Tales of Transcendence
July 29, 2010
The Chronicle of Higher Education gives its blessing to David Weddle’s new book, Miracles: Wonder and Meaning in World Religions, in a review by Kacie Glenn. In Miracles: Wonder and… READ MORE
Month: July 2010
Bonus March at the FDR Library
July 27, 2010
Stephen Ortiz talked about his book Beyond the Bonus March and GI Bill: How Veteran Politics Shaped the New Deal Era (New York University Press, 2009). In his book he… READ MORE
Why & How Our Schools Punish Kids Too Much
July 21, 2010
Kupchik spent time inside four schools in two states observing teachers, administrators and students. Two of the schools are located in the Southwest and two are in the Mid-Atlantic region…. READ MORE
The Identities of Los Angeles
July 20, 2010
It was as true in 1781 as it is today: the city of Los Angeles as much an idea as a municipality. When it was established that year, El Pueblo… READ MORE
Sociologist Nancy Foner Earns ASA Career Award
July 15, 2010
We just learned that this year’s ASA International Migration Section Distinguished Career Award is being given to Nancy Foner, author of Across Generations: Immigrant Families in America and In a… READ MORE
Kirkus Says Gates Finds the Faces of America
July 13, 2010
A review of Faces of America: How 12 Extraordinary People Discovered their Pasts, by Henry Louis Gates, Jr., at Kirkus. The complex immigrant story of the United States viewed through… READ MORE
New York Times and Washington Post on Out of Control Parents
An op-ed by Margaret K. Nelson, the author of Parenting Out of Control, appeared in the Washington Post on July 4th: A woman I’ll call Erica, a 45-year-old mother of… READ MORE
Huffington Post Counts NYU Press as One of “15 Feisty Small Presses”
July 2, 2010
The Huffington Post considers NYU Press one of the “upstarts and rebels and truly ornery literary entrepreneurs” in their list of 15 Feisty Small Presses: NYU Press consistently publishes scholarly… READ MORE