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Hermina G.B. Anghelescu, Library Trends
In Volume 63, Library Trends published a pair of special issues which examined the state of libraries in Eastern Europe 25 years after the end of Communism. Guest edited by Hermina G.B. Anghelescu, the articles in the issues took a comprehensive look at the...
Browse our new History catalog!
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...
Don't miss JHUP's holiday book sale!
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!
Libraries after communism
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...
Christmas "snugness"
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...
Moving the JHUP book archive (AKA Project Silverfish)
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...
Considering the HIV Care Continuum on World AIDS Day
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...
Eliot prose receives Modernist Studies Association prize
This post re-publishes portions of a story by Maureen McGavin that appeared online at the Emory News Center. Read the full story here. The second volume of a JHUP's monumental digital work, The Complete Prose of T.S. Eliot: The Critical Edition, coedited by...
Look! Up in the sky!
By Brian Shea JHUP Journals PR and Advertising Coordinator I don’t feel very special sitting in my cubicle at work. I enjoy my work and feel like I do things to help our journals and affiliated societies promote the work that they do, but think I rank among...
Religion, politics, and Charlie Sheen
By Kathryn Marguy Of all the celebratory hullabaloo surrounding the release of Adele’s latest album, my favorite has to be Saturday Night Live’s "A Thanksgiving Miracle" sketch. The scene opens with a family gathered around the table for Thanksgiving. As they...