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Columbia University Press @columbiaup.bsky.social · 5h

Now available! STATIC FORMS develops a new theory of the emergence of modernist literary forms through a series of parallel readings of Arabic and Hebrew prose.https://buff.ly/9BkwJAb #MiddleEast #Literature #ModernistStudies

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Columbia University Press @columbiaup.bsky.social · 7h

In this article, author of BRANDING AS A CULTURAL FORCE Robin Lada offers six strategies that transform companies from brands into cultural forces. buff.ly/YJY1EEw @fastcompany.com

The Messy Truth Behind Public Health Leadership

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Columbia University Press @columbiaup.bsky.social · 9h

In this episode of the PUBLIC HEALTH INSIGHT podcast, Tista Ghosh opens up about growing up between cultures, navigating political minefields as Colorado’s Chief Medical Officer, and what she learned listening to frontline workers.

Podcast Episode · Public Health Insight · 30/09/2025 · 42m

Public Higher Education in an Age of Disruption

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Philip Leventhal @philipleventhal.bsky.social · 1d

This Wednesday, Jennifer Scappettone will be launching her eagerly awaited and timely new book, POETRY AFTER BARBARISM at the Regenstein Library at the University of Chicago. bit.ly/42WuVUa @columbiaup.bsky.social

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Philip Leventhal @philipleventhal.bsky.social · 1d

On the New Books Network, Ragini Tharoor Srinivasan discusses her new book, OVERDETERMINED, the dynamics that shape contemporary Indian English literature, and the complexities of teaching minoritized literatures in the West tinyurl.com/45zyfjmh @columbiaup.bsky.social @newbooksnetwork.bsky.social

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Columbia University Press @columbiaup.bsky.social · 1d

In this episode of the Transformed podcast, Ian F. McNeely reveals how his book, THE UNIVERSITY UNFETTERED provides a dispassionate, evidence-based examination of how public universities operate.

Understand the age of disruption and how it shapes innovation, business strategies, and consumer behavior in higher education.

Columbia University Press @columbiaup.bsky.social · 1d

Now available! SEEING THROUGH ABSTRACTION examines how writers of the Republican era (1912–1949) came to recognize and respond to “information.” buff.ly/eCdd90P #ModernChina #Literature

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Unseasonable: Climate Change in Global Literatures

Columbia University Press @columbiaup.bsky.social · 1d

"The power of Sarah Dimick’s innovative book is to give sustained aesthetic and theoretical attention to the disjunctures of time and temperature that make up some of the most pronounced but also quotidian experiences of the climate crisis."—Rebecca Oh, Modern Language Quarterly

I began reading Unseasonable on a late October afternoon, when the temperature in central Illinois was 80 degrees Fahrenheit. Across the Midwestern United States, the weather was wrong. Too hot, too…

How to Deal with Time without Temporal Agency - Human Studies

Columbia University Press @columbiaup.bsky.social · 1d

"In prison, the power relations are so strong and the institution so rationalized that the individual’s own leeway becomes very small."—Alexander Schmidl on CAGE OF DAY, Human Studies

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Erin E. O'Connor Fire Craft: Art, Body, and World Among Glassblowers Columbia University Press 296 pages, 5 x 8 inches, ISBN 9780231218443

Columbia University Press @columbiaup.bsky.social · 2d

"I hope that FIRE CRAFT gives back to the world of studio glass as much as studio glass continues to give me - fire for thought."— Erin E. O'Connor, Rorotoko

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UBC Asian Studies @asia.ubc.ca · 2d

"More Swindles from the Late Ming" (2025), translated by UBC Asian Studies professors Dr. Christopher Rea and Dr. Bruce Rusk, presents sensational stories of scams from Zhang Yingyu’s criminal underworld, where women both led and exposed elaborate cons.

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Columbia University Press @columbiaup.bsky.social · 12d

We're wrapping up National Translation Month with tales of women who mastered deception in Ming Dynasty China. buff.ly/mcgXG6G #NationalTranslationMonth #MingDynasty #FemaleSwindlers #HistoryUnveiled #ReadTheWorld

New blog post at cupblog.org. Q&A: Mistresses of Deception: Female Swindlers in Ming Dynasty China. Bruce Rusk and Christopher Rea. It includes the covers of The Book Of Swindles and More Swindles From the Late Ming.

Columbia University Press @columbiaup.bsky.social · 2d

Now available! Through rich storytelling and nuanced analysis, Michelle Pannor Silver’s AGING WITH AGILITY shows how our perceptions of aging shape the way we take care of our bodies. buff.ly/mkNPoKG #Athletes #EliteAthletes #ExerciseWithAge

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Winning with Data Science: Practical Strategies for Leaders

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Jacob Ware @jacobware.bsky.social · 2d

A real pleasure to join @psodhan.bsky.social on his delightful Books in Five series alongside my colleague and co-author Bruce Hoffman, discussing our book God, Guns, and Sedition: Far-Right Terrorism in America — out now in paperback! @columbiaup.bsky.social open.spotify.com/episode/57UD...

