Category: Book talks
Events and conferences will keep JHUP authors and staff extra busy this month. Zocalo Public Square hosts Arizona State President Michael Crow, author of Designing the New American University, for a discussion with New York Times columnist Frank Bruni and Chronicle of Higher Education editor Liz McMillen. Authors Michael Burlingame and Charley Mitchell participate in…
Events and conferences will keep JHUP authors and staff extra busy this month. Zocalo Public Square hosts Arizona State President Michael Crow, author of Designing the New American University, for a discussion with New York Times columnist Frank Bruni and Chronicle of Higher Education editor Liz McMillen. Authors Michael Burlingame and Charley Mitchell participate in…
Guest Post by Phil Walsh, Washington College A recent visitor to Washington College came away impressed with the vibrancy and potential of our campus. He appreciated the size and quality of our student body (about 1450 undergraduate students, drawn from all over the nation and world); he loved our bucolic location (in Chestertown, MD, on…
The bold lines and decorative details of Art Deco have stood the test of time since one of its first appearances in the International Exhibition of Modern Decorative and Industrial Arts in Paris in 1925. The style reflected the confidence of the age—streamlined, chrome-clad, glossy black. Along with simple elegance, sharp lines, and cosmopolitan aspirations,…
The bold lines and decorative details of Art Deco have stood the test of time since one of its first appearances in the International Exhibition of Modern Decorative and Industrial Arts in Paris in 1925. The style reflected the confidence of the age—streamlined, chrome-clad, glossy black. Along with simple elegance, sharp lines, and cosmopolitan aspirations,…
Our December calendar begins with some terrific author events and ends with preparations for the new year’s onslaught of academic meetings. As always, we appreciate your help in spreading the word about JHUP’s events and activities. And never forget, please, that books and journal subscriptions from the Press make most excellent gifts. Best wishes to…
Our November calendar is full to brimming, with events from the west coast to the east on topics ranging from generic drugs to Maryland geography. As always, we invite you to support these events and help spread the word. Three cheers to JHUP authors and staff--and the busy month ahead! 3 November 2014, 6:00 pm…
Our November calendar is full to brimming, with events from the west coast to the east on topics ranging from generic drugs to Maryland geography. As always, we invite you to support these events and help spread the word. Three cheers to JHUP authors and staff--and the busy month ahead! 3 November 2014, 6:00 pm…
Guest Post by Dane A. Morrison ISIS, Ebola, globalization, the Ukraine. State-sponsored terrorism, globally transmitted disease, worldwide economic disruption, fraught relations with overseas powers. The New York Times, the Washington Post, CNN, and FOX News shout this constellation of dangers to even the casual, cowering observer. In response, we imagine better times and think of these troubles…
Guest Post by Dane A. Morrison ISIS, Ebola, globalization, the Ukraine. State-sponsored terrorism, globally transmitted disease, worldwide economic disruption, fraught relations with overseas powers. The New York Times, the Washington Post, CNN, and FOX News shout this constellation of dangers to even the casual, cowering observer. In response, we imagine better times and think of these troubles…