Penn Press Book Recommendations & Book Mentions
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The Paradox of Urban Revitalization: Progress and Poverty in America's Postindustrial Era
Howard Gillette
LISTEN: Author Howard Gillette, Jr. discusses his new book THE PARADOX OF URBAN REVITALIZATION with @BorderStruggles on @NewBooksNetwork's Urban Studies podcast: https://t.co/ASJJUQEVsr
Hardcover, 2022
$39.95$19.98 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Many Resurrections of Henry Box Brown
Martha Cutter
ICYMI: Congratulations to author @MarthaCutter, whose book THE MANY RESURRECTIONS OF HENRY BOX BROWN has received an honorable mention for the Sharon Harris Book Award, granted by @UCHI_UConn! https://t.co/rvs2nwmNku
Hardcover, 2022
$49.95$24.98 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Customer-Base Audit: The First Step on the Journey to Customer Centricity
Peter Fader
ICYMI: Author @faderp discusses THE CUSTOMER BASE AUDIT in a new interview from @wwd: https://t.co/D4wYm4LzgS
Paperback, 2022
$24.99$12.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
A Right to Lie?: Presidents, Other Liars, and the First Amendment
Catherine J. Ross
LISTEN: Author @catherinejross_ (A RIGHT TO LIE?) discusses the Dominion/Fox News settlement on @WGNLegalFaceOff: https://t.co/P2f8xGcC0t
Hardcover, 2021
$24.95$12.48 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Restitching Identities in Rural Sri Lanka: Gender, Neoliberalism, and the Politics of Contentment
Sandya Hewamanne
Congratulations to author @SandyaHewamanne, whose book RESTITCHING IDENTITIES IN RURAL SRI LANKA has won the Cecil B. Currey Book Award, granted by the Association of Global South Studies! https://t.co/iz9tSSDw05
Hardcover, 2020
$55.00$30.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book(max discount $25)
I've Been Here All the While: Black Freedom on Native Land
Alaina E. Roberts
Congratulations to author @allthewhile1, whose book I'VE BEEN HERE ALL THE WHILE has received an honorable mention from @BerksConference for a first book in any field of history that does not focus on the history of women, gender, and/or sexuality: https://t.co/fLsTK6egHD
Paperback, 2023
$24.95$12.48 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Martyrdom of the Franciscans: Islam, the Papacy, and an Order in Conflict
Christopher Macevitt
ICYMI: Our new blog series Tracy Picks a Franklin's Fave kicks off with an Christopher MacEvitt's THE MARTYRDOM OF THE FRANCISCANS (now available for 75% off!): https://t.co/bVe2q3XtzJ
Hardcover, 2020
$74.95$49.95 + Free shipping50% off your first book(max discount $25)
Urban Planning in a World of Informal Politics
Chandan Deuskar
Congratulations to author @CD_planner, whose book URBAN PLANNING IN A WORLD OF INFORMAL POLITICS has won the Best Book in Urban Affairs Award from @UAAnews! https://t.co/Kc2cKu4yUY
Hardcover, 2022
$69.95$44.95 + Free shipping50% off your first book(max discount $25)
Citizens of the World: U.S. Women and Global Government
Megan Threlkeld
LISTEN: Author @MeganThrelkeld discusses her book CITIZENS OF THE WORLD with @MichaelCullina2 on the @GildedandProg podcast: https://t.co/NNzt21PRrO
Hardcover, 2022
$39.95$19.98 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Set the World on Fire: Black Nationalist Women and the Global Struggle for Freedom
Keisha N. Blain
TOMORROW: @KeishaBlain will discuss her award-winning book SET THE WORLD ON FIRE as part of our new virtual event series with @Pennalumni , Behind the Book with Penn Press. Register today! https://t.co/zpJTCKRuPE https://t.co/hkKGoJ4z3e
Paperback, 2019
$29.95$14.98 + Free shipping50% off your first book