Month: July 2013

In Other Words: Late Imperial China

by Janet Gilbert Journals, Direct Response and Renewals Senior Coordinator  Time travel is possible, in the pages of Late Imperial China—and in our newest installment of In Other Words, featuring editor Tobie Meyer-Fong. The video opens a conversation on the journal’s special section on gender and medicine, transporting viewers to a time more than a…

The Trayvon Martin event between past and future

Guest Post by Neil Roberts Not guilty. The force of those two words, delivered on July 13, 2013, by the six-person jury in the State of Florida vs. George Zimmerman case, nationally and globally ignited already intense domestic debates about race, Stand Your Ground laws, gun control, and the strictures of federalism demarcating distinct domains between federal jurisprudence…

A renewed push to protect the privacy of American readers

Following revelations about the reach of the United States government's controversial surveillance programs, groups representing publishers, booksellers, libraries, and authors have renewed their push for amendments to the USA Patriot Act. In a statement released yesterday, the Campaign for Reader Privacy said: The Campaign for Reader Privacy calls on Congress and on the President to take the…

A renewed push to protect the privacy of American readers

Following revelations about the reach of the United States government's controversial surveillance programs, groups representing publishers, booksellers, libraries, and authors have renewed their push for amendments to the USA Patriot Act. In a statement released yesterday, the Campaign for Reader Privacy said: The Campaign for Reader Privacy calls on Congress and on the President to take the…