Month: December 2015
Our 2016 History catalog is in the mail and we cordially invite you to browse the online edition here. Use code "HZNA" to receive a 30% discount when you order! Visit the JHUP exhibit at the American Historical Association annual meeting in Atlanta from January 7–10, 2016.
All JHU Press books are now on sale at a 40% discount and shipping is FREE when your order totals $50 or more! Use discount code HHOL and start browsing here. This offer is valid until December 31, 2015. So get shopping! And reading!
All JHU Press books are now on sale at a 40% discount and shipping is FREE when your order totals $50 or more! Use discount code HHOL and start browsing here. This offer is valid until December 31, 2015. So get shopping! And reading!
The fall of communism in Eastern Europe happened twenty-five years ago, and it seems like a vestige of some bygone era. But some institutions in former Soviet republics and other countries in the region still feel the effects of that tremendous change. That notion spurred the creation of a pair of special issues of the journal Library…
In his book Feeling Like a Kid: Childhood and Children's Literature, Jerry Griswold explores five sensations particularly important in childhood. In the excerpt below, he examines “snugness” and its particular association with Christmas. “Cozy Time” Turning from space to time, we can note that there are certain occasions especially apt for an evocation of…
By Davida G. Breier BACKGROUND I became the fulfillment operations manager for Hopkins Fulfillment Services (HFS) in January 2010. My job description included several tangential tasks, including ordering archive copies of recently released titles and the laissez-faire management of the off-site JHUP archive. For many years HFS had its own distribution warehouse, but in 2001…
Guest post by Cathy Maulsby Tremendous progress has been made in the fight against HIV since the first World AIDS Day in 1988. Thanks to advancements in antiretroviral therapy (ART), HIV can now be a manageable chronic disease, and in the U.S., the average life expectancy for people living with HIV (PLWH) continues to increase…
Guest post by Cathy Maulsby Tremendous progress has been made in the fight against HIV since the first World AIDS Day in 1988. Thanks to advancements in antiretroviral therapy (ART), HIV can now be a manageable chronic disease, and in the U.S., the average life expectancy for people living with HIV (PLWH) continues to increase…