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March 25, 2008

Books for the Candidates: Immigration

Immigration, a contentious issue among Republicans during the primaries, is sure to surface again in the general election. The recently published Keeping Out the Other: A Critical Introduction to Immigration Enforcement argues that while the focus on enforcement has intensified...

March 24, 2008

Margaretta Jolly in New York City to talk about women’s letters

From March 26 to 31 Margaretta Jolly will be in New York City to discuss her new book, In Love and Struggle: Letters in Contemporary Feminism. You can see the full list of all author events, including Margaretta Jolly’s, on...

March 21, 2008

Blogging Columbia University Press Authors

While we hope you stay and read the posts on this blog, we also want to let you know about some other Columbia-related blogs: Noelle McAfee, visiting professor of philosophy at George Mason University and author of the just published...

March 20, 2008

Award Update: Lambda and Choice

Congratulations to Beth Firestein and all of the contributors to Becoming Visible: Counseling Bisexuals Across the Lifespan for being named a finalist in the Bisexual category of the 20th Annual Lambda Literary Awards. We’ve also posted an interview with Beth...

March 19, 2008

Interview with Jonathan Freedman, author of Klezmer America

Question: So, why did you write this book? Jonathan Freedman: The question any author dreads—and hopes for! I’ve been teaching and writing a lot about the Jews in America and was wondering why so much of the critical writing of...

March 18, 2008

Perspectives on Tibet

With events of the past week, China’s rule over Tibet is once again in the news. Sites such as Radio Free Asia, Students for a Free Tibet, the BBC, and NPR, which interviewed Robert Barnett yesterday, offer news on events...

March 17, 2008

Books to bring out the Irish in you

Happy St. Patrick’s Day! In honor of the Irish today we bring you books that celebrate the achievements of the Irish and Irish-Americans. We begin with acclaimed The Columbia Guide to Irish American History by Timothy J. Meagher. Named a...

March 14, 2008

Houston Baker on the "Prison-Industrial" Complex

According to a new report from the Pew Center on the States, for the first time in the nation’s history, more than one in 100 American adults are now in prison. For minority groups the rate is even higher: one...

March 13, 2008

Lust, Caution, and Eileen Chang: A Posting from Darrell William Davis

We invited film scholars to comment on films relating to their work. In this posting, Darrell William Davis, coauthor with Emilie Yueh-yu Yeh of Taiwan Film Directors: A Treasure Island, considers Ang Lee’s recent film Lust, Caution and its adaptation...

March 12, 2008

Books for Understanding: The Former Yugoslavia

The Association of American University Presses offers a fantastic free online resource tool for people looking for the best books to make sense of current events. Called Books for Understanding, each list compiles university press titles under specific subject headings...

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