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Harvard University Press @harvardpress.bsky.social · Apr 23
Happy birthday to the Bard!

There's no better guide to the sonnets of William Shakespeare than Helen Vendler.

This Poetry Month, save 30% on your copy of The Art of Shakespeare's Sonnets with the code POE30: tinyurl.com/yc8nzsw3
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Dagomar Degroot @dagomardegroot.bsky.social · 8d
It's finally in my hands! @harvardpress.bsky.social did such a wonderful job with the jacket. It's available for preorder, and will ship (to anyone in the US or Canada) on October 28th. #EnvHist #Astronomy #Space
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Harvard University Press @harvardpress.bsky.social · 14d
"A brilliant history of a weaponized mantra." – @theguardian.com

Freedom of speech is on everyone's mind—but did you know the concept itself is a relatively recent phenomenon?

Regulating speech and print was once universally accepted as a necessary and proper activity of government.
A copy of What Is Free Speech? The History of a Dangerous Idea by Fara Dabhoiwala against a gray background
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Christina J. Cross @christinajcross.bsky.social · 17d
I’m delighted to share that link to my PBS interview about INHERITED INEQUALITY is now available! Follow the link below:
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Is the Benefit of a Two-Parent Family a Myth? Harvard Sociologist Explains | Amanpour and Company
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Jose Vilson, PhD @thejosevilson.com · 15d
"And so when we’re thinking about how important these resources are for improving child outcomes, we need to remember that if we don’t have equal inputs, we cannot expect equal outcomes."

A good interview between @rcobooth.bsky.social and @christinajcross.bsky.social. Read on.
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Rachel Cohen Booth @rcobooth.bsky.social · 15d
"when it comes to income, Black two-parent families had about 60 percent of the income of white two-parent families and only 25 percent of the wealth"

www.vox.com/policy/46177...
The big myth about why Black kids can’t get ahead
How ignoring two-parent families has warped the narrative.
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Christina J. Cross @christinajcross.bsky.social · 15d
It was a pleasure speaking with senior policy correspondent @rachelbooth.bsky.social from @vox.com about my new book—and what my research means for debates about family structure & racial inequality. Read about our wide-ranging discussion below:

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Harvard University Press @harvardpress.bsky.social · 14d
In a brief span of time, the freedom to use words as one pleased was reimagined as an ideal to be held and defended in common.

What Is Free Speech? by historian Fara Dabhoiwala is the unsettling history of an ideal as cherished as it is misunderstood.

Keep reading: bit.ly/46dqIxC
What Is Free Speech? — Harvard University Press
“A brilliant history of a weaponized mantra.” —The GuardianA leading intellectual historian shows how free speech, once viewed as both hazardous and unnatural, was reinvented as an unalloyed good, wit...
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Harvard University Press @harvardpress.bsky.social · 14d
From Sumeria to China to seventeenth–century Europe, premodern societies knew that some speech could destroy lives, undermine social order, and sow political unrest.

Then, in the early 1700s, something changed.
"Who can speak, who gets heard, and who makes the rules about what one can say is always about power and authority." – Fara Dabhoiwala, What Is Free Speech?
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Harvard University Press @harvardpress.bsky.social · 14d
"A brilliant history of a weaponized mantra." – @theguardian.com

Freedom of speech is on everyone's mind—but did you know the concept itself is a relatively recent phenomenon?

Regulating speech and print was once universally accepted as a necessary and proper activity of government.
A copy of What Is Free Speech? The History of a Dangerous Idea by Fara Dabhoiwala against a gray background
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Dylan Gottlieb @dygottlieb.bsky.social · Aug 31
Yuppies has a cover! And a release date!

Out May 12 with @harvardpress.bsky.social.
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Beth Lew-Williams @bethlewwilliams.bsky.social · 24d
Excited to share this essay on racial violence, civic apology, and the elusive dream of racial reconciliation.

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The Ritual of Civic Apology
More than a century after driving out their Chinese residents, cities across the West are saying sorry, with parks, plaques, and proclamations. But it’s seldom clear who they’re talking to—or what the...
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Cassandra Speaks @cassandraspeaking.bsky.social · 16d
This is an indispensable guide to the Sonnets and a beautiful book.
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Harvard University Press @harvardpress.bsky.social · Apr 23
Happy birthday to the Bard!

There's no better guide to the sonnets of William Shakespeare than Helen Vendler.

This Poetry Month, save 30% on your copy of The Art of Shakespeare's Sonnets with the code POE30: tinyurl.com/yc8nzsw3
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American Society of Church History @aschurchhistory.bsky.social · 18d
Today's featured title:

"For I Have Sinned: The Rise and Fall of Catholic Confession in America," by James M. O'Toole, Harvard University Press, 2025

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"For I Have Sinned: The Rise and Fall of Catholic Confession in America," by James M. O'Toole, Harvard University Press, 2025 in white text on a blue background
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Michael Luo @michaelluo.bsky.social · 24d
A moving, searching essay by @bethlewwilliams.bsky.social, who has an important new book, “John Doe Chinaman.” www.newyorker.com/news/the-wee...
The Ritual of Civic Apology
More than a century after driving out their Chinese residents, cities across the West are saying sorry, with parks, plaques, and proclamations. But it’s seldom clear who they’re talking to—or what the...
www.newyorker.com
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Thomas Piketty @thomaspiketty.bsky.social · Sep 5
Now available in english *A History of Political Conflict. Elections and Social Inequalities in France 1789-2022* 📚

Our book with Julia Cagé is out at @harvardpress.bsky.social >>> www.hup.harvard.edu/books/978067...

