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November 22nd marks the 50th anniversary of the assassination of John F. Kennedy. Few American figures are as iconic as JFK, and UC Press joins the millions of Americans today in remembering …

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Nov

38th Parallel Authors Reflect on China’s New Environmental Policy

David and Janet Carle, authors of Traveling the 38th Parallel: A Water Line around the World, are optimistic that China’s recent decision to de-emphasize the pursuit of economic growth above all else …

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Nov

Associate Editor Ming Xu gives his thoughts on Sustainable Engineering and why he thinks Elementa is important

“Given that sustainability encompasses three dimensions (environmental, economic, and social), sustainable engineering by nature is highly interdisciplinary.” Your academic appointment at the University of Michigan is somewhat unique in that you …

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Nov

Podcast Interview with Ian Jarred Miller, Author of The Nature of the Beasts

Ian Jarred Miller, professor of Japanese history at Harvard University, was recently interviewed on New Books in East Asian Studies about his new book, The Nature of the Beasts: Empire and Exhibition at the Tokyo Imperial …

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Nov

Arin Dube Answers Elizabeth Warren on Wage Gap

Watch Arin Dube, contributing author to When Mandates Work, respond to Elizabeth Warren’s statements on increasing the minimum wage. Dube discusses why minimum wage has not kept pace with productivity over the …

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Nov

In Memoriam: Michael Sullivan

Michael Sullivan, the author of five UC Press books on Chinese art, including Art and Artists of Twentieth-Century China, The Meeting of Eastern and Western Art, and Arts of China, has passed …