Category: American History

News and Notes Take a peak inside our latest Political Science Catalog, covering International Relations, Democracy Studies, Security Studies, and American Politics. Charles Rzepka, author of Being Cool: The Work of Elmore Leonard, wrote a moving eulogy honoring the late author, who passed away last month. Michelle Ann Abate, author of Bloody Murder: The Homicide…

 Guest post by Ronald S. Coddington One day during the summer of 1904, Alex Johnson beamed as he stood on the Boston Common before the Shaw Memorial. Four decades earlier, he and his comrades in the Fifty-fourth Massachusetts Infantry passed this spot as they marched off to war with Col. Robert Gould Shaw. Now, Johnson…

Guest post by Rebecca Anne Goetz In the recent controversy over the American Historical Association’s statement on open access dissertations, I found myself reliving an old argument about how scholars do research and share their work. The advent of both the internet and the social media tools that facilitate scholarly communication online have left our rather…

Guest post by Rebecca Anne Goetz In the recent controversy over the American Historical Association’s statement on open access dissertations, I found myself reliving an old argument about how scholars do research and share their work. The advent of both the internet and the social media tools that facilitate scholarly communication online have left our rather…

News and Notes The August 8 edition of the London Review of Books featured a magnificent Colm Tóibín appreciation of The Selected Letters of Anthony Hecht. Americans are living longer than ever, aided by ever-advancing life-saving medical technologies and treatments. Dr. Dan Morhaim, author of The Better End: Surviving (and Dying) on Your Own Terms in…

News and Notes The August 8 edition of the London Review of Books featured a magnificent Colm Tóibín appreciation of The Selected Letters of Anthony Hecht. Americans are living longer than ever, aided by ever-advancing life-saving medical technologies and treatments. Dr. Dan Morhaim, author of The Better End: Surviving (and Dying) on Your Own Terms in…

Heat waves, vacations, and the infamous “dog days” are hardly enough to deter intrepid JHU Press authors, editors, and staff.  A bushel full of academic meetings and interesting author events appear on the August calendar, including an online book salon. Like a taste of the season’s best produce, enjoy these late summer activities and help…

Heat waves, vacations, and the infamous “dog days” are hardly enough to deter intrepid JHU Press authors, editors, and staff.  A bushel full of academic meetings and interesting author events appear on the August calendar, including an online book salon. Like a taste of the season’s best produce, enjoy these late summer activities and help…

News and Notes Curious about life sciences, or want to learn more about American history? Click here to let us know which subject areas you are interested in so that we can let you know about books we know you'll want to read. Tragically, there seems to be a rash of train wrecks of late,…

News and Notes Curious about life sciences, or want to learn more about American history? Click here to let us know which subject areas you are interested in so that we can let you know about books we know you'll want to read. Tragically, there seems to be a rash of train wrecks of late,…