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Not-So-Lost in Translation – Canadian Literature in Japan

We find out more about the recent Japanese translation of The Cambridge History of Canadian Literature.

You can also read this interview with editors Coral Ann Howells and Eva-Marie Kröller about the original motivations for the Cambridge History.

4 Nov 2016

When ‘Third World’ Still Meant Hope

Christoph Kalter is the author of a new book,The Discovery of the Third World,which charts the parallel emergence of the 'Third World' concept and a new radical Left in France. In this article, he explores how the Third World concept has changed through history and what it means today.

Christoph Kalter | 4 Nov 2016

Curbing Catastrophe: Relative Risk and Terrorism

Tim Dixon, author of Curbing Catastrophe is a Professor of Geology and Geophysics at the University of South Florida, In his second blog Tim considers the relative risk of Terrorist attacks

Timothy H. Dixon | 3 Nov 2016

Delhi High Court Issues Historic Decision for Access to Knowledge and Education

*The views expressed here are those of Sara Bannerman in her capacity as a guest blogger and do not represent the views of Cambridge University Press or the University of Cambridge.*   In September,...

Sara Bannerman | 3 Nov 2016

The Citizenship Controversies

Richard Sobel, author of Citizenship as Foundation of Rights (2016) discusses immigration and the 2016 election.

Richard Sobel | 2 Nov 2016

Subjective Victimhood

Alex J. Kay explores the victim mentality of one of Hitler's most radical henchmen.

Alex J. Kay | 2 Nov 2016

Bach and compositional numbers

It was during my undergraduate years in the 1980s that I stumbled across numbers in music. It was fashionable at the time to ridicule anything that smacked of number symbolism, and I joined the fun. However,...

Ruth Tatlow | 2 Nov 2016

“Such a Nasty Woman”

With only a week left before Election Day, Bert Spector dissects Trump's recent "nasty woman" comments and their relationship to leadership discourse.

Bert A. Spector | 31 Oct 2016

Learning Sciences: A Virtual Round-table (Week three)

Three experts discuss learning sciences in week three of a seven week long virtual round-table discussion.

R. Keith Sawyer, Michael A. Evans, Martin J. Packer | 31 Oct 2016

Into the Intro – Rome: An Urban History from Antiquity to the Present

Spanning the entire history of the city of Rome from Iron Age village to modern metropolis, this is the first book to take the long view of the Eternal City as an urban organism. Beatrice Rehl, editor of Rome: An Urban History from Antiquity to the Present, tells us more...

28 Oct 2016

Into the Intro – The Ancient City

An introduction from Commisioning Editor Michael Sharp The ancient Greek and Roman worlds were defined by their cities. Ancient Greece actually comprised a large collection of cities, some of which founded...

28 Oct 2016

Curbing Catastrophe: Sewage Treatment and Sister Cities

Sewage Treatment and Sister Cities In 2015 and 2016, tropical storms and hurricanes dropped large amounts of rainfall on the municipalities surrounding Tampa Bay on the west coast of Florida.  In 2016,...

Timothy H. Dixon | 27 Oct 2016