The question of responsibility for the June 1967 war remains as controversial today as it was in 1967. Yet as a lasting peace agreement seems ever more elusive—especially in the wake of renewed hostilities—a new book sheds much-needed insight on the legal basis for the war
Former National Security adviser to President George W. Bush shares the details of working in the West Wing.
This month's Cambridge Book Club pick is all about ethical issues associated with paternalism. Should other people, like government officials, be able to infringe on our rights to choose the way we eat, work, socialize, spend, live, and die? Learn more with this exclusive excerpt.
This week on Into the Intro, we're giving you a sneak peek at Wall Street Values, the book that outlines Wall Street's changing business model and explains why it is a threat to the American economy.
Our library marketing associate talks about her Darwin-inspired trip to study the flora and fauna of San Salvador
In keeping with our Darwin Week theme, here are some e-cards for your sweetheart this Valentine's Day, adapted from Charles Darwin's 1871 study "On the Descent of Man and Selection in Relation to Sex."
We remember Darwin for a lot of contributions to a seemingly infinite number of fields. But which discovery or advancement is the most important? Cambridge authors weigh in to commemorate 204 years of Darwin.
Happy Darwin Day! Today marks the 204th birthday of the legendary evolutionary biologist Charles Darwin. So this week at Cambridge University Press, we're paying tribute to one of our most prolific and important authors. To commemorate International Darwin Day and Darwin's innumerable contributions, go Into the Intro of the new volume The Cambridge Encyclopedia of Darwin and Evolutionary Thought.
Dr Michael Scott visited us recently, and so we took the opportunity to interview him – where else but in a museum! Check out the videos below where he talks about his latest book ‘Space and...
John Quigley discusses the Israel-Palestine conflict and the implications of the Six-Day War of 1967.
Dr Armand D’Angour, author of The Greeks and the New (2011), talks on the subject of ‘Classics and Innovation’ at the annual Cambridge Festival of Ideas. Part One: Part Two: The...
On this edition of Into the Intro, we're featuring Too Hot to Touch: The Problem of High-Level Nuclear Waste. Nuclear waste is making headlines as the government flounders over how to manage some of the most dangerous substances on our planet. Even yesterday's Washington Post sought to bring the problem to the nation's attention. With this new book, William and Rosemarie Alley provide an insightful look into the debate over radioactive waste for anyone interested in or affected by this issue.