From milliseconds to billions of years the atmosphere is highly variable, but thanks to aircraft, satellites and ice and ocean cores and other proxies, it has been quantified to an unprecedented degree; atmospheric science ought to be much more exact. Yet comprehending its extraordinary variability requires an appropriate conceptual framework and over the last decades, […]
Read MoreWe’re taking the day off to attend BEA 2014! Authors, publishers, and book lovers have gathered at New York’s Javits Center for the last few days and we are enjoying the festivities. If you’re in the City and love books as much as we do, swing by! And don’t worry, folks—we’ll be back on Monday with […]
Read MoreThe death of Maya Angelou on Wednesday was a tragic loss for the literary community We honor her legacy and her immense contribution to American literature with a selection from the chronology in The Cambridge Companion to African American Women's Literature that traces the important history of African American women's literature in the US and Angelou's integral role in its development.
Read MoreThis summer, Cambridge University Press honors one hundred years since the Great War. Every Wednesday, we will feature a new post that explores the tragedy, nuance, and legacy of World War I, in everything from the structure of Europe to poetry from the battlefields. Join us for #WWWeds this summer and honor the First World […]
Read MoreHoward Kunreuther and Mark Pauly, authors of Insurance and Behavioral Economics, explain consumer behavior and insurer incentives in one of the most misunderstood industries.
Read MoreHow did openness become a foundational value for the networks of the twenty-first century? In the age of Chelsea Manning and Edward Snowden, we are increasingly focused on "open" digital standards. But what does that mean, and why do we value it? Andrew L. Russell explores these questions in this excerpt from his latest book, Open Standards in the Digital Age.
Read MoreSo I know it's not quite fall yet, but the spring books season is ending, BookExpo America is approaching, and we have a ton of new titles to get excited about. This fall (and summer), Cambridge is your one-stop shop for classical poetry, World War I history, explorations in physics, and political biographies. Take a look at few of the books we're looking forward to...
Read MoreMarci A. Hamilton has updated her classic constitutional law book, God vs. the Gavel, to discuss the raging debate over contraceptive care and religious freedom. In this interview, she discusses the key issues at stake in this term’s landmark Supreme Court case Sebelius v. Hobby Lobby.
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