Interviews with Columbia University Press authors.
The conventional story of Hong Kong celebrates the people who fled the mainland in the wake of the e
While early Buddhists hailed their religion's founder for opening a path to enlightenment, they also
Today I talked to Ravi Gupta and Kenneth Valpey about The Bhagavata Purana: Sacred Text and Living T
In this interview, I speak with Marion Holmes Katz about her latest book Wives and Work: Islamic Law
The “war on cancer” was launched during the Nixon Administration in 1971, but the term was part of t
When Robert Clive, the man who established Company rule in India was hauled in front of Parliament t
Certain cities—most famously New York, London, and Tokyo—have been identified as “global cities,” wh
Hello, world! This is the Global Media & Communication podcast series.In this episode, our host
Sleep was taking over Anna's life. Despite multiple alarm clocks and powerful stimulants, the young
In the decades after World War II, the United Nations established a global refugee regime that becam
In July 1813, a young American couple from Boston arrived in the Buddhist kingdom of Burma to preach
When the Soviet K-129 submarine sank in the Pacific Ocean in 1968, the CIA saw a possible treasure t
Today, gun control is one of the most polarizing topics in American politics. However, before the 19
Where would we be without the knee? This down-to-earth joint connecting the thigh and the lower leg
Xiaomei Chen's book Performing the Socialist State: Modern Chinese Theater and Film Culture (Columbi
Poor Black women who benefit from social welfare are marginalized in a number of ways by interlockin
Buddhist cosmological history of the universe, history of Chinggis Khan, history of China, and histo
One morning in Miami Beach, an unexpected guest showed up in a luxury condominium complex’s parking
Long considered the most important of all organs, the human heart has fascinated artists and scienti