All data sets available below 👇
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Kevin M. Levin @civilwarmemory.bsky.social · 29d
Thanks to @harvardpress.bsky.social for sending along an advance copy of their new annotated edition of The Memoirs of General William Tecumseh Sherman. It's still a classic and a must read for any serious student of the Civil War era. 🗃️ www.hup.harvard.edu/books/978067...
The Memoirs of General William Tecumseh Sherman — Harvard University Press
A titan among Civil War military geniuses gives an unvarnished account of his career, presented for the first time in a definitive annotated edition, marking the 150th anniversary of the original publ...
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The Well-read Naturalist @wellreadnaturalist.bsky.social · Sep 4
Yes, you can (learn to understand Kant with the help of this new book). #Booksky
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Harvard University Press @harvardpress.bsky.social · Sep 4
You'll love it as much as Kant loved coffee.

Marcus Willaschek's hotly anticipated Kant: A Revolution in Thinking is a lively tour through the revolutionary ideas of Immanuel Kant, the founder of modern philosophy—suitable for experts and newcomers alike.
A hand holds a copy of Marcus Willaschek's Kant: A Revolution in Thinking ahead of a cappuccino in a café setting.
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heather hughes @birdmaddgirl.bsky.social · Sep 4
spooky season is here, Sept is my birth month (when i like to reread a fave), & that del Toro film looks incredible. time to revisit a book i’m still so proud to have worked on - The Annotated Frankenstein from @harvardpress.bsky.social
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Harvard University Press @harvardpress.bsky.social · Sep 4
Critique + cappuccino. Name a better pair.

Share this with a friend who owes you a café date: tinyurl.com/4vdmxy4a
Kant — Harvard University Press
A foremost Kant expert takes us on a lively tour through the revolutionary ideas of the founder of modern philosophy.Immanuel Kant is undoubtedly the most important philosopher of the modern era. His ...
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Harvard University Press @harvardpress.bsky.social · Sep 4
You'll love it as much as Kant loved coffee.

Marcus Willaschek's hotly anticipated Kant: A Revolution in Thinking is a lively tour through the revolutionary ideas of Immanuel Kant, the founder of modern philosophy—suitable for experts and newcomers alike.
A hand holds a copy of Marcus Willaschek's Kant: A Revolution in Thinking ahead of a cappuccino in a café setting.
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Australian Book Review @austbookreview.bsky.social · Sep 4
This week on the ABR Podcast, Lynda Ng reviews To Save and To Destroy: Writing as an Other by @vietthanhnguyen.bsky.social.

‘Other Orientalisms: Refusing to be spectacle’ by @lyndang.bsky.social | @harvardpress.bsky.social

www.australianbookreview.com.au/podcast/760-...
‘Other Orientalisms: Refusing to be spectacle’ by Lynda Ng | The ABR Podcast #245
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Harvard University Press @harvardpress.bsky.social · Sep 3
Who votes for whom, and why? These are questions that have been with us since the dawn of democracy.

In their new book, A History of Political Conflict, Julia Cagé and Thomas Piketty comb through more than 200 years of data to find answers.

Learn more: bit.ly/4lFvV5K
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Ahhhhh @nerdjpg.com · Apr 23
I think this is my next purchase
Bitter Fruit The Story of the American Coup in Guatemala By Stephen Schlesinger and Stephen Kinzer Revised and Expanded Edition with Essays by John H. Coatsworth, Stephen Schlesinger and Stephen Kinzer, Richard A. Nuccio, and June Carolyn Erlick
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Harvard University Press @harvardpress.bsky.social · Sep 3
Who votes for whom, and why? These are questions that have been with us since the dawn of democracy.

In their new book, A History of Political Conflict, Julia Cagé and Thomas Piketty comb through more than 200 years of data to find answers.

Learn more: bit.ly/4lFvV5K
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A copy of A History of Political Conflict by Julia Cagé and Thomas Piketty ahead of a blurry mahogany background.
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Rachel Field @rachelfield2.bsky.social · Aug 29
Beautiful spread of an excerpt from THE COLOR OF NORTH in the next issue of Discovery Magazine. @harvardpress.bsky.social
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Jen Heemstra @jenheemstra.bsky.social · Sep 2
The new academic year means new goals, and if you're leading a research group (or yourself!) then some of those goals may be leadership goals.

To celebrate a new year and new goals, @harvardpress.bsky.social is giving 20% off #LabworkToLeadership through Sept.
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