Meet the Press at the Fest
04/20/2007
The University of Pennsylvania Press is pleased to be a part of the first annual Philadelphia Book Festival, April 21 and 22, 11 a.m – 7 p.m. at the Free… READ MORE
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Jamieson Comments on Imus Firing
04/13/2007
In today’s Philadelphia Inquirer, political communications scholar and Penn Press author Kathleen Hall Jamieson expressed her views on the cancellation of Imus in the Morning: Kathleen Hall Jamieson, director of… READ MORE
Dramatic Impressions–Now Available
03/28/2007
Dramatic Impressions: Japanese Theatre Prints from the Gilbert Luber Collection Frank L. Chance and Julie Nelson Davis. Edited by Dilys Winegrad 64 pages | 8 1/2 x 11 | 55… READ MORE
Doctor Franklin’s Medicine Excerpt Available
03/20/2007
In Doctor Franklin’s Medicine, Stanley Finger uncovers the instrumental role that Benjamin Franklin–scientist, inventor, publisher, and statesman–played in the development of the healing arts, giving preventive and bedside medicine, hospital… READ MORE
More than Talking Heads
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
More Praise for Up South
02/06/2007
In a recent article on scholarly books about Black Nationalism in the 60s and 70s, Multicultural Review commended Matthew Countryman’s Up South: Civil Rights and Black Power in Philadelphia for… READ MORE
A Birthday Toast to Ben
01/17/2007
‘Twas Honest old Noah first planted the VineAnd mended his morals by drinking its Wine.—from a drinking song by Benjamin Franklin Here’s to Benjamin Frankin in honor of his 301st… READ MORE
Greater New Jersey–Now in Paperback
12/14/2006
Greater New Jersey: Living in the Shadow of Gotham Dennis E. Gale 208 pages | 5 1/2 x 9 | 32 illus. Paper 2007 | ISBN 0-8122-1957-0 | $19.95 |… READ MORE
Cnaan and the Role of Congregations
11/17/2006
If you’re interested in roles that faith-based organizations play in Philadelphia communities, hear Ram A. Cnaan discuss his research on The Other Philadelphia Story: How Local Congregations Support Quality of… READ MORE
Camden at Another Crossroads
11/07/2006
Four years after the New Jersey State Legislature voted to spend $175 million to help revitalize Camden, a series of resignations has placed the troubled riverfront town at another crossroads,… READ MORE
