By Scott Laderman This guest post is published in advance of the Organization of American Historians conference in St. Louis. UC Press authors share their research and stories that reflect on this …
By Kathryn Edin Tax season is upon us, apparent in the stream of H&R Block TV commercials (“Get your billions back America!”), the line on many middle-class families’ to-do lists—“find tax docs”—that …
Beyond the obvious scholarship that goes into any UC Press book—research, writing, and editing—are challenges that even sophisticated readers and reviewers may remain happily unaware of. In this multi-part Behind the Scenes …
By Andrew Denning This guest post is published in advance of the American Society for Environmental History conference in Washington, DC. UC Press authors share their research and stories that reflect on …
By Julie Sze This guest post is published in advance of the American Society for Environmental History conference in Washington, DC. UC Press authors share their research and stories that reflect on …
By David Gilmartin This guest post is published in advance of the American Society for Environmental History conference in Washington, DC. UC Press authors share their research and stories that reflect on …
By Susanna Rankin Bohme This guest post is published in advance of the American Society for Environmental History conference in Washington, DC. UC Press authors share their research and stories that reflect …
While we certainly talked about New York’s unseasonably cold weather during CAA this year, we also asked our authors what museums and exhibitions they visited, what their favorite panels were, and what …
This Saturday, February 21 marks the 50th anniversary of Malcolm X’s assassination. His untimely death came shortly after his public split with the Nation of Islam, when he was developing an international …
With the Oscars coming up this Sunday, we asked some of our authors to weigh in with their picks and predictions. Boyhood is my favorite movie of the year, my pick for Best …