community, was interviewed by Caroline Massie of Architect Magazine. Read an excerpt below, or click here for… READ MORE
Hot Off Penn Press: May’s New Books
06/03/2015
The Press's presses slowed just a touch in May, with only six new titles released, but the reduction was in volume alone. The quality remains as high as ever! Did… READ MORE
Viejo, puto y judío: Gender and conversion in late-medieval Castile
05/19/2015
Today we have a guest post from Thomas Devaney, author of Enemies in the Plaza: Urban Spectacle and the End of Spanish Frontier Culture, 1460–1492. Toward the end of the… READ MORE
Maurizio Albahari on the Mediterranean migrant crisis
05/08/2015
UPDATE: Crimes of Peace is available now. Click here to learn more. Also, Professor Albahari frequently comments in the media or contributes writing on the ongoing refugee crisis in Europe. For… READ MORE
Hot Off Penn Press: April’s New Books
05/06/2015
Spring, long-awaited, is here. And April, as well as showers, brought books! Read on for all the new books released by Penn Press last month. Jump to: Medieval Studies |… READ MORE
Hot Off Penn Press: March’s New Books
04/08/2015
Spring in Philadelphia is tentative, to say the least, but there's nothing tentative about the books we published last month! Read on to see new offerings in American History, Political… READ MORE
Author Q&A: Philippe Buc, Holy War, Martyrdom, and Terror
04/07/2015
Today's Q&A is with Philippe Buc, author of Holy War, Martyrdom, and Terror: Christianity, Violence, and the West, which examines the ways that Christian theology has shaped centuries of conflict… READ MORE
“Gender policies in Afghanistan are part of the post 9/11 humanitarian carnival” – Julie Billaud discusses her book with Heath Cabot
04/02/2015
This post originally appeared on AllegraLaboratory.net, and features two Penn authors, Heath Cabot and Julie Billaud, discussing Billaud's book, Kabul Carnival: Gender Politics in Postwar Afghanistan. Cabot is the author… READ MORE
