July 21, 2020

Book Giveaway! Universality and Identity Politics

“McGowan shows that a genuinely emancipatory politics is intrinsically universalist, and he reveals the various ways in which identity politics inevitably serves the conservative establishment and traps us into a conception of politics as a struggle of one identity against...

July 21, 2020

New Book Tuesday! Force of Words, The Diary of 1636, U.S. Strategy in the Asian Century and More!

From the Columbia Studies in Terrorism and Irregular Warfare series. Force of Words The Logic of Terrorist Threats Joseph M. Brown Force of Words is a groundbreaking examination of the roles threats play in terrorist strategies. Joseph M. Brown shows how...

July 20, 2020

Book Giveaway! Design with Nature Now

“Design with Nature Now is a timely reminder that ecology is not something to be “remedied, fixed and transformed,” as essayist James Corner puts it. . . It’s a book that brings home the urgency of taking action—and leaves this reader...

July 17, 2020

Book Excerpt! On the Prowl: In Search of Big Cat Origins (preface)

“[An] erudite study of big cats.” ~Nature On the Prowl is a fully illustrated and approachable guide to the evolution of the big cats and what it portends for their conservation today. Mark Hallett and John M. Harris trace the...

July 16, 2020

Q&A: Mark Hallett and John M. Harris on On the Prowl: In Search of Big Cat Origins

“On the Prowl brings together biological and paleontological research related to the origins and history of the big cats, with an original emphasis on Asiatic data, paying homage to their majesty, dignity, and beauty. Mark Hallett’s artwork has succeeded brilliantly...

July 15, 2020

7 Easy Steps to Reducing Plastic Waste

By Rebecca Prince-Ruiz and Joanna Atherfold Finn

“Plastic Free shows how one person can ripple out and cause good around the globe. Never has there been a more important time to share hope and action, and combine them for our Mother Earth.” ~Melissa Joan Hart, actress In...

July 15, 2020

New from Our Distributed Presses! Ideology Over Economics, Political Participation in the Digital Age, Right-Wing Populism and Gender, and More!

Our weekly list of new books is now available! Fernwood Publishing Ideology Over Economics P3s in an Age of Austerity John Loxley In Ideology Over Economics, economist John Loxley examines the expansion of P3s following the 2008 global financial crisis,...

July 14, 2020

Last of the Lions

By Mark Hallett

“Hallett and Harris guide the reader on a 20-million-year tour of predator and prey evolution, using environmental change as an engine for adaptation and extinction. The narrative is engaging, spiked with a touch of controversy, and supported by superb illustrations....

July 14, 2020

New Book Tuesday! Tortured Logic, Midcentury Suspension, American Zealots and More!

Our weekly list of new books is now available! Tortured Logic Why Some Americans Support the Use of Torture in Counterterrorism Erin M. Kearns and Joseph K. Young In Tortured Logic, Erin M. Kearns and Joseph K. Young draw upon a...

July 13, 2020

Author Event! Join SupChina’s Kaiser Kuo in Conversation with Brian Dott

http://www.cupblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/In-Conversation-With-Globe-Book.mp4 Provocative discussions on the global issues of our time with world-class scholars, authors, and thought leaders Friday, July 1712:00 – 1:00 PM EDT5:00 – 6:00 PM GMT +17:00 – 8:00 PM GMT +3 Chinese cuisine without chile peppers seems...