The Journals Division of the University of Chicago Press publishes more than 90 journals covering subjects from the humanities to the life sciences and historical
Today, October 10 marks World Mental Health Day— a day for raising awareness of mental health issues and mobilizing efforts in support of mental well-being.
In The Lost Promise: American Universities in the 1960s, Ellen Schrecker illuminates how American universities’ explosive growth intersected with the turmoil of the 1960s, fomenting
In Insatiable City, Theresa McCulla probes the overt and covert ways that the production of food and the discourse about it both created and reinforced many
The University of Chicago Press is pleased to announce that Objects in Air: Artworks and Their Outside around 1900 by Margareta Ingrid Christian is the
Few—if any—of us are looking forward to the upcoming 2024 Election season. During such a historically tumultuous year, most Americans are chiefly concerned with safeguarding
“The Christmas flower,” the poinsettia, has become a ubiquitous symbol of the holidays, but its origins in this country do not evoke the joy and
In 1973, economist E. F. Schumacher published Small Is Beautiful, which introduced a mainstream audience to his theory of “appropriate technology”: the belief that international development
In her revealing new book, American Imperialist, historian Arwen P. Mohun offers a nuanced portrait of how her great-grandfather’s pursuit of career success and financial
To celebrate Indigenous Peoples’ Day, we’ve assembled a reading list highlighting the lives of Indigenous individuals and the history of their communities that have lived
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