Many local policymakers make decisions based on the belief that what’s good for the rich is good for cities. But this wasn’t always the case. Between the 1870s and the 1970s, a wide range of activists, citizens, and intellectuals in New York City connected local fiscal crises to the greed
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To celebrate National Hispanic Heritage Month, we’ve put together a reading list highlighting books by and about Hispanic individuals and communities from a range of countries and traditions. With these books from Chicago and our distributed client presses, you can explore poetic voices, artists from Central and South America, the
It’s summer! And there is no better time to hit the road and explore the beautiful and important natural spaces in the United States’ collective backyard. From Yellowstone to Acadia, Yosemite to Zion, the landscapes contained within the US National Parks are diverse, awe-inspiring, ecologically vital, and full of history.
Whether your day is rushed or relaxed, full or free, you are not alone. A story told from midnight to midday to tomorrow, and across hemispheres, each short book of the Earth Day series offers twenty-four chapters, corresponding to twenty-four hour-long windows to witness the diversity of life. Each hour
History of Humanities (HOH) is publishing its tenth volume in 2025, marking a milestone for the publication as well as the relatively young field of study that has grown up alongside it. Founded in 2015 by editors Rens Bod, Julia Kursell, Jaap Maat, and Thijs Weststeijn, the journal was launched as a new forum for
In 2021, the press announced a new series born from a gift awarded by the Abakanowicz Arts and Culture Charitable Foundation. This series, the Abakanowicz Arts and Culture Collection, features an exciting range of creative and critical works on under-represented subjects in the arts and on the role of art
As we take time to celebrate Juneteenth, we have assembled a collection of works highlighting the lives of Black individuals and the history of African American communities across centuries of struggle and achievement. These books unpack racial biases; explore the persistence of barriers facing Black Americans; rediscover forgotten leaders and
The University of Chicago Press invites everyone to celebrate Pride with a reading list of recent books from Chicago and our client publishers that help illuminate LGBTQIA2S+ lives. From inspirational memoirs to gripping histories, original poetry collections, novels, studies of queer representation in media, natural history, biographies of queer luminaries,
In times of great uncertainty, it’s often art and literature that we turn to for escape, for answers, and for comfort. How many times have you reread the Harry Potter series, Percy Jackson, or The Lord of the Rings when the world suddenly felt not only overwhelming but frightening? Do
The Journal of African American History is seeking submissions for a 2027 special issue titled “Black Women’s History in the Twenty-First Century: Engaging the Future.” The issue will provide an opportunity to reflect seriously on the state of scholarship on Black women in the United States as well as to