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Attention Civil War buffs and students of African American history: We're giving away a signed set of Ronald Coddington's Faces of the Civil War books! That's three books, Faces of the Civil War, Faces of the Confederacy, and African American Faces of the Civil War, for the answer to one simple question. The question is…
Guest Post by Min Hyoung Song In Oak Creek, Wisconsin, on August 5, 2012, Wade Michael Page entered the Sikh Temple of Wisconsin during Sunday service and opened fired, killing six and wounding several others. He then turned his gun on himself. Page was a veteran of the army and was being tracked by the…
News and Notes E-books now available on JHUP website Did you know that hundreds of our books are available as e-books from vendors such as Amazon and Barnes & Noble? Well, we’re pleased to announce that you can now buy JHUP e-books directly from our website. Simply add the e-book to your shopping cart and…
News and Notes E-books now available on JHUP website Did you know that hundreds of our books are available as e-books from vendors such as Amazon and Barnes & Noble? Well, we’re pleased to announce that you can now buy JHUP e-books directly from our website. Simply add the e-book to your shopping cart and…
Guest post by Dennis Deslippe The long-standing call to replace race-sensitive programs with class-sensitive ones has taken on fresh meaning in the wake of oral arguments in the University of Texas case (Fisher v. Texas) at the U.S. Supreme Court earlier this week. Although the justices can cast unexpected votes (think Chief Justice John Roberts’…
Guest post by Harold D. Langley Before considering medicine in the U.S. Navy during the War of 1812, it is necessary to understand the ideas that influenced the professional healers of that era. Long before the germ theory of disease was discovered, the medical practice of the time was based on the “humoral” theory, which…
The Doctor is In is an occasional series where JHU Press authors discuss the latest developments and news in health and medicine. In this installment, Elizabeth E. Houser, M.D., and Stephanie Riley Hahn, P.T., address seven common questions women have about pelvic health. 1. Urinary incontinence (an indicator of poor pelvic health) is a normal sign of…
Wild Thing is an occasional series where JHU Press authors write about the flora and fauna of the natural world—from the rarest flower to the most magnificent beast. guest post by Val Kells Rockfishes are a diverse and highly successful group within the Family Scorpaenidae, or Scorpionfishes. There are currently 102 known species of Scorpaenids…
Chapter and Verse is a series where JHU Press authors and editors discuss the literary landscape of poetry and prose, whether their own creative work or the literature of others. guest post by Edward McCrorie You translate for many reasons, no doubt, but I think the most important are a strong response to the author’s…
Chapter and Verse is a series where JHU Press authors and editors discuss the literary landscape of poetry and prose, whether their own creative work or the literature of others. guest post by Edward McCrorie You translate for many reasons, no doubt, but I think the most important are a strong response to the author’s…