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Columbia University Press @columbiaup.bsky.social · 2d

In this episode of the Business Talk with Deepak Bhatt podcast, Howard Friedman and Akshay Swaminathan present key insights from their award-winning book, WINNING WITH DATA SCIENCE. buff.ly/LtMforl #BusinessBooks #BusinessTalk #Management #DataDrivenLeadership #BusinessStrategy #BusinessIntelligence

Dr. Howard Friedman and Akshay Swaminathan present key insights from their award-winning book, Winning with Data Science: A Handbook for Business Leaders. Whether you’re an MBA graduate or a Fortune…

Saving Ourselves From Big Car by David Obst

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Columbia University Press @columbiaup.bsky.social · 2d

"Obst writes clearly, conversationally, and passionately about his subject. Despite the uphill nature of the task, he remains reasonably optimistic that we can mitigate the damage caused by car culture."—Brian Tanguay, California Review of Books buff.ly/RkRE87i #BusinessBook #Sustainability

Columbia Business School Publishing Review by Brian Tanguay When I lived in Tokyo many years ago, my street was just wide enough for two vehicles to pass within inches of one another. Parking on the…

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Columbia University Press @columbiaup.bsky.social · 4d

We are pleased to announce that David Rosner & Gerald Markowitz's BUILDING THE WORLDS THAT KILL US & Rosalind C. Morris's UNSTABLE GROUND are the co-winners of the eleventh annual Columbia University Press Distinguished Book Award. buff.ly/Kdeap28 @columbiauniversity.bsky.social

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Taylor Swift’s Playbook for CEOs: Turning Customers into Devoted Communities - CEOWORLD magazine

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Institute for Historical Studies @ UT Austin @utaustinihs.bsky.social · 4d

How does naming become an act of domination? Find out Monday at Noon as Dr. Ben Brower unpacks “The Colonization of Names: Symbolic Violence and France’s Occupation of Algeria.”

Mon. Oct. 13 | Noon–1:30pm | GAR 4.100
Info/RSVP: bit.ly/BrowerIHS

#ReadUP #HistoryMatters #PostcolonialStudies

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Columbia University Press @columbiaup.bsky.social · 3d

Now available! IF I AM RIGHT, AND I KNOW I AM provides a powerful portrait of the pioneering Danish scientist Inge Lehmann (1888–1993) while guiding readers through the fascinating history of earth science. buff.ly/BFFDxiD #WomenInSTEM #Science #Geology

Promotional graphic for Hanne Strager's If I Am Right, and I Know I Am: Inge Lehmann, the Woman Who Discovered Earth’s Innermost Secret. It includes the book's cover, a blurb, and a a 20% discount with code CUP20SM at cup.columbia.edu.

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Columbia University Press @columbiaup.bsky.social · 3d

We are pleased to announce that Maebh Long and Matthew Hayward's THE RISE OF PACIFIC LITERATURE is the Winner of the 2025 Modernist Studies Association Book Prize. buff.ly/THSpdk5 @moderniststudies.bsky.social

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Columbia University Press @columbiaup.bsky.social · 4d

In this article, author of BRANDING AS A CULTURAL FORCE Robin Landa offers three lessons executives can apply from Taylor Swift’s brand strategy. buff.ly/nUsBJpV #Business #Branding #BrandStrategy

Beyond superstardom, Taylor Swift operates as one of the most effective CEOs of her own brand empire. Her approach to launching albums, engaging fans, and controlling her narrative offers a…

Columbia University Press @columbiaup.bsky.social · 4d

Now available! Designed for independent learners and classrooms alike, READING SANSKRIT offers an in-depth and immersive introduction to Sanskrit, exploring a wide range of narrative, philosophical, and poetic texts from the Buddhist tradition. buff.ly/n6CTyTe #Sanskrit #Buddhism

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A Complete Step-by-Step Introduction with Texts from the Buddhist Tradition. It includes the book's cover, a blurb, and a a 20% discount with code CUP20SM at cup.columbia.edu.

Peaceful protest is even more powerful than we appreciate

Columbia University Press @columbiaup.bsky.social · 4d

In this clip from THE BULWARK podcast, Barbara F. Walter, highlights the power of the citizen and highlights how the book WHY CIVIL RESISTANCE WORKS by Erica Chenoweth and Maria J. Stephan, illustrates the effectiveness of peaceful resistance.

"Forms of resistance like strikes and boycotts and all sorts of little things that people can do are significantly more effective than any form of violence." Peaceful protest is more powerful than we…

Columbia University Press @columbiaup.bsky.social · 4d

Announcing our new and forthcoming books in Modernist Studies! buff.ly/HCJbjw9 @xenoglossic.bsky.social @kristingrogan.bsky.social @fuscowrites.bsky.social @maebhlong.bsky.social @matfournier.bsky.social @adam-mckible.bsky.social @skkeller.bsky.social @notquitehydepark.bsky.socia

Save 20% on new and forthcoming books in Modernist Studies with code CUP20SM at cup.columbia.edu. It features an array of book covers.

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Columbia University Press @columbiaup.bsky.social · 4d

We are pleased to announce that David Rosner & Gerald Markowitz's BUILDING THE WORLDS THAT KILL US & Rosalind C. Morris's UNSTABLE GROUND are the co-winners of the eleventh annual Columbia University Press Distinguished Book Award. buff.ly/Kdeap28 @columbiauniversity.bsky.social