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Welcome to our the Columbia University Press website. Please join us in celebration of our Quasquicentennial!

June 13, 2018, will mark our 125th anniversary! We invite you to celebrate with us, throughout the year as we reflect on the milestones and achievements that form our legacy, and as we look toward the future. Follow along on social media #CUP125 for new posts and a chance to win prizes.

In honor of Poetry Month and Earth Day, we’ll be featuring books in each category every week during April. Be sure to visit our blog on Mondays and Tuesdays for a chance to win a copy of one of our featured books. Tune in the rest of the week for book excerpts and exclusive author Q&As.

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New Titles from Distributed Presses

The Market
How Do Small Farmers Fare?
Beckett's Late Stage
Tharlo
Comparison

  • From Agenda Publishing: The Market, by: Matthew Watson

  • From Tulika Books: How Do Small Farmers Fare?: Evidence from Village Studies in India. Edited by Madhura Swaminathan and Sandipan Baksi

  • From ibidem Presss: Beckett’s Late Stage: Trauma, Language, and Subjectivity, by Rhys Tranter

  • From University Museum and Art Gallery, Hong Kong University Press: Tharlo: Short Story and Film Script by Pema Tseden. Edited with a critical introduction by Jessica Yeung and Wai-ping Yau. Translated by Jessica Yeung

  • From Barbara Budrich Publishers: Comparison: A Methodological Introduction for the Social Sciences, by Leonardo Morlino

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On CUP Blog

Taming the Wild Horse: A Daoist Contemplative Path (Apr 19, 2018)
Read a guest post by Louis Komjathy, author of TAMING THE WILD HORSE: AN ANNOTATED TRANSLATION AND STUDY OF THE DAOIST HORSE TAMING PICTURES.
Columbia University Press Authors Awarded the 2018 Guggenheim Fellowship! (Apr 18, 2018)
We are proud to announce that several of our authors were awarded the 2018 Guggenheim Fellowship. They were among the 173 recipients, selected from almost 3,000 applicants. We are honored to be their publisher and congratulate each of them on their exceptional work and scholarship. Available Now ALISON GRIFFITHS Author of Carceral Fantasies: Cinema and Prison in Early Twentieth-Century
Malaprop’s Bookstore/Cafe Celebrates Our 125th Anniversary! (Apr 18, 2018)
To help celebrate their 125th(!) year in existence, we’ve got a table packed with @ColumbiaUP books right by the front door. pic.twitter.com/Ap4FwuwhzZ — Malaprop’s Bookstore/Cafe (@Malaprops) March 1, 2018
Earth at Risk: An Excerpt (Apr 18, 2018)
This month, in honor of Earth Day, we’re featuring titles that are related to climate change and environmental studies. Today we’re presenting you with an excerpt from Earth at Risk: Natural Capital and the Quest for Sustainability, by Claude Henry and Laurence Tubiana. Enter our book giveaway by Friday at 1 PM for a chance to win a free
Book Culture Celebrates Our 125th Anniversary (Apr 17, 2018)
We’re celebrating the 125th Anniversary of @ColumbiaUP with a display of some of our favorite titles! Check it out at Book Culture on 112th, where we have a wide selection of books from the press! pic.twitter.com/jOY9kE6Bum — Book Culture (@bookculture) April 17, 2018