November 29, 2012
This holiday season, we’re offering 30% off our hand-picked selection of gift books, from Press favorites to recent bestsellers! Simply visit the sale page on our website to browse the… READ MORE
November 21, 2012
—Steven A. Ramirez For many decades the GOP played the politics of racial divisiveness to further the cause of tax cuts, deregulation and a more limited federal government. The election… READ MORE
November 19, 2012
—F. Michael Higginbotham Recently, Americans elected Barack Obama as President for a second term. When Obama began his first term, economic disparities between blacks and whites were alarmingly wide. Black… READ MORE
November 9, 2012
Tuesday’s election gave President Obama a second term in the White House. In a CNN.com article by Moni Basu, Shayne Lee, NYU Press author and Associate Professor of sociology at the… READ MORE
October 16, 2012
—Enid Logan Social scientists have spent a great deal of time in recent years writing about covert racism, also known as colorblind racism, have-a-nice-day racism, or racism lite. Many of… READ MORE
September 17, 2012
—Andrew Guthrie Ferguson On the 225th anniversary of the signing of the Constitution, two truths remain: the Constitution has survived as the foundational document of this country; and no one… READ MORE
September 14, 2012
David A. Harris’s (newly released!) book, Failed Evidence, looks at the flaws of the current justice system and explains why a still-reticent law enforcement needs to fully embrace the scientific present… READ MORE
September 11, 2012
In honor of Patriot Day (September 11), we’ve compiled a list of some of the best books on 9/11 published by NYU Press. Share your favorite 9/11 book with us… READ MORE